April 21, 2010
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday April 21, 2010
3:00 pm 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Agenda
- Consent Calendar
1. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a mural by lead artist Cy Wagoner on the Friendship House building on Caledonia Street between 15th and 16th Streets. The mural tells the story of the impact of the 1954 Relocation Act on Native Indians in the Bay Area.
2. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a mural by lead artist Johanna Poethig on the front of the International Hotel at 868 Kearny St. at Jackson. The mural, ''Placesetting’ represents a dinner plate and a communal life of sharing.
3. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a mural by lead artist Josef Norris on the back wall of the Strategic Storage Building at 190 Otis Street. The mural, ‘Forest of Life’, will overlook a play-structure and entrance to the San Francisco Human Services Agency at 170 Otis.
4. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a mural by lead artist Max Allbee on the guard rail along the sidewalk on either side of Mission Street on the bridge over Alemany Boulevard and Highway 280, between Trumbull and Bosworth Streets. The mural will create a gateway into the Excelsior neighborhood.
5. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the design development phase (final dimensions and locations) of the three proposed artwork mosaics by Lena Wolff for the San Francisco General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Second Floor. - Baker Street
Jill Manton
Preliminary proposal by Ned Kahn for prototype of wind activated sculpture. - Memorial Court
Susan Pontius
Motion to approve project outline for Memorial Court. - Airport
Susan Pontius
Project updates: Charles Sowers, Nori Sato, Janet Echelman. - Mission Playground
Jennifer Lovvorn
Presentation of the conceptual design of artwork fence panels by Michael Bartalos for Mission Playground.
Motion to approve the conceptual design of artwork fence panels by Michael Bartalos for Mission Playground. - Hunters Point Shipyard
Amabel Akwa-Asare
Informational presentation of Public Art for the Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment project. - New Business
- Old Business
Shanghai Sister City Project
Jill Manton
Update on the installation of Three Heads Six Arms by Zhang Huan for the Shanghai Sister City Project. - Adjournment
MD 4/21/10
Notices
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