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College of Creative Arts and Media

Pursue your passions in Art and Design, Media and Communications, Music, or Theatre and Dance alongside a community of fellow students and faculty who will encourage, empower and support you throughout your college journey and beyond.

Future Students

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FUTURE STUDENTS

Find information on tuition, auditions and portfolio reviews, and scholarships. Reach one of our recruiters to plan a visit, sit in on a class or meet a professor.

Information for Future Students
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CURRENT STUDENTS

Our College has a robust in-house student services support team to help you navigate everything from scheduling courses to finding an internship. You'll also find information on technology requirements; grants, scholarships and awards; and clubs.

Resources for Current Students
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Alumni and Community

We're grateful for our ever-growing community of alumni and friends, and we're always looking for ways to connect with you, whether it's through student mentorship opportunities, events and museum exhibitions, or service - music and art classes, marketing and design support or other community-focused research and creative activities.

Alumni and Giving Community Engagement

Art Museum

The Art Museum of West Virginia University provides a welcoming and stimulating educational and research environment for diverse audiences to experience the transforming power of art. Exploring contemporary artistic innovation as well as artistic traditions of different cultures helps us to understand ourselves, our communities and our world.

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Places and Spaces

College of Creative Arts and Media students learn, perform and collaborate in 11 buildings across the WVU campus — a massive 150,000 square feet of labs, theaters, studios, classrooms and maker spaces.

Antoinette E. Falbo Theatre

The Falbo Theatre hosts opera performances, dance concerts and theatre classes. A movable seating bank for 200 allows the space to be customized for each audience.

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Amy A. Bircher Textiles Laboratory

The Amy A. Bircher Textiles Laboratory provides a space for students to use a variety of scientific testing to better understand what properties a fiber presents including its strengths, weaknesses, how it’s made, dyed and finished.

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Art Museum of WVU

The Art Museum of West Virginia University provides a welcoming and stimulating educational and research environment for diverse audiences to experience the transforming power of art. Exploring contemporary artistic innovation as well as artistic traditions of different cultures helps us to understand ourselves, our communities and our world.

Read More: Art Museum of WVU

Internships and Career Opportunities

We want to ensure you get the internships and professional experience that lead to a dream career. Our alumni mentors and Internship Alliance partners connect you with opportunities locally and around the world.

Internships and Career Opportunities

Latest News

Winners of CCAM Mentored Student Research and Creative Activity announced

The 2026 faculty/student winners of the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media Exhibit of Mentored Student Research and Creative Activity explored the intricacies of scenic design, medical conditions represented through art, Latin American composers’ contributions, genre-defying musical work and using AI to identify hieroglyphics on Mayan vessels.

Read More: Winners of CCAM Mentored Student Research and Creative Activity announced

WVU Community Music Program plays on for summer 2026

The WVU Community Music Program provides high-quality musical training to individuals of all ages and levels in Morgantown and the surrounding region. Programs range from private and group lessons to community bands and orchestras.

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WVU Clay Club returns with May 1 pottery sale

The WVU Clay Club’s spring pottery sale will take place May 1 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby of the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.

Read More: WVU Clay Club returns with May 1 pottery sale

WVU Fashion students’ designs runway-ready in ‘An Evolving Narrative’

The WVU School of Art and Design’s Fashion Design and Merchandising program presents its 2026 fashion show “An Evolving Narrative” in the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center’s Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre May 7 at 7:30 p.m. High school students are invited to a special behind-the-scenes opportunity beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Read More: WVU Fashion students’ designs runway-ready in ‘An Evolving Narrative’

Upcoming Events

Events and Exhibitions

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