Es Devlin: Public Lecture

Exploring the wide ranging artistic practice of artist and designer Es Devlin.

The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT was established in 1974 by Margaret McDermott (1912–2018) in honor of her husband, Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), a cofounder of Texas Instruments and long-time friend and benefactor of MIT. The award is presented by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

The McDermott Award is bestowed upon individuals whose artistic trajectory and body of work have achieved the highest distinction in their field and who indicate that they will remain leaders for years to come. It recognizes innovative talents in any arts discipline and offers its recipient a $100,000 cash prize and a campus residency. The McDermott Award reflects MIT’s commitment to risk taking, problem solving, and connecting creative minds across disciplines.

The Council for the Arts at MIT is a volunteer group of alumni and friends who support the arts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Appointed by the president of MIT to three-year terms, council members continually fulfill their mission to foster the arts at MIT and to act as a catalyst for the development of a broadly based, highly participatory program in the arts. Since the award was established in 1974, it has been bestowed upon 39 individuals who work in the performing, visual, and media arts, as well as authors, art historians, and patrons of the arts.

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