Walmart Donates $20M to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art to Sponsor Admission

BENTONVILLE, A.K.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced a $20 million grant from Walmart to cover admission fees for all visitors. Prior to the grant, a $10 admission fee was being considered for adults. “The Northwest Arkansas community is so important to us — it’s where our associates live, work and play,” said Walmart president and CEO Mike Duke. “We are excited about the cultural opportunities Crystal Bridges is bringing to our area and even more excited that our families, friends [...]

Crystal Bridges Announces Work by Leading Landscape, Pop Artists

BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced two distinctive contemporary works. Enassamishhinjijweian (2009), a tour-de-force landscape by Tom Uttech, builds on the collection’s strength in American landscapes, supplementing Asher B. Durand’s Kindred Spirits, Thomas Moran’s Autumn Landscape and Marsden Hartley’s Hall of the Mountain King, among other works. The second announced painting is Wayne Thiebaud’s Supine Woman (1963), a psychologically ambiguous portrait of a tense, prone woman. This work joins the museum’s growing body of works representing [...]

Niki Ciccotelli Named Director of Education at Crystal Bridges Museum

BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Niki Ciccotelli has been named director of education at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Ciccotelli, who joined Crystal Bridges in 2008 as head of school programs and has served as interim director of education since January, brings more than 13 years of experience in education and arts programming to a position that is critical to the museum’s mission. “One of our primary goals at Crystal Bridges is to foster extraordinary and direct connections between people and great [...]