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Jessica Nelson |

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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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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“Ya Got Trouble” in Morgantown as Big League Production’s National Tour of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” comes to the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre May 28 at 7:30 p.m. There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian.

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Erica Lindsay |

The recipients of the 2026 WVU College of Creative Arts and Media (CCAM) faculty awards exemplify excellence in research, teaching and service. Awardees include Seyedeh Nazli Hosseini, Julia Fraustino, Megan Leight, Mark Benincosa and Staci Romine.

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The WVU Symphony Orchestra invites the community to the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. as it closes the spring semester with a program of varied orchestral works.

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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.

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Angela Uriyo, Assistant Professor of Fashion and Design Merchandising at the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts and Media, has been selected as the 2026 Council on Undergraduate Research – Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Awardee.

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The WVU School of Theatre and Dance presents the uproariously funny musical “Something Rotten!” from April 23-26 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.”

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The Art Museum of WVU invites the community to take a last look at our exhibitions and enjoy an exclusive gallery talk with "Soft/Cover" co-curator DJ Hellerman, as well as a discussion with artist Aimee Koran, Thursday, April 30, from 4-7 p.m. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served.

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For the students in Teaching Associate Professor Ashton Marra’s spring 2025 investigative reporting class, a full semester’s worth of data collecting, analyzing and reporting paid off in the best way possible. The 22 journalism students in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications worked together on a project that became known as “The Price of Recovery.”

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Three WVU Music Business and Industry students interned at the 2026 Country Radio Seminar, the premier national gathering of country music industry professionals. Audrey Hasley, Jarett McHale and Matteo Pandolfi spent three days in Nashville, Tennessee, supporting one of the most influential events in the country music ecosystem and making industry connections.

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In March, Friends of the Art Museum of WVU traveled with several museum staff to Phoenix, Arizona, for several days of guided art tours, exclusive studio visits and musical performances.

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Jessica Nelson |

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.

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Jessica Nelson |

In March, 19 WVU Dance majors and several faculty members traveled to Athens, Ohio, for the American College Dance Association East-Central Conference, hosted this year by Ohio University. During the conference, students and faculty have opportunities to present their own creative work for adjudication and feedback; attend workshops, classes and panel discussions with dance professionals; network with artists in the field and build connections and friendships with dancers from other higher ed institutions.

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Jessica Nelson |

The WVU School of Theatre and Dance presents the uproariously funny musical “Something Rotten!” from April 23-26 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

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