“We have made mistakes. We have let you down.”
Published February 18th
Written by Paul Meara
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields’ president is stepping down after the institution created an uproar over a job notice that stated it was seeking a director to maintain its “traditional, core, white art audience.”
According to the
New York Daily News, the museum’s board of trustees and board of governors released a statement acknowledging
Charles Venable’s resignation that was accepted Wednesday morning (February 17).
“We are sorry,” the statement read. “We have made mistakes. We have let you down.”
The board says