Visual_Arts_Committee
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
3:00 pm
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Agenda
- Consent Calendar
1. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $2000 ($1000 for research and development, and $1000 upon delivery of artwork) to the following artists for newly commissioned artwork for the SFAC Gallery’s 40th Anniversary celebration: Gay Outlaw and Taro Hattori.
2. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Re-Connection/Re-Cognition, 2007, ten fiberglass sculptures by Linnea Glatt, located in the south courtyard of the North Residence at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
- Public Art Program Plan for Tutubi Plaza
Susan Pontious
Staff Report
Report on the Public Art Program plan for a new pedestrian plaza at the corner of Russ and Minna Streets, constructed by the Redevelopment Agency as part of the South of Markets Alleyways Improvement Project.
Motion: Approval of the following pool of arts professionals for the Tutubi Plaza artist selection panel: Leo Bersmina (artists); Michael Arcega (artist), Johanna Poethig (artist), Rupert Garcia (artist), Owen Smith (artist), Po Shu Wang (artist), Jenifer K Wofford (artist), Michael Arcega (artist) and
Stephanie Syjuco (artist).
- Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Update
Susan Pontious
A. Report on final designs by artists Beliz Brothers and Diana Pumpelly Bates.
Motion: Motion to approve Beliz Brother’s images for the North Residence Building at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
Motion: Motion to approve Diana Pumpelly Bates’ final design for the entry gate at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
B. Update on the two-dimensional art program for the hospital.
- Cayuga Playground
Jennifer Lovvorn
Staff Report
Presentation of selection of artist and proposal recommended by the Cayuga Playground Artist Selection Panel.
Motion: Motion to approve the artist and proposal (to be announced at the meeting) recommended by the Cayuga Playground Artist Selection Panel for Cayuga Playground from the following list of finalists: Jefferson Mack, Eric Powell, and Bryan Tedrick.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the artist selected by the Cayuga Playground Artist Selection Panel from the following list of finalists (Jefferson Mack, Eric Powell, and Bryan Tedrick) for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation for artwork for Cayuga Playground in an amount not to exceed $47,000.
- San Francisco General Hospital Acute Care Unit – Second Floor
Jennifer Lovvorn
Presentation of preliminary design illustration by Lena Wolff for a third artwork to be translated into mosaic and installed on the second floor of the San Francisco Acute Care Unit.
Motion: Motion to approve the preliminary design illustration by Lena Wolff for a third artwork to be translated into mosaic and installed on the second floor of the San Francisco Acute Care Unit.
- Mission Playground Public Art Project
Jennifer Lovvorn
Report on new public art project opportunity at Mission Playground.
Motion: Motion to approve the public art project approach as detailed in the Mission Playground Public Art Project Outline.
Motion: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential selection panelists for the Mission Playground Public Art Project: Maurizzio Hector Pineda, Gallery Coordinator, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts; Jafon Hakkinen, Receiver Gallery; Raquel de Anda, Associate Curator, Galeria de la Raza; Justin Hoover, Curator of Visual Arts, SOMArts; Michelle Mansour, Administrative Director, Root Division.
- Potrero Branch Library
Judy Moran
Presentation of Gina Telcocci's installed artwork at the Potrero Branch Library.
Motion: Motion to approve the final installed artwork, here and past here, 2009, a hanging sculpture which includes four elements: a balsa wood circular stem, a basket-like woven pod with a rope extension, a metal woven partial pod casing, and a metal donut shape, by artist Gina Telcocci at the Potrero Branch Library.
Motion: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the final installed artwork, here and past here, 2009, a hanging sculpture which includes four elements: a balsa wood circular stem, a basket-like woven pod with a rope extension, a metal woven partial pod casing, and a metal donut shape, by artist Gina Telcocci at the Potrero Branch Library.
- Central Subway
Judy Moran
Presentation of documentation of past artwork by artists recommended to prepare preliminary artwork proposals, and artist alternates, by the artist selection panels for three Central Subway stations: Chinatown, Union Square/Market Street and Moscone
Motion: Motion to approve the recommendation of the following six artists and two artist alternates as finalists for two art opportunities at the Central Subway Chinatown Station by the Chinatown Station Artist Selection Panel: Ming Fay, Yomei Hou, May Sun, with alternate Arlen Huang, for the landmark station opportunity, and Carl Cheng, Tomei Arai, Yunfei Ji, and Faye Zhang, for the wayfinding art opportunity, and to authorize the payment of an honorarium not to exceed $8,000 to each finalist to develop preliminary artwork proposals.
Motion: Motion to approve the recommendation of the following six artists and two artist alternates as finalists for two art opportunities at the Central Subway Moscone Station by the Moscone Station Artist Selection Panel: Brian Tolle, Joyce Hsu, Catherine Wagner, with alternate artist team Rosario Marquardt and Roberto Behar, for the landmark station opportunity, and Tom Otterness, artist team Mildred Howard and Michael Bogan, and Michele Oka Doner, with alternate Janet Zweig, for the wayfinding art opportunity, and to authorize the payment of an honorarium not to exceed $8,000 to each finalist to develop preliminary artwork proposals.
Motion: Motion to approve the recommendation of six artists and two artist alternates, to be announced at the Visual Arts Committee meeting, as finalists for two art opportunities at the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station by the Union Square/Market Street Station, and to authorize the payment of an honorarium not to exceed $8,000 to each finalist to develop preliminary artwork proposals.
- Airport Update
Susan Pontious
Report on the status of artist Janet Echelman’s project for Terminal Two at the San Francisco International Airport.
- New Business
Informational report on collaboration between the Arts Commission, SFMOMA and the Unified School District concerning the WPA-era artworks located within George Washington High School. Allison Cummings
- Old Business
- Adjournment
MD 12/16/09
Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102 during regular business hours. INFO: Mary Chou (415) 252-3215.
Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.
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