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Featured Workshop: Japanese Book Binding and Plein Air with CaseyParticipants will create a traditional Japanese book-bound zine to use for plein air drawing at Oglebay gardens. The focus will be on mark-making, composition, and narrative.
Crosscurrents 2026 at Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center is a juried multi-media exhibition featuring top regional artists. Crosscurrents 2026 is on display April 30—June 13, 2026.
Create a fabric collage, using basic hand-sewing and applique quilt making techniques. No supplies or sewing experience is required for this workshop.
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Oglebay Institute was formed in 1930 when a group of like-minded citizens with a vision and the philanthropy of the Oglebay family, came together to contribute to the joy of living by creating cultural, educational and recreational programming in Oglebay Park and expanding to serve the city of Wheeling & Upper Ohio Valley.
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This project is supported with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval of the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval of the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
