Shoot For Peace Edmonton | the essence of being

AUGUST 23–September 6, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, August 23rd at 6:30PM (RSVP)

The second annual Shoot for Peace Edmonton photography exhibition, "The Essence of Being”, reflects on the core of your identity and the unseen layers that shape your life, through joy, grief, faith, culture, resistance, or self-discovery. This exhibit explores the raw truth of what makes us human.

Each of our 15 youth artists brings their own lived experiences, identities, and perspectives to this theme. Through their unique lens, they explore what it means to exist, belong, and become, reminding us that the essence of being is never one-size-fits-all.

This exhibit is a tapestry of interpretations, personal, political, spiritual, and emotional — proving that the question may be the same, but the answers are beautifully diverse.

Shoot for Peace is a non-profit, youth-led community organization in Edmonton with the mission of community healing through art.