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By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Feb. 25, 2026 – As Crystal Bridge Museum gets ready for the summer opening of its multimillion-dollar expansion, the museum’s long-standing chief curator is moving to a new role while the state’s largest art gallery adjusts its leadership structure. On Wednesday (Feb. 25), Crystal Bridges Museum of […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 7, 2026 – For Black Arkansans, the state’s shifting population landscape is more than just numbers—it’s a story of resilience, opportunity, and challenge. As newly released Census Bureau 2025 estimates reveal, Arkansas’s overall population is growing, but the impact is uneven: vibrant urban centers like Little Rock and […]
The newly-transformed galleries introduce visitors to five centuries of American art By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Feb. 1, 2026 – After announcing a $100 expansion in 2022 that will be completed during its 15th anniversary celebration in June, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art reached a major milestone in the new year when the museum’s newly-transformed galleries opened to the public. […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – Dec. 20, 2025 – Nearly six months after longtime CEO Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury announced her departure after 18 years, one of the state’s leading nonprofit philanthropic organizations, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF), announced on Thursday (Dec. 18) that insider Cory S. Anderson will assume the prominent […]