City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

December 18, 2013

Visual Arts Committee - December 18, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday December 18, 2013
3 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 Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #4, Item #5, Item #6
Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute

1. Motion to approve Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, and Carolina Ponce de León, art critic, as potential panelists for upcoming public art selection panels in Fiscal Year 2013/2014.

2. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the commemorative sculpture, Adolph Sutro, 2013 by Jonah Hendrickson. The artwork measures 90 inches x 36 inches x 24 inches with a bronze sculpture bust of the former mayor Adolph Sutro mounted on a granite base with engraved text. The artwork is a gift to the City of San Francisco for City Hall from the United Humanitarian Mission. The final design was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-101) and the artwork was dedicated on April 29, 2013.

3. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Games of the World, 1995, by Hilda Shum. The artwork is 18 inches x 36 inches, mixed-media on paper. The artwork is a proposal for the artwork by the same name commissioned for the San Francisco Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility at San Francisco General Hospital and accepted into the Civic Art Collection (Resolution No.0710-95-345).

4. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork, Spirit and Nature Dancing Together, 2013 by Ron Moultrie Saunders. The artwork consists of four black-and-white photogram images, each on a 60 inch by 48 inch porcelain enamel panel. The artwork was commissioned for the San Francisco Public Library, Bayview Branch. The final installation was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-096) and the artwork was dedicated on February 23, 2013.

5. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork, Symbiotic Relationships, 2013 by Ron Moultrie Saunders. The artwork consists of five black-and-white photogram images. Each image is an archival pigment print on aluminum panel with plexi, measuring 44 inches by 55 inches. The artwork was commissioned for the San Francisco Public Library, Bayview Branch. The final installation was approved (Resolution No. 0401-13-096) and the artwork was dedicated on February 23, 2013.

6. Motion to approve the mural design by Clare Rojas to be temporarily installed on the Warfield Building (982 Market Street) from January 2014 to January 2015 with grant funds to the 509 Cultural Center from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s National Endowment for the Arts grant.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items. 

3. Market Street Temporary Art Installation
Jill Manton/Ben Davis
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Presentation of the temporary art installation, LightRail by artists George Zisiadis and Stefano Corazza, proposed for installation on Market Street from Van Ness Avenue to The Embarcadero.

Motion: Motion to approve the project entitled LightRaildesigned by artists George Zisiadis and Stefano Corazza which consists of the installation of a two mile long LED artwork on Market Street from Van Ness Avenue to The Embarcadero which shall be managed by Illuminate the Arts. 

4. Patricia’s Green Temporary Art Installation
Jill Manton
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Review of the proposed project plan for a temporary art installation at Patricia’s Green.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposed project outline for a temporary art installation at Patricia’s Green from mid-May, 2014 through mid-November 2014.

5. SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of two upcoming exhibitions for the SFAC Galleries: a photography-based group show at City Hall presented in partnership with PhotoAlliance, and a new project at the SFAC Galleries Window Installation Site.

Motion to approve artist honoraria payments in the amount of: $1000 each to Janet Delaney and Charles Byrne; $700 each to DeWitt Cheng, Yelena Zhavoronkova, Dennis Hearne, and Steven Brock; $300 each to Jason Tannen, Mark Citret, and Leo vanMunching for their contributions to an exhibition at City Hall opening in February, 2014.

Motion: Motion to approve an artist honorarium in the amount of $2000 to Alexander Cheves for his development and production of a new installation at the SFAC Galleries Window Installation Site opening in May 2014. 

6. 2013/14 Two-Dimensional Artwork Registry
Zoë Taleporos
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Report on the Artist Selection Panel’s recommendations for the 2013/14 Two-Dimensional Artwork Registry.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artists for the 2013/14 Two-Dimensional Artwork Registry:
Jessalyn Aaland
Nora Akino
Lennell Allen
Kathy Aoki
Deborah Aschheim
Amy Auerbach
Jo Babcock
Rob Badger
Hyun Ji Bae
Jennifer Bain
John Bankston
Tom Baril
Suzy Barnard
Brian Barneclo
Steve Bartlett
Louisiana Bendolph
Timothy Berry
Leo Bersamina
Marianne Bland
Val Britton
Christopher Brown
Mark Brown
Squeak Carnwath
Vicky Chen
James Chronister
Patricia Claro
Greg Colson
Elaine Coombs
Alika Cooper
Beatrice Coron
Counterpoint Studio
Binh Danh
Eileen David
Peter de Lory
Michael Eade
Christina Empedocles
Kota Ezawa
Evah Fan
Caio Fonseca
Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Annie Galvin
Cliff Garten
Carmen Lomas Garza
Linda Gass
Sheila Ghidini
Stanley Goldstein
Rachel Granofsky
Isca Greenfield-Sanders
Michael Hall
Frederick Hayes
Adrienne Heloise
Sonja Hinrichsen
Ophelia Ho
Cynthia Innis
Josie Iselin
Diane Jacobs
Ivy Jacobsen
Chris Johanson
David Johnson
Kevin B. Jones
Todd Lanam
Beryl Landau
Bovey Lee
Katja Leibenath
Lisa Levine
Hung Liu
Peter Loftus
Steven Lopez
Sharon Louden
Reagan Louie
Paul Madonna
Kara Maria
Kegan Marling
Vanessa Marsh
Adam McCauley
Nikki McClure
Robert Minervini
Kelly Neidig
Kelly Ording
Siddharth Parasnis
Maria Park
Hendrik Paul
Tahiti Pehrson
Michele Ramirez
Eric Rewitzer
Lance Rivers
Mary Robertson
Lordy Rodriguez
Clare Rojas
Rom Moultrie Saunders
Shan Shan Sheng
Jenn Shifflet
Tim Sullivan
Deth P. Sun
Seiko Tacchibana
Jason Tannen
David Tomb
Martin Webb
Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
Sarah Winkler
Lena Wolf
June Yokell

7. Marina Earthquake Memorial
Susan Pontious
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

The Committee will consider staff’s proposal to reallocate $435,894 in art enrichment funds generated by new construction of Fire Station 16 and the Public Safety Building to the Marina Earthquake Memorial Project, and to modify Merge Conceptual Design’s current contract for the Public Safety Building to develop a proposal for the memorial. 

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the Marina Earthquake Memorial Project, which calls for creating an artwork commemorating the San Francisco Fire Department and Marina community’s response to the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and approval to re-allocate $435,894 in art enrichment funds generated by new construction of Fire Station 16 and the Public Safety Building to the Marina Earthquake Memorial.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify Merge Conceptual Design’s contract to modify their scope of work to develop a design for the Marina Earthquake Memorial.

8. Glen Park Recreation Center
Justine Topfer
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Project Outline for the Glen Park Recreation Center redevelopment artwork opportunity, and request for Commissioner participation on the public art selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Glen Park Recreation Center.

9. Randall Museum
Justine Topfer
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Project Outline for the Randall Museum redevelopment artwork opportunity, and request for Commissioner participation on the public art selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Randall Museum.

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

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of Anthony Discenza’s conceptual proposal for the 2014/15 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, and an explanation of the increased scope of work.

Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 1007-13-244 to approve the conceptual proposal by Anthony Discenza for the 2014-15 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six (or more) unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist, Anthony Discenza to develop and complete 36 unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $12,000.

11. San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3, Boarding Area E

A. Entrance Sculpture and Two-Dimensional Art
Justine Topfer
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

 

Overview of the San Francisco International Airport: T3, Boarding Area E - Entrance Sculpture opportunity, and request for recommended artists to apply to the current Request for Qualifications. Request for Commissioner participation on the public art selection panel for two-dimensional art at the same location.

B. Merge Conceptual Design
Marcus Davies, Franka Diehnelt of Merge Conceptual Design
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the final lighting design for a sculpture by Merge Conceptual Design at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3, Boarding Area E.

Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final lighting design) for a sculpture by Merge Conceptual Design at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3, Boarding Area E.

12. Palega Recreation Center
Marcus Davies
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the final ceramic tile mosaic, Windmills, 2013 by Kelly Ording, as installed at Palega Recreation Center.

Motion: Motion to approve the installation of a ceramic tile mosaic, titled Windmills, 2013 by Kelly Ording, at Palega Recreation Center.

13. North Beach Branch Library
Mary Chou
Action

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Report on studio visit with Bill Fontana to preview final artwork for the North Beach Branch Library.

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverable by Bill Fontana for the North Beach Branch Library.

14. Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Construction Barricade Temporary Art
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

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

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (rendering) 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 early 2014 (exact date to be determined).

15. Coit Memorial Tower Mural Conservation Project
Allison Cummings
Discussion

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the Coit Memorial Tower mural conservation project, including scope of work, and timeline.

16. Public Safety Building – Police Memorial
Mary Chou
Discussion

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Update on installation of artwork by Shimon Attie at the Public Safety Building.

17. Southeast Community Facility
Mary Chou
Discussion

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Update on results of final Southeast Community Facility Public Art Selection Panel.

18. Alameda Creek Watershed Center
Mary Chou
Discussion

Presentation Time: Approximately 1minute

Request for Commissioner to serve on Alameda Creek Watershed Center Public Art Selection Panel, anticipated to take place early February 2014 and first week of May 2014.

19. Public Comment
Discussion

20. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

21. Adjournment
Action

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