April 20, 2011

1. Consent Calendar

1. 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; Jenifer Wofford, Artist; Thien Pham, Artist; Packard Jennings, Artist; Helena Keeffe, Artist; Stephanie Syjuco, Artist.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Motion to approve the restoration of the historic advertising mural, Cola by lead artist Susan Cervantes above Original Joe's at 144 Taylor Street.

8. Motion to approve the restoration of the historic advertising mural, Original Joe's Italian Foods by lead artist Susan Cervantes above Original Joes' at 144 Taylor Street.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 & colored light, and terrazzo floor, the artwork is installed in Terminal 2, post-security.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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; and Dara Solomon, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum.

2. SFAC Gallery
Meg Shiffler

Gallery Director, Meg Shiffler will give a short PowerPoint presentation on upcoming exhibiting artists Elizabeth Axtman, Ernest Jolly and Terry Berlier (5 minutes).

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter in to contractual relationship with artists Ernest Jolly and Terry Berlier who will each receive a $1200 honorarium for their upcoming art installations at the SFAC Gallery window installation site at 155 Grove Street.

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter in to contractual relationship with artist Elizabeth Axtman who will receive a $1500 honoraria for her artistic contributions to the SFAC Gallery exhibition, Three Solo Projects: Elizabeth Axtman, David Huffman & Travis Somerville.

3. Art on Market Street Program Selection Process
Mary Chou

Presentation of revised selection process for Art on Market Street poster series and theme for the 2012 poster series.

Motion: Motion to approve the revised selection process for Art on Market Street poster series and theme for the 2012 poster series.

4. Chinese Recreation Center
Mary Chou

Presentation of revised conceptual design for Colette Crutcher’s artwork at the Chinese Recreation Center.

Motion: 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.

5. Port Pier 92
Mary Chou

Presentation of project outline for artwork at Pier 92 for the Port.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline plan for artwork at Pier 92 for the Port.

6. SOMA West – Skate Park
Mary Chou
Staff Report

Presentation of project outline for artwork at SOMA West Skate Park.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the SOMA West Skate Park.

7. Cabrillo Clubhouse
Susan Pontious

Presentation of public art program outline and appointment of Commissioner to serve on the Artist Selection Panel for Cabrillo Clubhouse.

Motion: Motion to approve public art program outline for Cabrillo Clubhouse.

8. Public Utilities Commission Projects
Susan Pontious

Update on Public Utilities Commission projects and Memorandum of Understanding.

9. Planning Code Update
Jill Manton

Presentation of the updated Planning Code, Section 429.

10. New Business

11. Old Business

12. Adjournment

ZT 4/20/11
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