America's Treasured Landscapes
Event Details
Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra have partnered to blend visual art and music, showcase the creativity of young people in our region, and highlight the connection between art and nature.
Student artists participating in Stifel’s 2025 Regional Student Art Exhibition have created original artworks for the exhibit America’s Treasured Landscapes that will be showcased during the WSO’s Masterworks concert Nature. Beauty February 8, 2025.
Featuring music inspired by National Parks, this Masterworks performance celebrates the relationship between music and nature–including a tribute to West Virginia’s New River Gorge.
Prior to the concert (12-2pm) and during the post-concert reception (4-5pm), the exhibit will be on display in the Capitol Theatre ballroom. Also, during composer Matt Jackfert’s “Foggy Moon over the Gorge,” large scale digital images of student artworks inspired by nature’s beauty will be displayed for concertgoers.
Thirty-seven pieces were submitted for consideration and juror Aaron Anslow selected 17 pieces from 15 student artists for inclusion in America’s Treasured Landscapes exhibit.
Stifel Center Art Exhibition Season
A vibrant public space accessible to everyone, the Stifel Fine Arts Center showcases the work of established and emerging artists. Year-round, changing exhibits encourage enjoyment and appreciation of visual art through direct engagement with original works in traditional and non-traditional mediums.
Exhibits provide a platform for critical thinking, stimulate learning about art and the creative process and challenge viewers to expand the definition of art and reflect on the role of art in society.
Exhibits are free and open to the public to tour.
2024-25 Stifel Exhibition Season
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open International 2024
September 7– October 25, 2024
Holiday Art Show and Sale
November 15–December 23, 2024
36th Annual Regional Student Art Exhibition
January 16–February 8, 2025
Earth & Fire 2025
February 22–March 29, 2025
Lyrical Abstraction
April 10-May 17, 2025
Crosscurrents 2025
May 29–July 12, 2025
About the Stifel Fine Arts Center
Housed in the historic Edemar Mansion, the Stifel Fine Arts Center is a treasure trove for artistic expression and personal fulfillment. As a public arts center, the community can enjoy our galleries, classrooms and performance spaces. Artists, art lovers, students, educators and families gather here to connect and engage in creative pursuits.
Tour our art galleries and see the work of local, regional and national artists. You can take a class in painting, pottery, jewelry making and more. Our classes and workshops provide knowledge and tools to explore the visual arts.
Attend a jazz concert, wine tasting or craft beer event. The elegant setting is ideal for date nights and evenings out with friends.
