BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Exhibit DESCRIPTION:When she arrived at Cornell in 2024\, Pamintuan was surprised t o find banana plants living in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. She found an in stant connection to them as a familiar sight and companion in the Philippin es. However\, their survival and the amount of care needed for them to thri ve in Ithaca’s climate led her to reflect on her own experience of constant ly adapting to different environments between the Philippines and the Unite d States.\n\nIn A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plan t\, Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement\, adaptation\, and the deep r elationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experien ce. With the banana plant’s journey as a starting point and through the man ipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper p ulp material\, along with paintings\, ceramics\, and installation\, she cre ates imagined landscapes that trace\, question\, and challenge the relation ship between the Philippines and the United States.\n\nFrom April 6 to Apri l 10\, the exhibition will be in two parts — an installation at Olive Tjade n Gallery along with an outdoor installation in front of the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The outdoor installation at Cornell Botanic Gardens will be on view until April 26.\n\nAccompanying the exhibit ion are a series of public events\, such as a guided walking tour of the tw o exhibition spaces and postcard art printing with gel plates at the Nevin Welcome Center.\n\nPublic Programming Schedule\nAll events are FREE and ope n to the public | Link to sign up for the events. \n\nGuided Walking Tour — Nevin Welcome Center to Olive Tjaden Gallery\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9\, 3–4:30 p.m. or Friday\, April 10\, 3–4:30 p.m.\n\nWhere: Meet at the Nevin Welcome Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: Thi s will be a guided walking tour of the two spaces where the show is install ed. We will start at the Nevin Welcome Center\, in front of the gift shop\, where the art installation in the tropical garden bed is located. We will spend time viewing the installation and speaking with the artist\, Faye Pam intuan\, and horticulturist\, Melissa Cox. Faye and Melissa will share info rmation and background on the plants typically located in the tropical gard en bed and on the installation itself.\n\nWe will then walk to Olive Tjaden Hall (about a 20-25 min. walk) to view the second part of the exhibition. The walk will mostly be on flat terrain with some slight uphills on natural terrain and sidewalks (please wear COMFORTABLE shoes). Viewers will see pa intings on paper\, a mural\, collage pieces\, and sculptures made out of ab aca. Participants will have as much time as they would like to view the exh ibition\, and the artist will be present to answer any questions or curiosi ties. The tour will then conclude here.\n\nPostcard Art Printing with Gel P lates\n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.\n\nWhere: Nevin Welcom e Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: This is a drop-in activity\, meaning you can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to try your hand at creating your own one-of-a-kind art print!\n\nParticip ants will work with the artist and the Cornell Botanic Gardens team to crea te their own unique art print. Pamintuan will demonstrate how to roll ink o n a gel plate — a reusable silicone plate used in printing that does not ne ed a press. Participants will then use dried plant materials to create text ures and images on a postcard. They can then choose to keep the postcard or write a letter to their favorite plant/flower/tree\, which will be part of an artist book accompanying the show. DTSTAMP:20260411T112722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260406 LOCATION:Olive Tjaden Gallery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Faye Pamintuan: A Botanist’\;s Dilemma — The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52467597189559 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/faye-pamintuan-a-botanist8217s-dilemma -the-defiant-nature-of-the-banana-plant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Exhibit DESCRIPTION:When she arrived at Cornell in 2024\, Pamintuan was surprised t o find banana plants living in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. She found an in stant connection to them as a familiar sight and companion in the Philippin es. However\, their survival and the amount of care needed for them to thri ve in Ithaca’s climate led her to reflect on her own experience of constant ly adapting to different environments between the Philippines and the Unite d States.\n\nIn A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plan t\, Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement\, adaptation\, and the deep r elationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experien ce. With the banana plant’s journey as a starting point and through the man ipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper p ulp material\, along with paintings\, ceramics\, and installation\, she cre ates imagined landscapes that trace\, question\, and challenge the relation ship between the Philippines and the United States.\n\nFrom April 6 to Apri l 10\, the exhibition will be in two parts — an installation at Olive Tjade n Gallery along with an outdoor installation in front of the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The outdoor installation at Cornell Botanic Gardens will be on view until April 26.\n\nAccompanying the exhibit ion are a series of public events\, such as a guided walking tour of the tw o exhibition spaces and postcard art printing with gel plates at the Nevin Welcome Center.\n\nPublic Programming Schedule\nAll events are FREE and ope n to the public | Link to sign up for the events. \n\nGuided Walking Tour — Nevin Welcome Center to Olive Tjaden Gallery\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9\, 3–4:30 p.m. or Friday\, April 10\, 3–4:30 p.m.\n\nWhere: Meet at the Nevin Welcome Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: Thi s will be a guided walking tour of the two spaces where the show is install ed. We will start at the Nevin Welcome Center\, in front of the gift shop\, where the art installation in the tropical garden bed is located. We will spend time viewing the installation and speaking with the artist\, Faye Pam intuan\, and horticulturist\, Melissa Cox. Faye and Melissa will share info rmation and background on the plants typically located in the tropical gard en bed and on the installation itself.\n\nWe will then walk to Olive Tjaden Hall (about a 20-25 min. walk) to view the second part of the exhibition. The walk will mostly be on flat terrain with some slight uphills on natural terrain and sidewalks (please wear COMFORTABLE shoes). Viewers will see pa intings on paper\, a mural\, collage pieces\, and sculptures made out of ab aca. Participants will have as much time as they would like to view the exh ibition\, and the artist will be present to answer any questions or curiosi ties. The tour will then conclude here.\n\nPostcard Art Printing with Gel P lates\n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.\n\nWhere: Nevin Welcom e Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: This is a drop-in activity\, meaning you can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to try your hand at creating your own one-of-a-kind art print!\n\nParticip ants will work with the artist and the Cornell Botanic Gardens team to crea te their own unique art print. Pamintuan will demonstrate how to roll ink o n a gel plate — a reusable silicone plate used in printing that does not ne ed a press. Participants will then use dried plant materials to create text ures and images on a postcard. They can then choose to keep the postcard or write a letter to their favorite plant/flower/tree\, which will be part of an artist book accompanying the show. DTSTAMP:20260411T112722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260407 LOCATION:Olive Tjaden Gallery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Faye Pamintuan: A Botanist’\;s Dilemma — The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52467597201851 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/faye-pamintuan-a-botanist8217s-dilemma -the-defiant-nature-of-the-banana-plant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Exhibit DESCRIPTION:When she arrived at Cornell in 2024\, Pamintuan was surprised t o find banana plants living in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. She found an in stant connection to them as a familiar sight and companion in the Philippin es. However\, their survival and the amount of care needed for them to thri ve in Ithaca’s climate led her to reflect on her own experience of constant ly adapting to different environments between the Philippines and the Unite d States.\n\nIn A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plan t\, Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement\, adaptation\, and the deep r elationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experien ce. With the banana plant’s journey as a starting point and through the man ipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper p ulp material\, along with paintings\, ceramics\, and installation\, she cre ates imagined landscapes that trace\, question\, and challenge the relation ship between the Philippines and the United States.\n\nFrom April 6 to Apri l 10\, the exhibition will be in two parts — an installation at Olive Tjade n Gallery along with an outdoor installation in front of the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The outdoor installation at Cornell Botanic Gardens will be on view until April 26.\n\nAccompanying the exhibit ion are a series of public events\, such as a guided walking tour of the tw o exhibition spaces and postcard art printing with gel plates at the Nevin Welcome Center.\n\nPublic Programming Schedule\nAll events are FREE and ope n to the public | Link to sign up for the events. \n\nGuided Walking Tour — Nevin Welcome Center to Olive Tjaden Gallery\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9\, 3–4:30 p.m. or Friday\, April 10\, 3–4:30 p.m.\n\nWhere: Meet at the Nevin Welcome Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: Thi s will be a guided walking tour of the two spaces where the show is install ed. We will start at the Nevin Welcome Center\, in front of the gift shop\, where the art installation in the tropical garden bed is located. We will spend time viewing the installation and speaking with the artist\, Faye Pam intuan\, and horticulturist\, Melissa Cox. Faye and Melissa will share info rmation and background on the plants typically located in the tropical gard en bed and on the installation itself.\n\nWe will then walk to Olive Tjaden Hall (about a 20-25 min. walk) to view the second part of the exhibition. The walk will mostly be on flat terrain with some slight uphills on natural terrain and sidewalks (please wear COMFORTABLE shoes). Viewers will see pa intings on paper\, a mural\, collage pieces\, and sculptures made out of ab aca. Participants will have as much time as they would like to view the exh ibition\, and the artist will be present to answer any questions or curiosi ties. The tour will then conclude here.\n\nPostcard Art Printing with Gel P lates\n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.\n\nWhere: Nevin Welcom e Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: This is a drop-in activity\, meaning you can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to try your hand at creating your own one-of-a-kind art print!\n\nParticip ants will work with the artist and the Cornell Botanic Gardens team to crea te their own unique art print. Pamintuan will demonstrate how to roll ink o n a gel plate — a reusable silicone plate used in printing that does not ne ed a press. Participants will then use dried plant materials to create text ures and images on a postcard. They can then choose to keep the postcard or write a letter to their favorite plant/flower/tree\, which will be part of an artist book accompanying the show. DTSTAMP:20260411T112722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260408 LOCATION:Olive Tjaden Gallery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Faye Pamintuan: A Botanist’\;s Dilemma — The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52467597214140 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/faye-pamintuan-a-botanist8217s-dilemma -the-defiant-nature-of-the-banana-plant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Exhibit DESCRIPTION:When she arrived at Cornell in 2024\, Pamintuan was surprised t o find banana plants living in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. She found an in stant connection to them as a familiar sight and companion in the Philippin es. However\, their survival and the amount of care needed for them to thri ve in Ithaca’s climate led her to reflect on her own experience of constant ly adapting to different environments between the Philippines and the Unite d States.\n\nIn A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plan t\, Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement\, adaptation\, and the deep r elationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experien ce. With the banana plant’s journey as a starting point and through the man ipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper p ulp material\, along with paintings\, ceramics\, and installation\, she cre ates imagined landscapes that trace\, question\, and challenge the relation ship between the Philippines and the United States.\n\nFrom April 6 to Apri l 10\, the exhibition will be in two parts — an installation at Olive Tjade n Gallery along with an outdoor installation in front of the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The outdoor installation at Cornell Botanic Gardens will be on view until April 26.\n\nAccompanying the exhibit ion are a series of public events\, such as a guided walking tour of the tw o exhibition spaces and postcard art printing with gel plates at the Nevin Welcome Center.\n\nPublic Programming Schedule\nAll events are FREE and ope n to the public | Link to sign up for the events. \n\nGuided Walking Tour — Nevin Welcome Center to Olive Tjaden Gallery\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9\, 3–4:30 p.m. or Friday\, April 10\, 3–4:30 p.m.\n\nWhere: Meet at the Nevin Welcome Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: Thi s will be a guided walking tour of the two spaces where the show is install ed. We will start at the Nevin Welcome Center\, in front of the gift shop\, where the art installation in the tropical garden bed is located. We will spend time viewing the installation and speaking with the artist\, Faye Pam intuan\, and horticulturist\, Melissa Cox. Faye and Melissa will share info rmation and background on the plants typically located in the tropical gard en bed and on the installation itself.\n\nWe will then walk to Olive Tjaden Hall (about a 20-25 min. walk) to view the second part of the exhibition. The walk will mostly be on flat terrain with some slight uphills on natural terrain and sidewalks (please wear COMFORTABLE shoes). Viewers will see pa intings on paper\, a mural\, collage pieces\, and sculptures made out of ab aca. Participants will have as much time as they would like to view the exh ibition\, and the artist will be present to answer any questions or curiosi ties. The tour will then conclude here.\n\nPostcard Art Printing with Gel P lates\n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.\n\nWhere: Nevin Welcom e Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: This is a drop-in activity\, meaning you can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to try your hand at creating your own one-of-a-kind art print!\n\nParticip ants will work with the artist and the Cornell Botanic Gardens team to crea te their own unique art print. Pamintuan will demonstrate how to roll ink o n a gel plate — a reusable silicone plate used in printing that does not ne ed a press. Participants will then use dried plant materials to create text ures and images on a postcard. They can then choose to keep the postcard or write a letter to their favorite plant/flower/tree\, which will be part of an artist book accompanying the show. DTSTAMP:20260411T112722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409 LOCATION:Olive Tjaden Gallery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Faye Pamintuan: A Botanist’\;s Dilemma — The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52467597228477 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/faye-pamintuan-a-botanist8217s-dilemma -the-defiant-nature-of-the-banana-plant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Exhibit DESCRIPTION:When she arrived at Cornell in 2024\, Pamintuan was surprised t o find banana plants living in the Cornell Botanic Gardens. She found an in stant connection to them as a familiar sight and companion in the Philippin es. However\, their survival and the amount of care needed for them to thri ve in Ithaca’s climate led her to reflect on her own experience of constant ly adapting to different environments between the Philippines and the Unite d States.\n\nIn A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plan t\, Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement\, adaptation\, and the deep r elationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experien ce. With the banana plant’s journey as a starting point and through the man ipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper p ulp material\, along with paintings\, ceramics\, and installation\, she cre ates imagined landscapes that trace\, question\, and challenge the relation ship between the Philippines and the United States.\n\nFrom April 6 to Apri l 10\, the exhibition will be in two parts — an installation at Olive Tjade n Gallery along with an outdoor installation in front of the Nevin Welcome Center at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The outdoor installation at Cornell Botanic Gardens will be on view until April 26.\n\nAccompanying the exhibit ion are a series of public events\, such as a guided walking tour of the tw o exhibition spaces and postcard art printing with gel plates at the Nevin Welcome Center.\n\nPublic Programming Schedule\nAll events are FREE and ope n to the public | Link to sign up for the events. \n\nGuided Walking Tour — Nevin Welcome Center to Olive Tjaden Gallery\n\nWhen: Thursday\, April 9\, 3–4:30 p.m. or Friday\, April 10\, 3–4:30 p.m.\n\nWhere: Meet at the Nevin Welcome Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: Thi s will be a guided walking tour of the two spaces where the show is install ed. We will start at the Nevin Welcome Center\, in front of the gift shop\, where the art installation in the tropical garden bed is located. We will spend time viewing the installation and speaking with the artist\, Faye Pam intuan\, and horticulturist\, Melissa Cox. Faye and Melissa will share info rmation and background on the plants typically located in the tropical gard en bed and on the installation itself.\n\nWe will then walk to Olive Tjaden Hall (about a 20-25 min. walk) to view the second part of the exhibition. The walk will mostly be on flat terrain with some slight uphills on natural terrain and sidewalks (please wear COMFORTABLE shoes). Viewers will see pa intings on paper\, a mural\, collage pieces\, and sculptures made out of ab aca. Participants will have as much time as they would like to view the exh ibition\, and the artist will be present to answer any questions or curiosi ties. The tour will then conclude here.\n\nPostcard Art Printing with Gel P lates\n\nWhen: Saturday\, April 25\, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.\n\nWhere: Nevin Welcom e Center\, 24 Comstock Knoll Dr.\, Ithaca\, NY 14850\n\nDetails: This is a drop-in activity\, meaning you can come anytime between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to try your hand at creating your own one-of-a-kind art print!\n\nParticip ants will work with the artist and the Cornell Botanic Gardens team to crea te their own unique art print. Pamintuan will demonstrate how to roll ink o n a gel plate — a reusable silicone plate used in printing that does not ne ed a press. Participants will then use dried plant materials to create text ures and images on a postcard. They can then choose to keep the postcard or write a letter to their favorite plant/flower/tree\, which will be part of an artist book accompanying the show. DTSTAMP:20260411T112722Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 LOCATION:Olive Tjaden Gallery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Faye Pamintuan: A Botanist’\;s Dilemma — The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52467597240766 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/faye-pamintuan-a-botanist8217s-dilemma -the-defiant-nature-of-the-banana-plant END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR