City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

May 2, 2011

Full Commission - May 2, 2011

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, May 2, 2011
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place


Revised Agenda

  1. Roll Call

  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action

    Motion to approve March 7, 2011 Minutes.
    Motion to approve April 4, 2011 Minutes.

    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion

    Current developments and announcements.

  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion

    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.

  5. 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

    1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 11, 2011.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of April 12, 2011.
       
    3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of April 13, 2011.
       
    4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2011.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (April 11, 2011)
      Action
    5. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the San Antonio Backup Pipeline, Chemical Facility and Electrical/Control Building.
       
    6. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Cabrillo Playground and Clubhouse plans, subject to the committee’s requests that Phase 2 incorporate more green area, provide more detail on fencing and plant material for landscaping, show where rubber matting will feature colors and patterns, and consider walls in the area as opportunity for interactive art.
       
    7. Motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of Davies Symphony Hall Poster Holders design, on the condition that Phase 3 shows incorporation of audio possibilities for future implementation.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (April 12, 2011)
      Action
    8. Motion to approve recommendations to award thirteen grants totaling $110,395 in the Native American Arts and Cultural Traditions grants to the following organizations and individual artists, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:

      Individual Artists
      Roberto Hernandez, $7,500
      Kapiolani Lee, $2,520
      Geri Montano, $7,500
      Skye Thorstenson, $7,500
      Laura Lehua Yim, $7,500

      Presenting Arts
      Seventh Native American Generation, $7,500
      American Indian Film Institute, $7,125
      Yerba Buena Arts and Events, $7,500

      Mini Grant
      Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, $1,000

      Building Sustainable Arts
      Galería de la Raza, $14,250
      Friendship House Association of American Indians, $15,000
      The Cultural Conservancy, $13,500
      Ohlone Profiles, $12,000
       
      Street Artists Program Committee Recommendations (April 13, 2011)
      Action

       
    9. Motion to approve authorization of Program Director to request Board of Supervisors for temporary designation of six (6) months of two (2) selling spaces on northwest corner of Post Street, at Stockton Street, to replace spaces on Geary Street, at Stockton Street, impacted by Central Subway construction.
       
    10. Motion to approve for the Cliff House Lottery the same two-tiered lottery system as that which was approved for the Downtown and Fisherman’s Wharf lotteries by Arts Commission Resolution No. 0207-11-025 on February 7, 2011 for the assignment of street artist selling spaces: (a) a main random drawing for the selection of spaces; and (b) a secondary random drawing for spaces left over from the selection of spaces by the main drawing.

       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (April 20, 2011)
      Action

    11. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the Art on Market Street Selection Panel:
      Ellen Oh, Director, Kearny Street Workshop
      Julio Morales, Adjunct Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
      Maysoun Wazwaz, Exhibitions Program Manager, Southern Exposure
      Kevin Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts
      Jenifer Wofford, artist
      Thien Pham, artist
      Packard Jennings, artist
      Helena Keeffe, artist
      Stephanie Syjuco, artist
       
    12. Motion to approve a mosaic tile mural by lead artist Josef Norris at the entrance of Jose Ortega Elementary School located at 400 Sargent Street in the Oceanview District. The mural will be in four separate sections of the tiered entrance. The theme of the mural is the Amazon rain forest.
       
    13. Motion to approve a mural by lead artist Johanna Poethig for the exterior of 101 Hyde Street Post Office Building. Project sponsor is the North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District. The theme is a cultural garden with hummingbirds and musical notes.
       
    14. Motion to approve restoration of the historic advertising mural, Par-T-Pak Beverages by lead artist Susan Cervantes on the Hotel Warfield building at 118 Taylor Street.
       
    15. Motion to approve restoration of the historic advertising mural Hotel Warfield by lead artist Susan Cervantes on the Hotel Warfield building at 118 Taylor Street.
       
    16. Motion to approve the restoration of the historic advertising mural, United Railway Telegraph Schools by lead artist Susan Cervantes above Original Joe’s at 144 Taylor Street.
       
    17. Motion to approve the restoration of the historic advertising mural, Cola by lead artist Susan Cervantes above Original Joe’s at 144 Taylor Street.
       
    18. Motion to approve the restoration of the historic advertising mural, Original Joe’s Italian Foods by lead artist Susan Cervantes above Original Joe’s at 144 Taylor Street
       
    19. Motion to approve a mural on the retaining wall at 16th Avenue and Kirkham Street. The mural’s garden motif will be painted by Woodside International School students. The project is sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Trust.
       
    20. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Topograph, 2011 by Kendall Buster, commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport. Fabricated of powder-coated steel and shade cloth, the hanging sculpture is installed in two parts in the atrium of Terminal 2.
       
    21. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Every Beating Second, 2011 by Janet Echelman, commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport. A sculptural installation comprised of powder-coated steel, colored fiber, computer-programmed airflow and colored light, and terrazzo floor, the artwork is installed in Terminal 2, post-security.
       
    22. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork San Francisco Bay Area Bird Encounters, 2011 by Walter Kitundu, commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport. An installation fabricated of wood, ink and plastic, the artwork consists of a wall mural and two benches located across from Gate 54B in Terminal 2.
       
    23. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Air Over Under, 2011 by Norie Sato, commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport. Fabricated of hand-painted and silkscreened glass enamels on float glass, the artwork consists of two large-scale glass façades located on the exterior entrance of Terminal 2.
       
    24. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Butterfly Wall, 2011 by Charles Sowers, commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport. An installation comprised of a glass case, steel levers, mechanical butterflies, motors and custom electronics, the artwork is located in the children’s play area in Terminal 2.
       
    25. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the Public Safety Building Artist Selection Panel:
      Gary Garrels, Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Janet Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Alison Gass, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Dara Solomon, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
       
    26. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contractual relationship with artists Ernest Jolly and Terry Berlier who will each receive a $1,200 honorarium for their upcoming art installations at the SFAC Gallery window installation site at 155 Grove Street.
       
    27. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contractual relationship with artist Elizabeth Axtman who will receive a $1,500 honorarium for her artistic contributions to the SFAC Gallery exhibition, Three Solo Projects: Elizabeth Axtman, David Huffman & Travis Somerville.
       
    28. Motion to approve the revised selection process for Art on Market Street poster series and theme for the 2012 poster series.
       
    29. Motion to approve the conceptual design for the artwork by Colette Crutcher and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into agreement with Colette Crutcher in an amount not to exceed $35,000 for the design, fabrication and consultation during installation for the exterior artwork at the Chinese Recreation Center.
       
    30. Motion to approve the project outline plan for artwork at Pier 92 for the Port.
       
    31. Motion to approve the project outline for the SOMA West Skate Park.
       
    32. Motion to approve public art program outline for Cabrillo Clubhouse.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (April 25, 2011)
      Action
    33. Motion to award an Innovations in Strengthening the Arts grant, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreement with California Lawyers for the Arts in the amount of $5,000 for the start-up of a new state-of-the-art e-learning system which will provide affordable business and legal presentations by expert attorneys to artists and arts organizations, including live and archived webinars.
       
    34. Motion to award an Innovations in Strengthening the Arts grant from the Administration Fund, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreement with the Center for Cultural Innovation in the amount of $90,000 to commission two studies about artistic and cultural production in San Francisco’s Asian American and Latino communities, the city’s two fastest-growing ethnic populations.
       
  6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters

    1. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to select a publisher for the 80th anniversary book on the San Francisco Arts Commission.
         
    2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherri Young, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
      2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Vicky Carp, Bo Svensson, Wan Zhu Liu, Kathy Hallinan, Valery Fargo, Steven Leslie Cox, James Barchard, Nicholas Sanguinetti, Sak Yee, Xing Zhi Yuan, Sherri Nessenson.
         
      3. Action: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Victoria Russell, Oscar Carrasco, Rosa Carrasco.
         
    5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
  7. Public Comment
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)

  8. Reports and Announcements
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements.)

  9. New Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)

  10. 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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