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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.

Martin Hall

Located in the heart of WVU’s Downtown Campus, Martin Hall is the oldest building on the University campus.

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Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre

The Clay Concert Theatre is used by the College of Creative Arts as well as WVU's Arts and Entertainment series. As the largest venue in the CCAC, it hosts music concerts, musical theatre performances, dance performances, and of course, graduations.

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Large Ensemble Room

Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Orchestra World Music and Big Band Jazz utilize this room for concert rehearsals.

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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

WVU College of Creative Arts and Media offers events all October

The WVU College of Creative Arts and Media will offer a variety of performances and events throughout October.

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WVU School of Theatre and Dance’s ‘POTUS’ combines slapstick comedy and social critique

The West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance presents “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” running Sept. 24-27 and Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. Fillinger’s play looks at what it means to be a woman supporting a man—any man—in the highest office in the United States, and what it takes to be a woman in politics.

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Thinking critically about media and life: A Q&A with Joseph Jones

Joseph Jones, an assistant professor of Journalism in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, is one of four WVU Honors College Faculty Fellows teaching special topics courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Jones’ “Ethics of Pop Culture” is a seminar-style class designed to make students think critically about the media they consume and consider how entertainment has helped or hindered living a good life.

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WVU School of Art and Design exhibits faculty artwork in ‘Earth is a Snowball’

“Earth is a Snowball,” an exhibition of work by faculty in the West Virginia University School of Art and Design, opened with a public reception on Sept. 10 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.

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