June 20, 2012

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Document: Staff Report, Selection Process Modification for New Subway Projects; Central Subway Public Art Projects Selection Panelist Bios; Tnemec Digital Color Palette: http://www.tnemec.com/product/colors/?csp=True&cq;

1. Motion to approve a modification to the selection process and timeline to include a review by a panel of arts professionals of the applicants to the following new Central Subway public art projects: Chinatown Station – Crosscut Cavern Wall; Moscone Station – Ticketing Hall Wall; Moscone Station – Entry Plaza Sculpture and Union Square Station – Elevator and Deck Glass.

2. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the Central Subway Public Art Projects Selection Panels: Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator and Director of Programs and Collections, Berkeley Art Museum; Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA; Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center; Kevin B. Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts; René de Guzman, Senior Curator, Oakland Museum of California; Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure; Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA; Betti-Sue Hertz, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Jens Hoffmann, Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts; Hou Hanru, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute; Chuck Mobley, Director, Camerawork; Julio César Morales, Adjunct Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Stanford University; Susan O’Malley, Curator and Print Center Director, San Jose ICA; Renny Pritikin, Director of the Richard Nelson Gallery at UC Davis; Larry Rinder, Director of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Dara Solomon, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum; Grace C. Stanislaus, Executive Director, Museum of the African Diaspora; Catherine Wagner, Artist and Professor of Art, Mills College.

3. Motion to approve the following tnemec paint colors for Nobuho Nagasawa’ s installation at Islais Creek: Cleats, “Moss”; Bell Frame Support: “Weeping Willow”; Ship: “International Orange”; Bell: blackened raw treatment.

Motion: Motion to approve Consent Calendar items.

 3. Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Revised Designs by Julie Chang for the Art on Market Street Poster Series
Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the revised designs by Julie Chang for the next series of the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13.

Motion: Motion to approve the revised designs by Julie Chang for the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13.

4. Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Revised Designs by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series.
Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the revised designs by Christina Empedocles for the last installment of the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13.

Motion: Motion to approve the revised designs by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13.

5. Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012/13
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Art on Market Street Poster Series Finalists.
Presentation Time: Approximately 8 minutes

Presentation of finalists for the Art on Market Street Posters Series 2013/14 selected by the Art on Market Street Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists (to be announced at the meeting) for the Art on Market Street Posters Series 2013/14 as recommended by the Art on Market Street Selection Panel.

6. SFAC Gallery
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document: PowerPoint for current exhibition, FAX and upcoming exhibition, Visible Horizon.
Presentation Time: Approximately 8 minutes

Discussion of FAX events and the artists and curators presented in the motion below.

Motion: Motion to approve curator honorarium payments in the amount of $700 each to the following individuals for the creation of free public programming for the SFAC Gallery’s current exhibition, FAX: Anne Colvin, Kevin Killian, Colter Jacobsen and Adrienne Skye Roberts.

Presentation of upcoming Gallery exhibition, Visible Horizon.

Motion: Motion to approve artist honorarium payments for the production of newly commissioned work for the upcoming SFAC Gallery exhibition, Visible Horizon in the amount of $700 each for the following artists: Andrew Chapman, Chris Duncan and Rhonda Holberton.

7. Moscone West
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Document: Image of Facsimile; Facsimile Description, Staff Report.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Update on Facsimile maintenance project at Moscone West and request for contract authorization.

Motion: Motion to approve a contract not to exceed $29,000 with Scott Minneman for maintenance work on the Facsimile art project at Moscone West.

8. Public Safety Building
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Staff Report for Community Plaza; Revised Design by Paul Kos for an Artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

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

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

9. Public Safety Building
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Staff Report for Police Memorial; Revised Design by Shimon Attie for an Artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of revised design by Shimon Attie for the Police Memorial at the new Public Safety Building

Motion: Motion to approve the revised design by Shimon Attie for a police memorial artwork in the lobby of the new Public Safety Building.

Motion: Motion to increase Attie Art Projects LLC (aka Scott/Shimon Attie) contract for a police memorial artwork in the lobby of the new Public Safety Building from $192,500 by $150,000 for a total amount of $342,500 for design development and construction documents.

10. San Francisco International Airport
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Revised program plan and budget for Boarding Area E, including 120413 BAE Art Walls pg. 2, 120413 BAE Art Walls pg. 3, 120521 Art Locations, images of Gateroom light feature and long view.
Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of revised program plan and budget for Boarding Area E.

Motion: Motion to approve revised program plan and budget for Boarding Area E.

11. Masquerade in Black by Jay DeFeo
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Image of Masquerade in Black by Jay DeFeo.
Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes

Discussion of plan to deaccession Masquerade in Black by Jay DeFeo.

Motion: Motion to rescind Resolution #1101-04-233 to approve the deaccessioning of Masquerade in Black (Accession #1980.6) by Jay DeFeo.

12. 17th and Folsom Park
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report on 17th and Folsom Park Public Art Selection Panel Meeting Summary; images of artists Carmen Lomas Garza and Adriane Colburn’s past work.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of selected and alternate artist for artist-designed fencing for 17th and Folsom Park as recommended by the 17th and Folsom Park Public Art Selection Panel and request for contract authorization.

Motion: Motion to approve artist Carmen Lomas Garza as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel for an artwork at 17th and Folsom Park.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Carmen Lomas Garza for design of an artwork for 17th and Folsom Park in an amount not to exceed $25,200.

Motion: Motion to approve artist alternate Adriane Colburn as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel for an artwork at 17th and Folsom Park in the event that Carmen Lomas Garza is unable to accept the commission.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Adriane Colburn for design of an artwork for 17th and Folsom Park in an amount not to exceed $25,200 in the event that Carmen Lomas Garza is unable to accept the commission.

13. 525 Golden Gate
Susan Pontious
Information
Explanatory Document: Installation images of Ned Kahn’s artworks at 525 Golden Gate Avenue: Firefly 1, Firefly 2, Firefly 3, Firefly 4, Rain Portal 1, Rain Portal 2.
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Project update on the installation of Ned Kahn’s artworks at the PUC headquarters at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.

14. 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.)

15. 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.)

 

16. Adjournment
Action

MD 6/15/12

Additional Explanatory Documents Added 6/18/12: Item #3, Revised Designs by Julie Chang for the Art on Market Street Poster Series; Item #4, Revised Designs by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series; Item #8, Staff Report for Community Plaza, Revised Design by Paul Kos for an Artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building; Item #9, Staff Report for Police Memorial, Shimon Attie for an Artwork for the Community Plaza at the new Public Safety Building

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