WVU College of Creative Arts calendar of events for May 9-15, 2016:

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information about ticketed events, call 304.293.SHOW. For information about any College of Creative Arts events, call the Publicity Office at 304.293.3397. Events on this calendar are subject to change. For the latest information, see our web calendar at http://ccarts.wvu.edu.

All College of Creative Arts programs, services, and activities are accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations, call 304.293.4171.

Friday, May 13
COMMENCEMENT: WVU College of Creative Arts
The WVU College of Creative Arts will celebrate its graduating undergraduate and graduate students at its commencement ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the Creative Arts Center. Eric Ting, who earned a BFA in Theatre in 1997, will serve as speaker, and an honorary DMA will be conferred upon Charlie McCoy.

Through Saturday, May 14
EXHIBITION: Bachelor of Fine Arts Show
Seniors graduating with a bachelor of fine arts degree in the WVU College of Creative Arts will exhibit their final projects in the Creative Arts Center’s Mesaros Galleries, April 14 through May 14. The Mesaros Galleries will be open during the College of Creative Arts Commencement ceremony, to be held Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the Creative Arts Center.

Through June 12
EXHIBITION: “Here to There”
Huntington area art lovers will get a chance to enjoy works by West Virginia University faculty members in an ongoing exhibition. “Here to There: An Exhibition of Work by WVU School of Art & Design Faculty” is on view at the Huntington Museum of Art through June 12.

Mark your calendars:

• Keyboard Festival and Competitions June 3-5
• Summer Acting Academy June 13-17
• Summer Drawing Academy July 24-27

Ongoing

ART MUSEUM OF WVU: Exhibitions: Visual Conversations: Looking and Listening and Independent Vision: Self-Taught Artists from Appalachia

The Art Museum of WVU will be closed Saturday, May 7, to Wednesday, May 11. It will be open to the public for walk-in tours at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 12. It will be closed except to scheduled school groups Friday, May 13, to Tuesday, May 17. It will be open for public walk-in tours at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 (International Museum Day).

Summer hours begin Thursday, May 19. The museum will be open from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with extended hours on Thursdays until 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://artmuseum.wvu.edu.

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CONTACT: David Welsh, College of Creative Arts
304-293-3397; David.Welsh@mail.wvu.edu

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