Indianapolis art museum chief resigns after ‘white audience’ job notice

The president of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields stepped down Wednesday after the institution generated an uproar with a job notice that said it was seeking a director to maintain its “traditional, core, white art audience.” The museum’s board of trustees and board of governors said in a statement that Charles Venable’s resignation was accepted Wednesday morning. “We are sorry,” said the statement. “We have made mistakes. We have let you down.” Jerry Wise, the museum’s chief financial officer, will serve as interim president, the board said. The job listing set off a firestorm afte...