With applications rolling, please contact us with any questions you may have! There's a lot of info on our website about eligibility, the house, our scholarships, our programming and more, but you can always email us and ask anything we didn't cover. Contact (at) waywardretreats.com

Wayward was an integral part of me become the artist I am today. It is such an incredible, treasured thing.

2 weeks left to apply to the 2025 Wayward Retreat! Creatives from any medium are invited to join us at our cozy, inspiring house on Quadra Island. Remember: there's no cell service or wifi there, so if you need a week where the news can't get you, come reset yourself with us. Waywardretreats.com

From 2024 alum Alice Lee:

Applications are rolling in for our 2025 retreat, and we're getting excited to meet the artists who will join us this fall! Waywardretreats.com

A lot of our produce at the retreat comes from Lauren’s garden, which she documented via this illustrated map. It changes every year, but with a fall retreat, we're looking forward to a lot of apples, greens, garlic, squashes and more. Applications open until March 15 at Waywardretreats.com

Miss you Lauren!

Meet us at the house on the lake, the one that's equal parts cozy and inspiring. Applications for the September 2025 Wayward Retreat are open now through March 15. More information and answers to many questions can be found at Waywardretreats.com

A fall Wayward often means prime mushroom foraging! Last year we gathered chantarelle, oyster and lobster mushrooms, which went into breakfast congee and dinner side dishes. Artists can apply now open until March 15 at Waywardretreats.com

Shing really said it. I love showing people around the house, pointing out art by alum retreaters, projects we helped Lauren complete, or relaying lore around certain items in the house. The lineage feels alive, and now we're a part of it. It makes the house feel like it's haunted by loving spirits.

We're fortunate that our host is a director of the Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society. She's taught me so much about the salmon, and I've even had a chance to help her improve their run in a dry season.

One possibility with the 2025 Wayward session is that we might be there at the right time to catch the salmon running up the creek. I've been there for it once before and it's special. Applications open now! @waywardretreats.bsky.social

Artists who have come to Wayward in the past often say it better than we could:

Today is the day! We'll be accepting applications between now and March 15 for our 2025 Wayward Retreat. Check our site for more info, and reach out with any questions you may have. Waywardretreats.com

So much of what happens at the retreat feels impossible to explain. We craft opportunities for surprise, delight and play that our retreaters take and run with. The results are unique each time, but there's always magic and laughter involved.

Artists: Need a breather? Get some time away from... everything... & space to hear your own creative voice with us at the Wayward Retreat. Applications for our Fall 2025 session open on SATURDAY! If you have questions in the meantime, feel free to ask me truly anything. @waywardretreats.bsky.social

It’s a new year and Wayward is almost ready to begin admissions for our next creative retreat! The 2025 session will run September 28 to October 5, and applications will open February 15. More updates soon, but in the meantime many questions can be answered on our website at Waywardretreats.com

Had many highlights this year but I think my favorite was my internet-less week on a remote island off the coast of Canada with @waywardretreats.bsky.social. Genuinely life changing~ 🌸🩵🐸

I forget the things I make the second they're out of sight. Every year I make things for the goodie bags @waywardretreats.bsky.social gives to participants and this year the theme of the retreat was Forge. I went a little nuts with dandelions and thistle which are high in iron

Our June session was full of frogs, huckleberries, oysters, birthdays, ravens, music, typewriter poems, shadow puppets, and the magic of so many different kinds of incredible artists who each brought their own unique perspective to the island.

It'a been a week since I've come back from this art retreat, and I can't overstate what a magical and healing experience it was. I'll be thinking about it for a very long time. Art friends, next time applications open, I heartily recommend Wayward~ 💖

Another Wayward Retreat session has come to a close! We're still feeling the warm glow of this community of incredible artists. Each one showed up ready to dig into their own creative depths as well as get silly with us, and our gratitude to them is profound.

Applications for the 2024 Wayward Retreat close at the end of the year! If you're one of those folks who likes to get things in under the wire, it's just about time! Waywardretreats.com

Painters, writers, dancers, sculptors, composers— all kinds of artists need a place where they can reconnect with their creative voice. Whether you’re feeling stuck or lost on your path or know exactly where you’re going, we have something for you. Applications open now.

Meet us at the house on the lake, the one that's equal parts cozy and inspiring. Applications for the June 2024 Wayward Retreat are open now through the end of the year. More information and answers to many questions can be found at Waywardretreats.com

Applications for our June retreat are open through the end of December. Come join the 2024 cohort to make art in the woods and refocus your creative voice! Waywardretreats.com

The Wayward retreat was life-changing for me in deep & affirming ways, & applications are open for next year’s retreat. waywardretreats.com

We call the morning hours “solo work time,” but discussion and collaboration are always welcome. Cross-pollination of thoughts from artists of different media & backgrounds has led to inspiring results, often years after the retreat. Applications for the 2024 Retreat are open!

A lot of our produce at the retreat comes from Lauren’s garden, which is as vibrant and nourishing as we always hope our week will be. She illustrated last year’s version for us, including a little field guide of a border.

For every Wayward session, we pick a theme. These themes weave throughout the week, inspiring how we think of everything from meditations to collaboration projects, craft projects, and even cocktails! Our theme for the 2024 session will be FORGE…

Psst. June is often berry-foraging season at the retreat.

I’m reference to last post, know what’s nice? Being on an island with other creators with no internet for a week so you can just. Make shit.

Applications for the 2024 Wayward Retreat are open! Come make art in the woods with us. The dates for next year’s retreat are June 18-24, 2024. Applications are due by December 31st, 2023. Waywardretreats.com We can’t wait to meet you all!

Mornings start with coffee and quiet hours. Wayward is a retreat for artists who are pursuing their work in a focused, vocational way and are women (cis or trans), genderqueer/non-binary, or another marginalized gender. Applications for the 2024 session open in early November.

At Wayward, we have group hikes, as well as time throughout the week for continued exploration of the many green spaces, for all levels of adventure. Local resident & Wayward organizer Lauren is our ever-knowledgeable guide to the land & its native life. Applications for 2024 open in early Nov!

Retreaters can choose to work solo or together in our variety of calm, inspirational spaces. We make space for both, and so many lovely collaborations have emerged from the artists at Wayward. Applications for the 2024 Wayward Retreat will open early November.