Full_Commission
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, June 5, 2006
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Agenda
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve May 5, 2006 Minutes.
Explanatory document: Draft minutes
- President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements.
- Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including update on Arts Task Force.
- Nomination and Election of Vice President
Action
Motion to nominate and elect Vice President of the Arts Commission.
- Consent Calendar
The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
Approval of Committee Minutes
Action
- Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of May 17, 2006.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (May 17, 2006)
Action
- Motion to approve the unavoidable destruction of four artworks at Laguna Honda Hospital due to the demolition of the hospital’s main building as part of the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program construction. The artworks are: “Animals and the Natural Environment” (by James Morgan, Betty Benard, Yolanda Ramirez, Maura Frias, Bob Neil, and Peggy Huff) on the 6th floor; two works in the Hospice Garden, Children’s Mural (by Inyana Christine Schultz); and “Butterfly Garden” (a mosaic pathway by Mitsuru Hirano) and a seascape mural in the C2 Hospice Lounge (by Chris Kidd).
- Motion to approve an honorarium of $800 for Laurie MacDougall for the Saturday, April 29, 2006 SFAC Gallery Advisory Board Retreat facilitation.
- Motion to approve the new design and location for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Memorial. This motion is contingent on staff resolving the technical aspects of the installation.
- Motion to approve final images for the Coffman Pool windows by the artist team of Steve Gillman and Katherine Keefer.
- Motion to approve the budget for expenditure of balance of Master Plan Project Art Enrichment Funds and Secure Connector Art Enrichment Funds.
Explanatory documents: Airport Art Steering Committee minutes, April 20, 2006, and Airport Art Enrichment Budget for Remaining Funds
- Motion to approve the selection of Richard Misrach and Clare Rojas to be commissioned to create artworks for gate room walls in Boarding Area G of the International Terminal at SFO, with authorization for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with each to design, fabricate and transport an artwork for Boarding Area G for an amount not to exceed $100,000.
- Motion to approve the preliminary design of glass and metal window shutters by artist Dana Zed for the new Portola Branch Library.
- Motion to approve the revised design of a metal gate and adjacent fence panels by artist Eric Powell for the new Ingleside Branch Library.
- Motion to approve the conceptual design of artwork by Deborah Kennedy for Sunnyside Playground and authorization to the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist for an amount not to exceed $40,000.
- Motion to approve the final design of artwork by Joyce Hsu of two insect sculptures to be attached to the entrance gateposts at Argonne Playground.
- Motion to approve the conceptual design of artwork by Jon Rubin and Jim Goldberg for artwork to be installed at Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center.
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artists for design development, fabrication, transportation, and consultation during the installation of the artwork for an amount not to exceed $120,000.
- Motion to approve a grant of $39,375 to the Neighborhoods Parks Council for the coordination and implementation of three temporary sculpture projects to inaugurate the new Blue Greenway Project initiated by the Mayor’s Office.
- Motion to approve the temporary sculpture of work entitled ‘Monicacos’ by artist Pepe Ozan at India Basin Park for a period starting June 15, 2006 and concluding December 15, 2006.
- Motion to enter into an agreement with Isis Rodriguez for a total amount of $30,000 for the design, fabrication and transportation of a two-component artwork to be installed at both the Rolph Playground and the Potrero del Sol Playgrounds.
- Committee Reports
- Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
- Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Civic Design Committee—Andrea Cochran, Chair
- Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee
- Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the San Francisco Symphony to produce the 2006 Summer in the City concert series, in an amount not to exceed $1,400,642.
- Action: Motion to approve Neighborhood Festival grants of $29,500 from 2006-2007 Grants for the Arts Fund to the following organizations pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
Uprising Community for Andrew’s Boarding and Boarding Care’s 4th of July Picnic, $3,000
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, Excelsior Festival, $3,000
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema’s Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, $3,000
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, Inc., Potrero Hill Festival, $3,000
Reclaiming Collective for Marigold Project’s Dia de los Muertos Festival of Altars, $2,500
Visitacion Valley Community Development Corp for Visitacion Valley Business Opportunities and Outreach to Merchants’ Leland Avenue Street Fair, $3,000
Community Development Institute for South of Market Community Action Network’s SOMAfest, $3,000
Sunset Youth Services, Sunset Community Festival, $3,000
Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative, Treasure Island Community Day, $3,000
OMI Cultural Participation Project, OMI International Family Festival, $3,000
TOTAL, $29,500
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings
- Action: Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to the following PIC grantee organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel, from the 2006-2007 Grants for the Arts Fund, pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
Filipino-American Development Foundation, $15,000
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for Cancer Awareness Resources and Education, $15,000
La Raza Centro Legal, $15,000
Project Spera, $15,000
Urban Services YMCA, $15,000
Central City Hospitality House, $15,000
Eldergivers, $15,000
A Home Within, $15,000
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired, $12,750
San Francisco Women Against Rape, $15,000
TOTAL, $147,750
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings
- Action: Pending confirmation of supplemental funds from the Controller’s office, motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to the following PIC grantee organizations, recommended by the PIC panel from 2005-2006 supplemental funds:
Youth Treatment & Education Center (YTEC), $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of SF, $15,000
Institute on Aging, $15,000
Kimochi, Inc., $15,000
Youth Guidance Center, $15,000
On Lok Day Services 30th Street Senior Center, $9,925
San Francisco State University, $13,331
Community Educational Services (CES) for Chinatown Beacon Center, $15,000
TOTAL, $113,256
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings
- Action: Motion to approve the 2006-2007 Cultural Equity Grants Guidelines and Application.
Explanatory documents: Application, memo from Program Director Jewelle Gomez
- Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following recipients of Cultural Equity Grants, Individual Artist Commissions:
| Grantee (and Fiscal Sponsor) |
Amount |
| Lily Cai |
$10,000 |
| Scott Wells |
$10,000 |
| Sean Dorsey (FS: Queer Cultural Center) |
$10,000 |
| Kathleen Hermesdorf |
$10,000 |
| Jess Curtis |
$10,000 |
| Subtotal Dance |
$50,000 |
| |
|
| Music |
|
| Beth Custer |
$10,000 |
| Jon Jang |
$10,000 |
| Belinda Reynolds |
$10,000 |
| Wayne Wallace |
$10,000 |
| Subtotal Music |
$40,000 |
| |
|
| Theater |
|
| Samantha Chanse |
$10,000 |
| Imani Harrington |
$10,000 |
| Bill Santiago |
$10,000 |
| Charlie Varon |
$10,000 |
| Paul Flores |
$10,000 |
| Subtotal Theater |
$50,000 |
| |
|
| Total |
$140,000 |
Explanatory documents: Panel notes and rankings, memo from Program Director Jewelle Gomez
- Action: Pending confirmation of supplemental funds from the Controller’s office, motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following recipients of Cultural Equity Grants, Individual Artist Commissions:
| Grantee (and Fiscal Sponsor) |
Amount |
| Sara Mann |
$6,250 |
| Kim Epifano |
$6,250 |
| Yannis Adoniou |
$6,250 |
| Christina Elizabeth Black |
$6,250 |
| Subtotal Dance |
$25,000 |
|
|
| Music |
|
| Joan Jeanrenaud |
$7,000 |
| Carla Lucero |
$7,000 |
| Gang Situ |
$7,000 |
| Pamela Z |
$7,000 |
| Idris Ackamoor |
$7,000 |
| Subtotal Music |
$35,000 |
|
|
| Theater |
|
| John Fisher |
$6,250 |
| Anne Galjour |
$6,250 |
| Guillermo Gomez-Peña |
$6,250 |
| Trevor Allen |
$6,250 |
| Subtotal Theater |
$25,000 |
|
|
| Total |
$85,000 |
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings, memo from Program Director Jewelle Gomez
- Action: Pending confirmation of supplemental funds from the Controller’s office, motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following recipients of Individual Artists Commissions:
| Grantee (and Fiscal Sponsor) |
Amount |
| Literature |
|
| Jennifer Sweeney |
$5,000 |
| Canyon Sam |
$5,000 |
| Michelle Tea |
$5,000 |
| Joel Tan |
$5,000 |
| Subtotal Literature |
$20,000 |
| |
|
| Media Arts |
|
| Natalija Vekic |
$5,000 |
| Caveh Zahedi |
$5,000 |
| Madeleine Lim |
$5,000 |
| Paul VanDeCarr |
$5,000 |
| Subtotal Media Arts |
$20,000 |
| |
|
| Visual Arts |
|
| Timothy Taylor |
$5,000 |
| Rudy Lemcke |
$5,000 |
| Susan Greene |
$5,000 |
| Megan Wilson |
$5,000 |
| Subtotal Visual Arts |
$20,000 |
| |
|
| Total |
$60,000 |
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings, memo from Program Director Jewelle Gomez
- Action: Pending confirmation of supplemental funds from the Controller’s office, motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following recipient of Organization Project Grant:
| Arab Film Festival |
$15,000 |
Explanatory document: Panel notes and rankings, memo from Program Director Jewelle Gomez
- Street Artists Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
- Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Action: Motion to approve former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Jose Da Silva, Juli Choi, Kelley Annese, Daniel Dube, Donald Olsen.
- Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
- Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as potential panelists for Public Art Selection Panels in 2006 and 2007: Brett Cook-Dizney, Darryl Smith, Carla Williams and Joyce Hsu.
- New Business
Discussion
- Reports and Announcements
Discussion
- Public Comment
Discussion
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Adjournment
Action
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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: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.
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