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Visual Arts Committee - April 16, 2014 - Meeting Agenda

Visual Arts Committee - April 16, 2014

 

SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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
Presentation Time: Approximately 1 minute

1.      Motion to approve Justin Hoover, Curator and Gallery Director, SOMArts Cultural Center, as a potential panelist for artist selection panels for Fiscal Year 2013/14.

2.      Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Clare Rojas for the Central Subway: Chinatown Station Crosscut Cavern Wall.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

3.      SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler and Ann Jastrub
Action
Explanatory Document: Presentation of City Hall Photography Exhibition
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the upcoming City Hall photography exhibition taking place from June 17 – September 19, 2014. The exhibition is curated by Ann Jatrub and features photo-essays about farmers in California’s Central Valley.

Motion: Motion to approve a curatorial honoraria for Ann Jatrub in the amount of $2000 for her work on a City Hall photography exhibition about California’s Central Valley. The exhibition will take place from June 17 – September 19, 2014.

4.      Art Enrichment Ordinance
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Proposed Ordinance Revisions
Presentation Time: Approximately 20 minutes

Presentation of proposed revisions to the Art Enrichment Ordinance.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposed revision to Section 3.19 of the Administrative Code “Appropriation for Art Enrichment of Proposed Public Buildings, Above Ground Structures, Parks and Transportation Projects.”

5.      Guy Place Mini Park
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action 
Explanatory Documents: Guy Place Mini Park Public Art Project Outline; Project Site Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Guy Place Mini Park Public Art Project Outline.

Motion: Motion to approve the Guy Place Mini Park Public Art Project Outline.

6.      Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel One Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists; Jenny Heishman, Scott Oliver, and Emily White and Jenna Dider , with Michael Arcega as an alternate, as recommended by the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project Selection Panel to develop conceptual proposals for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists; Jenny Heishman, Scott Oliver, and Emily White and Jenna Dider, with Michael Arcega as an alternate, as recommended by the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project Selection Panel to develop conceptual proposals for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project.

7.      San Francisco International Airport
Justine Topfer
Action

A. Terminal 3 East Departures – Sanaz Mazinani
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the selected images from the series Forever in the Sky, 2013 by Sanaz Maziniani for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures.

Motion: Motion to approve the licensing agreement to reproduce three artworks by Sanaz Mazinani for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures, for an amount up to $4,500.00.

B. Terminal 3 East Departures – Vanessa Marsh
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the selected images from Landscape Series, 2013 by Vanessa Marsh selected for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures.

Motion: Motion to approve the licensing agreement to reproduce three artworks by Vanessa Marsh for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures for an amount up to $4,500.00.

C. Terminal 3 East Departures – Chris Johanson
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Rendering
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (artwork rendering) for an artwork by Chris Johanson at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Chris Johanson for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Departures.

D. Terminal 3 East Baggage Claim – Lordy Rodriguez
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected images from the Strangerhood series by Lordy Rodriguez for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Baggage Claim.

Motion: Motion to approve the licensing agreement to reproduce six artworks by Lordy Rodriguez for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East Baggage Claim for an amount up to $9,000.00.

E. Terminal 1 Secure Connector – James Melchert
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Rendering
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (artwork rendering + tile samples) for an artwork by James Melchert at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Secure Connector.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by James Melchert for a ceramic artwork at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Secure Connector.

8.      17th Street and Folsom Park – Carmen Lomas Garza
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Renderings
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Conceptual Design Phase (artwork renderings) for artworks at 17th Street & Folsom Park.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Carmen Lomas Garza for artworks at 17th Street and Folsom Park.

9.      Ocean Ave Public Plaza Historic Photography Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Project Outline for the Ocean Ave Public Plaza Historic Photography Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for the Ocean Ave Public Plaza Historic Photography Project

10.  Living Innovation Zones
Jill Manton, Paul Chasan, San Francisco Planning Department 
Discussion
EXplanatory Document: Living Innovatin Zones Project 
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Paul Chasan from the San Francisco Planning Department will describe the objectives of the recently initiated Living Innovation Zones along Market Street. These zones will feature projects that are interactive, engage the public and represent a synthesis of technology, science and occasionally art.

11.  Public Comment
Discussion

12.  New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

13.  Adjournment
Action

ZT 4/11/14

Additional Explanatory Documents added 4/16/14: Items #7.E. and #10. 

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.

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