Current Exhibition

WEAD’s Annual Member Exhibition

Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent

Online and at The 109 Gallery
October 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026

“The achievement of health is premised on the ability to control what enters and exits the body’s borders.” – Elvia Wilk

“Whether one is speaking of relating well with humans or nonhumans, in the variety of ways in which we relate ( sexually, intimately-but-not-sexually, as food, fuel or material ‘resources’), we are talking about sustaining one another.” – Kim TallBear

Bodies and Borders: Ecologies of Consent investigates the intersection of bodies, ecology, and agency through the lens of permeability and protection, and explores how consent is navigated within biological, political, and ecological systems.

This dual exhibition appears online at WEAD’s KMX Gallery and in person at Leah Dalton’s The 109 Gallery in Chickamauga, Georgia. Juried by Beverly Naidus and Leah Dalton, the exhibit features 58 works from 44 artists, including 15 videos.

FULL EVENT SERIES FOR EXHIBITION

Virtual, except where noted, with optional in-person participation from The 109 Gallery

Poetry Reading + Films + Dialogue Series (Thursdays)

• October 18 · 6 PM EST – Launch event 

• October 30 · 7 PM EST – Petra Kuppers – Watch the recording

• November 6 ·  Film 7pm EST (in person only) Artist Talk 8:30 PM EST – Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens – Watch the recording

• November 13 · 7 PM EST – Ruth Wallen – Watch the recording

• December 11 · 7 PM EST – Shelley White, Deanna Pindell, Leah Dalton, and open mic – Recording available soon

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Artist & Curatorial Dialog Series (Saturdays)

• November 15 · 6 PM EST – Leah Craig – Recording available soon

• November 22 · 6 PM EST – Michele Brody – Recording available soon

• December 6 · 6 PM EST – Anne Yoncha – Recording available soon

• December 13 · 6 PM EST – Deborah Kennedy – Recording coming soon

• January 22 · 7 PM EST – A Cross-Disclipinary Conversation – Register here

Recent Exhibition