January 6, 2014

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, January 6, 2014
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
 

Agenda

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve December 2, 2013 Minutes.
   Explanatory Documents: Draft minutes
    
3. President’s Report
   Discussion
   Current developments and announcements.
    
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including an overview of the Mayor’s budget instructions and 2014-2016 two-year budget timeline.
    
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 September 16, 2013.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2013.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2013.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of December 10, 2013.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 18, 2013.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (December 10, 2013; link to agenda)
      Action
   6. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
      Leticia Hernandez, writer and community leader
      Julia Robertson, multimedia artist
      Janine Shiota, producer, writer, project coordinator, and Arts Commissioner
      Mica Sigourney, Artistic Director, OX
      Khan Wong, Senior Program Manager, City of San Francisco, Grants for the Arts
       
   7. Motion to approve recommendations to award 28 grants totaling $272,500 in the 2013-2014 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions–Performing Arts grants to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual for the amounts listed:
      Alleluia Panis, $10,000
      Byb Chanel Bibene, $5,000
      Christy Funsch, $10,000
      Laura Arrington, $10,000
      Ledoh, $10,000
      Lenora Lee, $10,000
      Lily Cai, $10,000
      Sara Shelton Mann, $10,000
      Scott Wells, $10,000
      Sean Dorsey, $10,000
      Gang Situ, $10,000
      Jon Jang, $10,000
      Lisa Scola Prosek, $10,000
      Melecio Magdaluyo, $10,000
      Melody Takata, $10,000
      Pamela Z, $10,000
      Ben Randle, $10,000
      Edris Cooper, $10,000
      Erin Bregman, $10,000
      Eugenie Chan, $10,000
      Kevin Seaman, $10,000
      Lynn Marie Kirby, $10,000
      Marisela Treviño Orta, $7,500
      Maryam Rostami, $10,000
      Megan Finlay, $10,000
      Mica Sigourney, $10,000
      Niloufar Talebi, $10,000
      Sean San Jose, $10,000
       
   8. Motion to approve recommendations to award nine grants totaling $268,680 in the 2013-2014 cycle of Creative Space grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
      ABADÁ Capoeira San Francisco, $15,000
      Acción Latina, $20,000
      Croatian American Cultural Center, $20,000
      Joe Goode Performance Group, $20,000
      Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $50,000
      Chinese Historical Society of America, $16,000
      CounterPULSE, $50,000
      San Francisco Mime Troupe, $37,680
      Women’s Audio Mission, $40,000
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 16, 2013; link to agenda)
      Action
   9. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 3 East Improvements Project, with the conditions of eliminating the number and further development of the penthouse design.
      Explanatory Document: Project illustration
       
   10. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Glen Canyon Recreation Center, with the conditions of landscaping against the fence to keep people off the roof, making the upper windows at the rear of the building clear glass without columns or mullions, relocating the entrances of the restrooms to the side of the building, and eliminating canopies except at the main entry.
       Explanatory Document: Project illustration
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 18, 2013; link to agenda)
       Action
   11. Motion to approve Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, and Carolina Ponce de León, art critic, as potential panelists for upcoming public art selection panels in Fiscal Year 2013-2014.
        
   12. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the commemorative sculpture, Adolph Sutro, 2013 by Jonah Hendrickson. The artwork measures 90 inches x 36 inches x 24 inches with a bronze sculpture bust of the former mayor Adolph Sutro mounted on a granite base with engraved text. The artwork is a gift to the City of San Francisco for City Hall from the United Humanitarian Mission. The final design was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-101) and the artwork was dedicated on April 29, 2013.
        
   13. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Games of the World, 1995, by Hilda Shum. The artwork is 18 inches x 36 inches, mixed-media on paper. The artwork is a proposal for the artwork by the same name commissioned for the San Francisco Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility at San Francisco General Hospital and accepted into the Civic Art Collection (Resolution No. 0710-95-345).
        
   14. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork, Spirit and Nature Dancing Together, 2013 by Ron Moultrie Saunders. The artwork consists of four black-and-white photogram images, each on a 60-inch by 48-inch porcelain enamel panel. The artwork was commissioned for the San Francisco Public Library, Bayview Branch. The final installation was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-096) and the artwork was dedicated on February 23, 2013.
        
   15. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork, Symbiotic Relationships, 2013 by Ron Moultrie Saunders. The artwork consists of five black-and-white photogram images. Each image is an archival pigment print on aluminum panel with plexi, measuring 44 inches by 55 inches. The artwork was commissioned for the San Francisco Public Library, Bayview Branch. The final installation was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-096) and the artwork was dedicated on February 23, 2013.
        
   16. Motion to approve the mural design by Clare Rojas to be temporarily installed on the Warfield Building (982 Market Street) from January 2014 to January 2015 with grant funds to the 509 Cultural Center from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s National Endowment for the Arts grant.
        
   17. Motion to approve the preliminary concept for the project entitled LightRail designed by artists George Zisiadis and Stefano Corazza which consists of the installation of a two-mile-long LED artwork on Market Street from Van Ness Avenue to The Embarcadero which shall be managed by Illuminate the Arts, to be contingent upon community outreach and support, final design approval, final implementation and maintenance budget, and approval of all relevant City agencies.
        
   18. Motion to approve the proposed project outline for a temporary art installation at Patricia’s Green from mid-May, 2014 through mid-November 2014.
        
   19. Motion to approve the following artists for the 2013-2014 Two-Dimensional Artwork Registry:
       Jessalyn Aaland
       Nora Akino
       Lennell Allen
       Kathy Aoki
       Deborah Aschheim
       Amy Auerbach
       Jo Babcock
       Rob Badger
       Hyun Ji Bae
       Jennifer Bain
       John Bankston
       Tom Baril
       Suzy Barnard
       Brian Barneclo
       Steve Bartlett
       Louisiana Bendolph
       Timothy Berry
       Leo Bersamina
       Marianne Bland
       Val Britton
       Christopher Brown
       Mark Brown
       Squeak Carnwath
       Vicky Chen
       James Chronister
       Patricia Claro
       Greg Colson
       Elaine Coombs
       Alika Cooper
       Beatrice Coron
       Counterpoint Studio
       Binh Danh
       Eileen David
       Peter de Lory
       Michael Eade
       Christina Empedocles
       Kota Ezawa
       Evah Fan
       Caio Fonseca
       Bernadette Jiyong Frank
       Annie Galvin
       Cliff Garten
       Carmen Lomas Garza
       Linda Gass
       Sheila Ghidini
       Stanley Goldstein
       Rachel Granofsky
       Isca Greenfield-Sanders
       Michael Hall
       Frederick Hayes
       Adrienne Heloise
       Sonja Hinrichsen
       Ophelia Ho
       Cynthia Innis
       Josie Iselin
       Diane Jacobs
       Ivy Jacobsen
       Chris Johanson
       David Johnson
       Kevin B. Jones
       Todd Lanam
       Beryl Landau
       Bovey Lee
       Katja Leibenath
       Lisa Levine
       Hung Liu
       Peter Loftus
       Steven Lopez
       Sharon Louden
       Reagan Louie
       Paul Madonna
       Kara Maria
       Kegan Marling
       Vanessa Marsh
       Adam McCauley
       Nikki McClure
       Robert Minervini
       Kelly Neidig
       Kelly Ording
       Siddharth Parasnis
       Maria Park
       Hendrik Paul
       Tahiti Pehrson
       Michele Ramirez
       Eric Rewitzer
       Lance Rivers
       Mary Robertson
       Lordy Rodriguez
       Clare Rojas
       Rom Moultrie Saunders
       Shan Shan Sheng
       Jenn Shifflet
       Tim Sullivan
       Deth P. Sun
       Seiko Tacchibana
       Jason Tannen
       David Tomb
       Martin Webb
       Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
       Sarah Winkler
       Lena Wolf
       June Yokell

        

   20. Motion to approve the project outline for the Marina Earthquake Memorial Project, which calls for creating an artwork commemorating the San Francisco Fire Department and Marina community’s response to the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and approval to re-allocate $435,894 in art enrichment funds generated by new construction of Fire Station 16 and the Public Safety Building to the Marina Earthquake Memorial.
        
   21. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify Merge Conceptual Design’s contract to modify their scope of work to develop a design for the Marina Earthquake Memorial.
        
   22. Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Glen Park Recreation Center.
        
   23. Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Randall Museum.
        
   24. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 1007-13-244 to approve the conceptual proposal by Anthony Discenza for the 2014-2015 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six (or more) unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.
        
   25. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Anthony Discenza for the 2014-2015 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete 36 unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $12,000.
        
   26. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final lighting design) for a sculpture by Merge Conceptual Design at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3, Boarding Area E.
        
   27. Motion to approve the installation of a ceramic tile mosaic, titled Windmills, 2013, by Kelly Ording, at Palega Recreation Center.
        
   28. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverable by Bill Fontana for the North Beach Branch Library.
        
   29. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Randy Colosky for the Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Construction Barricade along Folsom Street to be on display for one year beginning in early 2014 (exact date to be determined).
        
6. Draft 2014-2019 Strategic Plan
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve draft 2014-2019 strategic plan.
   Explanatory Document: Draft strategic plan
    
7. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the following individuals as grant application review panelists for Community Arts and Education:
         Justine Topfer, San Francisco Arts Commission staff
         Susie McKinnon, North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District Associate Director
         Rey Cayetano, Sixth Street resident and photographer
         Tracy Everwine, Central Market Community Benefit District Director
         Ivan Vera, Central City Hospitality House Community Arts Program Manager

         Explanatory Document: Panelist biographies
          

   4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   5. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
8. 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.)
    
9. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
    
10. Adjournment
    Action
     

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