N.C. Museum of Art Receives $2 Million From GlaxoSmithKline Foundation

The North Carolina Museum of Art has announced a four-year, $2 million grant from the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation in support of arts education programming that will benefit more than 150,000 teachers and K-12 students in the state.

The grant will support the museum's Big Picture project, a series of professional-development programs, workshops, and online distance-learning resources designed to help K-12 teachers in all disciplines learn art-based strategies for promoting achievement among students and enhancing their motivation to learn.