Everybody who’s anybody is bailing out of the art world, it seems, and Second Street Gallery’s executive director, Leah Stoddard, is the latest to jump ship. A press release from interim director Catherine Barber announced today that the oldest nonprofit art space in town accepted Stoddard’s resignation and plans to conduct a national search for her replacement.
"We will miss Leah’s passion and commitment to Second Street and wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors," says Steve Delgado, president of Second Street’s Board of Directors (and president of C-VILLE’s parent company Portico Publications), in the press release. Neither Delgado nor Barber offered additional comments on Stoddard’s reasons for resignation, and Stoddard could not be reached by phone.
And we’re not done yet, folks. C-VILLE broke the news last week that former UVA Art Museum director Jill Hartz was Oregon-bound, and you may’ve also heard that Paramount Theater executive director Edward Rucker has split from his post.
The only media form missing, it seems, is film, but we’ve got one more for you. Cassandra Barnett, current managing director of nonprofit youth media program Light House Studio, will leave her post in July after two-and-a-half years. During her time at Light House, Barnett says that she kept part-time hours for family reasons and is unable to keep full-time hours, but will remain active in the program’s outreach efforts. Barnett also mentioned that there are two strong candidates for the full-time director position, whom she would not identify.
If our city is a canvas, someone is trampling on one of the corners. Where the hell is everyone going?
Lost masterpiece? Leah Stoddard resigns from Second Street Gallery.
