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Visual_Arts_Committee

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VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
3:00 pm
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

 

Agenda

 

  1. Consent Calendar

    1. Motion to approve the six poster designs titled Taking In by artist Pamela Wilson-Ryckman for the Art on Market Street 2009/10 Program and authorize the artist to proceed to print four reproductions of each design for installation in 24 Market Street kiosks from October 5 to December 31, 2009.

    2. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $4,000 to Kelly Lindner for her coordination of an exhibition at City Hall commemorating the 40th anniversary of the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.

    3. Motion to approve the artist selection panel's recommendation of the following artists as finalists for the North Beach Branch Library public art project: Bill Fontana, Paul Hayes and Mark Malmberg as finalists and Mark Baugh-Sasaki as the alternate.

  2. Ortega Branch Library
    Mary Chou

    Presentation of revised proposal by Wowhaus for the Ortega Branch Library.

    Motion: Motion to approve the artist team Wowhaus' revised proposal for the Ortega Branch Library, as recommended by the Ortega Branch Community Artist Selection Panel, and to authorize the artist to proceed to final design.

  3. Visitacion Valley Branch Library
    Mary Chou

    Presentation of the preliminary proposal by artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector, recommended by the Visitacion Valley Branch Community Artist Selection Panel for creation of an artwork at the Visitacion Valley Branch Library.

    Motion: Motion to approve the artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector and their proposal for the Visitacion Valley Branch Library, as recommended by the Visitacion Valley Branch Community Artist Selection Panel.

    Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for the final design, fabrication, and transportation of an artwork for the Visitacion Valley Branch Library.

  4. Laguna Honda Hospital - Owen Smith
    Susan Pontious

    Update on Owen Smith's artwork for Laguna Honda Hospital.

    Motion: Motion to approve an increase of Owen Smith's contract for the fabrication and installation of an artwork at Laguna Honda Hospital from $197, 740 to $287,515 in order to change the material for the three lobby murals from paint on canvas to ceramic mosaic.

  5. Laguna Honda Hospital - Cliff Garten
    Susan Pontious

    Update on Cliff Garten's artwork for Laguna Honda Hospital.

    Motion: Motion to approve the construction mock-up for Cliff Garten's handrail and release to fabricate.

  6. San Francisco General Hospital
    Susan Pontious

    Update on Rupert Garcia's proposal for the lobby of General Hospital.

    Motion: Motion to Rupert Garcia proposal for the lobby of General Hospital, which includes artworks on the stairwell wall, the wall behind the reception desk, the terrazzo floor, and the pedestrian bridge.

  7. General Hospital Acute Care Unit - Surgery Waiting Room
    Jennifer Lovvorn

    Presentation of Paul Kos's artwork proposal for the Surgery Waiting Room on Basement 1 of the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

    Motion: Motion to approve the artwork proposal by Paul Kos for the Surgery Waiting Room on Basement 1 of the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

    Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Paul Kos for an amount not to exceed $90,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation for an artwork for the Surgery Waiting Room on Basement 1 of the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

  8. General Hospital Acute Care Unit - Main Entry Drive Sculpture and Plaza Artwork
    Jennifer Lovvorn
    Staff Report

    Presentation of public art approach and selection plan for Main Entry Drive Sculpture and Plaza Artwork

    Motion:Motion to approve public art approach and selection plan for Main Entry Drive Sculpture and Plaza Artwork as detailed in the Main Entry Drive Sculpture and Plaza Artwork Project Outline.

  9. General Hospital Acute Care Unit - Windows and Glass Elements on Floors 3 - 7
    Jennifer Lovvorn

    Presentation of the selected artists and their floor assignments for the Windows and Glass Elements on Floors 3 - 7.

    Motion: Motion to approve up to five of the following artists and their site assignments as recommended by the selection panel for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit - Windows and Glass Elements on Floors 3 - 7: Seyed Alavi, Kathy Bradford, Stephen Galloway, Mildred Howard, Paul Marioni, Julio Cesar Morales, and Anna Murch.

  10. Sunset Playground
    Jennifer Lovvorn
    Staff Report

    Presentation of public art project approach and artist selection plan for the Sunset Playground art enrichment project.

    Motion: Motion to approve the public art approach and artist selection plan for Sunset Playground as detailed in the Sunset Playground Public Art Project Outline.

    Motion: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential selection panelists for the Sunset Playground Public Art Project: Abby Chen, Curator, Chinese Culture Center; Jennifer Easton, Public Art Administrator, San Jose Public Art; Kate Eilertsen, Director, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; Walter Kitundu, artist; and Ellen Oh, Executive Director, Kearny Street Workshop.

  11. Existing Artwork at Cayuga Playground
    Marcus Davies
    Report on the removal, storage and reinstallation of artwork by Demetrio Braceros at Cayuga Playground.

  12. Cayuga Playground
    Jennifer Lovvorn
    Staff Report

    Presentation of public art project approach and artist selection plan for the Cayuga Playground art enrichment project.

    Motion: Motion to approve the public art approach and artist selection plan for Cayuga Playground as detailed in the Cayuga Playground Public Art Project Outline.

    Motion: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential selection panelists for the Cayuga Playground Public Art Project: Michael Arcega, artist; Kate Eilertsen, Director, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; Jennifer McCabe, Director, Museum of Craft and Folk Art; Hal Nelson, curator, San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design; and Pepe Ozan, artist.

  13. SOMA West
    Tonia Macneil/Judy Moran
    Staff Report

    Presentation of images of three finalists recommended by the artist selection panel for the SOMA West Improvements Project/McCoppin Gardens site. Presentation of images of second art site and discussion of project guidelines.

    Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists to create proposals for the SOMA West Improvements Project McCoppin Gardens site: Seyed Alavi, Mark Grieve, Scott Oliver, and alternate Michael Hayden.

    Motion: Motion to approve art project guidelines for the SOMA West underpass artwork for a budget not to exceed $72,000. 

  14. New Business

  15. Old Business

  16. Adjournment

 

MC 8/14/09

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