Description of Incident: The Chief curator and marketing director of the Telfair Peet Theatre, Linda Bell, invited Meads to dsiplay his work during the theatre run of a play entitled "Tis Pity She's a Whore." Bell found Meads work appropriate to be shown with the play because both works challenged cultural norms. The day before the show openned several faculty suggested that Meads' work be removed citing the homosexual nature of the work as a potential flash point of controversy amongst the theatre patrons. Bond, Auburn University's dean of liberal arts, investigated the exhibit upon the faculty's request and recommended to the director of the theatre that the works be removed.

Results of Incident: The theatre department considered removing the artwork in light of pressure placed upon them by the administration. Despite a risk that theatre and arts funding could be withheld by the administration if the theatre did not comply, the directors of the theatre decided to exhibit the work. However, when Meads was notified of the controversy he unilaterally removed his work, in fear that if he did not, the school would have removed it anyway and the theatre and art programs would be placed in financial jeopardy by the University.