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Gallery - 155 Grove Street exhibition
Meg Shiffler
Presentation of an exhibition at Grove Street in collaboration with New Langton Arts and in response to the Slow Food conference (August 28 to September 1, 2008) located in the Civic Center Plaza. The installation will begin late August and continue through October 18, 2008.
Motion: Motion to approve an artist honorarium to Jessie Sellinger in the amount of $1200 for his contribution to the installation at Grove Street to be installed on August 24, 2008.
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Gallery - SFAC Gallery exhibition at 401 Van Ness
Meg Shiffler
Presentation of an exhibition of works at the SFAC Gallery organized by local artist Michael Zheng and a collective of Chinese artists living both in China and within the Diaspora. These primarily video and photography works comment on the social, economic, cultural and political landscapes of contemporary China and are bound by their tendencies toward absurdity and theatricality. The exhibition, as yet to be titled, will be at the main gallery from February 13 through April 18, 2009.
Motion: Motion to approve an artist honorarium to Michael Zheng in the amount of $1000 for his organizational contribution to the main gallery exhibition to be installed on January 25, 2009.
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Installation Design for Whales Sculpture at CCSF
Allison Cummings
Staff report
Report on the proposed conceptual plan for the installation of Robert Howard's Whales sculpture at the Ocean campus of City College San Francisco.
Motion: Motion to approve the design in concept by RHAA Landscape Architects for the installation of Robert Howard's Whales sculpture at the Ocean Campus of City College San Francisco.
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San Francisco International Airport - Clare Rojas
Susan Pontious
Presentation of the revised proposal by artist Clare Rojas for boarding area G gate room wall at the San Francisco International Airport.
Motion: Motion to approve the revised proposal by Clare Rojas for boarding area G gate room wall at the San Francisco International Airport, which includes a faux molding and picture hanging hook.
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San Francisco International Airport - Terminal Two
Susan Pontious
Presentation on the public art program plan for Terminal Two of the San Francisco International Airport.
Motion: Motion to approve the public art program plan for Terminal Two of the San Francisco International Airport.
Motion: Motion to approve the following pool of potential panelists for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal Two Artist Pool Selection Panel: Ann Alger, Director of Public Art Program for Phoenix Airport; Janet Bishop, Curator SFMOMA; Timothy Burgard, Chief Curator, De Young Museum; Susan Gray, Artist and Public Art Director, L.A. Redevelopment; Rene de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Susan Harrison, Director of Art in Architecture for GSA, Washington D.C.; Kendal Henry, Public Art Administrator, N.Y.; Walter Hood, Landscape Architect and Artist; Mildred Howard, Artist; Arlan Huang, Artist; Larry Kirkland, Artist, Washington D.C.; Miwon Kwon, Art Dept. Faculty, UCLA; Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Independent Curator; Wang Po Shu, Artist; Renny Pritikin, Director of Richard L. Nelson Gallery, UCD; Mary Rubin, Public Art Administrator, San Jose; Richard Shaw, Artist; Hilda Shum, Artist; Meredith Tromble, Critic; Shelly Willis, Public Art Administrator, Sacramento; and Ruri Yampolsky, Seattle Arts Commission.
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San Francisco International Airport - Secure Connector
Susan Pontious
Presentation on the selection panel's recommendation of the proposal by artist Bob Zoell for the secure connector at the San Francisco International Airport.
Motion: Motion to approve the selection panel's recommendation of the proposal by artist Bob Zoell for the secure connector at San Francisco International Airport, and authorization for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Bob Zoell for up to $200,000 to design, fabricate and transport their artwork for the Airport, pending Airport Commission approval of the design.
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San Francisco General Hospital
Susan Pontious
Staff report
Presentation on the public art program plan for San Francisco General Hospital.
Motion: Motion to approve the public art program plan for General Hospital.
Motion: Motion to approve the following pool of potential panelists for the San Francisco General Hospital Artist Pool Selection Panel: Ann Alger, Director of Public Art Program for Phoenix Airport; Janet Bishop, Curator SFMOMA; Timothy Burgard, Chief Curator, De Young Museum; Susan Gray, Artist and Public Art Director, L.A. Redevelopment; Rene de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Susan Harrison, Director of Art in Architecture for GSA, Washington D.C.; Kendal Henry, Public Art Administrator, N.Y.; Walter Hood, Landscape Architect and Artist; Mildred Howard, Artist; Arlan Huang, Artist; Larry Kirkland, Artist, Washington D.C.; Miwon Kwon, Art Dept. Faculty, UCLA; Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Independent Curator; Julio Morales, Artist and Co-Director of Queen's Nails; Wang Po Shu, Artist; Renny Pritikin, Director of Richard L. Nelson Gallery, UCD; Favianna Rodriguez, Artist; Mary Rubin, Public Art Administrator, San Jose; Richard Shaw, Artist; Hilda Shum, Artist; Meredith Tromble, Critic; Shelly Willis, Public Art Administrator, Sacramento; and Ruri Yampolsky, Seattle Arts Commission.
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Art on Market Street Program
Judy Moran
Staff report
Presentation of artwork proposals for the Art on Market Street 2008/2009 Program.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with one or more of the artists Jaime Cortez, Kota Ezawa or the artist team of Brianna Miller and Thien Pham for the development and implementation of a kiosk poster project with auxiliary programming for the Art on Market Street 2008/2009 Program for a contract amount not to exceed $18,000 for each selected artist.
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Central Subway
Judy Moran
Update on project artist selection and public outreach process.
Motion: Motion to approve the following pool of potential panelists for the Central Subway Artist Pool Selection Panel: Jorge Pardo, Director, L.A. Metro Art; Courtney Fink, Director, Southern Exposure; Hung Liu, Artist; Jenifer Wofford, Artist; Fred Wasserman, Director of Programming, Contemporary Jewish Museum; Janet Bishop, Curator, SFMOMA; Elizabeth Thomas, Matrix Curator, Berkeley Art Museum; Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator, Berkeley Art Museum; Suzette Min, Assoc Professor, UC Davis; Jens Hoffman, Phyllis Wattis Curator, CCA; Walter Hood, Architect; Rene de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Hilda Shum, Artist; Julio Morales, Artist and Co-Director of Queen's Nails; Sandra Percival, Executive Director, New Langton Arts; Jim Melchert, Artist; and Marina MacDougal, Curator.
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Branch Library Improvement Project
Judy Moran
Staff Report
Presentation on the planning of public art projects for four new branch libraries as part of the Branch Library Improvement Project.
Motion: Motion to approve the pooling of funds for the public art projects to be planned and developed for the four new branch libraries - Bayview/Anna E. Waden, Ortega, North Beach and Visitacion Valley - as part of the Branch Library Improvement Program.
Motion: Motion to approve the following pool of potential panelists for the BLIP Artist Pool Selection Panel: Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure; Mark Thompson, Director, San Francisco State University Gallery; Carolina Ponce De León, Executive Director, Galeria de la Raza; Linda Raynsford, Artist; Reddy Lieb, Artist; Joyce Hsu, Artist; Elizabeth Thomas, Matrix Director, Berkeley Art Museum; Katherine Aoki, Artist; Leo Bersamina, Artist; Sabina Chen, Executive Director, Chinese Culture Center; Kristen Zaremba, Project Manager, Oakland Public Art Program; and Rene de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum.
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Collections
Carol Marie Daniels
Report on the following three projects at Golden Gate Park: Portals of the Past, Francis Scott Key, and Cider Press Bucket. Report on the Crumpler Mural Restoration and the Embarcadero Historic Signage.
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New Business
Report on Transbay Terminal.
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Old Business
Report on projects at Academy of Sciences and Moscone Center West.
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Adjournment
MC 7/11/2008
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