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Hone your skills and advance your knowledge in a variety of art disciplines including art history, ceramics, digital art and animation, fashion design and merchandising, game design, graphic design, interior architecture, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. Or, apply these art forms in WVU's Art Therapy or Art Education programs.
Apply to WVU Request More InformationStudents in the Art and Design BFA 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.
We're excited for you to join our WVU School of Art and Design community, where you'll experience a tight-knit creative environment with the resources of a large university.
As part of the College of Creative Arts and Media, Art and Design students are able to hone their craft while collaborating across disciplines with other students and faculty.
If you're still in the decision phase, complete the Request Information form and our recruitment specialist will work with you to coordinate a visit to campus, connect you with a professor, arrange a class sit-in, and share other opportunities to help you decide if the WVU School of Art and Design is the right fit.
STEP ONE:
All students must complete West Virginia University's application online. Visit apply.wvu.edu for admission standards and application details. Indicate on your WVU application that you are interested in a College of Creative Arts and Media major.
Current WVU students who seek to change their major to the School of Art and Design should contact their current academic advisor to begin the process; you do not need to re-apply to WVU.
Apply OnlineSTEP TWO:
Students interested in the following programs must submit a portfolio and register for a portfolio review day:
2025 Portfolio Review Dates:
STEP THREE:
Upon acceptance to the WVU School of Art and Design, an advisor will contact you to register for courses.
Whether you're looking for financial assistance, ways you can be more involved or anything else related to your education in the WVU School of Art and Design, we're here for you.
Students in the BFA Art and Design, BFA Art Education, BA Art Therapy and BA Game Design and Interactive Media majors will need the following supplies beginning in their freshmen year.
Read More: First Year Art SuppliesReview 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 ExhibitionScholarships for currently enrolled majors and transfer students in the School of Art & Design are available.
Read More: Scholarships for Current Art and Design StudentsReview requirements for hardware and software specifically for the Interior Architecture program.
Read More: BS Interior Architecture Computer RequirementsQuestions? Contact Katherine in the WVU School of Art and Design office at Katherine.Graham@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-5511.
Learn, 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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