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Artists Call for Bellevue Arts Museum Director to Step Down


by Jasmyne Keimig

Mar 16, 2021 at 11:48 am
The Eastside sucks. Courtesy of BAM
In an open letter addressed to the Bellevue Arts Museum s board of directors on Monday, several artists called for the removal of the museum s executive director, Benedict Heywood. They also demanded greater transparency behind BAM s work around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The letter comes just a few weeks after writers and artists at both Hugo House and Pottery Northwest called for the removal of each respective organization s executive directors following allegations of racism and discrimination.
In the letter to BAM s board, the artists claim that Heywood treated Tariqa Waters, the acclaimed gallerist behind Martyr Sauce and the curator of BAM s ....

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