Art & Design Symposium

Thursday, November 26
at 10:00am – 5:30pm

Philippine Women’s University
1743 Taft Avenue, 1004 Manila, Philippines

“When is a designer an artist and vice-versa?” a central question posed to a stellar roster of Art & Design leaders and thinkers. Patis Tesoro, Arch Cristina Turalba, Kenneth Cobonpue, Tats Manahan, Baby Imperial and Damien Anne, Josephine Turalba, Rita Nazareno, Wawi Navarroza and Amihan Lim share their art and design practices in roundtable discussions moderated by Yael Buencamino, Ringo Bunoan and Angel Velasco Shaw, the symposium coordinator. This unique one-day gathering of artists and designers will be held in the Conrado Benitez Hall at the Philippine Women’s University on Thursday, November 26, 2015 from 10:00 am-5:30 pm. The event is open to art and design students, faculty, emerging practitioners and the general audience on a first-come-first-serve basis. For free pre-registration information, contact Rhona Mae Tuano: 0916.470.0596 or rhonamaetuano@gmail.com.

Session 1 |10:00am-12noon

Patis Tesoro (Fashion Designer)
Amihan Lim (Textile Researcher/Artist)
Cristina Turalba (Architect)
Moderator: Ringo Bunoan (Artist)

Session 2 | 1:00pm-3:00pm

Kenneth Cobonpue (Furniture Designer)
Josephine Turalba (Artist/Designer)
Wawi Navarroza (Art Photographer)
Moderator: Angel Velasco Shaw (Media Artist/Educator)

Session 3 | 3:30pm-5:30pm

Baby Imperial and Damien Anne (B + C Design)
Rita Nazareno (Creative Director, Zacarias)
Tats Manahan (Surface Decorator/Frescos Restoration)
Moderator: Yael Buencamino (Managing Curator: Ateneo Art Gallery)