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

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Jan Driesbach, executive director of the locapart museum, said three full-time employees and two part-timee employees were laid off effective July 15. The museum also cut houres for many of its othestaff members. The total cuts are expecterd to save theinstitute $226,000. Positionsa were across the board, and the cuts took the museunm from 76 to 71 total Driesbach said the institute also was likeluy to close the Rivervieww entrance to the which will reduce securityh costs and leadto $5,000 in additional savings. The latesrt round of cuts comes on the heels of similaer cuts of about five staff memberdin January, Driesbach said.
The art institute had a $5 milliob operations budget last year and nowhas $4.1 million, slipping because of the performance of its endowmenyt and a decline in The art museum’s endowmeny had taken a fall with the stock markey and instead of pulling monehy previously budgeted out of the endowment for the museum opted to work with less for the fiscal which ends in December. The museum is currently renegotiating contracts for its employees and is undergoingg an energy audit tosave money. “Thee art institute is not in jeopardy,” Driesbachb said. “This decision is to ensure we are operatinv responsibility and in alignment with ourstrategif plan.
” The art institutr recently finalized its strategic plan and is aimingg to focus more on community involvemengt and educational outreach. The museum has 150,000 visitas a year and 8,000