Gordon Hamilton, executive director of arts-funding organization PONCHO, was relieved of his duties yesterday at a board meeting. The news has a shock for members of the arts community—Hamilton, in the words of one local development director, is "very well thought of in the community." "This is stunning news," says Jim Kelly, director of 4Culture. "I always thought of Hamilton as a guy who was shaking PONCHO up in a really positive way." Hamilton was a vice president ...

tags: wine auction, arts institutions, gordon hamilton, art auctions, art auction, funding organization, gala event, poncho, nthe, jim kelly, arts organization, 4culture, job interview, local development, tonys, development director, safeco, based organization, awards ceremony, year 1