October 17, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday October 17, 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: Draft of revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines, Staff Report Revision to the Civic Art Guidelines
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
1. Motion to approve an amendment to the Civic Art Collection Guidelines to remove geographic restrictions on Applicant’s eligibility for public art project contracts in compliance with the San Francisco Administrative Code (chapter number to be inserted).
2. Motion to revise Resolution # 0507-12-146 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Amy Blackstone for design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for Father Alfred E. Boeddeker Park in an amount not to exceed $25,600 to read “an amount not to exceed $32,560” due to increased art enrichment funding from the client agency.
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items
3. All City Canvas Urban Contemporary Art Festival
Kate Patterson and Victor Hugo Celaya
Action
Explanatory Documents: Presentation about All City Canvas and video
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of All City Canvas, an urban contemporary art festival proposed for Fall, 2013.
Motion: Motion to endorse All City Canvas, an urban contemporary art festival that will bring the best urban artists from around the world to create original site-specific works in San Francisco in the fall of 2013.
4. Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station – Ticketing Hall Wall
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall Panel Meeting One Summary and Images of Finalists’ Past Work
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall as recommended by the Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall Selection Panel; Kota Ezawa, Amanda Hughen and Jennifer Starkweather, Jim Isermann, Leslie Shows, and Pae White.
5. SFO Airport, Terminal 3, Boarding Area E
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Amy Ellingson 's Final design prints; 5’x3’ section and entire final design both presented on foam core, proposal presentations of Merge and Eric Staller
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of artist Amy Ellingson’s final design and request to increase contract for mosaic artwork in Boarding Area E in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport.
Presentation of selected artists for Boarding Area E in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport Public Art Selection Panel and request for contract authorization.
Motion: Motion to increase Amy Ellingson’s contract for her mosaic artwork (10 feet high by 117 feet long) in Boarding Area E in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport from $15,000 to a new contract amount not to exceed $438,550 for completion of the design development, fabrication, transport and installation phases.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Merge, for an amount not to exceed $50,000, for conceptual design through construction documents for a suspended sculpture incorporating light for Boarding Area E in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport Public Art Selection Panel.
Motion: Motion to approve the design concept by Eric Staller for the Children’s Play Area in Boarding Area E, and authorization for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an Agreement with Eric Staller for an amount not to exceed $25,000 for conceptual design through construction documents as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport Public Art Selection Panel.
6. SFO Airport, Terminal 3, Non-secure Connector Site
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Val Britton’s proposal presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of selected artist for the wall in the non-secure connector between Terminals 1 and 2 at San Francisco International Airport as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport Public Art Selection Panel and request for contract authorization.
Motion: Motion to approve the Selection Panel’s recommendation of Val Britton’s proposal for a design executed in laminated glass for the wall in the non-secure connector between Terminals 1 and 2 at San Francisco International Airport as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport Public Art Selection Panel.
Motion: Motion to Authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Val Britton for an amount not to exceed $244,000 to design, fabricate and transport an artwork created in laminated glass panels for the non-secure connector between Terminals 1 and 2 at San Francisco International Airport.
7. Public Safety Building: Shimon Attie Artwork
Judy Moran
Action
Explanatory Documents: The poem, Spiral of Gratitude, Shimon Attie and images of wall text
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Review of the proposed poem to be incised on glass cylinder, the wall text behind the cylinder, and the back wall design for the Shimon Attie artwork to be installed in the Public Safety Building.
Motion: Motion to approve the proposed poem, Spiral of Gratitude, to be incised on the glass cylinder, the wall text behind the cylinder, and the back wall design for the Shimon Attie artwork to be installed in the Public Safety Building.
8. Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13
Zoe Taleporos (on behalf of Justine Topfer)
Action
Explanatory Document: Draft Poster Design and 5 Posters by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of one (#6) draft poster design by Christina Empedocles for the last installment of the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/1
Motion: Motion to approve the draft poster design by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13.
9. Mission Playground
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images 1 and 2 of completed artwork
Presentation of completed artwork for Mission Playground
Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Mission Parade, 2012 by Michael Bartalos, commissioned for Mission Playground. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of ten fence panels located along the playground’s Valencia Street frontage and ten fence panels on the playground’s 19th Street frontage. The artwork consists of ten unique designs, one per panel, duplicated in the two locations.
10. Sunset Playground
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of completed artwork
Presentation of completed artwork for Mission Playground
Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Pacific Breath, 2012 by Bryan Tedrick, commissioned for Sunset Recreation Center. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of 5 panels topping the park fence along the playground’s Lawton Street frontage between 28th and 29th avenues.
11. Murals at 934 Brannan Street
Robynn Takayama
Action
Explanatory Documents: Memo from Tom Petersen, Building and Grounds Superintendent, Real Estate Division, images of the artworks, Public Notice, and draft letters to the artists
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of damaged murals and request to approve destruction of murals at 934 Brannan Street
Motion: Motion to approve the destruction of Johanna Poethig’s painted mural, Artifact, and Fran Velesco’s mural, Untitled, located at 934 Brannan Street, following the expiration of a 90 day notice period in which the artist or a party authorized by the artist is given the opportunity to document, remove, and relocate the artwork.
12. Geneva Mission Excelsior Sculpture Project
Carol Marie Daniels
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Narrative and Images of Proposed Design and Site Location
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of final design for Ever Upward, a metal sculpture mounted on a mosaic tile column to be installed at the corner of Geneva and Mission Streets by the artist Isis Rodriguez.
Discussion about whether or not it would be the San Francisco Arts Commission’s intent to accept the sculpture into the Civic Art Collection
Motion: Motion to approve the site and final design of Ever Upward, a 7½ foot metal sculpture mounted on a 6 foot concrete column overlaid with mosaic tile by artist Isis Rodriguez which will be installed at the northwest corner of Geneva and Mission Streets.
13. South Sunset Playground
Carol Marie Daniels and Renee McKenna
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Narrative, Images of Proposed Design and Site Location
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of final design and mock up for Nature Stream the exterior mosaic tile mural proposed for South Sunset Playground by artist Renee McKenna.
Motion: Motion to approve the design of a 350 square foot mosaic tile mural entitled Nature Stream by lead artist Renee McKenna to be installed at the South Sunset Playground at Vicente Street and 40th Avenue. The mosaic will run the length of two cement walls on the south side of the playground. The mural is sponsored by Art in Every Classroom, Inc. and supported by District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.
14. 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.)
15. 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.)
16. Adjournment
Action
JDC 10/12/12
Explanatory Documents Revised 10/16/12: Item #1, Draft of Revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines, Staff Report Revision to the Civic Art Collection Guidelines
Additional Explanatory Documents added 10/16/12: Item #8, 5 Posters
Additional Explanatory Documents added 10/16/12: Item #10, Images of completed artwork
Explanatory Documents Revised 10/17/12: Item #3, Presentation about All City Canvas
Additional Explanatory Documents added 10/17/12: Item #7, Images
Explanatory Documents Revised 10/17/12: Item #10, Images
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Notices
Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Zoe Taleporos 415-252-3215. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.
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