Prominent figure in the arts announces retirement

Jim Shirley says he's looking forward to seeing the new ideas that come from the new leadership at the Arts and Cultural Alliance.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:30 p.m. August 3, 2022
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Jim Shirley plans to retire at the end of this year. (File Photo.)
Jim Shirley plans to retire at the end of this year. (File Photo.)
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Jim Shirley, executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance, has announced his retirement. 

Shirley took the helm as executive director of the organization, formerly known as the Arts Council, in 2009. According to a story in the Sarasota Observer, sister paper of the Business Observer, he announced on Tuesday, Aug. 2, that he will retire at the end of 2022.

 

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