City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

April 5, 2010

Full Commission - April 5, 2010



MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, April 5, 2010
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

  1. Roll Call

  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action
    Motion to approve January 4, 2010 Minutes.
    Motion to approve February 1, 2010 Minutes.

    Explanatory documents: Draft minutes

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion
    Current developments and announcements.
  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion
    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including a brief update on City budget issues.
  5. Consent Calendar
    The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:

    Approval of Committee Minutes
    Action

    1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2010.
    2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2010.
    3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 17, 2010.
    4. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of March 9, 2010.
    5. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of March 10, 2010.
    6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2010.

      Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations (March 9, 2010)
      Action

    7. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:

      Kerri Johnson, artist, arts administrator and curator
      Larry Kassin, Executive Director, San Francisco Live Arts
      Tomás Riley, Co-Executive Director, ArtsChange

      Supplemental Documents: Cultural Equity Grants Biographies of Grants Application Review Panelists.

      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 17, 2010)
      Action

    8. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contractual relationship with Ms. Alyssa Licouris for an honorarium in the amount of $5000. Ms. Licouris will conduct research and provide administrative support for the 40th anniversary exhibition season. Ms. Licouris will be conducting her work from April through August 2010.
    9. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contractual relationship with Mr. Taro Hattori for an honorarium in the amount of $2000, and Ms. Gay Outlaw for an honorarium in the amount of $2000, for the research, development and production of newly commissioned artworks for the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s exhibition Now & When opening June 4, 2010.
    10. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contractual relationship with the following artists for the research, development and production of newly commissioned artworks for the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s exhibition Transplanted opening September 24, 2010: $5000 honorarium to Mr. Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe, $2000 honorarium to Mr. Richard T. Walker, $1000 honorarium to Mr. Pawel Kruk.
    11. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contractual relationship with an individual Gwen Kuan-ying Kuo for an honorarium in the amount of $1000. Gwen Kuan-ying Kuo will be the project management intern for the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s exhibition Economica: Women and the Global Economy opening June 8, 2010.
    12. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Janet Echelman, Inc. to increase the agreement by $232,926, for an amount not to exceed $509,626, for the purchase of materials for fabrication of her artwork for San Francisco International Airport.
    13. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Public Builders for an amount not to exceed $215,000 to fabricate and install the artwork designed by Janet Echelman for Terminal Two at San Francisco International Airport.
    14. Motion to approve the public art approach for Fulton Playground as detailed in the Fulton Playground Public Art Project Outline.
    15. Motion to approve the artist Jovi Schnell and alternate artist Michael Bartalos as recommended by the Tutubi Plaza Selection Panel.
    16. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist Jovi Schnell as recommended by the Tutubi Plaza Selection Panel for design of artwork for Tutubi Plaza Art Project, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
  6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
    1. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
    2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
    3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
    4. Street Artists Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
      2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Steven Robinson, Roger Fierro, Debra Skotland, Elias Romero, Laura Waterman, Joann Chen, Jess Zepeda, Reuben Barnes-Levering, Caroline Saxl.
      3. Discussion: Discussion regarding the proposal by the Department of Recreation and Parks to establish an art market at Justin Herman Plaza.
    5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  7. New Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)

  8. Reports and Announcements
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements.)

  9. Public Comment
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)

  10. Adjournment
    Action

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Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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