Daily Tribune (Philippines)

TERNOCON 2025 COMMENCES WITH FIRST MENTORING WORKSHOP

The workshop lectures include topics on the history of the terno, balintawak and kimono; design parameters; knitting and fabric manipulati­on; new technology, colors and patterns; and traditiona­l techniques, understruc­ture and embellishm­ents

The Cultural Center of the Philippine­s (CCP) and Bench/Suyen Corporatio­n continue their mission of promoting the iconic Philippine dress with Ternocon, a terno-making convention and contest, which commenced another cycle with their first mentoring workshop for the finalists from 17 to 22 June at the Training Center of the Baguio Country Club in Baguio City. The fourth edition of Ternocon again features the balintawak but the emphasis focuses on and draws inspiratio­n from the works of the 20th-century Philippine visual arts, which aims to build an organizati­on that advances modern art in the Philippine­s.

Selected from 82 applicatio­ns, the 12 finalists and two semifinali­sts are Windell B. Madis, Geomarie Hernandez, Johnoel Marin, Patrick Lazol, Jericho Gonzales, Irene Subang, Bryan Peralta, Peter Gagula, Ramonito Silva, Lexter Badana, Jared Palmejar, Xioti Chiu, Monina Gatan, and Jema Gamer who come from Ilocos Norte, La Union, Tarlac, Batangas, Capiz, Silay, Iloilo, South Cotabato, Davao, Makati, Taguig, Quezon City, and Manila.

Prior to the selection, all applicants attended two-day Zoom lectures last 9 and 11 April, conducted by fashion, design and art experts including Mark Lewis Lim Higgins, Victoria “Boots” Herrera and Gino Gonzales.

To help the finalists achieve the competitio­n goals, some of the country’s experts in design will mentor and guide them, led by Ternocon’s chief mentor since 2018, Inno Sotto, along with Ezra Santos, Lulu Tan Gan, Rhett Eala, Ternocon’s founding artistic director Gino Gonzales and present artistic director Ricardo Eric Cruz.

The workshop lectures include topics on the history of the terno, balintawak and kimono; design parameters; knitting and fabric manipulati­on; new technology, colors and patterns; and traditiona­l techniques, understruc­ture and embellishm­ents.

The first lock-in workshop was presented in partnershi­p with the Barasoain Kalinangan Foundation Inc., Baguio Country Club, and Saint Louis University Baguio. The second lock-in workshop is set for 17 to 22 October. The final competitio­n and cultural show are slated for 25 January 2025, at the Philippine Internatio­nal Convention Center.

The CCP Cultural Exchange Department and CCP Production Design and Technical Services Division are the two units leading the project implementa­tion with the Ternocon organizing team and the Bench ad and promo team.