Pamela Z performing during "Pamela Z with People" at MIT. Credit Caroline Alden.
Pamela Z
Composer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist
2022
Past Recipients
The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT 2018 Recipient Audra McDonald in conversation with Oskar Eustis. Credit L Barry Hetherington.
Audra McDonald
Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning singer and actress
2018
Margaret McDermott with 2014 McDermott Award Recipient Olafur Eliasson, MIT President L. Rafael Reif and MIT First Lady Chris Reif. 2014.
Olafur Eliasson
Strikingly original contributions to public art, architecture, and social entrepreneurship
2014
Robert Lepage at MIT: Student Workshop
Robert Lepage
Director, playwright, actor, and filmmaker
2012
Gustavo Dudamel conducts. Credit: Chris Christodoulou.
Gustavo Dudamel
Acclaimed worldwide as one of the most exciting and compelling conductors of our time
2010
Bill Viola, Five Angels for the New Millennium, 2001. Credit: Kira Perov.
Bill Viola
Instrumental in establishing video as a vital medium of contemporary art
2009
Playwright and screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks.
Suzan-Lori Parks
American playwright, screenwriter, musician, and novelist
2006
Santiago Calatrava. Credit Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times.
Santiago Calatrava
World renowned architect, engineer, and artist
2005
Composer Libby Larsen. Courtesy of the Artist.
Libby Larsen
Composer and articulate advocate for the music and musicians of our time
2004
Full list of recipients from 1974 to 2016.
McDermott Past Recipients
More than 35 artists have received the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT since it was established in 1974 by the Council for the Arts at MIT.