Philanthropy — Summer 2011

Symposium on Giving to Arts and Culture

Leading arts donors and experts weigh in on three important questions.

Outsmarting Albert Barnes

The Barnes Collection has opened in its new home in Philadelphia, yet its saga leaves a cautionary tale behind in Merion

By James Panero

Contesting Art

When Rick DeVos launched ArtPrize, he created a new model in prize philanthropy.

By John J. Miller

Illuminated Giving

Meet the family that is building a world-class museum dedicated to the Bible.

By Evan Sparks

Joy Story

How Ira Fulton is changing the culture, one animated feature at a time.

By Kyle Smith

Random Acts of Culture

The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people's everyday lives.

By Christopher Levenick

An Eye for Color

Thanks to private philanthropy, children in New York are making their schools bright and cheerful places to learn.

By Julyssa Lopez

Pixel Perfect

Google is assembling ultra-high-resolution images of the world's greatest art.

By Eleanor Barkhorn

Briefly Noted

Wal-Art

Alice Walton is preparing to open the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

By Kelly Jane Torrance

Staffing Up

Books in Brief Summer 2011

Short reviews of new books on the Caton sisters, college giving, and Chinese philanthropy