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Art and Protest, and Extinction is Forever
June 16, 2020
Since my main gig painting murals has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID, I’ve been looking elsewhere for ways to make a living making art, and I’ve been lucky to…
Art for the Warehouse Workers for Justice & Earth Day to May Day Chicago Coalition
May 20, 2020
Aaron Hughes, Justice, 2020 The Earth Day to May Day Chicago coalition formed to unite labor, immigrant, community, and environmental justice organizations during the current public health, economic, and environmental…
The Rocks Keep Showing Up
May 19, 2020
I’ve been researching a sprawling project about the Congolese mine that produced the Uranium for the Manhattan project for several years now (read previous blog posts here and here). With…
Rocky Mountain Locust print process
May 7, 2020
This image represents an individual Rocky Mountain locust, Melanoplus spretus, a representative of what was once one of the most numerous species in the history of the entire planet, and…
Interview with Meredith Stern on Socially Engaged Art
March 31, 2020
By Manon Thompson Last fall I met Meredith Stern at the Uri-Eichen Gallery in Chicago, during the opening of Chip Thomas’ exhibition, Be here now! She wore a vegan pleather…
Mary Tremonte on Queer Scouts & Activist Art
March 30, 2020
By Sheila Navas Hello readers! My name is Sheila Navas. I am a graduate student in Museum and Exhibition Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). During my…
Networks of Collaboration: Movement Art Exhibition as a Source of Reflection & Solidarity
March 11, 2020
By Artie Foster Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport was buzzing with conversation and anticipation as attendees of the spaces’ Networks of Resistance exhibition, which ran from October 12th through November 17th…
A Brief History of Mining, pt. 2
December 13, 2019
This is the second half of a little essay about the history of mining and human civilization. You can read the first part here. This is a work in progress,…
Events (30)
A Decade of Cats!
WHERE
AS220 Project Space
93 Matthewson Street Providence, RI
93 Matthewson Street Providence, RI
Justseeds member Meredith Stern will be showing her entire series of 20 cooperation cat prints along with cat cruets, mugs painted with her kid, mushroom lidded teapots, and cat coloring…
Networks of Resistance Opening & Dance Party!!!
WHERE
Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago IL 60608
coprosperity.org
3219 S Morgan St, Chicago IL 60608
coprosperity.org
Resistance to the political climate of today necessitates collaboration, movement building, and organizing. Artists are a key part of this struggle. Their work is found in the community—on the streets,…
Be Here Now! Chip Thomas
WHERE
Uri-Eichen Gallery
2101 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
uri-eichen.com
2101 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608
uri-eichen.com
In this socio-politically charged moment when scientists warn us that we have at best ten years to enact measures to curb CO2 emissions to limit the worst effects of climate…
Personal Expression & Collective Action: Artwork from the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative
WHERE
Art In These Times
2nd floor of 2040 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
artinthesetimes.wordpress.com
2nd floor of 2040 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
artinthesetimes.wordpress.com
Through a belief in personal expression in concert with collective action, members of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative produce prints, graphics, and publications that inspire, activate, and transform. Over the past…
Projects (6)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Relief prints featuring the text of each UDHR article with an image depicting human rights violations in the United States.
Lomami Bandanas
Projects integrating art and community conservation in remote areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Fauna : an Anthropocene Penny Press
A unique penny smashing machine focused on extinction and urban wildlife.
Endangered Species Murals
Painting murals about endangered animals and plants in the communities where they're found, across North America and beyond.
Exhibitions (1)
Resourced Installation
Summer 2010
Resourced was a multi-disciplinary installation that incorporated prints from the recently completed Resourced portfolio...