Thank you to everyone who submitted work with honesty, intention, and vulnerability. Your pieces challenged us, moved us, and expanded the conversation in powerful ways.
In the coming weeks, we’ll share selected artists and works from the exhibition.
*WE SET OUR TERMS: A Black Erotic Praxis — Power • Consent • Liberation* extends beyond the walls, with workshops, performances, artist talks, and public programming exploring autonomy, intimacy, consent, and liberation.
This work lives at the intersection of public art, health, and equity—centering power, care, pleasure, and self-definition.
🖤 Opening Reception
May 15, 2026
🖤 Juneteenth Program
June 19, 2026
Presented by Be Connected Durham & Beyond in partnership with Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, with artistic lead Gemynii.
More soon.
WE SET OUR TERMS is open now at Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, Durham — and we need your support to take it through July.
More than 20 artists. First-time exhibitors alongside established voices. An intergenerational range of expression rooted in liberation, consent, health equity, and embodied power.
Art sold on opening night. The community showed up. Now we need $35,000 to fully fund the run.
Swipe through. Then donate. Link in bio. *Sponsorship Opportunities Available* Email: [email protected] with Subject: WSOT Sponsorship Opportunities
This exhibition not a distraction when the world is on fire. It is a throughway and a community connector.
Video: The courtyard at Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar features THE FANTASY RODEO, a seven-minute short film looped throughout the exhibit. THE FANTASY RODEO is created, produced, and directed by @tacheinvela and @rastaaslimeyy@zeitgeist_durham | May–July 2026 | 725 N Magnum St, Durham
#WeSetOurTerms #beconnecteddurham #durhamnc #zeitgeist
TONIGHT WE SET OUR TERMS! See you all at @zeitgeist_durham tonight at 6pm for Third Friday extravaganza and marvel at our opening of We Set Our Terms exhibition! ✨🎁
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED 🪩 Thank you to everyone who showed up to the information session and committed to submitting artwork via email or DM. For those who couldn't make it, check the transcript in our bio. For questions about the submission process, contact JAC at @wonderpuff via email: [email protected]
Questions about the WE SET OUR TERMS artist call? Join us Wednesday, April 29 at 7PM for a virtual Q&A.
We’ll talk through the vision for the exhibition, what kinds of work we’re looking for, how to submit, and answer any questions artists may have.
If you’ve been curious, unsure, or still deciding—this is for you.
WE SET OUR TERMS centers Black artists and explores Kink, BDSM, consent, power, and liberation through art.
Presented by Be Connected Durham & Beyond in partnership with Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, with artistic lead Gemynii of The Conjure (@_theconjure ).
Join us: https://bit.ly/WSOT-QandA
CALL FOR ARTISTS! WE SET OUR TERMS is now open for submissions. All are welcome to submit, however this exhibition centers Black artists and engages Kink and BDSM through a Black lens—focusing on consent, power, and the right to define our own relationships to our bodies and each other.
We’re looking for work that engages:
control, release, intimacy, boundaries, negotiation, aftercare
This exhibition is presented by Be Connected Durham & Beyond in partnership with Zeitgeist Gallery & Bar, with artistic lead, Gemynii of The Conjure (@_theconjure ).
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Durham, NC
Check the link in bio for full details + submission guidelines.
🍻 Our Black Women’s History Month work-in-progress screening of This Belongs to Us was exactly what it needed to be—in real conversation with the people. The film has already made its WiP debut at Sundance, and to experience it here in Durham, in community, felt right.
The conversation? 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Filmmaker Atinuke “Tinu” Diver and brewmaster Briana Brake of Spaceway Brewing brought depth, clarity, and truth. Angel Iset held the room with precision as a formidable interviewer right alongside them.
Deep gratitude to @candycarver for creating the opportunity through Focus on Blooming during Women’s History Month, and to @thatfamousamos for holding space on historic Black Wall Street. Alignment.
Work-in-progress screenings are critical. This is where culture is shaped in real time, where stories are refined, witnessed, and held accountable to the people they come from.
Briana Brake is building something that shifts an entire industry. Your investment is critical. Check our profile for the Spaceway Brewing Wefunder and help push this $50K goal over the line. This is what it looks like when we document, build, and back our own at the same time. #film #durhamnc #arts #culture #beer 🍻
Videos: E. Joy Ward and JAC x @wonderpuff
The lyrics “Peace and Blessings manifest with every lesson learned…” inspired the first East Durham Brewing Co DBA Spaceway Brewing recipe. Part of Women’s History Month and Candy Carver’s Focus on Blooming series on Black Wall Street, this work-in-progress screening and conversation centers This Belongs to Us, a film by Atinuke “Tinu” Diver featuring Briana Brake of Spaceway Brewing.
Join us Friday, March 27 at 7 PM at 104 W. Parrish Street for the next part of this inspirational story. 🍻#afrofuturism #afrofuturismo #durhamnc #film
Something is building.
Join us for a work-in-progress screening of This Belongs to Us — featuring Spaceway Brewing.
This isn’t the full film.
This is the process.
✨ Film excerpts
✨ Conversation with Atinuke “Tinu” Diver
Be part of what’s next.
Link in bio.
#downtowndurham #craftbeer #blackbrewers
You trying to have a Happy Women’s Month with Black Femmes?! Here is how you can round out the extended Black History Month on into April! For more info: @gemynii@_theconjure_
🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Bring Sunflowers! Sharing with Care. #beconnected #durhamnc #repost @jooselord Celebrating the AMAZING life of Onyx Nyne Williams at Durham Central Park
Sunday March 15th
12pm-4pm
This is a place and time for people who knew or even knew of Onyx to come and pay their respects
Celebrate his life
See and Speak to his family
I hope to see many many people there
Everyone is invited
If there is a service you want to provide or a way you want to help just DM me
I love you all
Thank you for helping me and his family make it through this time
Shonuff! The Last Dragon This Evening, March 11th!
As we restructure at Be Connected Durham & Beyond, we too are focused on blooming. It’s why we are pleased to partner with Candy Carver who is taking over 104 W Parrish this month to hold space for just that. What a delight to see more people strolling on Black Wall St. More offerings to come.
#repost @candycarver Something new is always growing. So Focus on Blooming with me. Artwork, community, food, music and growth. All March long in downtown Durham 🌷🌹🌺🌻🌼🪻🌸 #durhamnc #art #community #culture
