Meeting Information

Visual_Arts_Committee

VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

Agenda

1. Consent
   1. Motion to approve the following pool of arts professional candidates for the 2004/05 Art on Market Street Temporary Projects Artist Selection Panel: Miya Masaoka, composer; Pamela Z, sound artist; Joe Goode, Joe Goode Dance Company; Jo Kreiter, Flyaway Productions; Ellen Sebastian Chang, performer; Joe Lambert, performing arts curator; Scott Constable, Wowhaus, architectural/environmental projects; Ene Osteraas-Constable, Wowhaus, architectural/environmental projects.
   2. Motion to approve the following pool of arts professional candidates for the 2005 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series Artist Selection Panel: Katherine Aoki, printmaker; Jason Jagel, painter; Matthew Higgs, Asst. Curator, CCA Gallery; Kerry Loewen, photographer; Gabrielle Drinard, visual artist; Stephanie Syjuco, visual artist.
   3. Motion to approve the six original designs for the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Urban Ornith-Capades, by artist Gabrielle Drinard, to be reproduced on 24 posters for installation in kiosks on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero from May 14 to August 12, 2004.
   4. Motion to approve any two of the following as guest jurors for the Stern Grove public art selection panel: Sheila Ghidini, Mark Brest Van Kempen, Susan Schwartzenberg, John Roloff, Kathryn Reasoner, Ned Kahn, Doug Hollis, and others to be named at meeting.
      
      
2. Collections Report
   Debra Lehane
   Review of Design Proposal for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Memorial proposed for Ferry Plaza Park. Presentation by Regina Almaguer and Linda Lustig.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve elements of the design for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Memorial with staff recommendation to remove onyx grid component.
   
   
3. Laguna Honda Hospital
   Susan Pontious
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the revised design by Cheonae Kim for the Aqua Therapy Center at Laguna Honda Hospital.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve Lewis deSoto’s tapestry mock-up for Laguna Honda Hospital.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve images by Owen Smith for neighborhoods and lobby at Laguna Honda Hospital.
   
   Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement for $250,000 with Arlan Huang to fabricate, transport and install 15 glass panels with glass rondels and four 5'x5' glass block windows with 35 glass stones each for Laguna Honda Hospital.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Wang Po Shu for Courtyard J at Laguna Honda Hospital.
   
   
4. JP Murphy Clubhouse Project
   Regina Almaguer
   Project Update
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following artists as finalists for the JP Murphy Clubhouse Project and to pay each artist an honorarium of $300 to participate in the interview process: Michael Carey, Glen Rogers, Ken Matsumoto and Scott Donahue.
   
   
5. Pulgas Water Temple Project
   Regina Almaguer
   Project Update
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following artists as finalists for the Pulgas Water Temple Project and to pay each artist an honorarium of $1,500 for the development of a conceptual design proposal: Diana Pumpelly Bates, Tom Otterness, and the team of Ean Eldred and John Kashiwabara.
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following artists as alternates for the Pulgas Water Temple Project, in order of preference: Eric Powell, Ed McGowin, Branden Zebold.
   
   
6. Moscone Center
   Jill Manton
   Diller + Scofidio Update
   
   
7. Arts Commission Budget
   Jill Manton
   
   
8. Academy of Sciences
   Jill Manton
   Explanatory Document: MOU
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the MOU between the Arts Commission and the Academy of Sciences.
   
   
9. Gallery Report
   Rupert Jenkins
   
   Motion: Motion to approve the following jurors for the Murphy and Cadogan Award show, sponsored by the SF Foundation: Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure; Rene de Guzman, Visual Arts Curator, Yerba Buena Center; Steve Seid, Video Curator, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley.
    
10. New Business
    
    
11. Old Business
    
    
12. Adjournment

3/11/2004

Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: INFO: (Jennifer Lovvorn 415-252-2594).

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