Justseeds Collective
By Shaun Slifer
The distribution headquarters for the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative moved in May from cramped quarters in a basement in Portland, Ore., to an overly spacious second-floor office in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. Justseeds is a worker-owned cooperative of 25 socially and politically engaged artists working in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
As well as being a new shipping center, the Pittsburgh contingent of Justseeds (who share the building with local bike/ped activist powerhouse Bike PGH) hopes to draw people in to the new space for regular exhibits of new work by co-op members, for guest speakers, for films and for whatever else they dream up. Keep an eye on the blog for info on upcoming events, or e-mail store [AT] justseeds {DOT} org to find a time when you can drop in if you're passing through Pittsburgh. Also, keep an eye out for the new Microcosm-released Justseeds book called Firebrandsand for the massive Paper Politics printmaking exhibit curated by Justseeds member Josh MacPhee at SPACE in downtown Pittsburgh this August.