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Jessica Nelson |

The Art Museum of WVU will host the exhibition "Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist" and a variety of related events and activities open to the community throughout the fall semester.

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The WVU School of Art and Design hosts a variety of art exhibitions and featured artist lectures each year. The fall 2026 lineup includes a nearly monthlong exhibition of artwork from faculty in a variety of mediums, two lectures related to the Art Museum of WVU exhibition “Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist,” a public art display on the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center grounds, and guest artist lectures on performance/installation art and interior design and architecture.

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West Virginia University Fashion Design and Merchandising (FDM) students and faculty will be represented at the 2026 International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference, with five undergraduate student designs and three faculty/professional designs accepted for exhibition.

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Erica Lindsay |

The largest collection of artworks by West Virginia University alum Blanche Lazzell, a Monongalia County native and pioneer of early American modernism, is coming back home to the Art Museum of WVU as its largest exhibition ever.

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Olivia Martens showed up at the Ruby Amphitheater in Morgantown’s Hazel Ruby McQuain Park at 10 a.m. sharp. It was July 17, 2026, and Martens, a student in the West Virginia University Music Business and Industry Program from Red Hook, New York, had arrived to set up for Switchfoot, a rock band known for its worship music, and Hello June, a West Virginia-based indie band.

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Artist Jamie Lester stands beside the bronze statue "Aphrodite" in the Giardini Marinaressa in Venice, Italy. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Lester)

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The WVU School of Theatre and Dance’s 2026-27 season includes musicals, comedic plays and dance performances featuring current students as actors, dancers, scene and costume designers, sound and lighting technicians, choreographers and stage managers.

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Alison Smallwood, a Sports and Adventure Media major in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, was recognized with a digital media award at the 51st Gracie Awards for her “Mountaineer Playbook” segment “3-in-30.”

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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings world-class talent and choreography to the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

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Students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications were enlisted by Goals House, the advocacy arm of Freuds Communications, to engage young people in initiatives related to water cleanliness, access and sanitation. One group of students proposed a winning strategy to cut through Gen Z’s compassion fatigue and make them “Give a Sh*t.”

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Radhica Ganapathy is the new director of the West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance, and Michael Vercelli, who has served as the interim director for the past year, is the director of the School of Music effective July 2026.

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The WVU Wind Symphony recently traveled to France to perform at the Festival des Anches d’Azur thanks to the generous support of donors.

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Joe Lupo, a professor of Printmaking in the WVU School of Art and Design, is presenting the collaborative exhibition “Not Approved by the Comics Code Authority” at the Artists Image Resource (AIR) in Pittsburgh from July 10 to Aug. 29 with assistance from the Myers Foundations.

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Jessica Nelson |

The Outdoor Artists series offers free artmaking events for all ages every Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through July. In the case of inclement weather or extreme temperatures, activities will be moved indoors.

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The 2026-27 season of the University Arts Series offers more shows and more subscription package options than ever before. More than 15 events will bring sensational music, family fun and the wonders of Broadway to the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.

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Limited spots remain in the WVU Summer Acting and Dance Academies for youth and teens interested in immersive weeklong courses to further their performance skills.

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Erica Lindsay |

Two retired WVU School of Medicine faculty members are embracing their passion for the arts and giving back to the University in a new way — by partnering to support the Art Museum of WVU. Dr. Stephen Wetmore and Dr. Mary Wimmer, both of Morgantown, jointly made a $100,000 gift to create a fund that supports the museum’s greatest needs.

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World-renowned opera baritone and WVU School of Music alumnus Michael Chioldi was recently back among the Appalachian Mountains for a run of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff” at the Pittsburgh Opera. For the Avonmore, Pennsylvania, native, it was like a homecoming. Family members, friends from high school and college, WVU fans and even WVU faculty came to see him perform as the title character.

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WVU Theatre Design and Technology major Daney Brookover ended her final year at West Virginia University on a high note. The Ripley, West Virginia, native received multiple awards from the College of Creative Arts and Media in her final semester. Even more impressive, Brookover won the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Bernhard R. Works Master Crafts Award.

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Join the Art Museum of WVU for a series of summer events in the Nath Sculpture Garden. All events at the Art Museum are free and open to the public.

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Six students from the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications traveled to the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, in April, courtesy of the Gerald L. Davis, Jr. International Journalism Fund.

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WVU School of Art and Design alumna Ali Printz was one of 53 creators to receive a $10,000 unrestricted grant as part of the inaugural 2026 State of the Art Prize from Creative Capital.

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Erica Lindsay |

Fun-loving. Passionate. Adventurous.

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John Walls, a 1978 Broadcast Journalism alumnus, receives the 2026 P.I. Reed Achievement Award from Reed School director Emily Corio during the Spring Honors Ceremony. Photo by David Smith.

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The WVU College of Creative Arts and Media celebrated the graduation of more than 400 students from the schools of Art and Design, Music, Theatre and Dance and the Reed School of Media and Communications on May 16.

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Jessica Nelson |

A new course for Sports and Adventure Media (SAM) students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications puts them on the sidelines and in the control room to produce a live sports broadcast from start to finish.

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The WVU Reed School of Media and Communications recently redesigned and relaunched its online Master of Science in Digital Marketing Communications program with a streamlined curriculum that addresses the latest shifts in the industry, including the pervasiveness of artificial intelligence.

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Fourteen WVU Reed School of Media and Communications students received awards for their work on over a dozen projects at the 2026 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. Based on students’ achievements in the BEA Festival over the last five years, WVU achieved notable rankings in several BEA program categories.

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The Integrate Conference returns to the WVU Media Innovation Center June 4-6. It's a multi-day conference where communications and marketing professionals can attend presentations and networking sessions led by top experts. Participants can sharpen their skills, discover innovative strategies and gain inspiration from leading industry professionals.

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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.

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