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“Shipmania,” a nod to landscape pioneer Ellen Shipman, will be the theme of the annual design symposium starting Wednesday\u00a0at Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road, in New Orleans.<\/p>\n
Considered a pioneer in the design realm, Shipman was a landscape architect known for her design of the gardens at the New Orleans estate of Edith and Edgar Stern, as well as estates in New York and North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The symposium will honor Judith Tankard, Shipman’s biographer.<\/p>\n
Under the banner “Design and Natural Environment,” the opening reception at 5 p.m. Wednesday will be followed by a discussion at 5:30 p.m. featuring Kate Orff of SCAPE design studio, artist-in-residence Renee Royale and Jacqueline Terrebonne, of Galerie magazine. An exhibit of Royale’s work will open Tuesday in Longue Vue’s Playhouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Thursday opens at 11 a.m. with the theme\u00a0“Setting the Stage: Design and the Theatrical Arts.”<\/p>\n
OperaCr\u00e9ole will perform a scene from Edmond D\u00e9d\u00e9’s “Morgaine” at 11:15 a.m. followed by a seated lunch.<\/p>\n
OperaCr\u00e9ole’s Givonna Joseph and Aria Mason, along with A.J. Allegra, of Le Petit Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Vieux Carr\u00e9, will discuss the art of production design. At 1 p.m., the Fashion Council of New Orleans will provide a behind-the-scenes look at a fashion shoot.<\/p>\n
Starting at 10 a.m. Friday under the theme “Design and Interior Environments,” a reception will honor Tankard and the “Pattern and Place” exhibit will open.<\/p>\n
At 11:30 a.m., gallery owner Martine Chaisson and interior designer Barrie Benson will discuss design, followed by a garden picnic at 12:30 p.m. and a closing reception at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n