Schedule (tentative)
The 2nd ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium
Habi: Sustaining Traditional Textiles of the ASEAN (Theme)
The Museum Foundation of the Philippines and the National Museum of the Philippines
Symposium Proper (Manila) 1 – 3 February, 2009
Post-Symposium Visit (Aklan) 4 – 6 February, 2009
TENTATIVE Session Schedule (revised 28 January 2009) http://aseantextiles09.museumfoundationph.org/
| Day 1/Sunday, 1 February | |||
| am & pm | Arrivals | ||
| 1:00 | Market Encounter bazaar (1-6 pm) | Ground floor, National Museum of the Filipino People | |
| 6:00 pm | Welcome Cocktails & Remarks Attire: Smart Casual |
Mrs. Maria Isabel Ongpin, Ex-Officio Director, Museum Foundation of the Philippines & Co-Chair 2009 Symposium | Ablaza Hall, National Gallery |
| Day2/Monday, 2 February | |||
| 8:00 – 9:30 am | Registration Tour of National Museum Galleries Market Encounter bazaar (8 am-6 pm) |
National Museum of the Philippines Tour guides from National Museum & Museum Foundation of the Philippines |
Ground floor, National Museum of the Filipino People |
| 9:30 – 9:40 am | Plenary Session Welcome Remarks |
Ms. Corazon Alvina, Director National Museum of the Philippines & Co-Chair 2009 Symposium |
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| 9:40 – 9:50 am | Opening Address | Ms. Teresa Taguiang, Executive Director, Office of ASEAN Affairs, Dept. of Foreign Affairs |
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| 9:50 – 10:00 am | Brief Address | Dr. Filemon Uriarte, Jr. Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation |
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| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Keynote Address | Senator Loren Legarda Majority Leader Senate of the Philippines |
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| 10:10 – 10:30 am | Coffee break | Ground floor | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Formal Opening of T/ISSUE exhibition, curatorial Tour | Sen. Legarda, Dr. Uriarte & Ms. Taguiang Led by Ms. Corazon Alvina and Ms. Marian Pastor Roces |
Exhibition gallery 4th Floor |
| 11:00 – 11.15 | Session 1 Philippines Mr. David B. Baradas Committee on Intangible Heritage, National Commission for Culture and the Arts – Southeast Asian Textile Links in the Philippines |
Tambunting-Villonco Hall | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Vietnam Dr. Michael C. Howard School for International Studies Simon Fraser University – Textiles of the Thai & Cham & their influence on Southeast Asian textiles |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Philippines Dr. Cherubim A. Quizon Dept of Sociology and Anthropology Seton Hall University, New Jersey – Of Beauty & Prowess: Situating Tradition & Modernity in Contemporary Bagobo & Iban Ikat Textile Practice |
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| 11:45 – 11:55 | Q & A Moderator: P. Benitez-Johannot |
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| 12 noon – 1:15pm | Lunch then free to tour the National Museum | Marble Hall | |
| Day 2/Monday, 2 February | |||
| Time | Venue 1 (Tambunting-Villonco Hall) | Venue 2 (Ayala Theater) | |
| 1:15 – 1:30 pm | Session 2 Myanmar (with translator) Mr. Thein Lwin, School of Archaeology (Pyi), Department of Archaeology, National Museum and Library, Ministry of Culture – creating alternative product lines to meet challenges |
Session 3 Brunei Dr. Siti Norkhalbi Haji Wahsalfelah Academy of Brunei Studies, University of Brunei Darussalam – production & consumption of textiles related to Malay ceremonies in Brunei |
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| 1:30 – 1:45 pm | Myanmar Ms. Thint Thint Divisional Professor, Cottage Industry, Sounder Weaving Industry, Ministry of Cooperatives – Chin Backstrap Loom (gyapkhout hand-loom) demonstration |
Timor Leste Ms. Cecilia Fonseca Manager, Economic Development Program, Alola Foundation, Dili – The primacy of Cloth: The Timorese Experience |
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| 1:45 – 1:55 pm | Q & A Moderator: Dr. Susan Conway |
Q & A Moderator: Mr. Edric Ong |
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| 2:00 – 2:15 pm | Session 4 Indonesia Dr. Ananda Moersid Institut Kesenian Jakarta IKJ – Re-inventing Culture in the context of Traditional Textile: A Marketing Strategy Session Leader: Mr. Biranul Anas |
Session 5 Philippines (with translator) Yabing Dulo, Helen Lacna, Maribeth Farnazo – B’laan Ikat Dyeing and the Difficulties and Hopes in Reviving A Weaving Project |
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| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Indonesia Mr. Don Hasman Textile researcher – Badui Textiles of West Java |
Vietnam Mrs. Phu Thi Mo Cham weaver from My Nghiep Village – Cham weaving demonstration |
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| 2:30 – 2:40 pm | Q & A Moderator: Mrs. Barbara Johnson |
Q & A Moderator: Mr. David B. Baradas |
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| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Coffee Break, free to visit bazaar | Ground floor | |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Session 6 Vietnam (w/ translator) Ms. Luong Thanh Son Director, Museum of Dak Lak – Sustaining Traditional Textiles in the Central Hinterlands of Vietnam |
Session 7 Singapore Mr. Randall Ee Asian Civilisations Museum – Peranakan Beadwork and Embroidery: A Closer Look at Nyonya Traditional Craft from the Peranakan Chinese Community in Singapore |
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| 3:15 – 3:30 pm | Vietnam Dr. Thanh Phan Vietnam National University – Reviving Cham weaving |
Indonesia Mrs. Asmoro Damais Founder, Batik Museum, Pekalongan – Setting up a community textile museum |
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| 3:30 – 3:40 pm | Q & A Moderator: Mr. Noel Cuevas |
Q & A Moderator: Mr. Cecilio Salcedo |
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| 3:45 – 4:00 | Session 8 Iran Ms. Shahla Amini University of Art, Tehran Faculty of Applied Arts – Similarities of tablet weaving in Iran and Southeast Asia |
Session 9 Malaysia Edric Ong President of Society Atelier Sarawak (Arts and Crafts Society of Sarawak, Malaysia) –The Sun and the Moon: Mystic Iban Textiles of Malaysian Borneo |
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| 4:00 – 4:15 pm | Indonesia Mr. Merdi Sihombing Designer and Community organizer, North Sumatara – Reviving the Ulos Batak weaving of North Sumatra |
Myanmar Dr. Susan Conway Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies – Shan Dress and Textiles: Ancient Traditions, Modern Trends |
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| 4:15 – 4:25 pm | Q & A Moderator: Mrs. Mariah Waworuntu |
Q & A Moderator: Ms Corazon S. Alvina |
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| 4:30 – 4:45 pm | Coffee break | Ground floor | |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Session 10 Cambodia Ms. Gillian Green Honorary Associate, Dept of Art History & Film Studies University of Sydney – Modernity in Cambodian Textiles |
Session 11 Thailand Mr. Wattana Wattanapun Academic Consultant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University & University of Technology Rajamangala Lanna, Chiang Mai – Using traditional textile images in painting |
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| 5:00 – 5:15 | Mr. SENG Sopharith, Cambodia Deputy Director of Human Resources at the Artisans d’Angkor Co., Ltd, President of Khmer Arts and Crafts Association – Silk Textiles in Cambodia: Development, Manufacture, and Sustainability |
Ms. Lesley Pullen, Researcher and Lecturer, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London – Kain Bebali: Reviving and Sustaning Balinese Sacred Textiles |
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| 5:15 – 5:25 | Q & A Moderator: Belen Ponferrada Thirkell |
Q & A Moderator: Mr. John Forbes |
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| 5:30 – 5:45 pm | Session 12 Philippines Ms. Laida Lim – Re-Inventing Piña in Palawan: creating change, developing people, & strengthening communities |
Session 13 Philippines Dr. Norma Respicio University of the Philippines – The Philippines confronts contemporary issues: case studies and proposed measures |
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| 5:45 – 6:00 | Guam, Dr. Donald Rubenstein Micronesia Area Research Center, University of Guam – Paradoxic Problems in Sustaining Traditional Textiles on Fais Island in Micronesia |
Philippines Ms. Cora Jacob President, Cora Cares Foundation – The indigenous genius: weaving success into our lives |
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| 6:00 – 6:10 | Q & A Moderator: To be announced |
Q & A Moderator: Josefina Manahan |
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| 6:15 – 6:30 pm | Board buses for return to hotels, free evening | ||
| Day 3/Tuesday, 3 February | |||
| Time | |||
| 8:00 am | Market Encounter (8 am – 6 pm) | Ground floor, Museum of the Filipino People | |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Board buses, depart for Makati City | ||
| 9:00 – 11:00 am | Tour of Ayala Museum | Led by Ms. Petty Benitez-Johannot | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Depart for Intramuros | ||
| 11:30-1:00 pm | Tour of Intramuros | Led by Mr. Ino Manalo | Mainly Intramuros Administration, Casa Manila |
| 1:00-2:30 | Lunch at Café Ilustrado and visit shops | ||
| 2:30-2:45 | Plenary Session, Sinagtala (2nd floor of Café Ilustrado) Launching the Southeast Asia Textile Art Community |
Dr. Mariah Waworuntu, Ms. Cora Alvina or a Philippine representative, Dr. Michael Howard, and ASEAN representatives |
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| 2:45 – 2:55 | Closing Address | Mrs. Adiati Arifin Siregar President, Himpunan Wastraprema |
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| 2:55 – 3:05 pm | The 2009 Symposium in Retrospect | Mrs. Maria Isabel Ongpin Co-Chair, 2009 Symposium |
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| 3:05 – 3:30 pm |
Handover of Banner to Host of 3rd ASEAN Textile Symposium Four creations by Iwan Tirta and four by Suraya Shaari will be integrated into this segment of the program |
Mrs. Siregar will pass the banner on to Mrs. Ongpin & Ms Alvina. They, in turn, will hand it over to the 2011 host (Malaysia): Dr. Sulaiman Abdul Ghani and Mr. Edric Ong will accept.
Mrs. Ongpin will invite all to reconvene at 7:30 pm for cocktails |
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| 3:30 – 3:45 | Board buses & travel to hotels | ||
| 6:10 – 6:20 | Board buses & travel to National Museum | ||
| 6:30 pm | Cocktails and Habi: Weaving the Fabric of Life Show Attire: Traditional or Cocktail Four modern batik designs by Malaysian Ms. Suraya Shaari to open the show |
Marble Hall National Museum of the Filipino People Attire: Traditional |
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| Day 4/Wednesday, 4 February | |
| Time | Optional Out-of-Town Tour |
| 6:00 am | Depart for domestic airport to board flight to Kalibo, Aklan |
| Day 5/Thursday, 5 February | |
| Time | |
| 8:00 am | Continue tour in Aklan |
| Day 6/Friday, 6 February | |
| Time | |
| 6:00 am | Depart Kalibo for Manila |
| pm | Depart for home countries |
