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VISUALIZE YOUR FUTURE
The School of Art & Design is recognized as a leader in the education, creative development and growth of artists, designers, scholars, and teachers in the visual arts.
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Learn the fundamentals of visual thinking in an area that drives you to create.
MFA Exhibitions
March 4, 2019 - March 29, 2019
Laura and Paul Mesaros Galleries
Graduate student work.
Senior BFA Exhibition
April 11 - May 10, 2019
Laura and Paul Mesaros Galleries
Undergraduate student work.
Featured Stories
Master Printmaking Series in Memory of Joe Hestick
A coal miner by trade, Joe Hestick loved the world of art. Mr. Hestick’s love
of art and education is why Beth Hestick decided to fund the Master Printmaking
Series in Memory of Joe Hestick.
Learn more about the gift & series
New GPS Program teaches restoration, preservation in Italy
The San Gemini Preservation Studies program is a four-week series of courses, field projects and place-based experiences
run through the San Gemini Preservation Studies International Institute for Restoration
and Preservation Studies.
Professor awarded grant to research the impact of art therapy on middle schoolers
Terese Giobbia, Ph.D., coordinator and assistant professor of Art Education will
research whether the inclusion of known visual arts therapy approaches in the art
curriculum can help foster higher self-efficacy among middle school students.
Visual Arts Summer Academy 2019
The WVU School of Art & Design will hold its second Visual Arts Summer
Academy June 23-28, 2019 at the WVU Creative Arts Center.
WV K-12 Art-Making Teacher Institute
The West Virginia K-12 Art-Making Teacher Institute will provide an opportunity for teachers to stay up on the current trends in art making and education and become proficient in the latest knowledge and skills needed for the next generation of students. The Institute will be held August 5-6, 2019.
