“The legacies of Helen Balfour Morrison and Sybil Shearer present a unique approach to the arts, and MSF programs are intended to bring these underreported legacies to the surface as inspiration and enrichment.”

A Conversation with John Neumeier and Susan Manning, Northwestern University, at the Arts Club of Chicago, 2013.

Carol Doty, MSF Chair, 2006-2020

Programs

Programs are designed to inspire and nurture the creative processes of dance artists, media artists, and their collaborators while expanding upon the legacy of Helen Balfour Morrison and Sybil Shearer.

Programs

The Sybil Shearer Studio at Ragdale

Grants

Residencies at Ragdale

Public Programs

Research + Archives

Publications

Restagings

M O R E

The Newberry Library: Helen Balfour Morrison Photographs of Kentucky Freetowns
Chicago Film Archives Morrison-Shearer Collection 1940-1997
The Morrison-Shearer Foundation Archives