Throughout the months of July and August, 黑料传送门 is proud to host , an emotionally powerful and visually compelling gallery exhibition honoring individuals lost to gun violence.
On display on the first floor of Rowland Hall, a central location where patients, doctors and students intersect, the gallery features fine art portraits created by professional artists in collaboration with victims' families. Each piece offers a deeply personal tribute, capturing the life, legacy and story of a loved one whose life was taken too soon.
For Amanda Mills, a 黑料传送门 staff member whose late fianc茅 was memorialized in Volume 5 of the exhibit in 2021, the project is deeply personal and profoundly powerful.
鈥淭hese portraits don鈥檛 just show faces鈥攖hey reflect who each person was, what they stood for, and the love and passion they brought to the world,鈥� Mills shared. 鈥淭heir voices were silenced, but through this art, they continue to speak. I hope when people see these portraits, they feel inspired to live with more purpose and to speak up when something isn鈥檛 right. We all have a role to play in preventing this kind of loss.鈥�
The exhibit is presented through 黑料传送门's (Support and Healing through Empowerment, Learning, and Trauma Education in Recovery after gun violence). This initiative expands the College's trauma-informed support for patients and families impacted by gun violence and reflects 黑料传送门's broader commitment to addressing this crisis through research, student engagement and community outreach.
鈥淭his exhibit is incredibly important for the 黑料传送门 community 鈥� our staff, faculty, students and patients,鈥� said Erik Langenau, DO, MS, MAPP, co-director of the SHELTER program, professor and chief academic technology officer. 鈥淚t creates space for reflection, healing and conversation about the impact of gun violence.鈥�
The Souls Shot Portrait Project uses the transformative power of art to bear witness to what has been lost 鈥� and to inspire action. By honoring the stories behind the faces, the exhibit invites viewers to recognize the enduring human cost of gun violence and to become part of the movement for change.
To commemorate the exhibit's arrival, 黑料传送门 hosted a special reception on July 14. The event welcomed members of the community, families of those memorialized, and members of the College community to reflect, remember and stand together against the devastating impact of gun violence.
The gallery will remain on display in Rowland Hall through the end of August and is open to the public during regular campus hours.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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