Design Symposium: Design and Interior Environments

Design Symposium 2026 will honor Judith Tankard, Ellen Shipman’s biographer, and raise funds for mission-driven preservation of Shipman’s design vision.

Design and Interior Environments

Friday, March 27, 11:00AM to 2:00PM
Sponsored by Mathilde Currence, Elly Lane, Shelley Massengale, and Marilee Keenan Hovet & Elizabeth Keenan Thompson

Coffee reception honoring Judith Tankard and Pattern and Place exhibit on view – 10:00AM
Barrie Benson in conversation with Martine Chaisson Linares – 11:30PM
Garden picnic – 12:30PM
Closing reception – 1:30PM

Speakers

Barrie Benson, Barrie Benson Interior Design, Charlotte, NC
Martine Chaisson Linares, Martine Chaisson Gallery, New Orleans

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