San Francisco Arts Commission

Meeting of the Full Arts Commission

Monday, March 4, 2002

3:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave, ste 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: 252-2591.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

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Agenda

1. Roll Call
   
   
2. Approval of Minutes
   
   Motion to approve February 4, 2002 Minutes.
   Explanatory document: Draft minutes
   
   
3. President's Report
   
   
4. Director's Report
   
   
5. Consent Calendar
   
   The following action items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
   
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   
   
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      
   2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      
   3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (02/20/02)
      
      
   4. Motion to approve the mural design "Juneteenth" by Eugene E. White at the the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, 1050 McAllister Street, funded by Neighborhood Beautification.
      
      
   5. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the sculpture by Ned Kahn titled "Wind Portal", 2002, consisting of 200,000 stainless steel discs mounted on delrin tiles, 10' x 55' x 1" installed in Concourse H of San Francisco International Airport.
      
      
   6. Motion to approve the Pink Triangle Memorial Project in concept.
      
      
   7. Motion to approve the removal/destruction of murals by Christopher Lane at San Francisco Youth Guidance Center, 375 Woodside Avenue.
      
      
   8. Motion to approve the revised and relocated preliminary sculpture design for Visitacion Valley by the Artist Team of Nobuho Nagasawa and Anita Margrill for the Third Street Light Rail Project.
      
      
   9. Motion to approve artists for "The Film Show" at the SFAC Gallery May - July 2002. Artists: Rick Peterson, Jesse Amado, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Stephanie Snyder, Les LeVeque, Yasumasa Morimura, Ethan Jackson, Annu Palakunnathu Matthews, and Gustavo Vasquez.
      
      
   10. Motion to approve final tile mosaic designs by artist Isis Rodriguez for exterior and interior walls of the 23rd and Treat New Park and Clubhouse.
       
       
   11. Motion to approve Lewis deSoto's conceptual proposal for the Laguna Honda History Project.
       
       
   12. Motion to approve conceptual proposals for Neighborhood Identity Project by Beliz Brother, Ann Chamberlain & Bernie Lubell; Cliff Garten, Arlan Huang, Terry Hoff, Takenobu Igarashi, and Owen Smith.
       
       
   13. Motion to approve Ralph Guggenheim as the Commission representative and a pool of panelists including Lizzette LeFalle-Collins, Janet Lohr, Victor Mario Zaballa, Fran Martin, Al Wong, Valerie Soe, for the Ocean View Branch Library art selection panel.
       
       Street Artists Committee Recommendations (02/13/02)
       
       
   14. Motion to approve request to Board of Supervisors for designation of former winter holiday street artist spaces "Z-49" and "Z-50" (Stockton Street, east side, O'Farrell to Geary Streets) as permanent, year-round spaces.
       
       
   15. Motion to approve amendment to street artist lottery helpership procedure to allow a designated helper to fulfill his/her helpership without having to present his/her lottery slip if sign-up sheet indicating the artist's helpership is present.
       
       
6. Committee Reports
   
   
   1. Civic Design Committee--Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   2. Visual Arts Committee -- Ralph Guggenheim, Chair
      
       
      1. Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to approve the removal and destruction due to irreparable damage of etched stainless steel doors by John Ammirati titled Place Poem created in 1998 located on the Hallidie Plaza elevator on Market Street at Powell.
         
         
      3. Motion to authorize the Civic Art Collection Program Director as agent to conduct negotiations, execute and submit all documents for grants from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreations for restoration of the James Garfield, Verdi and Portals of the Past monuments in Golden Gate Park.
         
         
   3. Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to approve the following proposed panelists for the Cultural Equity Grants Program:
         
         Jonathan Yorba, Director Education and Community Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
         Lee Corbett, teacher, theatre artist
         Ann Bluethenthal, dancer, choreographer
         Trish Legasso, Executive Director Southern Exposure
         Danielle Donovan, philanthropist, realtor
         Stephen Pelton, dancer choreographer
         Karen Amano, theatre artist, co-director Thick Description
         Emile Miland, concert cellist, educator
         
         
   4. Street Artists Committee --Dugald Stermer, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to approve waiver of 15-day policy in obtaining certificate for applicant: Peter Kokelaar
         
         
      3. Motion to request by former certificate-holder for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Kristina Peterson.
         
         
   5. Community Arts & Education --Denise Roth, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Community Arts & Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to recind resolution #0107-02-023, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Tom Ferentz in an amount not to exceed $13,000, to provide photography and lab instruction through for WritersCorps, from the Youth Arts Fund and the Department of Juvenile Probation.
         
         
      3. Motion to approve grants to the cultural centers in the following amounts for additional Hotel Tax Funds received but not granted by the SFAC in 2000-2001:
         

         BVOH: $33,578
         MCCLA: $58,898
         SomArts: $101,686
         Total: $194,162
         
         

      4. Motion to approve the following pool of panelists for Programs in the Community grant selection:
         
         Marie Acosta Ponce, Acosta & Associates
         Juana Alicia, Institute for Urban Arts
         Janeen Antoine, American Indian Contemporary Arts AICA
         Brenda Berlin, Young Audiences of the Bay Area
         Anne Brodzky, Meridien Gallery
         Winnie Chu, Community Foundation of Silicon Valley
         Grant Din, Asian Neighborhood Design
         Gary Draper, Performing Arts Workshop
         Tom Ferentz, Sixth Street Photography
         Janell Flores, Zeum
         Prado Gomez, Proyecto Contra SIDA por Vida
         Linda Howe, Zellerbach Family Fund
         Safi Jiroh, EdgeWork Consulting and Coaching
         Tana Johnson, SF MOMA
         Lester Jones, Zellerbach Family Fund
         Diem Jones, East Bay Center for the Arts
         Herbert Kohl, USF School of Education
         Nashormeh Lindo, Independent Consultant
         Gina Mackintosh, The ArtCouncil, Inc.
         Carolyn Mason, Performing Arts Workshop
         Greg Morozumi, La Peña Cultural Center
         Claudia Naganuma, Asian American Dance Performances
         Matthew Onik, Youth Commission
         Alleluia Panis, Kulintang Arts
         Kristen Ramirez, Southern Exposure
         Karen Ransom, Oakland Museum
         Joe Rodriguez, San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
         Jennifer Ross, About Face Consulting
         John Seto, California Arts Council
         Sarah Shelley, World Arts West
         Arlene Shmaeff , MOCHA
         Jordan Simmons, East Bay Center for the Arts
         Cynthia Taylor, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
         Lance Walker, Marin Arts Council
         Vanessa Wang, East Bay Community Foundation
         Ann Wettrich, Independent Consultant
         Charles Wilmoth, Jon Sims Center
         Midge Wilson, Bay Area Women's and Children's Center
         Pamela Wu, Asian American Theater Company
         Jonathan Yorba, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
         
         
7. Reports and Announcements
   
   
8. Public Comment
   
   
9. Adjournment
   
   

 

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