July 17, 2013
1. Roll Call
2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item 1-4; Item 5; Item 6
1. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Hawk V 4/6, 2007, by Gwynn Murrill. The artwork is a patinated bronze sculpture, 24 inches x 7-1/2 inches x 12 inches, mounted on a limestone base, 52 inches x 9 inches x 11 inches. The artwork was approved for purchase for the San Francisco Zoo (Resolution No. 0806-07-214) and approved for fabrication and transport to the San Francisco Zoo (Resolution No. 0806-07-215).
2. Motion to retroactively accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork What is Missing?, 2008, by Maya Lin. The artwork is a mixed-media sculpture, 102 inches x 128 inches x 230 inches, consisting of a large bronze cone lined with reclaimed redwood that contains a single channel video screen with audio, 28-1/4 inches x 54 inches. The artwork was commissioned for California Academy of Sciences and is on permanent display on its East Terrace. The final design was approved (Resolution No. 0504-09-122) and dedicated on September 17, 2009.
3. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Time to Dream, 2008, by Amana Brembry Johnson. The sculpture and base measure 52 inches high x 72 inches diameter and consists of a figure made of basalt stone seated on a circular bench base made of basaltic clay and concrete with glass, travertine and marble mosaic tiles. The artwork was commissioned (Resolution No. 0507-07-137) for and is on permanent display at the Joseph P. Lee Recreation Center. The artwork was dedicated on November 18, 2008.
4. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Woman with Birds, 2005, by Michael Carey. The artwork consists of a 72 inch tall patinated cast bronze human figure atop a COR-TEN steel obelisk, 84 inches x 25-1/2 inches x 25-1/2 inches, mounted on a cement base, 38 inches by 38 inches. The artwork was commissioned for and is on permanent display at the J.P. Murphy Clubhouse (Resolution No. 0503-04-108). The artwork was installed in 2009.
5. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Domestic Seating, 2012, by Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe. The artwork consists of nine bronze sculptures: four “Wooden Chairs” each measure 46-3/8 inches x 20 inches x 20 inches; three “Leather Chairs” each measure 38-1/2 inches x 20 inches x 20 inches; and two “Rocking Chairs” each measure 39-1/2 inches x 20 inches x 29-1/2 inches. The artwork was commissioned with funds for the Church and Duboce Streetscape Improvement Project and is on permanent display at the intersection of Church and Duboce Streets. and is on permanent display at the intersection of Church and Duboce Streets.
6. Motion to approve the following list of arts professionals as potential panelists for upcoming public art selection panels in Fiscal Year 2013/2014 including the Phelan Loop Public Plaza, Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco International Airport, Port Department projects, Park and Recreation Department projects, and others as needed:
Regina Almaguer, arts administrator;
Michael Arcega, artist;
Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator and Director of Programs and Collections, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Dena Beard, Assistant Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Elisheva Biernoff, artist;
Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture;
Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco;
Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center;
Kevin Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts;
René de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California;
Joseph del Pesco, Director, Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco;
Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Acting Head of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Jennifer Easton, Senior Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose;
Amy Ellingson, artist;
Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro);
Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure;
Christian L. Frock, Director, Invisible Venue;
Rupert Garcia, artist;
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Jeanne Gerrity; Curatorial Associate, Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning;
Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport Authority;
Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum;
Glen Helfand, independent writer, critic, curator, and educator;
Dana Hemenway, artist;
Kendal Henry, Artist/Public Art Consultant in Residence at Maribyrnong City Council;
Betti-Sue Hertz, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
Katie Hood Morgan, Interim Exhibitions Coordinator, Walter and McBean Galleries;
Heather Holt Villyard, Executive Director, ArtSpan;
Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Programs Manager, Southern Exposure;
Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery;
Ned Kahn, artist;
Brooke Kellaway, independent curator;
Lex Leifheit, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center;
Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Christina Linden, independent curator;
Patricia Maloney, Director, Art Practical;
Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, The San Francisco Art Institute;
Chuck Mobley, Director, SF Camerawork;
Judy Moran, arts administrator;
Leigh Markopoulos, Chair, California College of the Arts Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice;
Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University;
Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa;
Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow;
Matthew Passmore, artist;
Maurizzio Hector Pineda, independent curator;
Renny Pritikin, California College of the Arts Faculty;
Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Rebeka Rodriguez, Program Director: Education & Community Engagement, Intersection for the Arts;
Jerome Reyes, artist;
Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose;
Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Maysoun Wazwaz, Program Manager, Mills College Art Museum;
Xiaoyu Weng, Curator of Asia Programs, Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco;
Shelly Willis, Interim Executive Director/Art in Public Places Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission;
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Jenifer Wofford, artist;
Tanya Zimbardo; Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
3. SFAC Galleries
Aimee Le Duc
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of artwork by Sabine Reckewell.
Motion: Motion for the approval of $2,000 honoraria payment to artist Sabine Reckewell for her installation at the SFAC Galleries Grove Street Window Installation Site in the fall of 2013.
4. San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3, Non-secure Connector Site
Justine Topfer, Val Britton
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Presentation by artist Val Britton of her final design mock up for the Design Development and Construction Document Phases 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.
Motion: Motion to approve Val Britton’s final designs for the Design Development and Construction Document Phases for her project at San Francisco International, Terminal 3, Non-secure Connector Site.
5. San Francisco International Airport: Boarding Area E
Marcus Davies
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the final design drawing for spiral patterns and sculpture mock-up for an artwork by Eric Staller for the Children’s Area at San Francisco International Airport, Boarding Area E.
Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design drawings and sculpture mock-up) for an artwork by Eric Staller for San Francisco International Airport, Boarding Area E, Children’s Area.
6. Public Utilities Commission: Southeast Community Facility
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of the art program plan for the Southeast Community Facility (SECF).
Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Program Project Outline for the Public Utilities Commission, Southeast Community Facility.
7. Memorial Court
Susan Pontious
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Project update of Narduli Studios work on the veteran’s memorial for Memorial Court.
Motion: Motion to authorize modification of the Agreement with Narduli Studios to increase the contract amount from $259,700 to $531,040 and to increase the scope to include purchase and fabrication of the stone for the monument and fountain for Passage of Remembrance, the veteran’s memorial for Memorial Court, and to provide consulting services during site construction and installation by others.
8. San Francisco General Hospital: Emergency Room Entry Wall
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of finalists for the San Francisco General Hospital, Emergency Room Entry Wall Public Art Project.
Motion: Motion to approve (names to be provided at meeting) as finalists for the San Francisco General Hospital, Emergency Room Entry Wall Public Art Project.
9. Phelan Loop Public Plaza
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
An overview of Kelly Ording’s art practice, the selected artist for the Phelan Loop Plaza opportunity.
Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist, Kelly Ording for the Phelan Loop Plaza public artwork opportunity and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist for an amount not to exceed $18,000 to design an artwork which will be integrated into the paving of the plaza.
10. Fillmore Sculpture Walk
Andrea Baker, Melonie Green of Infin8sync
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of the Fillmore Street Sculpture Walk and proposed locations for three sculptures.
Motion: Motion to authorize Infin8sync to temporarily install three bronze sculptures by Seward Johnson: Waiting to Cross in the public right-of-way in front of Yoshi’s Jazz Club on Fillmore Street; Coming Home at the Fillmore and Turk Street mini park; and Los Mariachis at Steiner Street and Golden Gate Avenue mini park as part of the Fillmore Street Sculpture Walk exhibit from June 27, 2013 until December 31, 2013.
11. Port Pier 92
Justine Topfer
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately10 minutes
Presentation of the final design for the temporary public art project, Bayview Rise, at Port Pier 92.
12. Palega Playground
Marcus Davies
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes
Project update on the artwork by Rebar Art and Design Studio for Palega Playground.
13. SFMTA: VN-BRT
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Presentation time: Approximately 10 minutes
Project update and report on design charette for the integrated art program for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit line (VN-BRT).
14. Collections: Whales
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Discussion of the possible re-siting of the artwork Whales, 1939, by Robert B. Howard at the San Francisco Zoo.
15. 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.)
16. 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.)
17. Old Business
Discussion
18. Adjournment
Action
JDC 7/12/13
Explanatory Document Added 7/17/13: Item #8
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