{"id":153,"date":"2020-05-01T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2026-02-08T23:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:31:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/small-grid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3077\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/small-grid.jpg 500w, https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/small-grid-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/small-grid-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/small-grid-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&#8217;m looking forward to participating in this year&#8217;s DesignTO Festival, from January 23 &#8211; February 1, 2026. Please visit my and Helen Kong&#8217;s window installation, Soft Curve, Hard Line at 789 Dundas St W, Toronto. The full exhibition details can <a href=\"https:\/\/designto.org\/event\/soft-curve-hard-line\/\">be found here<\/a>. <br><br>Helen and I are also participating in the DesignTo Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/designto.org\/event\/designto-talks-within-the-weave\/\">Within the Weave<\/a> on Sunday, February 1, 2026, happening at the Collective Arts Toronto Taproom from 2-3pm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the latest studio news and to be alerted to exhibitions or new publications, please subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my studio newsletter<\/a> &#8211; you can also read past &#8216;issues&#8217; online anytime through that link. <br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCA_RGB_black_e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCA_RGB_black_e.jpg 577w, https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CCA_RGB_black_e-300x55.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arts.on.ca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014-OAC-BK-JPG-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014-OAC-BK-JPG-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2014-OAC-BK-JPG-logo-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council and the Chalmers Family Professional Development Projects program<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Amanda Rataj is a professional visual artist and hand weaver designing textiles and downloadable weaving patterns. I actively exhibit my craft work and have been presented my work at conferences, museums, and festivals. I am also a Contract Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University and work as an art educator at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Please visit my <a href=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/index.php\/about\/\">About page<\/a> for more information or explore my hand woven textiles on the <a href=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/index.php\/archive\/\">Archive<\/a> page. For downloadable weaving patterns, visit my <a href=\"https:\/\/amandarataj.com\/index.php\/shop\/\">online shop<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2026 I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. 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