November 15, 2012, Special Meeting

1. Roll Call

2. SFAC Gallery
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artists included in upcoming SFAC Gallery exhibitions
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of upcoming exhibitions at the Main Gallery and City Hall.

Motion: Motion to approve artist honoraria payments in the amount of $3000 each to Jason Hanasik and Berndnaut Smilde for their contributions to Conversation 6, an upcoming SFAC Main Galleries exhibition.

Motion: Motion to approve artist honoraria payment in the amount of $700 each to Alice Shaw, Rebecca Horne, Brice Bischoff, David Gardner for their contributions to Escape, an upcoming SFAC Galleries exhibition at City Hall.

3. Public Safety Building: Police Memorial
Judy Moran
Action
Explanatory Documents: Draft text for police memorial artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

A. Presentation of new draft of the text developed by writer Margo Perin to be incorporated into the police memorial glass cylinder.

Motion: Motion to approve a new draft of the text developed by Margo Perin with Shimon Attie, Bay Area Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (“BALEAF”) and Arts Commission staff to be permanently incorporated into the Public Safety Building police memorial artwork by Shimon Attie and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the final draft of the text.

B. Shimon Attie contract increase approval.

Motion: Motion to rescind Resolution No. 1001-12-285 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 $342,500 to the new contract amount not to exceed $392,500 for continuation of fabrication, and replace it with the following motion.

Motion: Motion to approve an increase in the total contract amount for Contract DPAR12000057 for Attie Art Projects LLC (aka Scott/Shimon Attie) for the design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of a police memorial artwork in the lobby of the new Public Safety building from $342,500 to a total amount not to exceed $700,000 to cover the costs of fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of the artwork and to provide an additional $3,000 for writer Margo Perin, a subcontractor to Attie Art Projects LLC, who will create a new text for the police memorial artwork.

4. General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final design of plaza artwork elements; Final budget
Presentation Time: Approximately 5minutes

Presentation of the final design of Anna Valentina Murch’s artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza.

Motion: Motion to approve the final design of the plaza artwork elements of the Construction Document Phase by Anna Valentina Murch for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza, which includes additional light ring elements to be produced through the artist’s contract.

Motion: Motion to rescind Resolution Number 0912-11-206 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Anna Valentina Murch by $575,512 for a total contract amount not to exceed $620,512 to add fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork to the scope of work for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Anna Valentina Murch by $781,800 for a total contract amount not to exceed $826, 800 for the additional scope of work of fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork including additional light ring elements for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza.

5. Central Subway
Jennifer Lovvorn and Judy Moran
Action
Explanatory Documents: Chinatown Station finalist artwork images; Chinatown Station Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

A. Discussion and possible motion to limit the number of Central Subway artwork projects per artist or artist team.

Motion: Motion to limit the number of permanent Central Subway artwork projects for which an artist or artist team may be selected to one.

B. Presentation of five finalists recommend for the Crosscut Cavern Wall artwork for the Central Subway Chinatown Station.

Motion: Motion to approve the following five artists as selected by the Chinatown Crosscut Cavern Wall Artist Selection Committee for the Crosscut Cavern Wall, and to approve an honorarium payment of $2,000 to each finalist for preparation of a proposal for this art opportunity: Hung Liu; Clare Rojas; Jovi Schnell; the artist team of Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen; and Pae White.

6. 2012/13 Art on Market Street Poster Series
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Mock-up Poster Design (6); Final designs (5 of 6) by Christina Empedocles for the 2012/2013 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

A. Presentation of one (6) mock-up poster design, The Times of Harvey Milk by Christina Empedocles for the last installment of the 2012/13 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the draft poster design, The Times of Harvey Milk by Christina Empedocles for the 2012/13 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

B. Presentation of final poster designs (5 of 6) by Christina Empedocles for the 2012/13 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve 5 of 6 of the final designs for [title to be determined] poster series by artist Christina Empedocles for the 2012/2013 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, which includes a total of 36 posters installed in 18 bus shelters on Market Street between Embarcadero and 8th streets from January 14 to April 5, 2013.

7. Philosopher’s Way
Susan Pontious
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

A. Announcement of Dedication Date for Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park.

B. Request to approve payment of up to $4,200 to Peter Richards for development of Americans with Disabilities Act access plan for Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park.

Motion: Motion to approve payment of up to $4,200 to Peter Richards for development of Americans with Disabilities Act access plan for Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park.

8. Geneva Mission Excelsior Sculpture Project
Carol Marie Daniels and Nicole Agbayani
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project narrative, images of proposed design, and site location
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of final design for Ever Upward, a metal sculpture mounted on a mosaic tile column to be installed at the corner of Geneva and Mission streets by the artist Isis Rodriguez.

Motion: Motion to approve the site and final design of Ever Upward, a 7½ foot metal sculpture mounted on a 6 foot concrete column overlaid with mosaic tile by artist Isis Rodriguez which will be installed at the northwest corner of Geneva and Mission streets.

9. South Sunset Playground
Carol Marie Daniels and Renee McKenna
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project narrative, images of proposed design, and site location
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of final design and mock up for Nature Stream the exterior mosaic tile mural proposed for South Sunset Playground by artist Renee McKenna.

Motion: Motion to approve the design of a 350 square foot mosaic tile mural entitled Nature Stream by lead artist Renee McKenna to be installed at the South Sunset Playground at Vicente Street and 40th Avenue. The mosaic will run the length of two cement walls on the south side of the playground. The mural is sponsored by Art in Every Classroom, Inc. and supported by District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

10. Mission Playground
Allison Cummings
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of completed artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork for Mission Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Mission Parade, 2012 by Michael Bartalos, commissioned for Mission Playground. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of ten fence panels located along the playground’s Valencia Street frontage and ten fence panels on the playground’s 19th Street frontage. The artwork consists of ten unique designs, one per panel, duplicated in the two locations.

11. Sunset Playground
Allison Cummings
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of completed artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork for Sunset Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Pacific Breath, 2012 by Bryan Tedrick, commissioned for Sunset Recreation Center. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of 5 panels topping the park fence along the playground’s Lawton Street frontage between 28th and 29th avenues.

12. Fulton Playground
Allison Cummings
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of completed artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork for Fulton Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Aero #8, 2012, a stainless steel kinetic sculpture by Moto Ohtake, commissioned for Fulton Playground.

13. 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.)

14. 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.)

15. Adjournment
Action

ZT 11/9/12

JCD 11/9/12 – Amended agenda title to include SPECIAL MEETING

Additional Explanatory Documents Added 11/13/12: Item # 2, Artists included in upcoming SFAC Gallery exhibitions; Item #3, Draft text for police memorial artwork; Item #4, Final design of plaza artwork elements, Final budget; Item #8, Project narrative, images of proposed design, and site location.

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Notices

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