Visual Arts Committee - April 19, 2017 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
April 19, 2017 - 3:00pm
Location: 
401 Van Ness
Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102

Notice of Meeting Cancellation

The following meeting of the Visual Arts Committee of the San Francisco Arts Commission scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, 2017 has been cancelled due to lack of quorum.

JDC 4/19/2017 4:19 p.m.

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Agenda

 

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran, President
Gregory Chew
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2. Public Comment
Discussion

3. Consent Calendar
Action

Explanatory Documents: Item #1
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

  1. Motion to approve the mural design, Climate Action Now! Dinosaur Garden Mural, by artist Sirron Norris, for James Lick Middle School. The painted mural (15 ft. by 100 ft.) will be installed along the upper schoolyard wall at 1220 Noe Street. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by Climate Action Now! and has been approved by the San Francisco Unified School District. The mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
  1. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Cliff Garten Studios from $425,000 to $445,000 due to increased height and scale of the artwork.
  1. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year:

Regina Almaguer, art consultant;
Michael Arcega, artist;
Lucinda Barnes, art consultant;
Michael Bartalos, artist;
Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Dena Beard, Executive Director, The Lab;
Elisheva Biernoff, artist;
Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Terry Berlier, artist; Associate Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University;
Megan Brian, Assistant Director, Education and Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture;
Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco;
Enrique Chagoya, artist; Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University;
Patricia Cariño Valdez, ‎Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art;
Jonathan Calm, artist; Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University;
Michele Carlson, Associate Professor in Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts; Executive Director of Daily Serving and Art Practical;
Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Abby Chen, Curator and Artistic Director, Chinese Culture Center;
Kevin Chen, artist; Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum;
Sarah Cifarelli, Airport Art Manager, Los Angeles World Airports;
René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California;
Carlos de Villasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art – Painting, Sonoma State University;
Joseph del Pesco, International Director of KADIST;
Lewis deSoto, artist; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University;
Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART);
Amy Ellingson, artist;
Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority;
Christian Frock, independent curator;
Stephen Galloway, artist;
Rupert Garcia, artist;
Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts;
Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning;
Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning;
Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority;
Melorra Green, independent curator;
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, independent curator;
Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, Walter and McBean Galleries;
Justin Hoover, artist; Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture;
Anthony Huberman, Director and Chief Curator, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts;
Steven Huss, Public Art Manager, City of Walnut Creek Arts and Recreation;
Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Projects Programs Director, Southern Exposure;
Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center;
Chris Johnson, artist; Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts;
Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery;
Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art California State University, Monterey Bay - Visual and Public Arts Institute;
Ned Kahn, artist;
Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Senior Project Manager, Los Angeles Arts Commission;
Brian Karl, Art Practical;
Aimee Le Duc, Director of Exhibition and Public Programs at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture;
Carrie Lederer, artist; Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery;
Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora;
Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco;
Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Art Museum;
Hung Liu, artist;
Lauren Lockhart, Arts Program Manager, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority;
Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival;
Juan Luna-Avin, artist;
Michelle Mansour, Director, Root Division;
Rhiannon MacFadyen, independent curator;
Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts;
Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure;
Jet Martinez, artist;
Marc Mayer, Senior Educator of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum;
Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium;
Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute;
Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
Judy Moran, art consultant;
Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, 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;
Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator; Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist;
Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Museum Director, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University;
Amy Ress, Director, Resilient By Design Challenge;
Jerome Reyes, artist;
Ani Rivera, Executive Director, Galeria de la Raza;
Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive;
Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts;
Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose;
Anastasia H. Rygle, Associate Curator, The Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
Dorothy Santos, independent curator;
Norie Sato, artist;
Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist;
Richard Shaw, artist;
Heather Snider, Executive Director, SF Camerawork;
Stephanie Syjuco, artist;
Weston Teruya, artist;
Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum;
Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts;
Po Shu Wang, artist;
Nate Watson, artist; Executive Director of Public Glass;
Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace;
Shelly L. Willis, Public Art Project Manager and Planning Consultant;
Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art;
Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder at Satellite Of. Love;
Jenifer Wofford, artist;
Nicholas Wylie, Development Manager, Southern Exposure;
Anuradha Vikram, Artistic Director, 18th Street Arts Center;
Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4. Civic Center Commons – Knits for Life
Aleta Lee, Jill Watt and Lorna Watt of Knits for Life
Action
Approximately 15 minutes
Explanatory documents: Presentation, Images, Staff Report

Presentation of a proposed art installation for Civic Center Commons entitled Knitted Tree Project by Knits for Life.

Motion: Motion to approve the Knitted Tree Project by Knits for Life for a yarn-based installation to be knitted on select trees in Civic Center Commons beginning the first week of May 2017 and remaining for 6months to 2 years pending the aging process.

5. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - Joseph Kosuth
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Proposal; Narrative
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of an artwork proposal by Jospeh Kosuth for the western façade of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposal entitled W.F.T. (San Francisco), 2016 submitted by Joseph Kosuth for a text-based illuminated neon artwork to be installed on the western facing facades of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium for a total project budget of $1,200,000.

6. Garfield Pool
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Site Overview
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.

7. Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs; Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the final poster designs for Kate Haug’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.Review of the revised project outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. Request for Commissioner participation on selection panel for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Kate Haug’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Summer of Love Trading Cards, on view May 22 – August 31, 2017.

Motion: Motion to approve the revised project outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. The revision reflects an increase to the artist fee from $8,000 to $10,000.

8. San Francisco International Airport

A. SFO REACH International Terminal, Boarding Area A
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document:  Project Outline; Site Renderings
Presentation Time:  Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for SFO REACH International Terminal Boarding Areas A.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for SFO REACH International Terminal Boarding Area A.

B. Terminal 1, Temporary Boarding Area B – Peephole Cinema
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Video Examples
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of selected artists for the second iteration of the Peephole Cinema project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artists for the Peephole Cinema project.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Jefferson Pinder for an amount not to exceed $9,990 for a video artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Terminal 1.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Chris Sickels (Red Nose Studios) for an amount not to exceed $9,990 for a video artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Terminal 1.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Kate Rhodes for an amount not to exceed $9,990 for a video artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Terminal 1.

C. Terminal 1, Temporary Boarding Area B
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Image of Conceptual Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Jason Jagel's conceptual designs for a temporary mural project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Jason Jagel for a temporary mural at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

D. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B - Clerestory Art Glass Project
Justine Topfer
Action Item
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport T1, Boarding Area B, Clerestory Art Glass Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Clerestory Art Glass project

E. Airport Collection
Susan Pontious
Discussion

Explanatory Document: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 Minutes

Presentation of Collection Data.

9. Central Subway

Jennifer Lovvorn
Action

Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary and Fabrication Samples
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of selected fabricator and fabrication samples for Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell’s artwork for Central Subway Union Square Market Street station.

Motion: Motion to approve Demiurge LLC as the selected fabricator for artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell’s Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station public art project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Demiurge LLC for an amount not to exceed $819,287 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell for the platform level of Central Subway Union Square Market Street station.

10. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

11. Adjournment
Action

JDC 4/13/17, 4:15 p.m.
JDC 4/18/17, 3:20 p.m.  Item 6, Explanatory Document Added; Item 8E, Explanatory Document Added; and Item 9, Correction & Explanatory Document Updated.

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