City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

October 20, 2010

Visual Arts Committee - October 20, 2010
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday October 20, 2010
3 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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Agenda

1. Consent Calendar

1. Motion to approve construction document phase deliverables (pedestrian gate latch post design and location plan) by Eric Powell for the Cayuga Playground Public Art Project.

2. Motion to approve design development phase deliverables (final placement of art panels) by Michael Bartalos for the Mission Playground Public Art Project.

3. Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (refined lighting plan) by Cliff Garten for artwork for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Entry Drive Median.

2. Art on Market Street Program
Judy Moran

Request to relocate the Art on Market Street Poster Series from the 24 triangular advertising kiosks to 18 of the new bus shelters, to display two posters per shelter for a total of 36 display panels, on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero.

Motion: Motion to approve, at the request of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the relocation of the Art on Market Street Poster Series from the older 24 triangular kiosks to 18 of the new bus shelters to display two posters per shelter for a total of 36 display panels on Market Street between Van Ness Avenue and the Embarcadero.

3. Central Subway Project
Judy Moran

Central Subway Project station artworks progress report.

Motion: Motion to increase the six Central Subway artists' Design Development contract amounts, for artists Tomie Arai, Yumei Hou, Tom Otterness, Erwin Redl, Catherine Wagner, and the artist team of Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz, originally approved for $25,000 each, for an additional amount not to exceed $75,000 each for a total revised Design Development contract amount not to exceed $100,000 per contract, to cover the costs of more extensive engineering and architectural consultation costs, material samples, exploration of fabrication methods, and several mock-ups for large-scale, architecturally integrated artworks.

4 Sunset Playground
Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of design development phase deliverables by Bryan Tedrick for artwork for Sunset Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve design development phase deliverables (revised design of sculptural artwork elements) by Bryan Tedrick for Sunset Playground

5. General Hospital Acute Care Unit – Surgery Waiting Room (B1)
Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of Design Development Phase deliverables by Paul Kos for the Surgery Waiting Room (B1) at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (decorative frame and details of artwork installation) by Paul Kos for the Surgery Waiting Room (B1) at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Paul Kos to increase the agreement by $7,505 (for upgrade on artwork display monitors) for a total contract amount not to exceed $97,505 for artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Surgery Waiting Room (B1)

6. General Hospital Acute Care Unit – Art Glass Projects on Floor 3

Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of Construction Document Phase deliverables for light court windows and curved glass elements for art glass project on Floor 3 and request for authorization for fabrication contract.

Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (project budget) for light court windows and curved glass element for art glass on Floor 3 by Mildred Howard.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Mildred Howard to increase the agreement by $184,353 for a total contract amount not to exceed $199,353 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 3.

7. General Hospital Acute Care Unit – Art Glass Projects on Floor 4
Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of Construction Document Phase deliverables for light court windows and curved glass elements for art glass project on Floor 4 and request for authorization for fabrication contract.

Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final art glass samples and project budget) for light court windows and curved glass element for art glass on Floor 4 by Stephen Galloway.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Stephen Galloway to increase the agreement by $92,480 for a total contract amount not to exceed $113,480 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 4.

8. General Hospital Acute Care Unit – Art Glass Projects on Floor 6

Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of Construction Document Phase deliverables for light court windows and curved glass elements for art glass project on Floor 6 and request for authorization for fabrication contract.

Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design imagery and project budget) for light court windows and curved glass element for art glass on Floor 6 by Julio Cesar Morales.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Julio Cesar Morales to increase the agreement by $120,972 for a total contract amount not to exceed $135,972 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 6.

 

9. San Francisco Airport International Terminal (“SFO”) Boarding Area E
Susan Pontious

Presentation of Amy Ellingston’s color palette for terrazzo floor in Boarding Area E at SFO.

Motion: Motion to approve Amy Ellingston's color palette for terrazzo floor in Boarding Area E at SFO.

10. Memorial Court:

Susan Pontious

Report on the Veteran’s Memorial Project Selection Panel meeting.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the Veteran's Memorial Project: Larry Kirkland with J. Douglas Macy; Norman Lee with SWA Group; and Susan Narduli with Andrea Cochran.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement for conceptual design with the teams of 1) Larry Kirkland and J. Douglas Macy; 2) Norman Lee and SWA Group and 3) Susan Narduli and Andrea Cochran for an amount not to exceed $20,000 ($15,000 design fee with a $5,000 travel allowance for out-of-town team members).

11. Public Safety Building
Susan Pontious

Presentation of a new project for the Public Safety Building.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the Public Safety Building.

12. Laguna Honda
Susan Pontious

Presentation of artworks chosen to be reproduced in limited editions for display in resident rooms at Laguna Honda Hospital.

Presentation of Frank Espada’s Low Fog Bank on the Horizon, a gift from the artist for display at Laguna Honda Hospital.

Motion: Motion to pay the following artists an honorarium of $1,000 in return for license to the City to make a limited edition of reproductions of their following artworks for display in resident rooms at Laguna Honda Hospital: Rob Badger’s Golden Gate Bridge in Fog at Sunrise from Marin and Horses and Aspens in Fall Foliage; Jennifer Bain’s Phoenix and Yellow Bud; Brian Blood’s Lakeside Poppies; Frank Espada’s Marisol Collection #12, Marisol Collection #15 and Marisol Collection #17; Jack Fulton’s Altura, Earth Day and Mono Lake; Jan Gauthier’s Novato Wetlands and Last Light, Horse Hill; Tom Griscom’s Ocean Beach, San Francisco (people) and Ocean Beach, San Francisco (cliff); Susan Grossman’s Cross Wires; Mildred Howard’s Jam’s Sons 1997; Lucia Hye Yoon Joo’s Mother and Child: Inside out III, Mother and Child: Inside out VII, and Mother and Child: Inside out VIII; Dale Kistemaker’s Blossoms; Lisa Kristine’s First Rain, Lanterns China, and Los Ninos; John McCormick’s Third Wind; Stephen McMillan’s Big Sur; Jim McVicker’s Luffenholtz Beach; Gary Morgret’s Fall on Porter Creek; Kerry Vander Meer’s Alhambra #10 and Reunion #38; Pamela Wilson-Ryckman’s Taking In - Holly Park , Taking In - Dolores Park and Taking In - Lincoln Park; and Lena Wolff’s Flight Pattern.

Motion: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the proposed gift from Frank Espada of his archival inkjet photograph entitled Low Fog Bank on the Horizon, 24" x 36" (2009) for display at Laguna Honda Hospital.

13. McLaren Park

Susan Pontious

McLaren Park project updates.

Motion: Motion to approve the modification of Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg's proposal for the Philosopher's Way to include an accessible loop, and increase in project budget of $46,000 to provide curb cuts and street crossing improvements at Mancel and Visitacion Streets to provide access from the parking lot to the accessible loop.

Motion:
Motion to approve the work order for the Department of Public Works $46,000 to provide engineering, planning and construction of the curb cuts and other street improvements at Mancel and Visitacion Streets to provide access from the parking lot to the Philosopher's Way accessible loop.

14. New Business

15. Old Business


16. Adjournment

ZT 10/20/10
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