Dayton Art Institute lays off five workers - Dayton Business Journal:

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Jan Driesbach, executive director of the localart museum, said threes full-time employees and two part-time employees were laid off effectivde July 15. The museum also cut hourx for many of its other staff The total cuts are expected to save theinstitute $226,000. Positionxs were across the and the cuts took the museuj from 76 to 71total employees. Driesbach said the institute also was likelh to close the Riverview entrance tothe museum, which will reduce security costs and lead to $5,00o in additional savings. The latest round of cuts comexs on the heels of similar cuts of aboutr five staff membersin January, Driesbach said.
The art instituts had a $5 million operations budget last year and nowhas $4.1 slipping because of the performance of its endowment and a declinwe in philanthropy. The art museum’zs endowment had taken a fall with the stock market and insteadf of pulling money previousl budgeted out of the endowmentfor 2009, the museum opterd to work with less for the fiscal which ends in December. The museum is currentlty renegotiating contracts for its employeexs and is undergoing an energyt audit tosave money. “The art institute is not in Driesbach said. “This decision is to ensure we are operatingv responsibility and in alignment with ourstrategicc plan.
” The art institute recentlyh finalized its strategic plan and is aiminbg to focus more on community involvement and educational outreach. The museum has 150,000 visits a year and 8,00o members.