--- title: "Prototyping Futures of Making: Water, Data, and Living Systems" description: WEAD juried exhibition on water, data and living systems; physical show in Chickamauga, GA plus online; membership required; awards given. url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/59ac5b44-a5be-403e-812b-99027f2c367c type: program status: open createdAt: "2026-10-24" updatedAt: "2026-10-24" programType: Exhibition organization: "WEAD: Women Eco Artists Dialog" organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/wead-women-eco-artists-dialog deadline: "2027-01-31" location: The 109 Gallery, Chickamauga, GA, United States isOnline: false compensationRange: Awards will be given; the show includes a catalog, artist presentations on Zoom, and a panel discussion. --- # Prototyping Futures of Making: Water, Data, and Living Systems **Hosted by:** WEAD: Women Eco Artists Dialog **Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** The 109 Gallery, Chickamauga, GA, United States | **Deadline:** January 31, 2027 ## About This Program > "Water, Data, and Living Systems" What does it mean to build within systems that are already alive? What forms of intelligence move through water, soil, biological networks, and data? How are we already prototyping the futures we inhabit? Protoyping Futures of Making brings together artists whose practices engage water, data, and living systems as sites of construction, relation, and consequence. At a moment when AI/Data Infrastructures depend on vast quantities of water and land, this exhibition asks what it means to build within systems that are already alive. Trees transmit through root and fungal networks, rivers carry memory and contamination, and natural systems register signals that exceed human language, while computational systems abstract, store, and intensify data, intelligence, and flows of operation. Drawing from contemporary developments in material ecology and interdisciplinary design, including frameworks advanced by Neri Oxman and curatorial perspectives shaped by Paola Antonelli at the Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition foregrounds practices that move beyond fabrication toward growth, co-production, and interspecies collaboration. These questions are reflected in the practice of our 2027 juror, Lisa B. Woods, whose work moves across art, technology, ecological systems, and interdisciplinary research. We are pleased to welcome her as juror for Prototyping Futures of Making: Water, Data, and Living Systems. The Jurors will prioritize work that closely addresses issues and solutions on this topic. Jurors are Lisa B. Woods and Leah Dalton, curator of physical exhibition at The 109 Gallery in Chickamauga, GA. WEAD (Women Eco Artists Dialog) will accept work in all media, including sound or videos. The show will have: - a catalog - artist presentations on zoom - a panel with thoughtful dialog - awards will be given To participate in the physical show in Gallery 109 in Georgia, see entry instructions below. All women-identified artists, non-binary, and trans-identified artists are welcome to become members and apply. PLEASE read the Entry Instructions to prepare your entry. ### Entry Instructions - Number of pieces: 1 - 3 - Only one entry per artist - Maximum file size: 50MB per image - Accepted file types: JPG, MP4, PDF, PNG ### Statements STATEMENT SPECIFIC TO ENTRY - MAXIMUM: 530 characters: This is your artist's statement FOR THIS SHOW. How does your artwork express this theme? This statement will be used in the catalogue. The application will use your artist profile from your Entrythingy profile. Please make sure it is up to date. A statement interpreting your work is important since WEAD serves an educational mission. PIECE DESCRIPTION - 400 characters: A brief comment about the specific piece. This will show along with the medium, dimensions, etc. We only accept work that has not been shown in previous WEAD exhibits. ### Physical Gallery in the Appalachian Region: Chickamauga, Georgia There are two categories. Select either ONLINE ONLY, or PHYSICAL GALLERY AND ONLINE. Artists will be responsible for all shipping and pre-paid return shipping, their own insurance and other expenses. Artists will receive a contract with specific instructions. ### Membership WEAD (Women Eco Artists Dialog) requires that you be a paid WEAD member ($45 annual fee) in order to be eligible to be juried. Payment is due by January 31, 2027. All women-identified, non-binary, and trans-identified artists are welcome. Scholarships may be available for those in need, please ask. ### Sales SALES: WEAD = 25% ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** All disciplines - **Note:** All women-identified artists, non-binary, and trans-identified artists are welcome to become members and apply. WEAD (Women Eco Artists Dialog) requires that you be a paid WEAD member ($45 annual fee) in order to be eligible to be juried, with payment due by January 31, 2027. Scholarships may be available for those in need. We only accept work that has not been shown in previous WEAD exhibits. ### Additional Requirements - 1-3 pieces (artworks) - Each piece may include up to 3 detail views - Images: minimum 1MB, maximum 5MB, minimum width 500px, best width ~1900px, maximum 5000x5000px, JPG/PNG - Video: still-image placeholder, link to video in piece description, Vimeo preferred (YouTube acceptable), file under 128MB, MP4 - Entry statement (max 530 characters) - Piece description (max 400 characters) - Select ONLINE ONLY or PHYSICAL GALLERY AND ONLINE - Paid WEAD membership ($45 annual fee), due by January 31, 2027 ## Compensation & Benefits Awards will be given; the show includes a catalog, artist presentations on Zoom, and a panel discussion. **Includes:** Prize ## Timeline - **Opens:** October 23, 2026 - **Deadline:** January 31, 2027 - **Program Start:** May 1, 2027 - **Program End:** August 31, 2027 ## Contact **Email:** exhibitions@weadartists.org ## How to Apply Apply at: https://app.entrythingy.com/weadartists/prototyping-futures-of-making-water-data-and-living-systems/