Biden arts adviser takes job leave after harassment allegations

While Lynch is taking a voluntary leave of absence from Americans for the Arts, leaders of AFTA's Arts Education Advisory Council called on the Biden transition to remove him from the review team because of allegations he was complicit in a hostile work environment.

• “This moment calls for new leadership,” said the letter, signed by 14 people.
• Lynch did not immediately return a phone message on a cell phone number for him provided to Axios.
• The transition team didn't respond to a request for comment.

What they’re saying: In a statement, the AFTA board of directors said it "takes the charges made by these members of our community very seriously, and we have taken swift action for remedy to closely examine the organization’s practices and procedures."

• The allegations were first reported by artnews.com.