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Fine artisan work and fair trade create unique holiday program
Beverly artist/entrepreneur partners with RHS to offer an interesting and informative event
This is not your typical holiday program. While a good dose of "mindless merriment" is certainly welcomed this time of year, the Ridge Historical Society is also offering the opportunity to keep your intellectual muscles in shape with an interesting and informative program.
"Fair Trade Threads" is a special program that will be given by Beverly artist and entrepreneur Maggie O'Reilly at RHS on Sunday, December 29, 2019, at 2:00 p.m.
As part of the "Threads of Imagination" exhibit, Maggie will share the story of her business, the MAYTA Collection, the provider of beautiful, high-quality hand-made personal fashion and home accessories. These goods are created with native materials by artisans in Peru and Morocco through "fair trade" agreements. "Fair trade" principles include decent wages and working conditions for the artisans, sustainability of their native environment, and ethical production methods. MAYTA is a member of Chicago Fair Trade, the largest fair trade coalition in the U.S.
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A special guest from Peru, Vidal Gomez Pando, is visiting Chicago for the holidays and will speak at the event. He will discuss the Quechua, the native artisans who live in the Peruvian Andes Mountains and South American highlands, who create these fine goods.
Items from The MAYTA Collection will be on display and available for purchase.
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Refreshments will be served. There is a suggested donation of $10 for the event. RHS is located at 10621 S. Seeley Ave., in Chicago. Send a message to cflynn2013@yahoo.com with any questions.
This will also be an opportunity to view the Threads of Imagination exhibit, which closes in two weeks. This exhibit explores the intersection of fashion, art and business through the creative work and careers of five woman artists of the Ridge – the historic Madame Alla Ripley, a famous fashion designer and businesswoman who lived in Beverly in the early 1900s, and four contemporary artists – Maggie O’Reilly, Judie Anderson, Sandra Leonard and Nicole Burns.