City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

January 19, 2011

Visual Arts Committee - January 19, 2011
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday January 19, 2011
3 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
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Agenda



1. Consent Calendar


1. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Alan Masaoka to increase the amount by $139,145 for a total amount not to exceed $154,145 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 7.

2. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the Public Safety Building Selection Panel: Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator, Berkeley Art Museum; Kate Eilertsen, Executive Director, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; Jennifer Easton, Public Art Project Manager, San Jose Public Art Program; Mark Pally, artist and independent curator; Chris Johnson, Professor of Photography, California College of Arts; Ned Kahn, artist; Constance Lewallen, independent curator; and Walter Kitundu, artist.

3. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Pam Garcia Consulting for an amount not to exceed $10,000 to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Public Art Program Accounting system requirements, provide expertise in currently available project management and accounting software programs, and recommend, customize and perform an initial set-up of an appropriate new accounting software system.

2. Sunset Playground
Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of Construction Documents Phase deliverables by Bryan Tedrick for artwork for Sunset Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve Construction Documents Phase deliverables (final design of sculptural artwork elements, project budget, surface treatment samples, and structural engineering) by Bryan Tedrick for Sunset Playground.

3. Palega Recreation Center

Jennifer Lovvorn

Presentation of artists recommended by the Palega Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel for two public art project opportunities (one interior and one exterior).

Motion:
Motion to approve the selected artist Kelly Ording and her proposal as recommended by the Palega Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel for an interior artwork for Palega Recreation Center.

Motion:
Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Kelly Ording for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation of an interior artwork for Palega Recreation Center in an amount not to exceed $127,400.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist team Rebar Group and their proposal as recommended by the Palega Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel for an exterior artwork for Palega Recreation Center.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the artist team Rebar Group for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation for exterior artwork for Palega Recreation Center in an amount not to exceed $140,000.

4. Gerald Heffernon’s Rabbinoid on Cell Phone
Marcus Davies

Presentation of proposed move of artist Gerald Heffernon's sculpture Rabbinoid on Cell Phone from its current location at Pine Lake Park to Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Motion:
Motion to authorize the move of artist Gerald Heffernon's sculpture Rabbinoid on Cell Phone from its current location at Pine Lake Park to Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

5. William McKinley Monument
Marcus Davies

Informational presentation on recent vandalism to the William McKinley monument located in the Panhandle.

6. San Francisco International Airport Terminal Two (“SFOT2”)
Susan Pontious

1. Janet Echelman


Presentation of the engineered inner net design for Janet Echelman’s sculptures at SFOT2.

Motion: Motion to approve the value engineered inner net design for Janet Echelman’s sculptures at SFOT2.

Motion:
Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify Public's contract to increase it from $215,738 to 235,738 for the increased cost of the net manufacturing for Janet Echelman's sculptures for SFOT2.

2. Other SFOT2 Project Updates.


3. Guide by Cell at SFOT2.

Presentation of the Guide by Cell tour of art at SFOT2.

Motion: Motion to approve entering into an agreement with Earprint to create content for Guide by Cell tour of the art at SFOT2 for an amount not to exceed $15,000.

7. San Francisco International Airport Boarding Area E (“SFOBE”)
Mary Chou

Project update and presentation of Amy Ellingson's revised design for SFOBE.

Motion: Motion to approve revised color palette for Amy Ellingson’s design for the terrazzo floor at SFOBE.

8. New Business


9. Old Business

10. Adjournment


ZT 1/19/11
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Notices

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