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The WVU School of Art and Design is a dynamic program with a growing reputation and a mission to contribute to the greater good of art, design, education and culture. Our unique Global Positioning Studies courses encourage site-specific travel to engage the world as fertile ground for art making and critical research.
Ready to Apply? Request More InformationStudents in the Art and Design MFA program choose one of four Areas of Emphasis: 2D Studio Painting, Photography, Print Media; 3D Studio and Public Art including Ceramics and Sculpture; Digital Art and Animation; or Graphic Design.
The WVU School of Art and Design offers a lively environment that encourages creative growth and intellectual challenge.
With the rapidly changing arts culture in mind, our faculty are continually integrating emerging technologies into their studios and classrooms, establishing international programs and expanding our curriculum to prepare students for future careers in the arts.
Prospective graduate students in art and design are required to have completed an appropriate undergraduate degree at an accredited institution.
Applicants may also apply to one of several fully funded Teachings Assistantships. Many students who do not have assistantships still receive financial support from the School in the form of tuition waivers. Applicants may also apply for financial aid through the WVU financial aid office.
WVU is a school with international reach. While our students, scholars and partners come from 110 countries, all 50 states and some U.S. territories, they are united by the Mountaineer pride and school spirit for which our campus is known. Learn more.
STEP ONE:
Follow the instructions for applying to WVU according to your needs: as a first-time applicant, a second-degree applicant, a non-degree applicant or an international applicant. Your application will include a $60 application fee.
Start Your ApplicationSTEP TWO:
Request official transcripts from all institutions previously attended to be sent
directly to:
West Virginia University
Office of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
PO BOX 6510
Morgantown, WV 26506
STEP THREE:
Applicants are required to submit the following via SlideRoom:
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Review requirements for hardware and software in the College of Creative Arts and Media.
Read More: Technology RequirementsTuition varies based on major or program, residency and whether you live on campus. WVU offers several financial aid options to help offset the cost.
Read More: Tuition and Financial AidThe School of Art and Design believes in the power of place based learning and has established an annual award competition to fund outstanding students who are interested in taking a Global Positioning Studies course.
Read More: GPS AwardThe Juried Student Exhibition is an annual exhibition opportunity open to undergraduate and graduate art majors and minors currently enrolled in the WVU School of Art & Design.
Read More: Juried Student ExhibitionFind information on the installation and de-installation process for your MFA Exhibition.
Read More: MFA Exhibition InformationThe School of Art & Design maintains an active student chapter with the National Art Education Association. The NAEA believes that all students deserve a comprehensive, balanced and sequential program of instruction in the visual arts.
Read More: National Art Education AssociationLearn, create, collaborate and show your art in a variety of studios and galleries in the Canady Creative Arts Center.
WVU's Agricultural Sciences Building and adjacent Agricultural Sciences Annex include newly renovated lab spaces and classrooms for Design Studies, Fashion Design and Merchandising, and Interior Architecture.
370 Evansdale Dr | Morgantown, WV 26505
Read More: Ag Sciences South and AnnexThe 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.
WVU Agricultural Sciences Annex
359 Evansdale Dr | Morgantown, WV 26505
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 WVUIn the ceramics studio, students learn hand-working and throwing techniques.
Read More: Ceramics StudioJust inside the main entrance to the CCAC, the Blaney Lobby wraps around the Clay Concert Theatre and offers access to the Dean’s Office, Student Recruitment Office, School of Theatre & Dance Office and the Mesaros Galleries.
Read More: Douglas O. Blaney LobbyThe Fashion Illustration Studio features equipment for hand-drawing and digital fashion illustration, digital flats and technical packages. The Fashion Design Studio provides workstations to learn essential skills in pattern design, layout and cutting, garment construction and draping techniques.
WVU Agriculture Sciences Building South
370 Evansdale Dr | Morgantown, WV 26505
All BFA Art & Design students begin their WVU journey here. Open space and abundant natural light aid creation in 2D and 3D Foundations courses.
Read More: Foundations RoomThe Mesaros Galleries serve to educate students, faculty, and staff across the university as well as the larger Morgantown community, with special emphasis on art majors and students of art history. Exhibitions focus on innovative, experimental art that advances scholarship and discourse in the field.
Loulie, Valerie and William Canady Creative Arts Center 1436 Evansdale Drive | Morgantown, WV 26506-6111
Read More: Laura & Paul Mesaros Galleries
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