인디애나폴리스 미술관이 최근 관장(director) 공모에  “전통적이며, 핵심적인 백인 미술 관람객(traditional, core, white art audience)”을 위해 일할 신임 관장을 찾는다고 밝혀 파문이 일으켰다가 사과 후 사임했다. 이 미술관 이사진을 비롯, 인디애나폴리스의 문화계 종사자 500여명은 공개서한에서 관장 겸 최고 경영자인 찰스 L. 베너블(Charles L. Venable)의 사임을 촉구했었다.  

Charles Venable Resigns as Head of Indianapolis Museum of Art

His departure comes in the wake of a job posting, since corrected, that described the museum’s core audience as “white,” and amid criticism from a trustee, some staff and local artists.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/arts/design/charles-venable-resigning-indianapolis-museum.html

Indianapolis Museum of Art Apologizes for Insensitive Job Posting

The museum wrote that it was seeking a director who would work to maintain its “core, white art audience,” in addition to attracting a more diverse one.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/arts/design/indianapolis-museum-job-posting.html

Calls Mount for the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Head to Resign After a Job Posting Prioritized Maintaining Its 'Core, White Audience'

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/newfields-indianapolis-job-posting-1944092