The Figge Art Museum announced last week that it was re-starting its search for an executive director and will employ a national search firm. After Executive Director Linda Downs' resignation in May, the Figge board established a search committee composed of board members, representatives from the City of Davenport, and the local artistic community. The committee reviewed applications from 38 candidates and conducted 10 telephone interviews and seven in-person interviews. In October, the board made offers to two different candidates, but personal circumstances prevented either candidate from accepting the position. Figge Interim Director Tom Gildehaus had said he expected a new director to be in place by Thanksgiving. (See "Great Expectations," River Cities' Reader Issue 606, November 8-14, 2006.) Downs left the Figge after she accepted the position of executive director for the College Art Association, a professional membership association based in New York City. During its first year, the Figge more than doubled its membership, showcased six exhibitions, and expanded educational programs, classes, family activities, and outreach. For more information about the Figge Art Museum, visit (http://www.figgeartmuseum.org).