Head of Indiana museum resigns after job ad sought a director to uphold its ‘traditional, core, white art audience’

Charles Venable resigned Wednesday as head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields after a racially insensitive job listing sought an art director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.””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,” Newfield’s board of trustees wrote in a statement Wednesday.