Monthly Meetings

Tara Ritacco

Pushing the Boundaries

October 12, 2024; 10:30 a.m, Zoom only 

Tara has a BA in Textiles and Clothing, Patternmaking and Design. She has worked in the garment industry in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. She souced and developed custom textiles and was on the character costuming team for the Walt Disney Company for 13 years.

She studied under master dyers and agers and custom dyed textiles for Disney on Ice shows. Tara was also product developer making conscious decisions about sustainable products for prAna, Columbia Sportswear developing outerwear, yoga mats, bags, hats, scarves and gift items.

She taught Textile Science as an adjunct professor at two community colleges. Tara teaches workshops in dyeing and printing textiles and has lectured for local guilds and museums. She encourages others to participate in learning new techniques and skills. Her wearable art and art quilts are in many galleries and exhibits across the U.S.

Tara recently served on the Board of Directors and was Curatorial Chair at Visions Museum of Textile Arts in San Diego. She coordinated Interpretations 2023, a biennial at VMOTA focusing on 3-Dimensional Textiles and Art Quilts.

https://tararitacco.com/ 

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At this point in time, most meetings are virtual via Zoom. March, June and September meetings are in person at Seattle Pacific University. 

Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, and there is no admission fee. Meetings run from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings are via Zoom or on the Seattle Pacific University campus. (See directions, maps, and room information, below.) For in person meetings, bring yourself a sack lunch if you wish.

Membership

To become a member click here and go to "Join the CQA".

Month	Speaker
October 12, 2024	Tara Ritacco, Contemporary Textile Artist, Zoom
November 9, 2024	Patty Kennedy-Zafred, Textile Artist, Zoom and will be recorded
December 14, 2024	Hannah O'Hare Bennett, Artist and Paper Maker
January 11, 2025	Kathy Kerler, What Were the Judges Thinking (Zoom)
February 8, 2025	Margarita Korioth, The Odd Couple: Pair and Fabric in Quilts (Zoom)
March 8, 2025	Bridget Daly, Huichol Yarn Painting (In Person at SPU)
April 12, 2025	Kestrel Michaud: AI and Quilting (Zoom)
May 10, 2025	Terri Friedman, Weaver and Textile Artist
June 14, 2025	Karen Graves, Painted Linen and Garments (In Person at SPU)
July 12, 2025	Marjolaine Arsenault, Wearable Art and Nuno Felt (Zoom)
August 9, 2025	TBD (Zoom)
September 13, 2025	TBD (In Person at SPU

Would you like to attend our next meeting via Zoom? Contact programs for the link.

Directions to Bertona Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus:

GPS entry: 107 West Bertona, Seattle 98119

From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exit and drive west. Turn left (south) on Fremont Avenue N—about two miles. Get into the right lane as you cross the Fremont bridge and take the first turn-off to the right and then immediately right again onto Nickerson Street. Follow Nickerson for about half a mile, and turn left (south) at the stoplight for 3rd Avenue West. You are now on the SPU campus.Turn left onto 3rd.

Enter the parking lot on your left by turning into the driveway beside the Subway. Our building is on the east side of the parking lot, a one-story red brick building. Parking in the lot is free for us on weekends; ignore the restricted parking and "No Parking" signs.

Click here to see a map of the entire SPU campus.