VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

3:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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Notices
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 AGENDA 

1. Consent
   
   1. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Art Rail, Inc., which is the artist team of Bill and Mary Buchen, for the fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artworks for the Third Street Light Rail Project for an amount not to exceed $600,000 (Six hundred thousand dollars).
   2. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the Artist Team of Horace Washington, Frederick Hayes, and JoeSam for the fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork for the Third Street Light Rail Project for an amount not to exceed $450,000 (Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars).
   3. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the Artist Team of Nobuho Nagasawa and Anita Margrill for the fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork for the Third Street Light Rail Project for an amount not to exceed $400,000 (Four hundred thousand dollars).
   4. Motion to approve the mural design by Ali Vieira and Luis Hernandez with youth from Urban ArtWORKS at Marshall Elementary School playground, 1575 15th Street funded by Neighborhood Beautification.
   5. Motion to approve temporary poster display in the windows of the Performing Arts Garage as proposed by the Department of Parking and Traffic.
      
      
2. Gallery
   Rupert Jenkins
   Gallery Report
   
   
3. Collections
   Debra Lehane
   Collections Report
   
   
4. Ocean View Recreation Center
   Tonia Macneil
   Presentation of Artist's conceptual sketch
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the concept by artists Jon Rubin and Jim Goldberg for a work of art at the Ocean View Recreation Center.
   
   
5. Recreation and Park Department Bond Projects 2003 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool
   Tonia Macneil
   Staff presentation and Panel Recommendations
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following artists recommended by the selection panel for the 2003 Recreation and Park Pre-qualified artist pool: Deborah G. Ascheim; Michael Bondi; Robin Brailsford; Mark Brest van Kempen; Judith and Daniel Caldwell; Jordan De Staebler; Roberto L. Delgado; Todd Gray; Tina Hoggatt and Norman Courtney; Joyce Hsu; David Joyce; Miles Karpilow; Deborah Kennedy and Bill Gould; Mark Lere; Cork Marcheschi; Anita Margrill; Brad Miller; Masayuki Nagase; Will Nettleship; Ruth O'Day; Irene Pijoan; John Pugh; Darryl Sapien; Paul Sorey; Kana Tanaka; Banker White.
   
   
6. Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003
   Judy Moran
   Presentation of the two artist teams and their proposals recommended by the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003 Artist Selection Panel for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003 Program.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve Wowhaus, with artists Scott Constable and Ene Osteras-Constable, and their proposal for Life on Market Street: An Audio Archive, and Jo Kreiter's Fly Away Productions, and her proposal for How to Be a Citizen, as recommended by the Selection Panel for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003 Program.
   
   Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Wowhaus artists Scott Constable and Ene Osteras-Constable to implement Life on Market Street: An Audio Archive,for an amount not to exceed $15,000, for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003 Program.
   
   Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Jo Kreiter of Fly Away Productions to implement How to Be a Citizen,for an amount not to exceed $21,700, for the Art on Market Street Temporary Projects 2003 Program.
   
   
7. Airport
   Susan Pontious
   Report on the Installation of Pohina by Deborah Butterfield in Boarding Area C
   
   Report on Airport Art Steering Committee actions
   Explanatory Document: Minutes from the Airport Art Steering Committee
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following purchases/commissions of artwork pending Airport approval: 1) Purchase of Tall Dango 00-8-21 and Tall Dango 02-08-04, by Jun Kaneko for $63,900 each.; 2) Commission Cardboard Kore by Michael Stutz for $33,000; and 3) Commission Anemone by Werner Klotz for $62,500, pending satisfaction of maintenance issues and installation feasibility.
   
   Proposal for In the Air, by Lewis deSoto
   
   Motion: Motion to decline further development of In the Air by Lewis deSoto.
   
   Installation of Robert Arneson's Yin and Yang at the Embarcadero
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the long term temporary installation of Yin and Yang by Robert Arneson in the circular planter located at the center of the walkway west of the northern Ferry Building cross walk, on the west side of the Embarcadero adjacent to Seawall Lot 202.
   
   Announcement: Next Sculpture in the City event scheduled for the Airport, Thursday, June 26th.
   
   
8. Laguna Honda Hospital
   Susan Pontious
   Project update
   
   
9. Moscone Center Expansion Project
   Jill Manton
   Project update
   
   
10. New Business
    
    Academy of Sciences
    Jill Manton
    
    New Central Subway
    Jill Manton
    
    
11. Old Business
    
    
    
12. Adjournment
    
    
    

    5/16/03