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Visual_Arts_Committee

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VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
3:00 pm
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70


 

Agenda 

 

  1. Consent Calendar
    Staff Reports for 1, 3

    1. Motion to approve art installation “Ecstasy,” a figurative sculpture made entirely of salvaged steel by Dan Das Mann, to be installed at Patricia's Green in Hayes Valley from January 01, 2010 to June 30, 2010.

    2. Motion to approve six portrait collage poster designs by Jonathan Burstein for the Art on Market Street 2009/2010 Program, to be exhibited in 24 kiosks on Market Street from January 4 to April 1, 2010, and to authorize the artist to proceed to printing and installation of the posters.

    3. Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Art Glass opportunities for General Hospital Acute Care Unit (Floors 3 – 7): Alan Masaoka, Lisa Levine, Nancy Blum, Gordon Huether, Arthur Stern, and Carrie Leeb.

    4. Motion to approve Lynne Kimura, Academic Liaison at the Berkeley Art Museum, for the panelist pool for the Central Subway Chinatown Artist Selection Panel.

  2. General Hospital Acute Care Unit
    Jennifer Lovvorn
    Staff Report

    Presentation of finalists selected by the General Hospital Art Steering Committee for the Main Entry Drive Sculpture and Plaza Artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

    Motion: Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Main Entry Drive Sculpture Project for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Cliff Garten, Anna Murch, Lorna Jordan, and Living Lenses (Artist team of Wang Po Shu and Louise Bertelsen).

    Motion: Motion to approve the panel’s selection of Anna Murch as the project artist for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit Plaza Artwork.

  3. Art on Market Street 2009/2010 Program
    Judy Moran

    Presentation of Sailing Away, a performance proposal by Zaccho Dance Company, for the Art on Market Street Program.

    Motion: Motion to approve Sailing Away, a performance proposal by Zaccho Dance Company, for the Art on Market Street Program, to be performed near monuments on Market Street, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Zaccho Dance Company for an amount not to exceed $30,000 for implementation of the performance.

  4. Sunnyside Conservatory
    Judy Moran

    Presentation of photos of Sunnyside Menagerie, an installation of bronze fantasy creatures by the Artist Team Wowhaus, in the Sunnyside Conservatory Gardens.

    Motion: Motion to approve the permanent installation of twenty-two small bronze fantasy creatures by the Artist Team Wowhaus in the outdoor Sunnyside Conservatory Gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, four trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.

    Motion: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection twenty two small bronze fantasy creatures by the Artist Team Wowhaus in the outdoor gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, three trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, permanently installed at the Sunnyside Conservatory and Gardens located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.

  5. Harvey Milk Bust in City Hall
    Susan Pontious
    Staff Report

    Presentation of MOU with Jonah Hendrickson for the sale of copies of the Harvey Milk bust maquette.

    Motion: Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Jonah Hendrickson for the sale of copies of the Harvey Milk bust maquette.

  6. San Francisco International Airport – Terminal 2
    Susan Pontious

    Presentation of overview of T-2 art projects and report on Janet Echelman’s project.

  7. Public Art Program Policy
    Susan Pontious 
    Staff Report

    Presentation on recommended policy regarding Public Art project finalist proposals that require funding or donated goods and services beyond Art Enrichment funding.

    Motion: Motion to approve the proposed policy regarding artists’ proposals for public art projects that exceed the Art Enrichment budget, whereby increased resources may not be considered during the selection phase, but may be considered once selected assuming an appropriate increase in Arts Commission administrative funds is included in the proposed supplemental funding.

  8. New Business

    1. Report on history of SFAC public art projects that have incorporated media – Jill Manton and Susan Pontious 

    2. Informational presentation on landscape modifications to Pioneer Monument – Jill Manton

    3. Report on Transbay Terminal Public Art Program – Jill Manton

    4. Report on Maya Lin’s project “What is Missing?”at the California Academy of Sciences – Jill Manton

    5. Report on Diller + Scofidio's LED project "Facsimile" at Moscone West – Jill Manton

    6. Report on Zhang Huan’s project for the Shanghai Sister City program in 2010 – Jill Manton

  9. Old Business 

  10. Adjournment 


    MC 11/13/09

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