February 19, 2014

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents, Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #4, Item #5, Item #6, Item #7, Item #8, Item #9, Item #10
Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute

1. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for artist selection panels for Fiscal Year 2013/14:

Jaime Austin, Curator and Director of Programs, ZERO1
Maude Haak-Frendscho, Program Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts
Anthony Huberman, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Stephanie Johnson, artist, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art, California State University, Monterey Bay
Aimee Le Duc, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Center
Juan Luna-Avin, artist, Lecturer, Visual and Public Art Department, California State
University, Monterey Bay
Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Associate Director and Senior Curator, MACLA
Anuradha Vikram, Director of Residency Programs, 18th Street Arts Center

2. Motion to approve the mural design, Rainbow Colors, by Ian Ross located at 435 Duboce Street.

3. Motion to approve the mural design, Blue Lines, by Ian Ross Gallery/ Daniele Rocha located at 41 Freelon Street.

4. Motion to approve the mural design, Flying Bird, by Shawn Bullen located at 1818 Palou Street.

5. Motion to approve the mural design, StreetScape, by Bryana Fleming located at 6333 Geary Boulevard.

6. Motion to approve the installation of the public art project, Bayview Rise, by Haddad Drugan at Port Pier 92.

7. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Studies for the “Four Elements”, 2008 by Owen Smith. The studies include eight oil on board panels: Air (Aeronautics- Female Pilot), 18 inches by 18 inches; Air (Falconer), 18 inches by 18 inches; Water (Woman with Jug), 18 inches by 18 inches; Earth (Farmer Plowing Landscape), 19 inches by 30 inches; Earth (Farmers Gathering), 18 inches by 18 inches; Fire (Ceramicist), 18 inches by 18 inches; Fire (Glassblowers), 19 inches by 30 inches; Fire (Steelworker), 18 inches by 18 inches. The artworks were studies for the artwork by the same name (Accession No. 2011.30.a-n) commissioned for the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center and accepted into the Civic Art Collection (Resolution No. 0711-11-171).

8. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Philosopher’s Way, 2012 by the artists Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg. The artwork is a multi-component installation within McLaren Park along a 2.7 mile walking trail and another 1.1 mile loop. The components include: Two granite trail head plaques; 61 granite trail markers; 15 scenic stops marked with 13 viewing stations and two granite benches, all have inlaid polished black granite panels etched with historical photos; and one spring water fountain bowl made of carved basalt. The artwork was dedicated on January 5, 2013.

9. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Firefly, 2012 by Ned Kahn. The artwork is multi-component installation on the façade of the Public Utilities Commission building at 525 Golden Gate. The installation consists of five-inch-square, clear-polycarbonate panels hinged to move freely in the wind. At night, the movement of the panels is converted into light when the hinged panels move inward and connect to small embedded magnets connected to an electric reed that triggers the flickering of LED lights. The sculpture requires less energy than a 75-Watt light bulb. The artwork was dedicated with the opening of the building in June 2012.

10. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Rain Portal, 2012 by Ned Kahn. The artwork is located at the Public Utilities Commission building at 525 Golden Gate. The installation covers two walls located on either side of the lobby stairway. The installation is a self-sustaining system that continuously recycles water to create the illusion of rain inside the clear polycarbonate wall panels. The extruded polycarbonate has multiple cells of plastic that through which water is pumped up from a reservoir at the bottom of the panels and released as small drops into the top. The artwork was dedicated with the opening of the building in June 2012.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

3. Bernal Heights Branch Library
Carol Marie Daniels, Johanna Poethig, Gia Grant
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation and review of Bernal Heights Branch Library mural design, Story Cloud by Johanna Poethig on the south side of the rear of the Library building.

Motion: Motion to approve final design of Story Cloud, a 20 foot by 53 foot mosaic mural by Johanna Poethig for the south side of the Bernal Heights Branch Library. The mural is sponsored by Bernal Library Art Project/Friends of the San Francisco Library, supported by the San Francisco Library Commission and Supervisor David Campos. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant Program.

4. Transbay Terminal
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Discussion of contracting and/or procurement methods for an artwork by Jenny Holzer at the Transbay Terminal.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs, in consultation with the City Attorney's Office, to issue a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) to establish a pre-qualified pool and list of specialty LED design/build fabricators with experience in high profile or museum quality custom designed dynamic LED artworks that would be selected on an as needed basis for contracts in 2014 – 2016.

5. Market Street Youth Poster Series: First Exposures
Robynn Takayama
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of First Exposures’ final designs for the Market Street Youth Poster Series, April–July 2014.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for First Exposures’ Market Street Youth Poster Series, April – July 2014.

6. T-Line Poster Series

A. Melissa Hung
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 6 minutes

Presentation of youth poetry poster series for T-Line.

Motion: Motion to approve designs developed by graphic designer Joy Liu, featuring portraits by photographer Damien Maloney and poetry excerpts by youth from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s WritersCorps program. Exhibition will be displayed in 15 transit stops facing the platform on the T-Line from April – September 2014.

B. Tyra Fennell
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 6 minutes

Presentation of poster series for the T-Line by artist Rhonel Roberts.

Motion: Motion to approve designs featuring illustrations by artist Rhonel Roberts for a poster series for the T-Line. Exhibition will be displayed in 15 transit stops facing the street on the T-Line from April – September 2014

7. General Hospital Acute Care Building

A. Roof Garden – Masayuki Nagase
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the carved paver mock-ups by Masayuki Nagase for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Roof Garden.

Motion: Motion to approve the carved paver mock-ups by Masayuki Nagase for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Roof Garden.

B. Two-Dimensional Artwork Program
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the selected artworks for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Two-Dimensional Artwork Program.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artworks recommended for reproduction by the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Two-Dimensional Artwork Program Artist Selection Panel for installation at the General Hospital Acute Care Building:

Nora Akino: Limantour; Monterey Pines; Wild-Mustard II

Lennell Allen: Drakes Bay at Point Reyes #178; Ocean Beach at Noriega #114; Ocean Beach at Noriega #167; Ocean Beach at Noriega #274

Rob Badger: Golden Gate Bridge in Fog at Sunrise Looking Toward San Francisco; Heart Lake, John Muir Wilderness Area, Inyo National Forest, CA; Poppies and Gilia, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, CA; San Francisco Beyond the Blue Hills of Marin, View From Mt. Tamalpais; Sycamores New Grass, San Luis Obispo, CA; Wildflowers and Owl’s Clover in Grass, Table Mountain, Butte County, CA

Jennifer Bain: Flurry; Grasshopper; Pretty Bird; Shrinking Habitat; Single Source

John Bankston: Big Machine

Tom Baril: Baker's Beach

Suzy Barnard: Blue Conversation; Blue Position; July Jade; Still Overcast; Twilight State

Louisiana Bendolph: Mayday; Shared Legacy

Leo Bersamina: Lining Up III

Frederick Brayman: Loosenders' Last Summer

Mark Brown: Drakes Bay Vista; Half Dome; Mt. Shasta and Forest; Mt. Shasta Western Landscape

Vicky Chen: In Between; Road Side View

James Chronister: Large Snowy Forest

Patricia Claro: Momento

Elaine Coombs: Connection 1; Distill 10; Distill 11; Distill 13; Lively 1

Beatrice Coron: BZCT; Vertical Farming

Counterpoint Studio, LLC: 23 Cranes

Binh Danh: Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite, CA, May 15, 2012; Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires, June 11, 2012; Lower Yosemite Fall October 13, 2011, 3:45pm

Eileen David: Bernal Slice #2; Castro Slice #4; Columbus / Francisco; Kite Hill; Potrero; Russian Hill #2

Michael Eade: Cape Arago, Southern Oregon Coast; Inlet; Mount Tabor; Vista

Evah Fan: A Crab in Scrabble; House-O-Rama; Job Seekers; Pet Grass; Ticks Attack Toes

Annie Galvin: Botany Bear; Cloud Bears; Transform

Cliff Garten: Radiolarian – Mace; Radiolarian - Twist 3; Suspect Figure 2

Carmen Lomas Garza: Baile en 1958; Cakewalk; Cumpleaños de Lala y Tudi; Empanadas; La Feria en Reynosa; Tamalada

Linda Gass: After the Gold Rush; Fields of Salt; Sanitary

Sheila Ghidini: Hummingbird Nest; Nest with Turquoise Ribbon; Robin's Nest 5

Stanley Goldstein: Late Afternoon; Rodeo Beach; Rodeo Beach- Fog; Spring in China Camp

Rachel Granofsky: One Part of Something to Another; Tenuous Divide; Mountain Stream

Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Tommy and the Ball

Michael Hall: Group

Ophelia Ho: Dragon Gate; Herbal Shop; Lantern Shop; Snowing; Tea with Friend

Josie Iselin: Bolinas Seaweeds; Botryocladia (Sea Grapes); Halosaccion Glandiforme (Sea Sacs)

Diane Jacobs: Bee, Magnolia, Bowl; Chicken & Egg; Farmland

Ivy Jacobsen: Anise; Bending Towards Light; Forest Mist; Night Flyer; Protea; Smoke Bush; Solstice; Summer Light; Perceptions #8

David Johnson: Bayview Boys and Wagon - 2; Bayview Girls Hopscotch - 6; Bayview Girls playing Hopscotch-1; Clarence

Todd Lanam: Church Window; Park School Rail; Schoolyard Mural

Beryl Landau: 22 Fillmore; Last Light; Memoria Pond; Pink Light; Primary Colors; San Francisco Skyline from San Bruno Mountain; The Real Thing; True to Form; Walking Along

Bovey Lee: Dragging Cows up A Tree

Katja Leibenath: Riverbank #18/2

Lisa Levine: At the Cove; Swim #3; The Adoration of the Waters

Hung Liu: Happy and Gay the Kite; New Old World Symphony Blue Foot; New Old World Symphony Pink Foot; New Old World Symphony Tender Foot

Peter Loftus: Above Cambria: Evening; Towards Morro: Evening

Steven Lopez: Shelf Life 003; Shelf Life 007

Sharon Louden: Community (3); Community (4); Community (6); Community (7)

Reagan Louie: Hangzhou; San Francisco

Paul Madonna: All Over Coffee #283 Through Our Roads; All Over Coffee #485 Dipsea Trail 3; All Over Coffee #517 Guerrero Park; All Over Coffee #548 Golden Gate Park Carousel; All Over Coffee #572 Rocket

Kegan Marling: Duniya Dance and Drum Company, San Francisco City Hall; Gerry and Chris, Castro Street Fair; One Dance: Bay Area Dance Week

Adam McCauley: Cretian Hillside; Stavros Beach

Nikki McClure: Agree; Barter; Befriend; Home; Inhabit; Lunch; Practice; Rely

Robert Minervini: After Glow; Predator and Prey; United by Fate

Kelly Neidig: Chelsea; Sadie; Scully; Tone

Siddharth Parasnis: Boats and Lotus in the Shallow Water; Boats in the Shallow Water # 6; House near Railway – Crossing; White Street; Two Storied House with a Backyard

Maria Park: CN2_1; CN2_4

Michele Ramirez: Big Cloud, Ripon; Burned Hills 3; Outside Butano State Park; Turlock

Eric Rewitzer: Dogpatch; Golden Boy; Homeward Bound; One for the Fans; Yosemite Valley

Mary Robertson: Girl with Gear; River Lounge

Clare Rojas: Bleeding Hearts; Boundary Lines; Forget-Me-Not; Tulips

Ron Moultrie Saunders: Acacia Flower Blossoms; Dodonea Descending (Green); Pine Needles

Jenn Shifflet: An Eclipsed Wonder; Dreaming in Turquoise; In the Midst; Lumen; Wishing on the Wind

Deth Sun: Donut Cat; Loving You

Seiko Tachibana: Fern-21; Fern-22; Fern-3a; Fern-9

Jason Tannen: Food Take Out; Prepare; Sam Wo

David Tomb: Azure-breasted Pitta; Blue-capped Kingfisher; Collared Kingfisher; Philippine Trogon; Resplendent Quetzal; Rufous Hornbill; Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove

Martin Webb: The Fog Was Lifting

Pamela Wilson-Ryckman: Golden Gate Park; Lafayette Park

Sarah Winkler: Mesquite Sand Dunes; Sculpted Dune; Solar Harvest: 10 a.m.

June Yokell: China Camp Hill; Crossing; Hayward Salt Flats

Motion: Motion to pay the following artists an honorarium of $1,000 in return for license to the City to make a limited edition reproduction of the following artworks for display in public waiting rooms and corridors at the General Hospital Acute Care Building:

Jessalyn Aaland
Nora Akino
Lennell Allen
Kathy Aoki
Deborah Aschheim
Amy Auerbach
Jo Babcock
Rob Badger
Hyun Ji Bae
Jennifer Bain
John Bankston
Tom Baril
Suzy Barnard
Brian Barneclo
Steve Bartlett
Louisiana Bendolph
Timothy Berry
Leo Bersamina
Marianne Bland
Val Britton
Christoper Brown
Mark Brown
Squeak Carnwath
Vicky Chen
James Chronister
Patricia Claro
Greg Colson
Elaine Coombs
Alika Cooper
Beatrice Coron
Binh Danh
Eileen David
Peter de Lory
Michael Eade
Christina Empedocles
Kota Ezawa
Evah Fan
Caio Fonseca
Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Annie Galvin
Cliff Garten
Carmen Lomas Garza
Linda Gass
Sheila Ghidini
Stanley Goldstein
Rachel Granofsky
Isca Greenfield-Sanders
Michael Hall
Frederick Hayes
Adrienne Heloise
Sonja Hinrichsen
Ophelia Ho
Cynthia Innis
Josie Iselin
Diane Jacobs
Ivy Jacobsen
Chris Johanson
David Johnson
Kevin B. Jones
Todd Lanam
Beryl Landau
Bovey Lee
Katja Leibenath
Lisa Levine
Hung Liu
Peter Loftus
Steven Lopez
Sharon Louden
Reagan Louie
Paul Madonna
Kara Maria
Kegan Marling
Vanessa Marsh
Adam McCauley
Nikki McClure
Robert Minervini
Kelly Neidig
Kelly Ording
Siddharth Parasnis
Maria Park
Hendrik Paul
Tahiti Pehrson
Counterpoint Studio
Michele Ramirez
Eric Rewitzer
Lance Rivers
Mary Robertson
Lordy Rodriguez
Clare Rojas
Rom Moultrie Saunders
Shan Shan Sheng
Jenn Shifflet
Tim Sullivan
Deth P. Sun
Seiko Tacchibana
Jason Tannen
David Tomb
Martin Webb
Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
Sarah Winkler
Lena Wolf
June Yokell

8. San Francisco International Airport: Terminals 1 & 3 Two Dimensional Artwork
Zoë Taleporos, Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the six selected finalists for San Francisco International Airport: Terminals 1 & 3 two-dimensional artwork opportunities.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artists recommended by the selection panel for the San Francisco International Airport wall opportunities in Terminals 1 and 3, and the proposed site locations for each artist:

Louisiana Bendolph: T3 East Departures, site #6; Gate 71B (north east)
Chris Johanson: T3 East Departures; site #6; Gate 71 A
Vanessa Marsh and Sanaz Mazinami: T3 East Departures; site #6; Gate 71 B (east)
Lordy Rodriguez: T3 East Baggage Claim, site #9
James Melchert: T1 Secure Connector

9. Project and Program Updates
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Updates will be provided for the following:

A. Civic Art Collection Inventory Plan
B. Artist Selection for the Alameda Creek Watershed Public Art Project
C. Artist Selection for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminals 1 & 3 Sculpture Opportunity
D. Artist Portfolio Reviews

10. Public Comment
Discussion

11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12. Adjournment
Action

ZT 2/14/14

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