The first annual Ascension of Ink Tattoo Fest is brought to you by Breaking Skin Tattoo and Body Piercing and will be held at the Highlands Sports Complex. The sixth annual Resurrection Island Tattoo Convention is brought to you by the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Breaking Skin Tattoo & Body Piercing. It is going to be an exciting year of amazing tattoo artists, live entertainment, and fun times in Wheeling, WV in June and October 2026! Resurrection Island brings you some of the best body art from some of the best in the business and Ascension Ink will have that as well as many young, up and coming artists! In addition to the talented artists, we will continue to have a friendly atmosphere, amazing art, vendors, live bands and performances, and tattoo competitions at both events this year.

Resurrection Island has become one of the largest and most enjoyable tattoo conventions in area that continues to grow. We have strived to make it more than just a convention, we want this to be a weekend that you look forward to every year. We hope that you will want to join us and become a part of Ascension of Ink in our initial year!