The College of Creative Arts and Reed College of Media will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
Through a competitive application process, the Creative Consultant professional mentorship program matches
outstanding creative arts students with extraordinary professionals in the fields
of art, design, music, theatre, dance, and arts education, administration and industry.
Applications for the 2023-24 academic year are now open. The application deadline is 11:59 pm Friday, September 8, 2023.
Consultants are alumni and friends of the WVU College of Creative Arts who want to give back to our college with guidance, advice, and expertise in a variety of artistic disciplines. Nominate a fellow alumni or yourself to become a consultant by contacting Mikylah Myers, Associate Dean of Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
Students share how their Creative Consultants have further prepared them for a career in the arts.
Luke offered me the opportunity to conduct Sleigh Ride with the WV Symphony! I also watched the rehearsals, and it was amazing to be a part of it and soak it in. The conducting lessons are really helping a lot. He’s teaching me about working with a group professionally and giving me tips on how to listen more, and I’m trying to learn the role as a leader. He’s helped me a lot with learning new music and learn what to listen to.
Amanda is amazing! We worked on building my CV, getting published writing out, album reviews, revamping my website and adding a blog post page, and building proposals for different conferences which resulted in me being invited to give a 50-minute talk at the Philadelphia Flute Society this spring!
Chasdan and I have talked about my path over the next few years, about auditions and what’s going to happen when I become a professional.
Kate is a working artist. Our meetings are about how to navigate the business side of art. I have a ton of information from her – art business, taxes, how to make contracts, super important stuff I hadn’t even thought about.
Mercedes and I talk a lot about how to become a choreographer and how you apply for apprenticeships. We are also working on materials for my website and resume.