MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 5, 2016
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: JD Beltran, President; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
Gregory Chew, Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve November 7, 2016 Minutes.
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
    
3. General Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)
    
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the Director of Cultural Affairs entering into a grant agreement with Americans for the Arts for an amount not to exceed $200,000 to support the administration of payment to artist presenters and associated event costs of the Americans for the Arts Convention in San Francisco in June 2017 as part of local host obligations.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
   4. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years:
         Alejandro D. Acosta, Technical Director and Facilities Manager, Intersection for the Arts
         Faith Adiele, Associate Professor of Writing, California College of the Arts
         Karim Ahmad, Senior Strategist, Digital Content, ITVS (Independent Television Service)
         Adrienne Anderson, Founder and Director, International Black Women’s Film Festival
         Angela Anderson, Adjunct Faculty, California Institute of Integral Studies
         Andrew Anford, Fellow, Stanford University
         Zeina Barakeh Barakeh, Director of Graduate Administration, San Francisco Art Institute
         Soumyaa Behrens, Director, Documentary Film Institute
         Tajma Beverly, Choir Director/Piano Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
         Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Artist and Educator, California College of the Arts
         Arlene Biala, Senior Arts Program Manager, City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs
         Evan Bissell, Artist
         Dana Blecher, Director of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel
         Velina Brown, Collective Member, SF Mime Troupe
         Melanie Cervantes, Graphic Artist
         Ilana Crispi, Assistant Profoessor, San Francisco State University
         Pamela Kate Cummings, Costume Shop Assistant, San Francisco Opera
         Santhosh Daniel, Creative Media Consultant
         Fay Darmawi, Founder and Executive Producer, SF Urban Film Fest
         Vikki Del Rosario, Program Manager, California College of the Arts
         Juliana Delgado Lopera, Artistic Director, RADAR Productions
         Jessica Eastburn, Art in the Community Coordinator, Richmond Art Center
         Tyra Fennell, Executive Director, Imprint.City
         Derek Fenner, Arts Learning Program Manager, Alameda County Office of Education
         Larnie Fox, Executive Director, Retired, Arts Benicia
         José María Francos, Technical Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
         Ben Frandzel, Institutional Gifts and Community Engagement Officer, Stanford Live
         Alvarado Fred, Artist/Educator
         Christian L. Frock, Independent Curator, Writer and Educator
         Michele Fromson, Development Director, Flyaway Productions
         Emily Ford Dirks Garvie, Executive Director, Performing Arts Workshop
         Jay Gash, Instructor, Bay Area Video Coalition
         Erika Gee, Senior Planner, Chinatown Community Development Center
         Stephen Gong, Executive Director, Center for Asian American Media
         Joe Goode, Founder and Artistic Director, Joe Goode Performance Group
         Caroline Grant, Co-Director, Sustainable Arts Foundation
         Melonie Green, Co-Owner and Curator, Infin8Sync
         Dianne Griffin, Producer/Director, DigAll Media
         Joyce Grimm, Independent Creative Consultant/Curator
         Sarah Guerra, Operations Manager, Brava! For Women in the Arts
         Meron Hadero, Writer
         Najib Joe Hakim, Photographer, Jaffa Orange Photography
         Alexa Hall, Program Fellow, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
         Aaron Harbour, Gallery Director, Et al. Gallery
         Wayne Hazzard, Executive Director, Dancers’ Group
         Josh Healey, Writer/Performer/Creative Activist
         Georgiana Hernandez, Executive Director, Acción Latina
         Dee Hibbert-Jones, Associate Professor of Art and Digital Art New Media, UC Santa Cruz
         Archana Horsting, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Kala Art Institute
         Anne Huang, Development Director, World Arts West
         Elisa Huerta, Program Director, Multicultural Community Center, UC Berkeley
         Susannah Israel, Independent Artist
         Ivan Jaigirdar, Executive Director, 3rd I South Asian Film Festival
         Rebecca Johnson, Manager Director, Shawl Anderson Dance Center
         Stephanie A. Johnson, Cultural Activist/Visual Artist/Lighting Designer/Educator
         Ernest Jolly, Arts Commissioner, Alameda County Arts Commission
         Rhodessa Jones, Co-Artistic Director, Cultural Odyssey
         Rebecca Joseph, Consultant
         Brian Karl, Board President, San Francisco Cinematheque
         Asma Kazmi, Assistant Professor of Art Practice, University of California, Berkeley
         Heather Kessinger, Director/Producer, PhotoSF Studio
         Carolyn Kualii, Director/Consultant, Kua`aina Associates, Inc.
         Megan Lavelle, Marketing Manager, Bay Area Video Coalition
         Aimee Le Duc, Independent Curator/Art Advisory Consultant
         Genny Lim, Poet/Playwright/Performer/Educator
         Jeremy Liu, Community Development Strategist
         Andria Lo, Photographer, Andria Lo Photography
         Laurie Loftus, Director of Institutional Giving, Performing Arts Workshop
         Mimi Lok, Executive Director/Editor, McSweeny’s Voice of Witness Series
         Susie Lundy, Senior Advisor on Pedagogy and Special Projects, Youth Speaks
         Nye’ Lyn Tho, Photographer/Designer
         Luna Malbroux, Writer/Comic/Producer, Luna Is America Productions
         Allan Manalo, Development Director, Central City Hospitality House
         Michelle Mansour, Executive Director, Root Division
         Adriana Marcial, Executive Director, Joe Goode Performance Group
         Julie Marsh, Board Member/Grant Writer, San Francisco Women Artists
         Sanaz Mazinani, Artist
         H.P. Mendoza, Filmmaker, Ersatz Film
         Hope Mohr, Artistic Director, Hope Mohr Dance
         Robert Moses, Artistic Director, Robert Moses’ Kin
         Colleen Mullins, Artist
         Alejandro Murguia, Professor and SF Poet Laureate, San Francisco State University
         José Navarrete, Artist/Cultural Worker, EastSide Arts Alliance
         Lenore Naxon, President, California Presenters
         Jen Ontiveros, Development Manager, Major Gifts and Special Events, Headlands Center for the Arts
         Denise Pate, Cultural Funding Coordinator, City of Oakland
         Vinay Patel, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
         John-Carlos Perea, Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University
         Mel Prest, Artist/Educator/Curator, Mel Prest Studio
         Amy Ress, Director, Public Architecture
         Tanya Rey, Writer
         Gerald Richards, Chief Executive Officer, 826 National
         Michella Rivera-Gravage, Multimedia Artist
         Lordy Rodriguez, Artist
         Celia Herrera Rodríguez, Visual Artist and Educator
         Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Writer/Critic
         Shawn Rosenmoss, Manager of Development and Community Partnerships, San Francisco Department of the Environment
         Jennifer Ross, Development Director, Edventure More
         Ted Russell, Consultant
         Miguel Salinas, Program Officer in Local Grantmaking, Packard Foundation
         Yesenia Sanchez, Professional Coach and Arts Management Consultant
         Celine Schein Das, Consultant, Grassroots to Global Consulting
         Karen Seneferu, Artist and Professor
         Sylvia Sherman, Program Director, San Francisco Community Music Center
         Krista Smith, Senior Development Associate, Queer Cultural Center
         Kate Spacek, Program Director, ZERO1
         Allison Sparks, Director, Queer Leaders in Philanthropy
         Lisa Steindler, Artistic Director, Z Space
         Gregory Stock, Independent Consultant, Gregory Stock, Arts, Innovation and Business
         Pireeni Sundaralingam, Writer
         Astria Suparak, Independent Curator
         Olivia Malabuyo Tablante, Grants Manager, Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
         Niloufar Talebi, Artist and Educator, Niloufar Talebi Projects
         Suzanne Tan, Executive Director, Asian American Women in the Arts
         Johanna Taylor, Artist Fellow, Creative Cities, Stanford Arts Institute, Stanford University
         Virgie Tovar, Author and Activist
         Shelley Trott, Director of Arts Strategy and Ventures, Kenneth Rainin Foundation
         Deirdre Visser, Curator of The Arts, California Institute of Integral Studies
         Nathan Watson, Executive Director, Public Glass
         Maysoun Wazwaz, Program Manager, Mills College Art Museum
         Valerie Weak, Actor and Teaching Artist
         Tessa Willis, Artist, THIS IS WHAT I WANT festival
         Terri Winston, Executive Director, Women’s Audio Mission
         Khan Wong, Senior Program Manager, City and County of San Francisco, Grants for the Arts
         Tyese M. Wortham, Program Manager, CAST
         Alice Wu, Interim Public Programs and Education Manager, SFAC Galleries
         Imin Yehmin Yeh, Artist and Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon School of Art
         Eddy Zheng, Project Director, Community Youth Center of San Francisco
          
         Explanatory Document: Panelist biographies
      3. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve recommendations to award ten grants totaling $448,200 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Special Project Grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
         Asian American Women Artists Association, $20,000
         Bring Your Own Queer (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $30,000
         Chinese Historical Society of America, $50,000
         Dance Brigade, $15,000
         Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Historical Society, $200,000
         Ingleside Presbyterian Church, Inc. (Fiscal Sponsor: Community & Corporate Bridging International Inc.), $13,200
         Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, $40,000
         New Conservatory Theater Company, $50,000
         OX (Fiscal Sponsor: CounterPulse), $10,000
         PODER, $20,000
          
         Explanatory Document: Project summaries  
6. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   1. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of July 25, 2016.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Nominating Committee Meeting Minutes of November 2, 2016.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2016.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 16, 2016.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 14, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   5. Motion to approve Phase #1 of the SEP Power Feed and Primary Switchgear Upgrades project contingent upon the stairs being more holistically incorporated with the concrete massing of the building.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phase #1 of the SEP New Headworks Facility project contingent upon: (1) creating a unified rhythm by developing the proportions of the wall through patterns and materials; (2) resolving the ribbed walls of the influent episode wall; and (3) addressing the transitions of the episode walls.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 16, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   7. Motion to approve the untitled mural designs by artist Aileen Barr for Tunnel Top Park. The mosaic murals will be installed along both the north seating wall (15 in. by 44 ft.) and the south seating wall (15 in. by 66 ft.), located within Tunnel Top Park at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Tunnel Top Steering Committee; the mosaic murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   8. Motion to approve the mural design based on an artwork, S. P. Tunnels, 1935 by Charles Surendorf. The artwork will be reproduced by the artists Eli Lippert and Monica Magtoto, with approval from the Charles Surendorf II Art Foundation. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. by 11 ft. along the south side wall, located within Tunnel Top Park at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Tunnel Top Steering Committee; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   9. Motion to approve the completed installation of the artwork entitled Shadow Kingdom, 2015, by Adriane Colburn at Daggett Park on 16th Street between Hubbell and 7th streets.
       
   10. Motion to approve the design of a bust of former mayor Gavin Newsom, a proposed gift to the City by ArtCare, a nonprofit organization.
        
   11. Motion to approve temporary sculpture exhibition in Civic Center Plaza in collaboration with the Asian Art Museum featuring work by artist Freeman Lau for a period from January 17–March 10, 2017 at no cost to the City with all funds provided by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
        
   12. Motion to approve the contract with KiboWorks for the final design, fabrication, transportation and mounting of the Jenny Holzer artwork at the Transbay Transit Center for a total amount not to exceed $725,000.
        
   13. Motion to approve the Design Development Deliverables by Christine Corday for the Moscone Expansion Howard Street Project.
        
   14. Motion to approve the selected artist Norie Sato for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building as recommended by the selection panel.
        
   15. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Norie Sato for design and construction documents of an artwork for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building in an amount not to exceed $90,000.
        
   16. Motion to approve the project outline and proposed method of selection for discrete works of two-dimensional art and sculpture for San Francisco International Airport.
        
   17. Motion to approve St. Mary’s Square Extension Plaza as the site location for two sculptures proposed as gifts to the City: (1) a sculpture from 500 Pine St. Co., LLC, in satisfaction of Section 429 of the San Francisco Planning Code; and (2) Comfort Women Memorial to be donated by the Comfort Women Justice Committee and funded privately.
        
   18. Motion to approve the proposed design as an alteration of the original monument, Abraham Lincoln Brigade National Monument, 2008 by Ann Chamberlain and Walter Hood (SFAC Accession No. 2008.3) located on the northeast corner of Justin Herman Plaza at Embarcadero Street.
        
7. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
    
8. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 12/2/16, 11:00 a.m. spr

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利便参與會議的相關規定

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