City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

November 20, 2013

Visual Arts Committee - November 20, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 20, 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
Explanatory Documents: Item 1; Item 2 and 3

1. Motion to approve Clay Jensen, artist, as a potential panelist for upcoming public art selection panels in Fiscal Year 2013/2014.

2. Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural by the artist Francisco “Twick” Aquino for the Clean Lounge, located at 1641 LaSalle Street in Bayview. The Public Utilities Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.

3. Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural by the artist Cameron Moberg for Precision Engineering, located at 1939 Newcomb Street in Bayview. The Public Utilities Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items

3. SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the work of Bay Area artist Cybele Lyle.

Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $2,000, for the artist Cybele Lyle to research and develop a new installation at the SFAC Galleries’ Window Site slated to open January 24, 2014.

4. Central Subway

A. Union Square Market Street Station Platform
Jennifer Lovvorn, Jim Campbell
Action

Explanatory Document 
Presentation Time: 10 minutes

Presentation of revised design development phase deliverables (artwork renderings, budget, and maintenance plan) by Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz for the platform level artwork.

Motion: Motion to approve the revised Design Development phase deliverables (artwork renderings, budget, and maintenance plan) by Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz for the platform level artwork for Central Subway: Union Square Market Street Station.

B. Chinatown Station Construction Barricade Temporary Art Project
Jennifer Lovvorn, Kota Ezawa
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Final Design Phase deliverables by Kota Ezawa for the Central Subway Chinatown Station Construction Barricade.

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Kota Ezawa for the Central Subway Chinatown Station Construction Barricade along Stockton Street to be on display for one year beginning in late 2013 or early 2014 (exact date to be determined).

5. Boeddeker Park
Justine Topfer; Alejandra Chiesa, Trust for Public Land; and Jacob Gilchrist, Recreation and Parks Department
Action

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of Laurel True’s design for an artwork at Boeddeker Park.

Motion: Motion to approve the Trust for Public Land’s installation of a mosaic artwork by Laurel True in Boeddeker Park, contingent on an agreement with the Recreation and Parks Department accepting responsibility for the maintenance of this artwork.

6. 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.

7. General Hospital Acute Care Building: Emergency Department Entrance
Zoë Taleporos
Action

Explanatory Document 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist and proposal for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Emergency Department Entrance as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the artist (name to be provided at meeting) and proposal for the General Hospital Acute Care Building: Emergency Department Entrance as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

8. Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series: Lordy Rodriguez
Justine Topfer
Action

Explanatory Document 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Lordy Rodriguez’s six final designs for his Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Lordy Rodriguez’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Strangerhood, January 2014 through March 2014.

9. Alameda Creek Watershed Center
Mary Chou
Action 

Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of project outline for Alameda Creek Watershed Center.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for Alameda Creek Watershed Center.

10. 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.

11. 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.)

12. New Business, Old 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.)

13. Adjournment
Action

JDC 11/15/13
Explanatory Document Added 11/25/13: Item #3
Explanatory Documents Revised 11/25/13: 
#4a, #9
Typo Corrected 11/25/13: Item #8 Neighborhoods should read Strangerhood

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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: Jenn Doyle Crane 415-252-2586. 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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