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Events and Art Exhibits Revealing Gun Violence

Participate in current and up-coming activities hosted by individuals, organizations, and venues around the U.S.

Current / Up-Coming

This Loss We Carry: Lynchburg, VA

Daura Museum of Art | January 24 - March 11, 2022
The 1,176 Soul Boxes on view represent approximately 6 months of Virginia gunfire injuries and deaths by violence, defense, accidents, and suicide. The Soul Box exhibit, revealing the scale of the gunfire epidemic, continues the Daura Museum’s series of art exhibitions highlighting social issues, including drug addiction and domestic violence.

Daura Museum of Art at the University of Lynchburg

In the News: WDBJ-TV7 and The News & Advance

Workshop: Make a Soul Box | March 3, 2022, 6-8 p.m.
The program is free and open to the public at the Daura Museum and offered in partnership with the Shawn Moss Wellness and Growth Foundation, an organization committed to uplifting and educating in order to reduce the negative impact of gun violence in our communities.

Daura Museum Logo
12 Soul Box panels on a curved wall, University of Lynchburg, VA

#ENOUGH PLAYS: National Reading

Locations TBA | April 20, 2022
#ENOUGH will be performed in a ground-breaking series of readings staged simultaneously in multiple cities nationwide on April 20, 2022. Your theatre, school, college, or organization is invited to participate. Consider producing a reading of this year’s #ENOUGH plays in conjunction with a Soul Box Project exhibit or activity. Readings will occur in person or visually on April 20, the 23-year remembrance of the shootings at Columbine.

For more information, visit #ENOUGH:Plays to End Gun Violence or email enoughplays@gmail.com.

Logo #Enough Plays to End Gun Violence

Visit our Past Highlights page to see a gallery of images and a complete listing of past exhibitions and events including Soul Boxes.

This Loss We Carry: Washington, D.C.

The National Mall | October 16-17, 2021
Thousands of visitors experienced the Soul Box Project exhibit of over 200,000 Soul Boxes on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Each Soul Box holds space for one person shot—killed or injured—in the U.S. in the last three years.

Details are on our National Mall page.

Exhibit spans the National Mall with US Capitol in background

This Loss We Carry: Grand Rapids, MI

ArtPrize, The Atrium at Uccello’s | September 16-October 3, 2021
In our midwest preview of This Loss We Carry at ArtPrize, the 50-foot long display of 8,800 Soul Boxes represented the number of Michigan injuries and deaths (including suicides) in just three years. ArtPrize is an open, independently organized international art competition that takes place for 18 days in the fall in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Watch the news clip on Wood-TV8.

The Atrium
122 Monroe Center St. NW

Virtual Events

TBD

Virtual Soul Box-Making Gathering
We’re taking a break from our virtual gatherings. Check back or watch social media for an announcement. How to join our Virtual Gatherings

A Soul Box Project Activity or Exhibit Can Enhance Your Event

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I am so glad that you have provided this opportunity for me to participate in doing something to address gun violence in this country beyond politics. Thank you for your heart feelings. – R.H. Portland Oregon