Upcoming Ragdale Events
avery r. young
Ragdale In Chicago at Poetry Foundation
July 9, 2PM

Join us for Ragdale in Chicago, a free event celebrating a new fellowship at Ragdale for poets, sponsored by the Poetry Foundation. Poet, artist, and Ragdale fellow, avery r. young will speak about his experience at Ragdale, share information on the new fellowship, and perform some of his work.

avery r. young is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, 3Arts Awardee, poetry editor for Bridge, and executive for the Floating Museum. young’s latest full-length recording, Tubman. (FPE Records), is the soundtrack to his collection neckbone: visual verses (Northwestern University Press, 2019).


Ragdale Public Tour
July 9, 10AM

Located on the former country estate of Arts and Crafts architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, a Ragdale tour includes: the historic Ragdale House, visual artist studios, exquisite gardens, an introduction to the Shaw family history and the artists’ residency program that serves nearly 200 artists and authors each year.

Admission is $10/person and online reservations must be made in advance.

These tours are rare opportunities to see behind-the-scenes at an artists’ residency, typically closed to the public. Visitors can experience the five-acre site which includes two historic homes, several artist studios, gardens and vistas of 50 acres of virgin prairie. The Ragdale House, originally built in 1897, and the Barn House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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When you support Ragdale, you join a special group of arts-minded philanthropists and community leaders who engage with and nurture the artists of our time. Your gifts help us host each artist with great care, providing the time, space and resources needed for them to make groundbreaking leaps in the development of new works. Your support also goes towards much-needed arts education in our regional schools.
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