MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, February 4, 2019
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: Roberto Ordeñana, President; Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
JD Beltran, Charles Collins, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Nabiel Musleh, Linda Parker Pennington, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve January 7, 2019 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, legislative and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Arts Commission FY 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Draft Budget
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Arts Commission budget.
    
   Explanatory Documents: Budget memo, Proposed budget by program, Proposed capital budget
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—Roberto Ordeñana, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
   2. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
7. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.
    
   1. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2019.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (January 16, 2019; link to agenda)
      Action
       
   2. Motion to approve and to accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled No Other Lands Their Glory Know, 2018, by Alice Shaw (Edition 4 of 10 of 2AP, 2018). The black and white carbon pigment print of redwood trees is on Pura Smooth paper with 24k gold leafing. The image size measures 20 in. by 26 in. and the paper size measures 25 in. by 30 in. The artwork was purchased by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the San Francisco International Airport, and is on display at the San Francisco International Airport, Consolidated Administration Campus.
       
   3. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Sarah Sze Studio’s contract from $400,000 to $425,000 (an increase of $25,000) to design, fabricate, transport, and consult on installation for an artwork for the Moscone Expansion West Bridge Public Art Project due to additional engineering and fabrication costs.
       
   4. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $500 to artist Dana Albany for the development of her proposal for a second sculpture at Patricia’s Green, which is funded by the IPIC Market and Octavia Program.
       
   5. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $500 to artist team Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson for the development of their proposal for a sculpture at a small plaza on Market Street and Octavia Boulevard, which is funded by the IPIC Market and Octavia Program.
       
   6. Motion to approve payment of up to $20,000 to CMG Site Landscape Architects for their consultancy services in support of the Treasure Island Art Program.
       
   7. Motion to approve the Alex Nieto Memorial Monument, a design by Josué Rojas and Armando Vasquez. The memorial will be installed at Bernal Hill, located at Bernal Heights Park. The monument will be constructed of concrete with painted imagery and measure approximately 4 ft. high by 2 ft. wide by 4 ft. deep on a 12 ft. circular concrete base. The project is sponsored by the Alex Nieto Memorial Committee and Acción Latina; the memorial will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   8. Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Dana Hemenway of her artwork, The Color of Horizons, for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center Public Art Project.
       
   9. Motion to approve the “Coming Home” exhibition by the Lava Mae project, which will include a temporary installation of a portico structure alongside augmented reality stories from March 2019 to May 2019 at United Nations Plaza in Civic Center, pending approval from Recreation and Park Commission.
       
   10. Motion to approve artist Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo’s nine final designs for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
        
   11. Motion to approve the selected finalists Johanna Poethig, Eric Rewitzer (3 Fish Studios) and Muzae Sesay for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Administrative Offices at 440 Turk Street, Access Point Wall Opportunity, as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.
        
   12. Motion to approve artist Julie Chang’s (Julie W. Olcott) Conceptual Design proposal for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.
        
   13. Motion to approve David Wilson’s final Design Development phase proposal and material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   14. Motion to approve Miguel Arzabe’s final Design Development phase proposal and material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   15. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (engineering drawings and final material sample) by Tahiti Pehrson for a suspended artwork at the fourth floor lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   16. Motion to approve the updated final design development documents reflecting new paint color and lighting locations for Johanna Grawunder’s artwork, Coding, for the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2 Public Art Project.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (January 28, 2019; link to agenda)
       Action
        
   17. Motion to rescind and reissue three Special Projects Grants funded by the District 10 Participatory Budget process to the following organizations, authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012, for a total amount not to exceed $82,000 at this time; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the change of grantees as follows:
       1. Current grantee organization: Bayview Local Makers Fair (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $25,000 at this time. New Grantee: Kristin Houk (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third).
       2. Current grantee organization: Mural Restoration Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $32,000 at this time. New Grantee Organization: Public Glass (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third).
       3. Current grantee organization: Youth Explosion Event (Fiscal Sponsor Shekinah Christian Fellowship of San Francisco) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $25,000 at this time. New Grantee Organization: Shekinah Christian Fellowship of San Francisco.
        
   18. Motion to approve a recommendation to award a Special Projects Grant, funded by the District 7 Participatory Budget process to the Ocean Avenue Association, in support of the Ingleside Community Mural Fund; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $15,400 at this time.
        
   19. Motion to rescind and reissue the approval of the following panelists to serve as selected by staff on Arts Commission review panels for the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years, authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-017; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve that payments be remitted to the following organizations:
       Joanne Kreiter, Artistic/Executive Director, Flyaway Productions (payment to be made to Flyaway Productions)
       Raissa Simpson, Artistic Director, PUSH Dance Company (payment to be made to PUSH Dance Company)
        
   20. Motion to approve an Advance Written Determination for the Director of Cultural Affairs to serve on the San Francisco Community Investment Fund Board of Directors.
        
   21. Motion to approve an Advance Written Determination for the Director of Cultural Affairs to serve on the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy Interim Board of Directors.
        
8. 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.)
    
9. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 1/31/19, 1:30 p.m. spr

 

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: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256. 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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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 (Americans with 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 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415/252-2256. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.


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