Bank of America recently announced that it has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), bringing its historic renovation one step closer to completion.
“Bank of America is a significant long-term partner of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts,” said Dr. Victoria Ramirez, Executive Director at Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. “For years, they have generously supported our exhibitions and arts education programs, and now we can include them as a contributor to our capital campaign. Gifts such as this are instrumental to our ability to open in spring 2023 with state-of-the-art galleries, an expanded art school and an upgraded performing arts theater.”
With the long awaited renovation, in progress since 2019, finally coming to a close, this grant builds upon the great success of the Reimagining the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts fundraising effort, which has already raised over $150 million, surpassing the original goal of $128 million. Every extra dollar will help make the wait even more worthwhile.
“We share the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ commitment to community and vision to build a cultural home for future generations,” said Heather Albright, president, Bank of America Arkansas. “For more than six decades, AMFA has been a pillar to our community, and we’re proud to be partners in its next chapter.”
This grant is part of a wider initiative by the Bank of America, which awarded 24 such grants in 2021 alone to Central Arkansas non-profits including Our House Shelter, Arkansas Foodbank, PARK Foundation, Baptist Health Foundation and Samaritan Community Center of Northwest Arkansas. Over the past five years, Bank of America has invested over $4 million in local grants, as well as capital investments for small businesses, affordable housing and other economic revitalization projects around the state.
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