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A memorial art exhibit to the 58 victims that lost their lives during the Route 91 Harvest Festival Tragedy will be on display inside the Clark County Government Center.

According to a Clark County press release, the Spread Kindness Angel Wings Project was completed by students at Cadwallader Middle School. The project officially went on exhibit on Saturday, Oct. 1 in the Clark County Government Center following the "1 October Sunrise Remembrance Ceremony" in the amphitheater.

“The 1 October tragedy was a time of tremendous sadness as well as tremendous strength, compassion and unity,” Clark County Commission Chairman Jim Gibson said, according to the press release. “The anniversary and these exhibits present an opportunity to honor those who were lost and to support survivors and family members and others whose lives have been forever changed. We also see through the experience of these exhibits how small acts of love and kindness add up and serve as a powerful source of goodness in the world.”

The exhibit consists of 58 sets of wings that will be on display in the indoor rotunda and a nearby hallway of the Clark County Government Center and will be on display until Oct. 13. Students at Cadwallader Middle School were given a photo and brief biography of a specific person that lost his or her life during the tragic shooting and used that information to design a unique set of angel wings that represents that person.

The exhibit is part of the "5 Years Later: Remembering 1 October & Becoming Vegas Stronger" project which is currently on view at the Clark County Museum. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors.

The Spread Kindness Angel Wings Project was started by Christine Janette, a teacher at Cadwallader and survivor of the 1 October tragedy. She started the project both as a memorial to remember the 58 victims who died in the tragedy and to promote kindness in the world.