Since the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, no document has more clearly outlined the inherent rights and freedoms guaranteed to every human being. It is the...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights portfolio created by Meredith Stern is on display for the month of September at 159 Sutton Street in Providence. There is a gallery opening...
I’d like to share an inspiring new documentary film with you. The film is called, “Our Bodies Our Doctors” a feature-length film that tells the rarely-discussed story of what it...
Gardening is a large part of my practice from April through November. We’ve got a greenhouse where we have maintained rosemary through the winter to harvest for homemade bread, and...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-beehive#/ “I began to realise that if I was getting into so much trouble—owning my own house and a newspaper—what hope would a pensioner have?” Juanita Nielsen, 1973. The Beehive will tell...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. This is a...
I’ve been going through the archival documents and photos of our family and trying to find out all I can about the Russian origins of my family. I discovered an...
How do you make a poster that inspires, organizes and illustrates a social movement? Dignidad Rebelde is a household name for art activists in California, but little is known of...
Suchitra Sharma is a printmaker who was born and raised in India and has lived in United States for over a decade. She currently practices at The Compound Gallery in Oakland,...
Hey folks! I have just launched a kickstarter to turn the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” print series into an offset printed booklet. Here is the link!
From Apogee Journal: “The ongoing struggles of the Standing Rock Sioux community and the multitudinous tribes that have joined in protest in North Dakota has inspired Apogee Journal to facilitate...
Screening: NetWorks 2016 Artist Video Portraits October 30, 2016, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Metcalf Auditorium NetWorks Rhode Island, a project devoted to showcasing work of selected contemporary Rhode Island visual...
In Issue 63 of The Media, Katy Otto interviewed 13 parents about balancing artmaking with parenting. Among those interviewed was Justseeds member Meredith Stern. These are the thoughts of a parent...
Art Exhibition Saturday, September 17, 2016 to Thursday, October 13, 2016 Fine Arts Building, Fine Arts Gallery at San Francisco State University From their website: “This exhibition is the first...
Favianna Rodriguez spoke with Van Jones about creating art about climate justice for KQED on Friday, Jun. 3. Here is a link to the article and the video.
I believe we are at a critical moment in the history of the United States. Earlier this year former US President Jimmy Carter spoke at the Human Rights Defender Forum....
In 2002 I published a zine called Mine: An Anthology of Women’s Choices. It was a compilation of stories of people who had had an abortion. In 2004 I released...
Winter Tangerine Review (WTR), a literary and arts organization, is curating a special feature called Hands Up Don’t Shoot that will explore what it means to be black in America....
Check out the event on their website here.
Inspired by the directorial cue—”Lights, camera, action!”—award-winning poets Cathy Linh Che, Jess X Chen and Paul Tran embark on a cross-country extravaganza to read from their first and upcoming books....
Feminist organizing around reproductive rights has been one of the most deeply important issues to me throughout the last 15 years. Many of my own artistic endeavors have centered on...
The Flying Lizards formed in 1976 in England and are one of the weirdest bands that produced an album on Virgin Records. Their first record features the song they are...
When I first heard the British band Huggy Bear, and their song lyric “This is the sound of the Revolution!” I really did feel like I was listening to the...
This week in reviews: Liliput. This Swiss band started out being called “Kleenex” before they were threatened by the tissue company to change their name. Their music is unique, dynamic,...
This is part of an ongoing series of links to music which has influenced me over the years. Valerie Scroggins remains one of my drum icons. They began in the...
The Fall is an incredible band. To date, they have recorded 30 LPs. The band formed in 1976 in Greater Manchester- a city in Northwest England. There have been many...
Welcome to Edition #2 of “My Awesome Record Collection” where I share some of the gems from over 25 years of gathering (mostly second hand) vinyl from around the world.This...
Thee Headcoatees tackle sexual harassment in their song “Park it Up Your Arse.” The members were Holly Golightly, Kyra LaRubia, Ludella Black and drummer “Bongo” Debbie Green. This song starts...
The Providence Journal featured one of my collages and gave a very nice review of my current solo show “Generations | 8 Chapters Blooming.” This show is up at the...
Press Release! From the filmmakers: “The emergence of the movements of the squares and the Occupy movement in 2011 can be seen as a reaction by people who opposed and...
I’m an audiofile. I’ve been collecting records since I was 11 years old, and I’m now 37, so it’s been over 25 years of appreciating and collecting music. I’ve...
Erase Errata is an experimental band which can perhaps be described a bit as “art punk.” Very stylized sounds are evident in every aspect of this band. Their sound is...
ENTER THE DARKNESS: Fire to the Prison Industrial Complez New and neon work from Gloria Galvez Steven Rodriguez Abe Social & Ch.R.O.M.E.
The Scissor Girls were a No Wave band who played shows in the 1990’s and were based out of Chicago, IL. I saw them perform at a show in California...
Panty Raid was extremely catchy, lo-fi, fuzzy, and super fun band. They released a 7″ record called “The Secret’s Out” on Raw Sugar Records in the year 2000. When I...