Citing unsustainable financial model, Bellevue Arts Museum closes to the public

Kate Casprowiak Scher, executive director of the museum, said the “financial model in the new building has never been sustainable.”

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Bellevue Arts Museum is closed to the public effective Wednesday, Sept. 4, after it failed to raise enough money to keep its doors open.

Kate Casprowiak Scher, executive director of the museum, said the “financial model in the new building has never been sustainable” and relies too much on “one-time big donors.” 

“We are caught in a cycle of financial instability that prevents us from reaching our potential. Still, I am incredibly grateful for the staff, the board, the docents,

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