Rebuilding the Meadow Studio
May 2008 Update: The walls are up and the roof is still to come...
"A Shaw family member put it succinctly when she said that Meadow Studio is the heart and soul of Ragdale. It was the first studio on Ragdale property. It's isolated presence on the prairie fosters inspiration and creativity in a new way..." -Penny West, Ragdale Board Member and Building Committee Co-Chair
The Ragdale Foundation has partnered with a class of fourth- and fifth-year and graduate students from an Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Design/Build class to rebuild the Foundation’s now-defunct Meadow Studio for its artist residency program. The team of 12 students, led by Associate Professor Frank Flury, will design and build a new artist’s studio using the existing footprint and effecting as light an environmental impact on the site as possible.
