Visual_Arts_Committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Agenda
- Consent
- Motion to approve an increase in the contract amount with Suzanne Biaggi for fabrication, transportation and installation of a sculpture at Laguna Honda Hospital, from $55,000 to $64,300, to allow for three additional basalt “marker” columns and insurance against loss for four years.
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist team of Jeff Northam and Rufus Butler Seder for final design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for the new Glen Park Branch Library in an amount not to exceed $36,000.
- Motion to accept artist Vicki Saulls’s public artworks “Nuotatori” and “Locus” into the Civic Art Collection.
- Motion to approve the return and loan for five years of the Bufano sculptures to the Valencia Gardens housing development contingent upon a MOU outlining the terms of the loan agreed to by all the parties.
- Discussion of Gallery Director Search
Richard Newirth
- Sava Pool Project — Artist Finalists Approval
Nina Dunbar
Update on phase one of the artist selection process for the Sava Pool Public Art Project.
Motion: Motion to approve the following artists as finalists for the Sava Pool Public Art Project: the Los Angeles-based collaborative group, Electroland; Catherine Wagner; and Relja Penezic; and to approve Seyed Alavi as an alternate.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each finalist for the Sava Pool Public Art Project (the Los Angeles-based collaborative group, Electroland; Catherine Wagner; and Relja Penezic; or the alternate Seyed Alavi) $1,000 to develop a site-specific proposal for the second phase of the selection process.
- Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center — Artist Approval
Nina Dunbar
Update on the second selection panel meeting to choose an artist for the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center Public Art Project.
Motion: Motion to approve the artist team of Susan Schwartzenberg (San Francisco) and Michael Davis (San Pedro, CA) for the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center Public Art Project.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Susan Schwartzenberg and Michael Davis for an amount not to exceed $82,000 to develop final designs, fabricate and install a work of art for the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center.
- Laguna Honda Hospital
Susan Pontious
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
Motion: Motion to approve revised designs for “Earth” and “Air” images for tapestries by Ann Chamberlain and Bernie Lubell for Laguna Honda Hospital.
- Revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines
Susan Pontious
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
Motion: Motion to approve the 2005 Revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines.
- Collections Report
Susan Pontious
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
Motion: Motion to authorize the Arts Commission staff to negotiate the private sale of “Masquerade in Black” by Jay DeFeo to a Bay Area arts institution.
- Airport
Susan Pontious
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
Update on proposed “Sister City” project.
Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium payment to Lewis deSoto of $2,000 to develop a proposal that incorporates recognition of San Francisco’s sister cities into his artwork “On the Air” at San Francisco International Airport.
- Coffman Pool
Kristen Zaremba
Staff presentation of project and proposed image selection for the Coffman Pool.
Motion: Motion to approve the proposed imagery and layout, incorporating Arts Commission-recommended modifications, for the two window designs for the Coffman Pool Public Art Project.
- Moscone Center
Jill Manton
Diller + Scofidio project update.
Motion: Motion to approve the final inspection and completion of the Diller + Scofidio project at Moscone West.
- Hayes Green — David Best Project
Jill Manton
Motion: Motion to approve the design proposal submitted by David Best for the Hayes Green project and to approve the temporary installation of the sculpture from May 25 to September 30, 2005.
- Report on Request for Qualifications for 2005 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool
Jill Manton
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
- Academy of Sciences Update
Jill Manton
- Joseph Lee Recreation Center
Kristen Zaremba and Jill Manton
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
- Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Program
Judy Moran
Explanatory Document: Staff Report
Update on status of “The Endangered Seed Project.”
- New Business
- Old Business
- Adjournment
4/28/2005
Notices
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