City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

March 1, 2010

Full Commission - March 1, 2010



MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 1, 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; report on public art at Transbay Terminal.
  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 November 15, 2009.

      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 8, 2010)
      Action

    2. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Cayuga Playground and Clubhouse with the contingency of reviewing alternate colors for the building, considering painted wood, and presenting more specific landscape materials.
    3. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Groundwater Supply Well Station: Lake Merced.
    4. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Groundwater Supply Well Station: West Sunset Playground.
    5. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Groundwater Supply Well Station: South Sunset Playground with the contingency of reconsidering the mesh and concrete interface, and simplifying the louver and facings.
    6. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Harvey Milk Plaza Improvements.
    7. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant with the contingency of cutting the top of the building flush.

      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 17, 2010)
      Action

    8. Motion to approve the revised design for the third mosaic artwork by Lena Wolff for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Second Floor Corridor.
    9. Motion to approve the final designs for The Wonderful Life of Gardening poster series by artist Binh Danh for the Art on Market Street Program 2009-2010, to be installed in 24 kiosks on Market Street from April 5 to July 1, 2010.
    10. Motion to approve construction documents for Janet Echelman’s artwork designed for Terminal Two at San Francisco International Airport.
    11. Motion to approve the preliminary design proposal by Anna Valentina Murch of artwork for the plaza at General Hospital.
    12. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Anna Valentina Murch for design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza in an amount not to exceed $400,000.
    13. Motion to approve REBAR’s design for the sculpture located on Leland Avenue at Bayshore Boulevard for the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.
    14. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist team REBAR for the fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of the artwork for the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $28,000.
    15. Motion to approve artist team Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector’s design for a suspended sculpture at Visitacion Valley Branch Library.
    16. Motion to approve the revised paving design for roof garden artwork installation by Masayuki Nagase for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Roof Garden.
    17. Motion to approve the mock-up of the materials and surface treatment for the mosaic sculpture by Laurel True for the Hayes Valley Playground.
    18. Motion to approve the selection of Michael Bartalos as recommended by the Mission Playground Artist Selection Panel for the public art project for Mission Playground.
    19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Michael Bartalos for design of artwork for Mission Playground in an amount not to exceed $16,000.
    20. Motion to approve the removal and temporary storage of Paul Selinger’s sculpture Untitled, 1971 (Accession #1971.44), from Broderick and Bush Mini Park while the formal deaccession process is completed, as the work’s current condition presents a threat to public safety.
    21. Motion to approve fabrication mock-up of Nori Sato’s glass for Terminal Two at San Francisco International Airport and notice to proceed with fabrication.
    22. Motion to approve Clare Rojas’ Blue Deer, executed in paint and pigmented ink on wooden panels with wood frame and molding, as installed in Boarding Area G of San Francisco International Airport, and approve acceptance into the Civic Art Collection.
    23. Motion to approve the following pool of arts professionals to serve as selection panelists for the Port Blue Greenway Signage and Sculpture Projects Artist Selection Panel:
      Barbara Ockel, Director, Bayview Opera House
      Joanna Haigood, Director, Zaccho Dance
      Camille Utterback, artist
      Mildred Howard, artist
      Hung Liu, artist
      John Roloff, artist
      Amy Trachtenberg, artist
      Walter Kitundu, artist
      Mark Baugh Sasaki, artist
      Margie O’Driscoll, Executive Director, AIA, San Francisco Chapter
      John Peterson, architect and founder of Public Architecture
      Mona El Khafif, Project Coordinator, CCA Urbanlab
      Rigo, artist
      Jeannene Przyblyski, artist, historian, urban strategist
      Cliff Garten, artist
      Jennifer Morla, graphic designer
      Marianna Stark, Executive Director, San Francisco Art Dealers Association

      Executive Committee Recommendations (February 22, 2010)
      Action

    24. Motion to accept a gift of a sculpture (tentatively entitled Sprout) from artist Chase Chen on condition that it be used as an official gift from the City of San Francisco to its sister city, Shanghai, for the World Expo 2010.
    25. Motion to approve recommendations to award fourteen grants totaling $324,990 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
      Alliance for California Traditional Arts, $25,000
      Army of Lovers, $20,850
      Asian American Women Artists Association, $16,400
      Asian Improv aRts, $25,000
      Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $25,000
      Croatian American Cultural Center, $25,000
      Cuba Caribe, $21,040
      Cultural Odyssey, $25,000
      Dancing Tree, $25,000
      Femina Potens, $20,850
      Fifth Stream Music, $20,850
      Genryu Arts/Gen Taiko, $25,000
      Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory, $25,000
      Northern California Music and Art Culture Center, Inc., $25,000

      Supplemental Documents: Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One applicant ranking and project descriptions; summary notes of the application evaluation; and biographies of the grants review panelists.

    26. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
      Lauren Davies, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Kala Gallery and Art Institute
      Lisa Jervis, Finance and Operations Director, Center for Media Justice
      Madeleine Oldham, Literary Manager and Resident Dramaturg, Berkeley Repertory Theater
      Sean Uyehara, Programmer, San Francisco Film Society
      Christine Lim, Director of Education and Artistic Administration, San Francisco Performances
      Susie Lundy, Development Director, La Peña

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

  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: Sarka Holeckova, Min Jeoung Pak, Steven Cox, Juan Marin Jimenez, Soon Chek Gin, Basia Lassus, Ravit Maman.
    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.
      2. Action: Motion to approve artist team Wowhaus’s design for two mosaic sculptures at the Ortega Branch Library.
      3. Action: Motion to approve The Chinatown Journey, a two year multi-artist, multimedia art project proposed by the Chinese Culture Center for the Central Subway Temporary Art Program’s Chinatown Pilot Project for 2010-2011, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the Chinese Culture Center for an amount not to exceed $80,000 to implement the project.
  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.

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