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Sunset on Shaw Prairie by Jess Sladek
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Ragdale Ring
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Final Summer Picnic & Performance
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The Ragdale Ring performances return to the site of their original 1912 outdoor stage, designed by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and built for his poet and playwright wife, Frances Wells Shaw, and their many artistic friends. This final performance, on the award winning Ragdale Ring competition stage will offer guests an intimate experience to sit and enjoy a memorable summer evening.
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Join us for the last Ragdale Ring Performance
of the year - don’t miss out!
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16: Duo of guitarist, Dave Miller and soprano Tracy Cantin
Reading by poet Simone Muench.
Prior to the 7:00 pm performance, starting at 5:30 pm
Come and Picnic along the Prairie!
Spread a blanket, bring a picnic basket, wine and some chairs and take in
the view or wander through the Shaw Prairie or buy your picnic dinner
from the food truck parked near The Ring. Parking is available. Please visit
our FAQ in the link above for event details.
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Ragdale Ring Design
Contest Winners
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Architect Howard Van Doren Shaw designed the original Ragdale Ring, on his family’s Arts & Crafts country estate, as an outdoor theater to accommodate the plays of his wife, Frances Wells Shaw and other creative performances by friends. Audiences of over 200 guests sat on the Shaw designed benches in a circular orchestra paved with grass and surrounded by the low limestone wall.
In 2013, Ragdale launched an international competition to reinterpret Shaw’s Ring. Ragdale invites architects, artists, and designers to apply for the opportunity to design, build, and exhibit a new interpretation of the Ragdale Ring, a temporary theatre to house concerts and performances. A jury of architects, artists, and architectural historians select a single project to realize at full scale on Ragdale’s grounds.
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The winning design for the 2023 Ragdale Ring competition goes to “Garden Room Table Room,” designed by DRAWINGS, a partnership made up of Daniel Garcia and William Smith. Garcia and Smith founded DRAWINGS in 2020 while pursuing their Master in Architecture degrees at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Based out of Brooklyn, NY and Portland, OR, Drawings operates out of two very different contexts in order to leverage their unique advantages. DRAWINGS embraces the inherent potential found in contrasting elements and ideas.
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William Smith (left) Daniel Garcia (right)
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Meet our Most Recent
Artists in Residence
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LARA ANTAL
Interdisciplinary Art, Brooklyn, NY
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HADARA BAR-NADAV
Poetry, Kansas City, MO
Poetry Foundation Fellow
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MARIE-HELENE BERTINO
Fiction, Brooklyn, NY
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SARA BORJAS
Writing, Oakland, CA
Poetry Foundation Fellow
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WHITNEY BRADSHAW
Visual Art, Chicago, IL
Judy Sigunick Fellow
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TERI CROSS DAVIS
Writing, Silver Spring, MD
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ALEXA DERMAN
Playwriting, Providence, RI
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KRISTIN KEANE
Writing, San Francisco, CA
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MONICA ONG
Poetry, Trumbull, CT
Sylvia Clare Brown Fellow
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JASON REBLANDO
Photography, Normal, IL
Judy Sigunick Fellow
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ZAHRA SAFAVERDI
Visual Artist, Lubbock, TX
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GILES SCOTT
Writing, Ross, CA
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KATIE JEAN SHINKLE
Writing, Huntsville, TX
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STEPHANIE MARTINEZ
Dancer, Chicago, IL
Sybil Shearer Fellow
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Ragdale Spotlight
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Ragdale welcomes Corentin Layec this year’s French Heritage Society Fellow in collaboration with the Chicago Botanic Garden. Corentin is the 7th French Heritage Society Fellow hosted by Ragdale.
He will spend his time under the expertise of horticulturist, Lisa Hilgenberg at the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden. We are looking forward to introducing him to his fellow artists in residence and having him enjoy Ragdale’s iconic campus and prairie landscape.
Bienvenue Corentin!
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Ragdale Welcomes its
Newest Trustees
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Introducing the newest addition to Ragdale’s board of trustees, bringing their expertise and commitment to Ragdale as lead ambassadors for our mission. Ragdale appreciates their service.
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BRETT TAYLOR - VP of Lake Forest Bank and Trust
Newly elected Board Treasurer
LAN SAMANTHA CHANG - Author, and Director of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
JASON KALAJAINEN - Executive Director, Luminarts Cultural Foundation and Co-Trustee, Holly Palmer Foundation
VICTORIA MEDVEC - Founder and CEO of Medvec & Associates and Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
ANN WALTERS - Facilitator Between the Covers Book Discussion
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Read with Ragdale
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SELECT ONE OR BOTH OF THESE BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL AND COME TO A BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION WHERE YOU WILL MEET AND TALK WITH THE AUTHOR!
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Join Ann Walters, Ragdale Trustee, and longtime professional facilitator of Between the Covers Book Discussions for a book discussion with: Toya Wolfe, to discuss her debut breakout novel Last Summer on State Street. Toya was recently honored with the Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award.
Last Summer on State Street
Wednesday, October 25
7-9pm at Hart McCutcheon House
On the Ragdale Campus
1272 N Green Bay Road
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The next book discussion will be with national best-selling author, Kathleen Rooney who will discuss her latest novel From Dust to Stardust. She is the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and professor at DePaul University.
From Dust to Stardust
Wednesday, November 29
7-9pm at Hart McCutcheon House
On the Ragdale Campus
1272 N Green Bay Road
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Capacity is limited so reserve your spot today by emailing Marita Seaberg at [email protected] or calling 847-234-1063x21
All books are available online, at bookstores, or at Lake Forest Book Store at a 15% discount. Please let the staff know at checkout at the Lake Forest Book Store that you are attending a Read with Ragdale discussion session.
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Ragdale Themed Residencies & Creative Sabbaticals
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Apart from our competitive application Artists Residency Program, Ragdale welcomes groups of up to 15 emerging and professional artists, along with serious writing and other arts groups, of all disciplines to work together over the course of three to six day stays. Examples include visual art and music groups, dance and theater companies, performance artists, audio producers, writing groups, writers developing interdisciplinary practices, and arts administrators. As in all residencies offered, Ragdale encourages exploration and experimental use of time spent together in a retreat setting.
Similar to Themed Residencies, Creative Sabbaticals are offered as three or six day residencies for indivudual artists working in any discipline. Designed for individual artists, curators, arts administrators, and others in the creative field, these stays allow artists to engage in important projects that would benefit from the unique setting Ragdale offers. Sabbaticals use a sliding scale fee based on income and are scheduled during non-residency sessions.
Applications are required for consideration. For more information, including available dates, accommodations, and studio facilities, please contact
Deanna Miera at [email protected] or 847-234-1063 X. 23.
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Ragdale Retreats
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Ragdale has never in its history been available for occupancy to the general public — until now. Modeled after our very successful artist-in-residence program, the Ragdale Retreat experience uses art as a means to help guests exercise their creative skills and indulge in diverse activities led by Ragdale’s acclaimed alumni. All retreat profits go to Ragdale as charitable donations to help support our artist residency program.
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LEARN MORE →
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The Ragdale Foundation
1260 North Green Bay Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
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