Ian Ross and the Art Gallery mutually agreed to part ways. Really?

News 100 blueBy Pepper Parr

September 24, 2014

BURLINGTON, ON

 

The spin at the Art Gallery of Burlington has begun.

The announcement that he had left the Art Gallery was made by Ian Ross on his Facebook page.

Sandra Edrup, Chair of the AGB said this morning that Ian Ross and the board met last week and mutually agreed that Ian Ross’s 20 years at the gallery would come to an end.

That was last week – but there was no announcement until the Gazette broke the story earlier this morning.

Ian Ross in better days at the Art Gallery of Burlington

Ian Ross in better days at the Art Gallery of Burlington

Kim Varian, Doug Niven and Denis Longchamps are serving as a sort of triumvirate to run the gallery on a day to day basis while Anne Swarbrick serves as a volunteer temporary Executive Director.

A search team will be put together said Ms. Edrup that will be inclusive and include all the stake holders and the wider community to find a new President and CEO

The phrase “support for success” has entered the language the senior AGB people are using and there was mention of confidentiality and Ian’s career future.

Was the parting of ways the result of philosophical differences over how the new branding was to be put into play? Or was there a clash of wills between some of the newly appointed senior staff?

Ross has not been available for comment.

The AGB is an important part of the cultural tapestry of Burlington – it matters and the public that pays a large part of the tab deserves as much transparency as possible. They didn’t get it today.

 

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