Towngate Theatre hosts the West Liberty University Creative Arts Therapy 2026 exhibition.

The exhibition includes studio art 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 art will remain on display from April 17-May 16, 2026.  The Gallery at Towngate is open 11am-1pm Monday-Friday and during all events.

The opening reception is Friday, April 17th from 6-8pm.  It is free and open to the public with light refreshments 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 theatre productions, children’s theatre, 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 performing arts.