Unfurl a more creative life.
Introducing Studio Unfurl, your mentor-driven, travel-inspired community for creative quests. We offer a supportive place to cultivate sketching and writing practices. You’ll learn artistic storytelling from experienced teachers, notable guests, and like-hearted, curious travelers.
Explore innate curiosity and creativity through the power of travel, mentorship, and community.
Interwoven Writing + Art Workshops
Learn in small, dynamic groups from our accomplished mentors-in-residence. Over two eight-week courses, you’ll build a holistic storytelling practice of travel sketching, painting, and writing.
Guest Chats with Notable Creatives
Find inspiration from conversations with renowned writers, artists, and more. Thought-provoking one-hour discussions are facilitated by our mentors-in-residence with the opportunity for community Q&A.
Community Salons + Prompt Studios
Spark creativity with mentor-led writing and art prompt sessions. Ongoing group meet-ups provide accountability, collaboration, camaraderie, and revelation to sustain your artful practice.
Your Mentors-in-Residence
Learn from accomplished mentors: storytellers and artists who inspire travel-minded creativity and exploration.
Lavinia Spalding, award-winning author, editor, and speaker
Colette Hannahan, painter, illustrator, and traveling artist
Our mentors have been seen in:
AFAR, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tin House, Longreads, Ms, The New York Times, TEDx, Off Assignment, Hidden Compass, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Frommers, The Best Women's Travel Writing, The Best Travel Writing, Solas Travel Writing Awards, and The Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards.
“There’s nothing like travel to swing wide all the artistic channels”
Unfurl creativity.
Expand your creativity and ignite possibilities with Studio Unfurl. Join us for a year-long communal adventure in travel writing and art.