Thank you for joining us for Design Symposium and for supporting the preservation of Ellen Shipman’s historic gardens and interiors at Longue Vue!
This year’s Symposium honored Judith Tankard, Ellen Shipman’s biographer.
Judith Tankard
Watch this video for a special message from Tankard, shared with our Symposium audience.
Thank you to our 2026 presenters!
A.J. Allegra
Le Petit Theatre
New Orleans
Barrie Benson
Barrie Benson Interior Design
Charlotte, NC
DeAndre Beverly
The Fashion Council of New Orleans
New Orleans
Givonna Joseph, Aria Mason
OperaCréole
New Orleans
Martine Chaisson Linares
Martine Chaisson Gallery
New Orleans
Kate Orff
SCAPE design studio
New York, New Orleans, San Francisco
Renee Royale
Artist-in-residence
Chicago, New Orleans, Mexico City
Jacqueline Terrebonne
Galerie magazine
New York
Thank you to our amazing Event Chairs!
Tyson Geary
Anne Lykes Woodard
Host Committee
Amenah Abdelfattah, Katie Ainsley, DeAndre Beverly, Hattie Collins, Lauren Doussan, Will Erickson & Philips Wood, Liza Feoli, Penny Francis, Marilee Hovet, Ashley Jeansonne, Carrie Knapp, Tani Koch, Catherine Makk, Mary Wyatt Milano, Shelby Mills, Ashley Morgan, Taylor Morgan, Ashby Navarro, Martha Pearson, Anne Redd, Emily Rigamer, Permele Robinson, Claire Thriffiley, Jenny Vorhoff, Diane Walmsley, Jennie Cannon West, Rosalind Wilson, Helen Young
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors!
Presenting
Peggy Floyd
Philanthropist
Mark Brown & Stephen Brint
The Erin and Jean Paul Hymel Family Fund
The Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
Visionary
Carey Bond & Henry Lambert
Ashley & Cyd Geary
Gustaf W. Mcllhenny Foundation
Debe & Jed Lykes
Sandra Stern McIver
Lucianne (Lucie) Whitley
Designer
Ann & Jim Geary
Tyson Geary
The Lisa and Peter Wilson Family
Partner
Wayne Amedee
Hattie Collins & Rebecca Maisel
Mathilde & Richard Currence
Lauren Favret & Bryan Jones
Jeff & Jody Geary
Goldring Family Foundation
Marilee & Andrew Hovet
Elizabeth & James Landis
Elly & Merritt Lane
Shelley Massengale
Barbara & Biff Motley
Elizabeth Thompson
Fern Watters
Anne & John Woodard
Rachelle & Jim Woodard
Patron
Patricia Brinson
Courtney Coleman
Mary Len & Louis Costa
Barbara Diano
Lauren Doussan & Karen Cobb
Sweet & Ben Dupuy
Ashley & George Jeansonne
Carrie & Anton Knapp
Gail Hester Louapre
Megan Lykes
Lynne Uhalt Interiors
Catherine Makk
Olivia Manning
Blanche Dee McCloskey
Emily Rigamer
Louise Ripley
Permele & Garner Robinson
Virginia & John Rowan
Sibyl Gallery
Anne Strachan
Jenny & Robbert Vorhoff
David Waggonner
Helen & Tim Young
Floral Sponsors
Flowers by John Kent
Pamela Dennis
Leaf + Petal NOLA
Doris Ione
Special Thanks
Austen Barron Bailly
Leslie de Galbert
Beth Hester
Hotel Monteleone
Elizabeth Locke
Magasin Vietnamese Cafe
Martin’s Wine Cellar
Maureen Stevens Design
Meg Geraci Designs
Jefferson Parker
Melissa Schechter
Uptown Installations
Frank Wilder & Troy Scroggins
Media Partners
Country Roads Magazine
All Design Symposium 2026 registrants will also receive a complimentary one-year subscription to Galerie magazine!
The annual Longue Vue Design Symposium explores the profound ways design shapes our daily lives and raises important funds for the preservation of Longue Vue’s Ellen Shipman-designed gardens and house interiors.
2026 Highlights
