Mulberry Art Studios, located in historic downtown Lancaster at 19-21 N. Mulberry St., has planned three upcoming exhibits that will be featured during September. A First Friday opening reception will be held on Sept. 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the gallery. To view any of the shows after the opening, email Stephanie.MulberryArt@gmail.com to schedule an appointment.

"W.T.FRACS BURNIN?" is a collection of artwork from local artist Fractal King. The collection is made up of fractal burnt images created by using high-voltage electricity to burn lightning-shaped patterns into wood.

The Souls Shot Portrait Project exhibit features portraits of Pennsylvania residents lost to gun violence. The Project paired fine artists with families and loved ones to create the images, designed to honor the lives of the person lost. The works span a range of media, styles and perspectives.

"Please Is this Art?: The Collected Works of Donald Shoffstall" will also be on display. In the late 20th century, Shoffstall often posted photocopies of unsigned, hand-written pages he had created on telephone poles in Lancaster. Jerry Greiner and Steve Sylvester, the exhibition curators, collected and preserved some of these creations. Shoffstall's tattered and weathered postings consist of waves, curls, lines and words sprawled across sheets of paper, which will require visitors to consider the question, "Is this art?"

For more information about any of the exhibits, visit http://www.mulberryartstudios.com/upcomingevents.