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  • 05/26/2022

    Ground-breaking gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ ‘Commitment to Future Arts Leaders’

    Bentonville, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces one of the largest museum endowments in the country dedicated to developing the next generation of arts leadership. With a $10,000,000 gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation, the museum adds breadth, depth, and oversight to its nationally-recognized initiative, reconstituting its robust internship program as a resounding "Commitment to Future Arts Leaders."

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05/02/2023

Alice Walton Is Getting Art Out of Storage and Into the World

The famously philanthropic member of the Walmart family has made it her mission to make museum works accessible to all.

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  • The J. Paul Getty Medal

    02/26/2020

    Getty Medal Goes to Alice Walton, Martin Puryear, Kwame Anthony Appiah
    Getty Medal Goes to Alice Walton, Martin Puryear, Kwame Anthony Appiah

    Philanthropist Alice Walton, artist Martin Puryear, and scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah are to receive the 2020 Getty Medal, the J. Paul Getty Trust’s highest honor, recognizing contributions to the arts and humanities.

  • Garden Court, The Frick Collection

    01/16/2019

    American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative
    American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative

    The project will be supported by $4 million in grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Ford Foundation. 

    - The New York Times.

  • Visitors look at Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's "Agostina" (1866) at the National Gallery of Art in Washington on September 5, 2018 Photo by Olivia HAMPTON

    01/15/2019

    $4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums
    $4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums

    The Ford, Andrew W. Mellon, and Alice L. Walton foundations joined forces to award the grant.

    - The Chronicle of Philanthropy