WLU Creative Arts Therapy Exhibition Opening - Towngate Theatre (Postponed to Feb. 3)

Due to a heating problem in the theatre, this event (originally scheduled for Jan. 20) has been postponed until Saturday, February 3.

The exhibition includes studio arts as well as work created from art therapy directives. Art Therapy is a mental health profession that uses art media and the creative process to explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem.

The exhibition is on display February 3–February 25, 2024. The Gallery at Towngate is open 11am-1pm Monday through Friday and during all events.

An opening reception takes place Saturday, February 3 from 6–8pm. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served. Drinks, including beer and wine, are available for purchase.

More about Creative Arts Therapy at West Liberty University:

Art therapists are master-level clinicians who work with people of all ages with various abilities and disabilities. Guided by ethical standards and scope of practice, their education and supervised training prepares them for culturally proficient work with diverse populations in a variety of settings.

For more information, visit WestLiberty.edu/CAT.

The Gallery at Towngate

Towngate Theatre is well known in Wheeling and its surrounding communities for community theater productions, children’s theater, concerts, ballet, film screenings, spoken word and other performing arts events. But did you know that Towngate is also an art gallery?

The Gallery at Towngate is a small space gallery that features the work of local and/or emerging artists and focuses on community engagement, inclusion and the mingling of visual and performing arts.

2023-24 Gallery at Towngate Exhibition Schedule:

September 8–November 18, 2023: “Echoes from the Earth,” featuring Jenny WJanuary 20–February 25, 2024: West Liberty University Creative Arts Therapy Student Exhibition
March 1–May 19, 2024: Shoji Satake’s “Cornucopia” in conjunction with Ceramics Take Over Wheeling
May 31–August 5, 2024: Ariane Sarno