One of the Seattle arts community's most recent teacup tempests was the abrupt departure on September 11 of executive director Lyall Bush from Richard Hugo House, following a six-week leave of absence. According to a NWFF release in our inbox, Bush will now be interim executive director of the Northwest Film Forum, just down the street from Hugo House. "Bush brings a passion, vision and history of working with nonprofit arts organizations to his new position," says the release, and adds that "most recently Bush served as the executive director of Richard Hugo House, where he raised the organization’s visibility in the city and energized the board and staff around his new vision for programs and development." more ›