City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

April 1, 2013

Full Commission - April 1, 2013

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, April 1, 2013
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 March 4, 2013 Minutes.

    Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
     

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion

    Current developments and announcements, including a report on events relating to the launch of the Heyday book, San Francisco: Arts for the City—Civic Art and Urban Change, 1932-2012.
     
  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion

    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including an update on strategic planning activities and current Civic Art Collection conservation efforts.

     

  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 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of February 25, 2013.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of March 12, 2013.
       
    3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of March 13, 2013.
       
    4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2013.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (February 12, 2013)
      Action
    5. Motion to approve a recommendation to award one grant totaling $10,000 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions to the following individual, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with the individual for the amount listed:
      Rudy Lemcke, $10,000
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (March 12, 2013)
      Action
    6. Motion to approve recommendations to award two grants totaling $50,000 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships to the following individuals and organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual and organization for the amounts listed:
      Rene Yung, $25,000
      StageWrite, $25,000
       
    7. Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $63,835 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships to the following individuals and organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual and organization for the amounts listed:
      Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $25,000
      Genny Lim, $13,835
      Push Dance Company, $25,000
       
    8. Motion to approve recommendations to award two grants totaling $6,000 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Arts for Neighborhood Vitality to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
      Acción Latina, $3,000
      Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $3,000
       
    9. Motion to approve recommendations to award eight grants totaling $23,000 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Arts for Neighborhood Vitality to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
      Chinese Historical Society of America, $3,000
      Come Out and Play San Francisco, $2,500
      Excelsior Action Group, $2,500
      Genryu Arts, $3,000
      Mendell Plaza Presents, $3,000
      Out of Site: Center for Arts Education, $3,000
      Richmond District Neighborhood Center, $3,000
      Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition, $3,000

       
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (March 13, 2013)
      Action

    10. Motion to authorize Street Artists Program Director, in consultation with the City Attorney’s Office and representatives from the Port, to negotiate and draft a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Port and the Arts Commission regarding the establishment of street artist spaces on Port property and the corresponding criteria for use of such spaces.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 20, 2013)
      Action
    11. Motion to approve the mural, Celebrating Our Richmond Past and Present by lead artists Yuka Ezoe and Elaine Chu on the exterior wall of Argonne Elementary School located at 680 18th Avenue. The proposed mural (24' x 53') faces the intersection of Cabrillo Street and 17th Avenue and will be visible throughout the neighborhood. The project is sponsored by Precita Eyes, funded by Argonne Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization and the Community Challenge Grant Program, and supported by District 1 Supervisor Eric Mar.
       
    12. Motion to approve artist honorarium payments in the amount of $1,000 each to Tammy Rae Carland, John Chiara, Pablo Guardiola, Sanaz Mazinani, and Lindsey White for their contributions to the 2013 Sister City Exchange: San Francisco and Zurich. The local component of this project will open at City Hall in October, 2013.
       
    13. Motion to approve public art program outline for Phelan Loop Public Plaza.
       
    14. Motion to approve design revisions for an artwork by Rebar Art and Design Studios to be located at Palega Playground to be reviewed by the Visual Art Committee further at a later date.
       
    15. Motion to approve the installation of Ron Moultrie Saunders’s two artworks at the Bayview Branch Library: Spirit and Nature Dancing Together in the exterior courtyard; and Symbiotic Relationships in the children’s reading room.
       
    16. Motion to approve the alternate installation location for two of the nine bronze chairs from the artwork Domestic Seating, 2012 by Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe, which are currently installed on the east side of Church Street next to Safeway, moving both to the north side of Duboce Avenue per the revised site plan.
       
    17. Motion to approve the Yerba Buena/Moscone Sculpture Public Art Selection Panel’s recommendation of Roxy Paine’s proposal for a sculpture for the plaza at Clementina and 4th Streets.
       
    18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Roxy Paine for an amount not to exceed $1,456,000 to design, fabricate and transport a sculpture for the plaza at Clementina and 4th Streets.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (March 25, 2013)
      Action
    19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to distribute, for public information and educational purposes, copies of San Francisco: Arts for the City—Civic Art and Urban Change, 1932-2012, published by Heyday, and to sell copies of the book for a retail price of $45 plus applicable sales tax and shipping costs at Arts Commission facilities and events, and on the Arts Commission’s website.
       
  6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
    1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency.
         
      2. Discussion: Review of City Charter and legislative authorities for Arts Commission programs

        Explanatory Document: Arts Commission legal authorities
         

    2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
         
    4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    5. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.

        Documents submitted by the public: Documents from Paula Datesh
         

      2. Action: Motion to approve the design of the sculpture base (shape and material) for the Adolph Sutro bust, gift of the United Humanitarian Mission; approval of the final text will be delegated to the Director of Cultural Affairs.

        Explanatory Documents: Staff report; Image of base
         

  7. 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.)

    Documents submitted by the public: E-mail from Paula Datesh
     

  8. New Business and Announcements
    Discussion

    (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

     

  9. Adjournment
    Action

     

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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: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591. 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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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2591. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

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