December 14, 2011- Special meeting

1. Roll Call

2. Public Safety Building – Fire Station
Mary Chou and Merge Conceptual Design (Franka Dienhelt and Claudia Reisenberger)
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 20 minutes

Presentation of conceptual design by Merge Conceptual Design for an artwork for the Fire Station at the new Public Safety Building.

Motion: Motion to approve conceptual design by Merge Conceptual Design for an artwork for the Fire Station at the new Public Safety Building.

3. Public Safety Building – Community Plaza
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Revised Artwork Design for Public Safety Building, Community Plaza
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Presentation of the revised design by Paul Kos for an artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building.

Motion: Motion to approve revised design by Paul Kos for an artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building.

Motion: Motion to increase Paul Kos’s contract for an artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building from $41,000 by $224,000 for a total amount of $265,000 for design development and construction documents.

4. Central Subway, Moscone Station – New Project Opportunity: Ticketing Hall Walls
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Architectural Plan for Central Subway Moscone Station Ticketing Hall; Architectural Animation of Central Subway, Moscone Station
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Project Outline for Central Subway, Moscone Station: 2-Dimensional Artwork for Ticketing Hall Walls.

Motion: Motion to approve art opportunity as described in the Project Outline for Central Subway, Moscone Station: 2-Dimensional Artwork for Ticketing Hall Walls.

5. Central Subway, Moscone Station – New Project Opportunity: Platform Floor Terrazzo Design
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Architectural Plan and Drawings for Central Subway Moscone Station Platform
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Project Outline for Central Subway, Moscone Station: Platform Floor Terrazzo Design.

Motion: Motion to approve art opportunity as described in the Project Outline for Central Subway, Moscone Station: Platform Floor Terrazzo Design.

6. Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station – Wayfinding Project (Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz)
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Architectural Plan for Central Subway Union Square Market Street Platform Artwork; Animation of Central Subway Union Square Market Street Platform Artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Design Development Phase (Artwork location, placement and configuration) of the Wayfinding artwork by artists Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz for Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station.

Motion: Motion to approve Design Development Phase (Artwork location, placement and configuration) of the Wayfinding artwork by artists Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz for Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station.

7. Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station – New Opportunity: Elevator Enclosure and Deck Glass
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Plan for North Entrance of Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Project Outline for Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station: Elevator Enclosure and Deck Glass Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve art opportunity as described in the Project Outline for Central Subway, Union Square Market Street Station: Elevator Enclosure and Deck Glass Public Art Project.

8. Central Subway: 4th and Brannan Platform
Jennifer Lovvorn
Discussion
Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute

Request for Commissioner to serve on the Central Subway, 4th and Brannan Platform Artist Selection Panel.

9. Civic Art Collection
Allison Cummings
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of Artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of requests for loan of two artworks in the Civic Art Collection: Masquerade in Black by Jay DeFeo; and Still Life with Letter by Richard Diebenkorn.

Motion: Motion to approve the loan of Jay DeFeo’s artwork Masquerade in Black, 1974-1975, an acrylic and mixed media painting, approximately 96 in. x 96 in. (San Francisco Arts Commission Accession Number 1980.6) to the exhibition Jay DeFeo Retrospective organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The traveling exhibition will be on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from November 3, 2012 to February 3, 2013 and from February 28 to June 2, 2013 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Motion: Motion to approve the loan of Richard Diebenkorn’s artwork Still Life with Letter, 1961, an oil on canvas painting, approximately 20 ½ in. x 25 ½ in. (San Francisco Arts Commission Accession Number 1967.31) to the exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years organized by the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The traveling exhibition will open at the de Young Museum in June of 2013, and travel to the Palm Springs Art Museum in October and to a third U.S. venue in early 2014, as yet to be determined.

10. Randall Museum
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Video of Artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork Windswept, by Charles Sowers installed at the Randall Museum.

Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Windswept, 2011 by Charles Sowers – a kinetic sculpture approximately 18 ft. 3 in. high by 33 ft. 6 ½ in. wide, made of aluminum and aluminum composite panels installed on the east facing exterior façade of the Randall Museum in Corona Heights Park.

11. Daggett Park
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Architectural Plan and Rendering of Daggett Park
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the proposed public art approach for Daggett Park, as detailed in the Daggett Park Public Art Project Outline, to be implemented in conjunction with park construction.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposed public art approach for Daggett Park, as detailed in the Daggett Park Public Art Project Outline.

Motion: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for Daggett Park: Lex Leifheit, Executive Director, SOMArts; Justin Hoover, Curator and Gallery Director, SOMArts; Ned Kahn, Artist; Susan Narduli, Artist and Architect, Narduli Studio; Michael Arcega, Artist; Matthew Passmore, Artist; Andrea Cochran, Landscape Architect; Judy Moran, Former Project Manager, San Francisco Arts Commission; Kevin Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts; Maysoun Wazwaz, Program Manager, Mills College Art Museum; Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery; Faculty member (to be announced at meeting), California College of the Arts.

12. Mural Design Review
Carol Marie Daniels
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project Executive Summary; Hidden Garden Steps Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Hidden Garden Steps project at 16th Avenue and Kirkham Street.

Motion: Motion to approve the design of the Hidden Garden Steps project, a tile mural by Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher on 16th Avenue and Kirkham Street. The mural is sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance and supported by the Department of Public Works “Street Parks” program.

13. San Francisco Arts Commission Rebranding
Kate Patterson and Studio 1500(Julio Martinez and Erik Schmitt)
Action
Explanatory Document: Studio 1500 Logo Design Packet
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Presentation of proposed logo designs for the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Motion: Motion to approve one logo for the San Francisco Arts Commission for recommendation to the Full Arts Commission.

14. SOMA West Improvement Project – McCoppin Hub
Mary Chou
Discussion
Presentation Time: 5 minutes

Update on the status of public art for the SOMA West Improvement Project – McCoppin Hub.

15. Public Comment
Discussion

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Visual Arts Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Visual Arts Committee’s consideration at a future meeting.)

16. New Business and Announcements
Discussion

(This item is to allow the Commissioners and Arts Commission staff to introduce new agenda items for consideration at a future meeting, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

1. Report on the recent public art artist workshops at the African American Art and Culture Complex and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.

2. Discussion about America’s Cup Art Enrichment funding and possible art plan.

3. Report on the Americans for the Arts, Public Art Network Council election.

4. Report on status of revised Planning Code, Section 429.

17. Adjournment
Action

ZT 12/9/11

ZT 12/12/11- Additional Explanatory Document Added: Studio 1500 Logo Design Packet; Item 4. Staff Report; Item 5. Staff Report

ZT 12/14/11- Additional Explanatory Document Added: Item 7. Staff Report

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