2025 MacDowell Medal Day Celebrating Alfredo Jaar

Join us on Sunday, June 29, for MacDowell's annual Medal Day celebration, honoring Chilean-born visual artist, architect, and filmmaker Alfredo Jaar with the 65th Edward MacDowell Medal. Ceremony: 12:15 p.m. Picnic Lunch: 1:15 p.m. Open Studios: 2 - 4 p.m. We are excited to welcome the public to MacDowell for this year's Medal Day, which will feature the presentation of the 65th Edward MacDowell Medal to Jaar in a ceremony featuring a presentation speech from leading curator Ned Rifkin. Following the ceremony, attendees are invited to picnic on the MacDowell grounds, with picnic lunches from Fiddleheads Cafe available for advance purchase. Guests can explore all 450 acres of MacDowell's historic grounds and visit our 31 open, working artist studios to see art being created and speak with the artists-in-residence.