Visual_Arts_Committee
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VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Agenda
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Consent Calendar
1. Motion to approve the following individuals as candidates for the SOMA West Public Art Selection Panel: Sheila Ghidini, Artist and Educator; Stephanie Syjuco, Artist; Patricia Rodriguez, Artist, Gallery Manager, Mission Cultural Center; John Roloff, Artist, Educator; Pamela Winfrey, Curator, Senior Artist, Exploratorium; Courtney Fink, Director, Southern Exposure; Maysoun Wazwaz, Exhibitions Program Manager, Southern Exposure; Barry McGee, Artist; Aaron Noble, Artist; Clare Rojas, Artist; Rigo 23, Artist; Glen Helfand, Writer, Curator, Educator; Richard Berger, Artist, Educator; Shelley Willis, Public Art Administrator; Terri Cohn, Curator, Art Historian; Matt Heckert, Artist, Educator; Hou Hanru, Director of Exhibitions, San Francisco Art Institute.
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Gallery – 401 Van Ness Ave and Grove Street
Meg Shiffler
Presentation of two upcoming exhibitions: one titled Conversation 5: Nicholas and Sheila Pye and Jamie Vasta at the main SFAC Gallery, curated by Meg Shiffler, and the other featuring Ajit Chauhan at the Grove Street window site, curated by Aimee Le Duc.
Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $3000 to Jamie Vasta for her participation in the exhibition Conversation 5: Nicholas and Sheila Pye and Jamie Vasta, July 24 - September 19, 2009 at the SFAC Gallery at 401 Van Ness.
Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $1200 to Ajit Chauhan for his participation in a solo exhibition of new site specific sculpture at the SFAC Gallery Grove Street installation space from July 24 - September 19, 2009.
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Gallery – City Hall
Meg Shiffler
Presentation of the next City Hall exhibition, 10 x 10, which will take place on the lower level from July 6 - September 18, 2009.
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Proposed Bust of Mayor Sutro for City Hall
Susan Pontious
Presentation of proposed bust of Mayor Sutro for City Hall by Jonah Hendrickson.
Motion: Motion to approve the proposal design of the bust of Adolph Sutro, a proposed gift to the city from the United Humanitarian Mission, designed by Jonah Hendrickson.
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Bust of Harvey Milk in City Hall
Susan Pontious
Staff Report
Presentation on proposed sale of copies of the maquette of the bust of Harvey Milk in City Hall.
Motion: Motion to approve Jonah Hendrickson’s sale of copies of the maquette of the bust of Harvey Milk, with a proviso that a portion of the proceeds go to a maintenance fund for the preservation of the Harvey Milk sculpture by Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group in City Hall.
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San Francisco International Airport - Terminal Two
Susan Pontious
Staff Report
Presentation of design proposals by Walter Kitundu and Charles Sowers for Terminal Two of San Francisco International Airport. Updates on projects by Janet Echelman and Norie Sato.
Motion: Motion to approve design proposal by Walter Kitundu for Terminal Two of San Francisco International Airport.
Motion: Motion to approve design proposal by Charles Sowers for Terminal Two of San Francisco International Airport.
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General Hospital Acute Care Unit
Jennifer Lovvorn
Staff report
Update on artist site assignment and presentation of alternates for pool of candidates for the Window Light Court and Curved Glass Opportunities on Floors 3 through 7 in the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.
Motion: Motion to approve the following artists from the General Hospital Acute Care Unit Artist Short Lists (approved by the Arts Commission with resolution numbers 1201-08-298 and 1201-08-299) to create proposals for the following sites: (1) Tom Otterness for the Potrero Avenue Pedestrian Entry and Walkway; (2) Lena Wolff for the Second Floor Corridor Wall(s); (3) Paul Kos for the Surgery Waiting Room (or Surgery Waiting Room Entry Courtyard); and (4) Masayuki Nagase for the Roof Garden.
Motion: Motion to select of one of the following artists/artist teams to be included in the pool of seven semifinalists to create proposals for the light court windows and curved glass elements for Floors 3 through 7 in the General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Kathy Bradford, Beliz Brother, Joel Meyerowitz, Lisa Levine, and artist team Deborah Roundtree and Brian Crotty.
Motion: Motion to approve the following seven artists/artist teams from the General Hospital Acute Care Unit Artist Short Lists (approved by the Arts Commission with resolution numbers: 1201-08-298 and 1201-08-299) as semifinalists to create proposals for the light court windows and curved glass elements on Floors 3 through 7: Stephen Galloway, Mildred Howard, Paul Marioni, Julio Morales, Anna Murch, Seyed Alavi and (artist/artist team to be determined at Visual Arts Committee meeting).
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Leland Avenue Streetscape
Tonia Macneil
Presentation of finalists and alternate for Leland Avenue Streetscape.
Motion: Motion to approve the artist selection panel’s recommendation of the following artists as finalists for the Leland Avenue Streetscape public art project: Michael Arcega, Julio Cesar Morales, and Rene Yung as semi-finalists and Michael Passmore/REBAR as alternate.
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Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch Library
Regina Almaguer
Presentation of the proposal by artist Ron Moultrie Saunders for the Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch Library. Presentation on possible removal or destruction of sculptural relief by Jacques Overhoff.
Motion: Motion to approve the proposal by artist Ron Moultrie Saunders for the Bayview/Anna E. Waden Branch Library and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Ron Moultrie Saunders for the design, fabrication and transportation of an artwork in an amount not to exceed $75,000.
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Reinstallation of Bufano Sculpture at Valencia Gardens Housing Project
Allison Cummings
Report on the successful reinstallation of Beniamino Bufano’s marble sculpture Small Fish - Big Fish, ca. 1935 (1942.9) at Valencia Gardens.
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Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") Funding
Jill Manton
Report on utilization of PUC Art Enrichment funding.
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New Business
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Old Business
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Adjournment
MC 5/21/09
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