SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
COMMUNITY ARTS, EDUCATION, AND GRANTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
1:00 p.m.
401 Van Ness Ave, Suite 125

AGENDA

Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee: Charles Collins; Sherene Melania, Chair; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President; Marcus Shelby; Janine Shiota

1. Roll Call
2. General Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)
3. Director of Cultural Affairs Report
   Discussion
   Current developments and announcements
4. 2018-2019 Special Project Grants
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award 8 grants totaling $228,000 in the 2018-2019 cycle of Special Projects Grants (“SPX”) to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
   
   Richmond District Neighborhood Center, $10,000, to provide a neighborhood art walk that celebrates the cultural heritage of Chinese, Irish and Russian immigrants in District 1.
   
   Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, $40,000 to support the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 
   
   Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, $30,000 to provide community engagement through ongoing arts related programming in District
   
   Noe Valley Chamber Music $15,000, to provide 3 public performances and 16 classes at 3 SFUSD schools in support of classical music programming for youth in District 8.
   
   Intersection for the Arts, fiscal sponsor for Uphill Arts, $56,000 to provide best practices in arts education to explore issues around vandalism and street art in support of the citywide anti-tagging program for youth, Where Art Lives. 
   
   Community Initiatives, fiscal sponsor for the San Francisco Dyke March, $15,000 to provide support for event production during the annual Pride celebration.
   
   Queer Cultural Center, fiscal sponsor for the San Francisco Trans March, $15,000 to provide support for event production during the annual Pride celebration.
   
   American Indian Film Institute, fiscal sponsor for American Indian Contemporary Arts, $7,000 to provide support for the 21st Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens. 
4. Explanatory Document: FY2018-2019 SPX Recommendation Packet (rankings, project summaries) (PDF)
5. 2018-2019 Request for Proposals: Building Trust and Collaboration within Black-Led Arts Organizations
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a 2018-2019 grant agreement with The Tides Center, fiscal sponsor for LeaderSpring, for an amount not to exceed $40,000 to design and facilitate an integrated initiative to strengthen a cohort of black-led arts organizations, board members, key community members and occasionally, external municipal partners.
   
   Explanatory Document: Request for Proposals: Building Trust and Collaboration within Black-Led Arts Organizations (PDF)
6. 2018-2020 SFAC Review Panelists
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years:
   Nathaniel Earl Cameron, Jr. (aka Nate Cameron), Co-Founder/Vice President of Operations, Them People Productions
   Parastou Rahman Mashhadi (aka Pari Rahman), designer, Designature Life
   Carolyn Johnson, Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
   Yan Anita Broaddus (aka Anita Wong), artist
   Camellia Rodriguez-SackByrne, Co-founder and Co-organizer, Neighborhood Performance Project; Program and Initiatives Manager, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
   Torange Yeghiazarian, Founding Artistic Director, Golden Thread Productions
   John Keith Hennessy, artist, Circo Zero
   Laura Eliasieh, Project Research Curator, San Jose Museum of Art
   Pablo Andres Cristi, Department Chair, Visual Art, Oakland School for the Arts

Explanatory Document: Panelist biographies (PDF)

7. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
8. Adjournment
   Action

Posted 02/08/2018 12:00 p.m. CL. Updated 02/09/18 1:30 p.m. CL

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, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Claudia Leung, 415-252-2211. 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 Americans with 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 Claudia Leung, Program Associate, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2211. 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 Claudia Leung, Program Associate, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2211. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.

Patakaran para sa pag-access ng mga Miting

Ayon sa batas ng American Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng  mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig  sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig,  maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba't ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Claudia Leung, Program Associate sa 415-252-2211. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng  miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair.