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The WVU School of Art & Design’s Digital Art and Animation program will host the 2026 West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival (WVMSFF) from Thursday, March 5, to Sunday, March 8, at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. The festival presents cutting-edge short films, animations and digital media artworks by WVU students, regional filmmakers and artists from around the world.

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The Art Museum of WVU is launching its searchable collections database, putting the museum’s vast assortment of art and artifacts at users’ fingertips.

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The WVU School of Art and Design presents the 13th Annual Juried Student Exhibition in the Laura Mesaros Gallery at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center now through Feb. 26. An awards reception will be held Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. in the Douglas O. Blaney Lobby.

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Award-winning journalist Judith Warner has joined the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications as the Shott Chair of Journalism.

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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) will make a stop at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center to present “Shakespeare on Stage” with Music Director Maurice Cohn and onstage performances by WVU Theatre students Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m.

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Isaac Price has performed in one or more ensembles nearly every semester of his six years in the WVU School of Music and he’s been hard at work with the rest of the Wind Symphony, preparing for an upcoming concert Feb. 13.

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Get ready to kick up your heels with the return of the heartwarming hit musical, “Kinky Boots”! Praised by critics as “a big-hearted, high-kicking hit!” (Chicago Tribune) and "dazzling & joyful” (Daily News), “Kinky Boots” comes to the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center in Morgantown on March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at go.wvu.edu/kinkyboots, by phone at 304-293-SHOW or in person at the box office located in the main lobby of the WVU Canady

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The WVU School of Theatre and Dance presents their flagship dance production, “Dance Now!” Feb. 5-7 at the Canady Creative Art Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. Under the artistic direction of WVU Dance Director Yoav Kaddar, the program will feature performances and choreography by students, faculty and guest artists and companies. Runion, Woolley and Riggenbach shared their process and journey from “Celebration of Dance” to “Dance Now!”

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As the registrar for the Art Museum of WVU for the last eight years, Karen Louvar manages many of the behind-the-scenes tasks that keep the museum running smoothly.

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WVU Reed School of Media and Communications alumnus Eric Winkfield was named to PRWeek’s 40 Under 40 in 2025, an exceptional honor, especially for someone still relatively early in his career.

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Experimental film artist, animator and sculptor Janelle VanderKelen will give a lecture Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. to accompany her exhibit on display in the Paul Mesaros Gallery at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. After the talk, a reception will officially open VanderKelen’s exhibit, which features her films “Language Unknown” (2022), “A Valley Without Trees” (2021), “Niches” (2024) and “Vignettes” (2024).

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WVU School of Music senior Greta Hulterstrum is one of six students from across the country selected to join the League of American Orchestras’ Student Leadership Council.

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