Scotland, June 2026
The Scottish Sonder is a 10-day immersive creative journey through Scotland where ancient landscapes, encounters with working artists and makers, and dedicated time for your own work deepen how we see, make, and engage with the world around us.
Gylen Castle, Kerrera, 2025
Program Overview
Inspired by the German ‘sonder-‘ (special), French ‘sonder’ (to sound the depths), and Sanskrit ‘sundar’ (beautiful), we believe sondering is the practice of paying attention to the lives and stories around us, being present through creation, and growing alert through close listening and looking.
This workshop experience invites you to move through ancient Scottish landscapes and living cultures not as a tourist, but as an engager—open to being changed by what you encounter and offering change through what you create. As a participant, you’ll help shape something essential to creative vitality and societal health, while having an extraordinary adventure with a remarkable group of fellow travelers.
Edinburgh (3 days, 2 nights)
Private visits to photographic collections at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery with curators and photo-historians; special viewing at the Studies in Photography Gallery with photographers; guided tour of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh; dining at Edinburgh’s finest restaurants.
Argyll (7 days)
Guided tours of standing stones and ancient monuments; hikes through rare temperate rainforests; curated whisky tastings; ferry rides to Hebridean islands; visits with creative practitioners, cultural historians, and those engaged with the region’s living heritage; generous time for personal creative work.
Details
- Dates: June 14-24, 2026
- Location: Edinburgh and Argyll, Scotland
- Fee: $8,500 per person (shared occupancy); $9,500 (single room)
- Includes: All accommodations, three meals daily, entrance fees, local transportation, platinum-palladium and cyanotype studio materials kit
- Not included: Travel to/from Edinburgh, personal expenses
