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8/24/2017 |
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Walton group donates $120 million to University of Arkansas to create a school of art |
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By Jennifer Joyner
TBP
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation of Bentonville will donate $120 million toward growing the University of Arkansas' art department into a school of art. The gift, announced Wednesday (Aug 23) is the largest outright donation ever made to a US university to establish a school of art, university officials said.
"This gift creates the first and only school of art in the state of Arkansas, and will propel art education and research in the state forward while also providing unparalleled access and opportunity to students," noted a UA statement. "The gift will also help position the school of art as a center of excellence in art education, art history, graphic design and studio art curriculum." The school will be housed in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts.
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