Social Justice Art: Background

ounded in 1998, and originally the graphics distribution project of Josh MacPhee (OC 1995), Justseeds became a worker-owned cooperative in 2007. It was built on an already existing network of MacPhee’s past collaborations and friendships. Today, with members from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, Justseeds operates both as a unified collaboration of similarly minded printmakers and as a loose collection of creative individuals with unique viewpoints and working methods. The cooperative believes in the transformative power of personal expression in concert with collective action. To this end, they produce collective portfolios, contribute graphics to grassroots struggles for justice, work collaboratively both in- and outside the co-op, build large sculptural installations in galleries, and wheatpaste on the streets — all while offering daily support as allies and friends. They also operate an online store and wholesale distribution center.