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The Speed Art Museum Announces
Co-Interim Directors Appointed During Search for New Director
September 5, 2012
Louisville, Kentucky- The Speed Art Museum Board of Trustees would like to announce that Lisa Resnik, David Knopf and Scott Erbes have been elected to serve as Co-Interim Directors during the museum’s search for a new permanent Director/CEO. As previously announced on August 15, 2012, current CEO Charles Venable has accepted the position of Director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Venable’s last day at the Speed will be September 23.
Together, the three Co-Interim Directors will serve on a Leadership Team, directing the operations and implementing the strategies of the Speed Museum. Lisa Resnik, COO of the museum, will also serve as Chair of the Leadership Team and will have signing authority for all documents requiring the signature of the Speed Director.
“We are extremely fortunate the Speed has such talented staff in place and have great confidence that the interim structure will be highly effective during this critical transitional time for the museum,” said Allan Latts, incoming Chairman of the museum’s Board of Trustees.
“We are sorry to see Charles go, but wish him the best of luck. The success we have realized over the past five years is not only a credit to Charles’ leadership, but also the hard work and dedication of our highly talented and experienced staff,” added current Chairman Todd Lowe.
At a recent meeting, the Board also chartered a Search Committee to be led by Lowe. “Because of the strength of our new Leadership Team, we know we have the luxury of time to find the right person to lead our organization as we open the new building and create the new Speed Art Museum of the future,” Lowe said.
Resnik has more than 20 years of experience in non-profit fundraising and campaign planning, administration and organization stewardship. Her background includes extensive work in higher and secondary education and the visual and performing arts. She joined the Speed in 2007 as a campaign consultant and in 2009 was promoted to Director of Capital Campaign and Strategic Initiatives. In 2011 she was appointed Chief Operating Officer.
Knopf has almost 30 years experience as a CPA, with a background in bank management and accounting. In 1984, he joined the Speed as business manager and was appointed chief financial officer in 2002.
Erbes joined the museum in 1999 and currently serves as the Speed’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Decorative Arts and Design. He manages a team of registrars, art preparators, and other staff; oversees collections registration and care; and plans, designs and executes gallery spaces and exhibitions.
“I know I speak for the entire Board when I say the Trustees have tremendous confidence in this talented Leadership Team and are ready to support the staff as we together embark on our exciting new future. The Museum may be closing September 23, but through the hard work of the staff, Trustees and Governors, we will continue to perform the mission of the Speed – to discover, together with our communities – the joy and power of great art,” said Latts.
About the Speed Art Museum
The Speed Art Museum is Kentucky’s largest art museum with a collection that spans 6,000 years of human creativity. An independent museum located on the campus of the University of Louisville, the Speed plays an important role in the cultural and educational life of the region serving more than 30,000 school children annually through community outreach programs, workshops, tours, summer camps, and the award winning Art Sparks interactive gallery. The Museum was recently awarded reaccreditation awarded by the American Association of Museums (AAM). Accreditation recognizes high standards in individual museums and ensures that museums continue to uphold their public trust. The Speed is currently undergoing a three year multi-phase expansion and renovation that includes a new North Building, Art Park and a public piazza. To view a virtual tour or for more information visit www.speedmuseum.org.
Museum hours through September 23, 2012 are Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (open late); Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Galleries are closed on Monday and Tuesday.
The Speed currently presents Inside|Out, on view through September 23, 2012 and Andy Warhol: Myths, on view through September 16, 2012. A weekend of expansion kickoff events, Lights Off/Future On, will take place September 21-23, 2012.
General admission to the Museum is $10, free for members.
For more information, please contact Kirsten Popp Pfalzgraf, 502.634.2700/ kpopp@speedmuseum.org
Image: Model of Museum expansion design. Photo by Sarah Lyon.
The Speed gratefully acknowledges the support of our 2012 Season Sponsor Brown-Forman.
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports The Speed Art Museum with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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