The San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) lays off 11 employees on August 5, describing the move as necessary to remain sustainable amid rising costs and uncertain funding. The museum says the affected staff come from several departments, including exhibitions, development, and programming, and that the cuts bring its total staff count to 118.
SDMA attributes the decision to inflation and increased operational expenses, alongside challenges tied to funding uncertainty. Both outlets report the same number of layoffs and broadly similar departmental impacts, while focusing on different ways the museum frames the financial context. Artforum emphasizes the “budget crunch” and provides additional detail on how costs are driving the reductions, while Hyperallergic reports the layoffs and the impacted departments in a more straightforward manner.
