TMA cuts include curator of contemporary art

A rendering of the new TMA, currently under construction in Curtis Hixon Park. Image courtesy tampamuseum.org.

Times are tough. This morning the Tampa Museum of Art announced that its finances were in enough of a bind to merit slashing the institution’s budget for the 2009 fiscal year by 29%, including the elimination of three full-time staff positions. Among those whose jobs will be coming to an abrupt end on Friday, curator of contemporary art Elaine Gustafson.

Complete email from Todd Smith, executive director, Tampa Museum of Art, after the jump.

This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2009.