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Former Speed Museum director resigns from Indiana art museum over job posting controversy Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT Four days after an Indiana art museum first apologized for language in a job description for a new director, its boards issued a public statement that President Charles Venable, former director of the Speed Art Museum, has resigned and that they plan to move forward with more changes We are sorry. We have made mistakes. We have let you down, the statement read. We are ashamed of Newfields’ leadership and of ourselves. We have ignored, excluded, and disappointed members of our community and staff. We pledge to do better. For those expressing outrage and frustration we are listening. ....
Feb 16, 2021 / 06:27 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) In a letter released Tuesday, dozens of anonymous Newfields staff members asked for the museum’s president to step down after Newfields’ response to a job posting that cited its “traditional, core, white art audience.” The letter, attributed to a group of 85 Newfields staff and stakeholders, said staff are “disheartened” by the museum’s lack of leadership in addressing racial equity, calling the posting and the museum’s response to uproar about it “a symptom of a much larger problem.” The letter goes on to say that while President Charles Venable managed to “financially stabilize” Newfields and get through the pandemic “without sacrificing employees to stay afloat,” staff members are frustrated by what they see as leadership breaking the trust of the community and “do not see a way forward if Dr. Charles Venable remains at the helm of our institution.” ....