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Monday, April 5, 2004
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Minutes
Commissioner Stermer called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.
- Roll Call
Commissioners Present
Anne Brauer
Blanche Brown
Rod Freebairn-Smith
P.J. Johnston
William Meyer
Janice Mirikitani
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
Dugald Stermer
Dede Wilsey
Commissioners Absent
Andrea Cochran
Stanlee Gatti
Ralph Guggenheim
Dave Stroud
Ethel Pitts Walker
Shelley Bradford Bell
- Approval of Minutes
The following Resolutions were moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-068: APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADOPTED
RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting of March 8, 2004.
NOTE: ALL ADOPTIONS ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
- President’s Report
In the absence of Commission President Stanlee Gatti, there was no President's Report. Commissioner Stermer announced that Commissioner Denise Roth had resigned, and that the Mayor was appointing two new commissioners: Jeannene Przyblyski will fill the at-large seat vacated by Ms. Roth, and Maya Draisin will fill the Media Arts seat previously occupied by Commissioner Ralph Guggenheim. There is currently no information about which committees they will join.
- Director’s Report
Director of Cultural Affairs Richard Newirth announced that the two new commissioners would be sworn in in the City Hall rotunda at 4:00 p.m on Wednesday, April 14. While he did not know Ms. Draisin personally, he said that both appointees had been members of the Mayor's transition team, and he had a very positive impression of both of them.
He reported on the very successful final reading in the WritersCorps series the preceding Friday, April 2. He announced the fundraising event on May 19, launching the WritersCorps anthology City of One, published by Aunt Lute Books. The book was favorably reviewed online at sfstation.com; a copy of the review was distributed to the commissioners.
Mr. Newirth reported on successful meetings he held with Judy Nemzoff and Rachelle Axel of the Arts Commission staff, Supervisor Tom Ammiano, and School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman on the development of a master plan for arts education in the City. A joint meeting is set for May 3 to announce that the Arts Commission will be taking the lead in this plan, which should be a good collaboration. He met recently with the Mayor and the heads of several arts- and culture-related agencies. There is great interest in the plan from the Mayor's office.
The African American Arts and Culture Complex is now a 501(c)3 corporation; Mr. Newirth reported that its director, London Breed, has done remarkable work there.
Mr. Newirth reported that the trompe l'oeil public art project Words Fly Away, by John Wehrle, was dedicated at the Ocean View Branch of the San Francisco Public Library the preceding weekend, March 27. This was a project that the community liked so much that they raised funds to add to it.
On April 1, the Art on Market Street project created by Wowhaus was very successful; it was well-covered and reviewed, with acknowledgment of the Arts Commission's role in the project. The audio journey down Market Street is available on the Arts Commission's website, along with links to the Wowhaus website.
The Gallery exhibit, "The People's Republic," is up through May 29. The Gallery's advisory board includes several new members, and they seem very excited about their involvement with its work.
A meeting was held with Controller Harrington and the City Attorney's office regarding ambiguities in the legislation and funding process for the Hotel Tax Fund. The parties were able to agree on an interpretation of the language that does not require going back to the Board of Supervisors for new legislation.
The Vaillancourt Fountain has received some attention recently, and Mr. Newirth met with Supervisor Aaron Peskin to discuss it. The fountain will not be removed. There is some investigation into the possibility of turning the water on.
On the preceding Wednesday, March 3, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services held an opening for an exhibit of student artwork displayed in the office. This marks the beginning of an ongoing collaboration with the School District.
Finally, Mr. Newirth proposed holding a small reception after the May meeting of the Commission to recognize the many years of service by Commissioners Guggenheim and Roth.
Commissioner Meyer asked whether the water in the Vaillancourt Fountain could be turned on even on a limited basis. Mr. Newirth responded that there are two issues: the cost of the water and the capital investment required to get the fountain into proper working order. Commissioner Freebairn-Smith suggested that solar power might allow for lower costs to run the fountain.
- Consent Calendar
RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-069
Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the amended Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
Approval of Committee Minutes
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-070: Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of March 15, 2004.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-071: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2004.
Civic Design Committee Recommendations (March 15, 2004)
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-072: Motion to approve Ventilation Elements, Phase 1 and Phase 2.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-073: Motion to approve Argonne Clubhouse, Phase 1.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-074: Motion to approve Sigmund Stern Grove Concert Meadow Improvements Phase 1 and Phase 2.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 17, 2004)
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-075: Motion to approve the following pool of arts professional candidates for the 2004-2005 Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Artist Selection Panel:
Miya Masaoka, composer
Pamela Z, sound artist
Joe Goode, Joe Goode Dance Company
Jo Kreiter, Flyaway Productions
Ellen Sebastian Chang, performer
Joe Lambert, performing arts curator
Scott Constable, Wowhaus, architectural/environmental projects
Ene Osteraas-Constable, Wowhaus, architectural/environmental projects
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-076: Motion to approve the following pool of arts professional candidates for the 2005 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series Artist Selection Panel:
Katherine Aoki, printmaker
Jason Jagel, painter
Matthew Higgs, Asst. Curator, CCA Gallery
Kerry Loewen, photographer
Gabrielle Drinard, visual artist
Stephanie Syjuco, visual artist
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-077: Motion to approve the six original designs for the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Urban Ornith-Capades, by artist Gabrielle Drinard, to be reproduced on 24 posters for installation in kiosks on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero from May 14 to August 12, 2004.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-078: Motion to approve any two of the following as guest jurors for the Stern Grove public art selection panel: Sheila Ghidini, Mark Brest Van Kampen, Susan Schwartenberg, John Roloff, Katherine Reasoner, Ned Kahn, Doug Hollis, and others to be named at meeting.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-079: Motion to approve the design for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Memorial.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-080: Motion to approve the design of the yellow and white tiled wall by Cheonae Kim for the Aqua Therapy Center at Laguna Honda Hospital.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-081: Motion to approve Lewis deSoto's tapestry mock-up for Laguna Honda Hospital.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-082: Motion to approve images by Owen Smith for neighborhoods at Laguna Honda Hospital.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-083: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement for $250,000 with Arlan Huang to fabricate, transport and install 15 glass panels with glass rondels and four 5'x5' glass block windows with 35 glass stones each for Laguna Honda Hospital.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-084: Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Wang Po Shu for Courtyard J at Laguna Honda Hospital.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-085: Motion to approve the following artists as finalists for the JP Murphy Clubhouse Project and to pay each artist an honorarium of $300 to participate in the interview process: Michael Carey, Glen Rogers, Ken Matsumoto and Scott Donahue.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-086: Motion to approve the following artists as finalists for the Pulgas Water Temple Project and to pay each artist an honorarium of $1,500 for the development of a conceptual design proposal: Diana Pumpelly Bates, Tom Otterness, and the team of Ean Eldred and John Kashiwabara.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-087: Motion to approve the following artists as alternates for the Pulgas Water Temple Project, in order of preference: Eric Powell, Ed McGowin, Branden Zebold.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-088: Motion to approve the MOU between the Arts Commission and the Academy of Sciences.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-089: Motion to approve the following jurors for the Murphy and Cadogan Award show, sponsored by the SF Foundation: Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure; Rene de Guzman, Visual Arts Curator, Yerba Buena Center; Steve Seid, Video Curator, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley.
- Committee Reports
- Executive Committee--Dugald Stermer
- Report from Commissioner Stermer on the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-090: Motion to approve the following individuals as panelists for the Cultural Equity Grants panel pool:
Julie Mau, dancer, Managing Director for Nalei Hulu
Rebecca Novick, Artistic Director of Crowded Fire Theatre
Jennifer Joseph, Publisher, Manic D Press
Rachael Grossman, arts administrator, fundraiser
Diane Terp, theater director
Victoria Kirby, arts administrator, owner, Victoria Kirby Public Relations
Jose Carasco, Artistic Director, Loco Bloco
Amy Mueller, Executive Director, Playwrights Foundation
Sam Mulberry, visual artist, co-founder, Continental Hip Hop Conference
Gina Gemello, Projects Director, Aunt Lute Books
Gary Chou, visual artist and founder of manja.org, a website devoted to promoting Asian American arts in San Francisco
Indra Mungal, Community Programs Manager, Oakland Museum
Sande Smith, writer, Communications Officer, Global Fund for Women
Tere Romo, member of the board of Cine Accion, a community media organization, and San Jose media artist
Isis Rodriquez, painter, recipient of SFAC Individual Artist Commission
Explanatory document: Memorandum of Program Director, Cultural Equity Grants
- Civic Design Committee--William Meyer
- Report from Commissioner Meyer on the Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program. Commissioner Meyer reported that the renovation and redesign of Stern Grove by Lawrence Halprin is an exciting transformation of the area. He noted that this may be Halprin's last significant work. Commissioner Stermer saw him recently, and Halprin was thrilled with the project.
- Community Arts and Education
- There was no meeting of the Committee, and no report.
- Street Artists Committee--Dugald Stermer, Chair
- Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program. Commissioner Freebairn-Smith reported being asked at recent Port Commission meetings why the Arts Commission doesn't support music in the streets, and why musicians are being arrested. There is some history regarding this question, and Program Director Howard Lazar will discuss it at the next Committee meeting. Commissioner Johnston pointed out that the new Entertainment Commission may deal with this question.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-091: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: John Kokoska and Aldous Cardarelli.
- Visual Arts Committee--Dugald Stermer
- Report from Commissioner Stermer on the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program. He directed the Commission's attention to the minutes of the meeting regarding a question that arose on the Abraham Lincoln memorial's durability and potential susceptibility to grafitti and being climbed on. The Committee did not come up with any changes to what they described as a nearly perfect design solution submitted by the artist.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0405-04-092: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Pouncing Pachyderm Productions, with artist Jeffrey Northam as Principal, in an amount not to exceed $36,000, for the final design, fabrication, and installation of an artwork for the new Glen Park Branch Library.
- Reports and Announcements
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.
Approved by Richard Newirth, Director of Cultural Affairs
spr 4/28/04
