Lansdale Gallery Hosts ‘Souls Shot’ Portrait Exhibition

The Reporter Staff•

An exhibition on Vine Street in Lansdale will honor "Souls Shot” and lost to gun violence in recent years.

The Souls Shot Portrait Project will display an exhibition of portraits memorializing victims of gun violence at the Eclipse Center for Creative Community in Lansdale.

The exhibition starts with an opening reception on Friday, February 23 at 6 p.m. with a presentation and artists talk at 7 p.m., according to Eclipse. The reception will include refreshments and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will run from February 23 thru March 22 and will be available for viewing by appointment and during our regular gallery hours which are noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, 1 p.m. to 8 pm Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, or by appointment made via the center’s website.

The Souls Shot Portrait Project pairs fine artists with families and friends of victims of gun violence. The artists create portraits using diverse approaches and emphasize the individuality and uniqueness of the victims portrayed. These portraits are presented in exhibitions that travel to various host venues over the course of one year.

This exhibition represents victims from Philadelphia and is a truly moving tribute and a call to action; a call to work towards ending the epidemic gun violence.

The Souls Shot Portrait Project is officially designated as a Zone of Peace, an honor bestowed on the project by the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia. The Council’s Call to People of Faith to Stop Violence aims to "make our homes and neighborhoods zones of peace free from fear, filled with respect, and marked by deeds of kindness.”

For more information on the Souls Shot Portrait Project, visit www.Soulsshotportraitproject.org and for more on the Eclipse Center visit www.eclipsec3.com.

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