City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

August 21, 2013

Visual Arts Committee - August 21, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday August 21, 2013
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute 

1. Motion to approve the following list of arts professionals as potential panelists for
upcoming public art selection panels in Fiscal Year 2013/2014:

Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora
Nate Watson, artist; Executive Director of Public Glass, San Francisco State University Faculty
Melorra Green, independent curator; Curator, African American Art and Culture Complex
Walter Kitundu, artist
Norie Sato, artist
Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist
Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist
Chris Johnson, artist; Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts
Lewis deSoto, artist; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University
Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning
Steve Huss, Cultural Arts Manager, Public Art Program, City of Oakland
Carrie Lederer, artist; Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
Hung Liu, artist
Richard Shaw, artist
Po Shu Wang, artist

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar item.

3. North Beach Branch Library
Mary Chou, Bill Fontana
Action

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation by Bill Fontana of sound samples for the North Beach Branch Library artwork.

Motion: Motion to approve sound samples by Bill Fontana for the North Beach Branch Library artwork.

4. Bayview Gateway
Mary Chou
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Project Outline for the Bayview Gateway.

Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Bayview Gateway.

5. General Hospital

A. Two-Dimensional Artwork Program
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the General Hospital Two-Dimensional Artwork Program Outline.

Motion: Motion to approve the General Hospital Two-Dimensional Artwork Program Outline.

B. Acute Care Unit: Entry Drive Median – Cliff Garten
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Project update regarding revised budget associated with additional work for the artwork Ethereal Bodies by Cliff Garten and request for approval to modify his contract.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the Agreement with Cliff Garten & Associates to increase the contract from $366,000 to $386,192 in order to provide signed stamped civil and electrical engineering and landscape drawings and to up-grade the light fixtures for the artwork Ethereal Bodies for the entry drive median at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.

C. Acute Care Unit: Floor 6 Art Glass – Julio César Morales
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of final fabrication sample for light court windows and curved glass element for art by Julio César Morales for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 6.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (final fabrication sample) for light court windows and curved glass element for art by Julio César Morales for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 6.

6. Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Construction Barricade Temporary
Art

Jennifer Lovvorn
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Randy Colosky for the Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Construction Barricade.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (renderings) by Randy Colosky for the Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Construction Barricade along Folsom Street to be on display for one year beginning in late 2013 or early 2014 (exact date to be determined).

7. McKinley Monument Fence Installation
Anne Marie Purkey Levine
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes

Report on community outreach efforts, presentation of possible fence designs, and request to approve fence installation.

Motion: Motion to approve the installation of an octagonal iron fence around the perimeter of Robert Ingersoll Aitken’s William McKinley, 1904, bronze, granite and marble, in order to prevent continued vandalism of the monument.

8. Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
Justine Topfer
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selection of Jorge Pardo for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Public Art Project as recommended by the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Public Art Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Jorge Pardo for an amount not to exceed $25,000 to work in consultation with the project design team in order to create an artwork proposal for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Public Art Project.

9. Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Justine Topfer
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Mark Ulriksen’s six final designs for his Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Active San Francisco, October 2013 – January 2014.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Mark Ulriksen’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Active San Francisco, October 2013 – January 2014.

10. Cayuga Playground
Marcus Davies
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork for Cayuga Playground.

Motion:Motion to approve the final installation of the two painted steel entry gates that comprise the artwork Cayuga Portal, 2013, by Eric Powell, as installed at Cayuga Playground. 

11. Southeast Community Facility
Susan Pontious
Discussion

Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute

Request for Commissioner participation on the Southeast Community Facility Public Artist Selection Panel.

12. SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Discussion

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

The SFAC Galleries will be hosting its 5th Annual Passport event on Sunday, October 13, 2012, 12 – 4 p.m. in the Divisadero Corridor. This is the primary fundraiser for the SFAC Galleries.

13. Public Comment
Discussion

14. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

15. Adjournment
Action

ZT 8/16/2013

Notices

Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Zoë Taleporos, zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org, 415-252-3215. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Program Associate, Zoë Taleporos, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-3215. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
 

利便参與會議的相關規定

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (American Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Program Associate, Zoë Taleporos, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-3215. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.