City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

December 19, 2012

Visual Arts Committee - December 19, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Agenda

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of Precita Eyes Mural
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

1. Approval of proposed restoration of two historic advertising murals on the Ambassador and Dalt Hotels (55 Mason and 34 Turk, respectively,) by Precita Eyes in conjunction with the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.

2. Approve an increase in the total contract amount for Contract DPAR12000042 for Paul Kos for the design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of a sculptural artwork to be installed in the exterior South Plaza of the new Public Safety Building from $450,000 to a total amount not to exceed $850,000 to cover the costs of fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of the artwork.

3. Accept the following 97 works purchased for Laguna Honda Hospital into the Civic Art Collection:

Blue Massif, 2008, monotype, 28 inches x 20 inches, by Nora Akino

Golden Gate Bridge in Fog at Sunrise from Marin Side Viewpoint, 2009, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Rob Badger

The East Bay and Mount Diablo after Sunset from Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, 2008, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Rob Badger

San Francisco City and Bay After the Fog has Cleared from Mount Tamalpais, Marin, 2009, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Rob Badger

Heart Lake at Sunset, East Side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, 2007, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Rob Badger

Horses and Aspens in Fall Foliage, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, 1996, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 30 inches, by Rob Badger

Phoenix, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 30 inches x 30 inches, by Jennifer Bain

Yellow Bud, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 24 inches x 12 inches, by Jennifer Bain

Pale Blue and Raspberry Dream, 2009, Oil on canvas, 16 inches x 19 inches, by Suzy Barnard

Band of Yellow-Green, 2009, Oil on wood, 16 inches x 19 inches, by Suzy Barnard

Bright Cargo, 2009, Oil on wood, 16 inches x 19 inches, by Suzy Barnard

Springtime, 1984, Oil on wood, 20 inches x 24 inches, by Brian Blood

Lakeside Poppies, 2008, Oil on canvas, 30 inches x 40 inches, by Brian Blood

Rolling Hills, 2007, Oil on canvas, 30 inches x 40 inches, by Brian Blood

Calla Lillies in Chinese Vase, 2000, Oil on canvas, 48 inches x 48 inches, by Willard Dixon

Olema Dusk, 2009, Oil on canvas, 30 inches x 28 inches, by Willard Dixon

Hidden Pond, 2003, Archival pigment print, 18 inches x 18 inches, by Patricia Dreher

Marisol Collection #17: Who Let the Dogs Out?, 2010, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Frank Espada

Marisol Collection #2: Low Tide, 2010 Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Frank Espada

Marisol Collection #15: Ring Around the Sun, 2010, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Frank Espada

Marisol Collection #12: How Small We Are, 2010, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Frank Espada

Alturas, 2007, Archival pigment print, 13 inches x 19 inches, by Jack Fulton

Under the Bridge, 2009, Archival pigment print, 13 inches x 19 inches, by Jack Fulton

Earth Day, 2009, Archival pigment print, 13 inches x 19 inches, by Jack Fulton

Dawn Moon, 2009, Archival pigment print, 13 inches x 19 in, by Jack Fulton

Mono Lake, 2009, Archival pigment print, 13 inches x 19 inches, by Jack Fulton

Horse, 2010, Mixed media on panel, 36 inches x 36 inches, by Rupert Garcia

Floras, 2008, Mixed media on panel,36 inches x 36 inches, by Rupert Garcia

Sandia, 1997, Lithograph, 22 inches x 20 inches, by Carmen Lomas Garza

Baile, 2001, Lithograph (#7/80), 26 inches x 36 inches, by Carmen Lomas Garza

Tomales Bay (Diptych #2), 2007, Oil on silver-gelatin print, 16 inches x 35 inches, by Jan Gauthier

Bolinas Lagoon (Diptych #7), 2005, Oil on silver-gelatin print, 11 inches x 26 inches, by Jan Gauthier

Novato Wetlands, 2010, Archival pigment print, 16 inches x 21 inches, by Jan Gauthier

Last Light, Horse Hill, 2006, Archival pigment print, 16 inches x 21 inches, by Jan Gauthier

Hummingbird Nest, 2008, Mixed media on paper, 35 inches x 36 inches, by Sheila Ghidini

Nest in a Tree, 2009, Graphite and colored pencil with beeswax on paper, 34 inches x 33 inches, by Sheila Ghidini

Nest with Blue Ribbon and Threads, 2009, Graphite and colored pencil with beeswax on paper, 36 inches x 24 inches, by Sheila Ghidini

Sunbathing on Hippie Hill, 1996, Oil on linen, 18 inches x 24 inches, by Stanley Goldstein

Mountain Lake Playground, 1997, Oil on linen, 30 inches x 40 inches, by Stanley Goldstein

Rodeo Beach, 2000, Oil on linen, 30 inches x 40 inches, by Stanley Goldstein

Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 2009, Photograph, 17 inches x 22 inches, by Tom Griscom

Ocean Beach, San Francisco, 2006, Photograph, 17 inches x 22 inches, by Tom Griscom

Cross Wires, 2009, Charcoal and pastel on paper, 18 inches x 20 inches, by Susan Grossman

Chinatown Fish, 2004, Photographic print, 16 inches x 20 inches, by Chick Harrity

Calistoga Koi, 2002, Photographic print, 16 inches x 20 inches, by Chick Harrity

The Dress Fitting, 2009, Woodcut, drypoint, aquatint and chine colle (#2/7), 20 inches x 18 inches, by Ellen Heck

Boudin Baking Lesson, 2009, Woodcut, drypoint, aquatint and chine colle, 15 inches x 22 inches, by Ellen Heck

Luminoso 8, 2005, Oil and mixed media on paper, 31 1/2 inches x 31 1/2 inches, by Wade Hoefer

Luminoso 16, 2005, Oil and mixed media on paper, 31 1/2 inches x 31 1/2 inches, by Wade Hoefer

Jam's Sons, 1997, Mixed-media collage on paper, 29 1/2 inches x 22 inches, by Mildred Howard

Italian Landscape I, 2007, Mixed-media collage on paper, 31 5/8 inches x 30 1/2 inches, by Mildred Howard

Italian Landscape II, 2007, Mixed-media collage on paper, 27 3/8 inches x 30 1/2 inches, by Mildred Howard

Mother and Child: Inside Out I, 2008, Silkscreen on fabric, 16 inches x 19 inches, by Lucia Hye Yoon Joo

Mother and Child: Inside Out II, 2008, Silkscreen on fabric, 16 1/2 inches x 11 3/4 inches, by Lucia Hye Yoon Joo

Mother and Child: Inside Out III, 2008, Silkscreen on fabric, 15 inches x 11 1/2 inches, by Lucia Hye Yoon Joo

Mother and Child: Inside Out VII, 2008, Silkscreen on fabric with handpainting, (12 1/2 inches x 10 1/4 inches) by Lucia Hye Yoon Joo

Mother and Child: Inside Out VIII, 2008, Silkscreen on fabric, 15 1/4 inches x 11 3/4 inches, by Lucia Hye Yoon Joo

Trees #1, 2007, Pigment inkjet print, 24 inches x 48 inches, by Dale Kistemaker

1026097093, 2009, Pigment inkjet print, 24 inches x 48 inches, by Dale Kistemaker

Blossoms #6, 2007, Pigment inkjet print, 24 inches x 48 inches, by Dale Kistemaker

Blossoms #5, 2007, Pigment inkjet print, 24 inches x 48 inches, by Dale Kistemaker

Los Ninos, Peru, 2008, Photograph, 20 inches x 24 inches, by Lisa Kristine

Lanterns, Yangshuo, China, 2006, Photograph, 20 inches x 24 inches, by Lisa Kristine

First Rain, Yangshuo, China, 2006, Photograph, 20 inches x 24 inches, by Lisa Kristine

28 Days of Water, 2007, Archival pigment print, 44 inches x 40 inches, by Lisa Levine

Alameda Hillside, 2010, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 30 inches, by Lisa Levine

Wilson Hill, 2008, Photograph, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Stephen Linden

Grist Creek Pond, 2008, Photograph, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Stephen Linden

Tam Valley, 2008, Archival pigment print, 28 inches x 28 inches, by John McCormick

Near Water's Edge, 2008, Archival pigment print, 28 inches x 28 inches, by John McCormick

Third Wind, 2010, Oil on linen, 30 inches x 30 inches, by John McCormick

Big Sur, 1983, Etching and aquatint print, 36 inches x 24 inches, by Stephen W. Mcmillan

Alder Creek, 2000, Etching and aquatint print, 25 inches x 34 inches, by Stephen W. Mcmillan

The Rainbow, 2005, Oil on canvas (30 inches x 40 inches) by Jim McVicker

Luffenholtz Beach, Archival inkjet print, 11 inches x 14 inches, by Jim McVicker

Alhambra #10, 2010, Mixed media on paper, 26 inches x 20 inches, by Kerry Vander Meer

Reunion #38, 2010, Mixed media on paper, 30 inches x 27 inches, by Kerry Vander Meer

Fall Path in Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, 2009, Photograph, 16 inches x 20 inches, by Gary Morgret

Reflection Pool on Porter Creek, 2008, Photograph, 16 inches x 20 inches, by Gary Morgret

Dissolving (0825), 2008, Archival inkjet print, 29 inches x 37 inches, by Anna Murch

Pincusions (Reverse), 2007, Sepia and selenium-toned gelatin silver print photogram, 20 inches x 16 inches, by Ron Saunders

Leaf, 2006, Sepia and selenium-toned gelatin silver print photogram, 20 inches x 16 inches, by Ron Saunders

Dodonaea Descending, 2006, Sepia and selenium-toned gelatin silver print photogram, 20 inches x 16 inches, by Ron Saunders

Making Mushroom Soup, 2009, Woodblock and drypoint print, 12 inches x 18 inches, by Regina Stadnik

Making Shortbread, 2009, Woodblock print, 12 inches x 16 inches, by Regina Stadnik

Deviled Eggs, 2009, Woodblock print, 12 inches x 18 inches, by Regina Stadnik

Cards, 2005, Photograph, 24 inches x 24 inches, by David Wilson

Garden Gnomes, 2005, Photograph, 16 inches x 24 inches, by David Wilson

Taking in-Golden Gate Park, 2009, Watercolor on paper, 27 inches x 20 inches, by Wilson-Ryckkman

Taking in-Lincoln Park, 2009, Watercolor on paper, 30 inches x 31 1/2 inches, by Pamela Wilson-Ryckkman

Taking in-Holly Park, 2009, Watercolor on paper, 29 inches x 21 1/2 inches, by Pamela Wilson-Ryckkman

Taking in-Dolores Park, 2009, Watercolor on paper, 30 inches x 22 1/2 inches, by Pamela Wilson-Ryckkman

Women United, 1992-2002, Photograph, 20 inches x 30 inches, by Nita Winter

Young and Old Hands on Pink, 2004, Photograph, 20 inches x 30 inches, by Nita Winter

Discovering Toes, 2000, Hand-colored photograph, 20 inches x 28 inches, by Nita Winter

Circle Study 1, 2008, Collage with acrylic, graphite, and watercolor on paper, 24 inches x 22 inches) by Lena Wolff

Flight Pattern, 2010, Collage with acrylic, graphite, and watercolor on paper, 22 inches x 17 inches, by Lena Wolff

4. Accept the following artwork gifted by the artist for Laguna Honda Hospital into the Civic Art Collection:

Marisol Collection #8: Low Fog Bank on the Horizon, 2009, Archival pigment print, 24 inches x 36 inches, by Frank Espada

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items

3. General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza
Jennifer Lovvorn and Anna Valentina Murch
Action

Explanatory Documents: Final design of plaza artwork elements and final budget
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of final design and images for the plaza artwork at General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza by Anna Valentina Murch

Motion: Motion to approve the final design of the plaza artwork elements of the Construction Document Phase by Anna Valentina Murch, which includes additional light ring elements to be produced through the artist’s contract at General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza

Motion: Motion to modify Resolution Number 0912-11-206 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Anna Valentina Murch by $781,800 (rather than $575,512) for a total contract amount not to exceed $826, 800 (rather than $620,512) to add fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork to the scope of work for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza, which includes the additional light ring elements.

4. Intersection for the Arts: Mint Plaza
Susan Pontious
Action

Explanatory Documents: Temporary Public Art Proposal RequestDirector Recommendation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of a temporary public art proposal in Mint Plaza

Motion: Motion to approve the request from Intersection for the Arts to install a 10’ x 28’ x 15’ steel sculpture entitled Who by artist Ana Teresa Fernandez in Mint Plaza from Jan. 14, 2012 through July 2, 2013, pending approval from the Department of Public Works and acquisition of all necessary permits.

5. Memorial Court
Susan Pontious
Action

Explanatory Documents: 50% Design Development Set and 100% Schematic Designs from Narduli Studio
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Explanation of the necessary budget increase for the monument at Memorial Court.

Motion: Motion to approve of the Narduli Studio Design Development package for Veteran’s Memorial in Memorial Court.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Narduli Studios from $221,450 to $234,250 to include structural engineering services for the fountain floor, walls and stem walls and steel framework supports for the stone cladding of the monument at Memorial Court.

6. 2013/2014 Prequalified Artist Pool
Susan Pontious
Action

Explanatory Documents: Biographies of arts professionals; Proposed scoring system
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of potential panelists and proposed scoring system for the 2013/2014 Prequalified Artist Pool. Appointment of Commissioner to panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the scoring system for the 2013/2014 Prequalified Artist Pool.

Motion: Motion to approve the following pool of arts professionals to be panelists on the 2013/2014 Prequalified Artist Pool Selection Panel: Kevin Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts; René de Guzman, Senior Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure; Lex Leifheit, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center; Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum; Chuck Mobley, Director, San Francisco Camerawork; Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Stanford University; Renny Pritikin, California College of the Arts faculty; Mary Rubin, Senior Project Manager, San Jose Public Art Program; and Maysoun Wazwaz, Program Manager, Mills College Art Museum.

7. Arelious Walker Stair Replacement
Marcus Davies
Action

Explanatory Documents: Staff report for Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Project; Images of past work by artists Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of results of Request for Proposals for Design and Fabrication of Ceramic Tile Mosaic for Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Project

Motion: Motion to approve artist team Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr to design and fabricate a ceramic tile mosaic for the Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Project.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr to design and fabricate a ceramic tile mosaic for the Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Project in an amount not to exceed $77,200.

8. Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Art Enrichment
Marcus Davies
Action

Explanatory documents: Images of fire houses #5, #16, #35 and #36; Proposal for the Marina Earthquake Monument; Staff Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation on the art allocations for the 2010 Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) bond and the pending proposal for the Marina Earthquake Monument.

Motion: Motion to approve the pooling of Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) generated art allocations to fund art enrichment projects at fire stations #5 and #35, and to subsequently forego art enrichment spending at fire stations #16 and #36.

9. Public Comment
Discussion

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Visual Arts Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Visual Arts Committee’s consideration at a future meeting.)

10. New Business and Announcements
Discussion

(This item is to allow the Commissioners and Arts Commission staff to introduce new agenda items for consideration at a future meeting, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

11. Adjournment
Action

JDC 12/14/12 

JDC 12/18/12 -  Updated explanatory docs for Item #3 and #5; Added explanatory doc to item # 4, “Director Recommendation for Mint Plaza”
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