It's the creative Travel Cult You Didn't Know You needed...
It's life as art and it's the art of life. And if you want to go on the most coveted creative travel retreat that everyone is talking about, then take 2 minutes and 38 seconds to watch this video. Because it's time to retreat yourself!
Are you ready to retreat yourself?
2027 retreats are about to open!
Portugal
April 1-6, 2027
Urban Sketching, Watercolor, Photography & Yoga
Lizzie Larock, Susan Gatehouse, Dora Keogh
OPENS FOR WAITLIST FRIDAY AUG 28
Morocco
April 25-May 3, 2027
Art, Photowalks, Shopping, Hot air balloons, henna tattoo parties and more!
Lizzie Larock
OPENS TO WAITLIST TUESDAY AUG 24
Le Marche, Italy
May 15-22, 2027
Watercolor, yoga, creative workshops & more!
with Katie White, Susan Gatehouse & Lizzie Larock
OPENS TO WAITLIST TUESDAY AUG 24
Portugal
September 14-20, 2027
Watercolor & Whimsy
Margot Carr & Lizzie Larock
OPENS TO WAITLIST TUESDAY AUG 24
Croatia
Sept 4-11, 2027
Watercolor, Photography, Islands all on a gorgeous yacht in Croatia!
with Katie White & Lzzie Larock
Andrew Faulkner San Luis Obispo, California Painting
WAITLIST ONLY
Andrew Faulkner and Weatherly Stroh
April 16-23, 2027
Sardinia
LATE MAY - *EXACT DATES COMING
AUG 25
with Laura King & Janie Florea
May 21-28, 2027
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Croatia Yacht Retreat
SOLD OUT
Creativity and Croatia
Laura King and Janie Florea
Sept 20-27, 2026
Sardinia Retreat
SOLD OUT
with Katie White and Lizzie Larock
Sept 12-18, 2026
Morocco
SOLD OUT
Art of Adventure
Lizzie Larock & Weatherly Stroh
April 13-21, 2026
Provence Retreat
SOLD OUT
La Joie de Vivre
Lizzie & Weatherly
Sept 19-26, 2026
Portugal Watercolor
SOLD OUT
Mindful Watercolor Retreat
with Katie White and Kim Moran
May 21-26, 2026
Tuscany
SOLD OUT
Abstracting the Tuscan Landscape
with Andrew Faulkner
April 23-30, 2026
This is your passport to a whole new YOU.
To a more creative, more joyful, more present, more YOU era of life. You do not need to have any art experience to love our retreats. Everything is optional and the only obligation is to enjoy yourself (which isn't very hard in our extraordinary locations!).
Lizzie Larock and Weatherly Stroh, co-founders of Art of Life Creativity Retreats.
Art of Life Creativity Retreats was co-founded by artists and entrepreneurs Lizzie Larock and Weatherly Stroh, two very old friends who believe great travel, creativity, and excellent food should all exist in the same sentence - preferably in another country.
Since 2023, we’ve curated creativity retreats for more than 200 people in places like Tuscany, Sardinia, Morocco, Croatia, Provence, and Portugal. We don’t do cookie-cutter itineraries. We do retreats with personality, teachers with heart and humor, long meals, inspiring activities, and experiences that feel unexpectedly perfect.
Our groups tend to laugh a lot, eat well, shop enthusiastically, and rediscover creative hobbies they actually want to bring home. We’re also known for surprise-and-delight moments that are best left unspoiled.
We proudly refer to it as the best travel cult (not the scary kind!). Many of our guests travel with us again and again and again. A lot are on their 3rd or 4th retreat. A few are even on their seventh retreat! Once you’re in, it’s hard to go back to ordinary vacations.
Welcome to the Art of Life. We think you're going to love it here!
Retreat yourself!
Where will you retreat yourself? Because it's time. You're ready, and it's the most incredible gift you could ever give to yourself. You won't regret it. Nobody ever said on their death bed, "I wish I traveled for my own pleasure LESS". Join us for an experience of a lifetime. Ordinary vacations will never feel the same after this.
