SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV
A place to return to.
Cliffside Arts is an emerging nonprofit dedicated to advancing art and community through practice, collaboration, retreat, and exhibition — rooted in the ancient, human act of making by hand.
“To advance art and community through artistic practice, collaboration, and retreat — from creation to exhibition.”
OUR MISSIONThree parts of one creative cycle
Gather, make, share, and begin again. Cliffside Arts connects practice, retreat, and exhibition into a single rhythm.
Clayworks
A ceramic studio and learning space with wheels, tools, workshops, wood firings, and artist residencies.
Retreats
Short- and long-term retreats offering focused time, community, communal meals, and the quiet of the land.
Gallery
An exhibition space in downtown Shepherdstown showcasing both gallery-worthy work and utilitarian handmade objects.
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