SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran
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; Item #2; Item #3; Item #4; Item #5; and Item #6
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1.            Motion to approve the design of Xochiltquetzal, a mosaic mural, by artist Susan Cervantes that will be installed on the façade and sidewalk entry of Precita Eyes located 2981 24th Street. The project is sponsored by and Individual Artist Grant from the Arts Commission; the mosaic mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

2.            Motion to approve the design of Athens Avalon Greenspace 99 Steps, a mosaic mural, by artist Iran Narges that will be installed on a stairway at the intersection of Athens Street and Avalon Avenue which connects Avalon Avenue and Valmar Terrace. The mural will be placed on the risers of the stairway; 99 steps that are each 54 in. wide by 5 in. high. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance and Public Works; the mosaic mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

3.            Motion to approve the design of Liminal Space - Crossing, an artwork designed by artist Summer Lee that will be installed in Ross Alley. The artwork will consist of ten outdoor projectors to be installed along the walls of the alley, projecting a LED water effect along the length of the alleys’ sidewalk path. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Chinese Culture Foundation; the installation will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

4.            Motion to approve the design of Sunrise, a mosaic artwork, designed by Mike Gaspay that will be installed on the pedestrian bridge stairwell at 750 Kearny, between Washington and Clay Streets. The m will consist of mosaic tiles installed in a gradient sunrise pattern on the central and sidewalls of the staircase. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Chinese Culture Foundation; the mosaic mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

5.            Motion to approve the design of Ocean Ave., a painted mural, designed by Roberto Gonzalez and Antoine Marnata will be installed on a retaining wall at Ocean and Geneva Avenues. The artwork will measure 20 ft. by 80 ft . The project is funded with through the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, a Community Challenge Grant and private funds. The project is by the Ocean Avenue Association and 1am Gallery; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

6.            Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, the artwork Cayuga Portal, 2013 by Eric Powell. The artwork consists of two painted steel entry gates installed at Cayuga Playground: The main gate at Cayuga Avenue is 12 ft. by 14 ft. by 7 in.; and the gate at the Alemany Boulevard entrance is 9 ft. by 4 ft. by 2 in. The final installation of the artwork was previously approved by Resolution No. 0909-13-218.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4.            McNair Evans at City Hall
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document:  Exhibition Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Presentation on the work of McNair Evans and the solo exhibition the SFAC Galleries is producing at SF City Hall in the spring of 2016.

Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium payment in the amount of $4,000 to McNair Evans for the research and development of his exhibition In Search of Great Men opening at SF City Hall in the spring of 2016.

Motion: Motion to approve a curatorial honorarium in the amount of $2,000 to Ann Jastrab for the research and development of the McNair Evans exhibition In Search of Great Men opening at SF City Hall in the spring of 2016.

5.            UN Plaza Living Innovation Zone Project 
Jill Manton and Paul Chasen
Action
Explanatory Document: Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of a temporary installation entitled Chime Forrest, a sound sculpture, proposed by the Living Innovation Zone for the United Nations Plaza.

Motion: Motion to approve the temporary installation of UN Plaza LIZ sound sculptures, which is a project of the Living Innovation Zone, in the United Nations Plaza from late March 2016 through April 2018.

6.            San Francisco International Airport

A.           Terminal 1, Interim Boarding Area B  – Peephole Cinema Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Design; Graphic Design Rendering
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the artists’ conceptual designs and discussion of the supporting graphic design to support the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Phase deliverables (storyboards and sample animations) by Signe Baumane for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Phase deliverables (mock-up) by Kota Ezawa for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

B.           San Francisco International Airport: International Terminals, Boarding Areas A  and G, Gate Rooms
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the project outline for the Gate Rooms at International Terminal Boarding Areas A and G, San Francisco International Airport.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminals, Boarding Areas A and G; Gate Rooms A6, G92, G95 and G96.

C.           Terminal 1
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Update on progress of the new design for Terminal 1.

D.           Airport Collections: Yin and Yang, 1992
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Image
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Update on the plan to return the sculpture, Yin and Yang, 1992, by Robert Arneson (SFAC Accession No. 2003.5) to the San Francisco International Airport for future installation.

7.            Public Art Network Best Practices Guidelines
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Public Art Network Best Practices Guidelines
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Network Best Practices Guidelines.

Motion: Motion to adopt and comply with the Public Art Network Best Practices Guidelines, and to incorporate by reference into the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Civic Art Collection Guidelines.

8.            Civic Art Collection: Recent Vandalism Abatement
Jennifer Correia
Staff Report
Explanatory Documents: Images before and after treatment
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of completed abatement projects throughout San Francisco from December 2015 to February 2016. Vandalized artworks and monuments include Padre Junipero Serra (1713-1784) (SFAC Accession No. 1907.2) and William McKinley (SFAC Accession No. 1904.2) in Golden Gate Park; Saint Francis (SFAC Accession No. 1973.27) in the former Candlestick Park site; Simon Bolivar (SFAC Accession No. 1984.7) and Ashurbanipal (SFAC Accession No. 1988.11) in the Civic Center area; Native Sons (SFAC Accession No. 1897.1) and Lotta’s Fountain (SFAC Accession No. 1875.1) along the Market Street Corridor.

9.            Public Utilities Commission: Storm Drain Murals
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

Presentation of the final designs of the artworks by Jenifer K. Wofford for the PUC Storm Drain Mural Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Designs by Jenifer K. Wofford for her series of six murals for the PUC Storm Drain Mural Project.

10.         Office of the Chief Medical Examiner – Entry Lobby
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Design Development
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Design Development deliverables by Merle Axelrad for the fabric collage mural in the entry lobby at the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Motion: Motion to approve Design Development deliverables by Merle Axelrad for the fabric collage mural in the entry lobby at the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

11.         Moscone Expansion Project: Howard Street and West (Park) Bridge Sculptures
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Conceptual Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of selection panel results for the Moscone Expansion Project Howard Street and West (Park) Bridge sculpture opportunities and artist Christine Corday’s conceptual proposal for the Moscone Expansion Project Howard Street sculpture, as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Project Sculpture Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Christine Corday’s conceptual proposal for the Moscone Expansion Project Howard Street sculpture opportunity, as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Project Sculpture Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Christine Corday for the design and implementation of an artwork in an amount not to exceed $1,450,000 for the Moscone Expansion Project Howard Street sculpture opportunity.

Motion: Motion to accept the Moscone Expansion Project Sculpture Selection Panel’s recommendation to reject the finalists’ proposals for the Moscone Expansion Project West (Park) Bridge sculpture opportunity and to accept a staff recommendation to reopen the Request for Qualifications to allow for additional recruitment and to convene a new selection panel.

12.         Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit – Jorge Pardo
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of artist Jorge Pardo’s conceptual design for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit; discussion of the appropriateness of the design for Van Ness Avenue; presentation of selected artworks in artist’s portfolio; recommendation from staff to ask artist to develop a new proposal for the site.

Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0915-15-222 approving the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Jorge Pardo for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.

Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0915-15-223 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jorge Pardo’s contract from $25,000 to $830,000 (an increase of $805,000) to include Design Development, Construction Documents, Fabrication, Transportation and consultation during Installation, for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit due to a contract modification to increase the artist’s scope of work.

Motion: Motion authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jorge Pardo’s contract, previously approved by Resolution No. 0909-13-216, from $25,000 to $35,000 (an increase of $10,000) for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit public art project, due to a contract modification for an additional conceptual design.

13.         Art on Market St Kiosk Poster Series – Lauren Bartone
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Poster Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Lauren Bartone’s six final designs for her Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, SF New City Atlas.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Lauren Bartone’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, SF New City Atlas, April 11 – July 4, 2016.

14.         New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

15.         Adjournment
Action

JDC 2/12/16
JDC 2/16/16: Explanatory Documents Added
 

Notices

Agenda Item Information

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:

1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

These items will be available for review at the meeting. Copies are available upon request. Please contact Program Associate Jenn Doyle Crane at jennifer.crane@sfgov.org or 415-252-2224 for more information. 

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