Highlights
In September and October 2026, participants from all over the world gathered to participate in 2 unique retreats, curated by Anna Kwiecinska, to encounter the island through creativity with workshops by UK artist Becky Blair and a new writing retreat with Australian author Joanne Fedler ... here are some highlights
An Autumn sketchbook - Art Retreat 2026
An exploratory week of really noticing Hydra, finding beauty in small things and creating new ways to imagine them in paint and mixed media with British artist Becky Blair.
If this way of working appeals, you might consider joining Anna Kwiecinska and Becky Blair in Fes, Morocco in April 2028.
stay in touch and check into www.annakwiecinska.com for details.
book cover holding with Leonard Cohen holding a cigarette and text reading I'm Your Man
Colourful soft-edged geometric artwork
book cover holding with Leonard Cohen holding a cigarette and text reading I'm Your Man
Ring The Bells! - Writing Retreat in 2026 ...
Joanne Fedler, Australian author and writing mentor, takes us on a creative writing journey drawing on the poems and lyrics of Hydra's famous resident, Leonard Cohen, to open the doorways into our own writing.
If you are interested to know more about Writing Retreats with Anna and Joanne, please check www.annakwiecinska.com for more information about our memoir writing retreat in Portugal 2027 and a new creative writing retreat in Bali 2027.
Literary Retreat - Half The Perfect World - 2027
Join Anna Kwiecinska with Dr Paul Genoni and Prof. Tanya Dalziell, authors of the award-winning book "Half the Perfect World" about Hydra's writers, dreamers and drifters who gathered on The Rock, making it the epicentre of mid-20th century Bohemiansim.
Bookings now open for this retreat. Read more >