MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, May 1, 2017
2:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Minutes

Commission President JD Beltran called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m.

1. Roll Call
    
   Commissioners Present
   JD Beltran, President
   Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
   Simon Frankel
   Mary Jung
   Abby Sadin Schnair
   Janine Shiota
   ​Lydia So
   Kimberlee Stryker
   Paul Woolford
    
   Commissioners Absent
   Charles Collins
   Dorka Keehn
   Sherene Melania
   Marcus Shelby
   Jessica Silverman
   Barbara Sklar
   Rich Hillis, ex officio
    
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   There was no public comment, and the minutes were unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-085: Motion to approve April 3, 2017 Minutes.
    
3. General Public Comment
   There was no public comment.
    
4. Director’s Report
   Mr. DeCaigny offered thanks to former Commissioner Greg Chew, whose tenure ended in April, and praised his commitment to the Commission and his near-perfect attendance record. Mr. DeCaigny announced that former Commissioner Chew had agreed to be present at the June 5 meeting of the Commission for a formal acknowledgment of his service, which began in 2009; a reception will follow.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny welcomed Mary Jung to the Commission, and he presented a brief biography. Commissioner Jung is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Association of Realtors Foundation, and the founder of the Welcome Home Project, dedicated to providing services to homeless families and individuals. Mr. DeCaigny pointed out that Commissioner Jung has served the City on the Civil Service Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women, and was Commission Secretary to the Public Utilities Commission for five years. In addition to service on the boards of Planned Parenthood and the Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition, Commissioner Jung has served on the Democratic County Central Committee since 2000, and was its chair for four years.
    
   Commissioner Jung thanked the Commission for its warm welcome, and said that world class cities should have world class arts and culture. She said that she was honored and looked forward to serving with the other Commissioners.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny reported that the draft Treasure Island Arts Master Plan will be submitted for review shortly. He congratulated Public Art Trust and Special Projects Director Jill Manton and Program Associate Aleta Lee for their work on the plan, which addresses the next twenty years on Treasure Island. After Arts Commission approval, the draft will go to the Treasure Island Development Authority for its approval.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny gave an update on planning for the Americans for the Arts conference being held in San Francisco June 16-18. He encouraged everyone to register, noting that there are options for the whole event, a single day and the pre-conferences. He reported that enrollment is running at a record pace with 741 attendees so far, as compared to about 500 at the corresponding time for the Boston conference in 2016. He reported on scholarships awarded, performers and presenters scheduled, and workshops being presented by Arts Commission and City staff. He added that Muni will issue a commemorative pass for the event. He praised Development Director Rachelle Axel and consultant Geraldine O'Brien for their work preparing for the convention.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny reported on other activities of the agency, including the May 3 opening of four exhibitions at the Galleries: Tiny Bubbles, artwork from the Civic Art Collection by Roy De Forest, Wunderkammer and Sugar Circus at Coffee + Milk. He announced that the Grove Street space was closing permanently, since the City will be selling the building. He showed a copy of the book O Glorious City, featuring the work of Jeremy Fish during his tenure as artist-in-residence for the City Hall Centennial. The book is now available for preorder from Chronicle Books, and a release party will be held at the beginning of June. Mr. DeCaigny also reported that several street artists will participate in a pop-up at City Hall on May 9, along with food trucks.
    
   He introduced Deputy Director Rebekah Krell, who presented an update on the Arts Commission's strategic plan, very similar to her earlier presentation to the Executive Committee. She reviewed accomplishments under each of the goals, and noted that a few legislative amendments will be proposed.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny added that staff is consulting with Supervisors on proposed legislation regarding murals on utility boxes.
    
   There was no public comment.
    
5. Proposed Amendment to Administrative Code Section 6.75
   Mr. DeCaigny explained that the proposed amendment was required because of changes in state law defining a public work. The amendment will allow the Arts Commission to continue working with professional art handlers and installers rather than requiring the Department of Public Works to install artworks using specialized materials. He introduced Deputy City Attorney Lauren Curry to answer any questions about the legislation. The draft, if approved, will be submitted to the Mayor's Office for his review and submission to the Board of Supervisors. The Commission briefly discussed the motion.
    
   There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-086: Motion to approve the proposed amendment to Administrative Code Section 6.75, entitled “Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Arts Commission to contract for the development, fabrication, maintenance, conservation, removal, or installation of art work.”  
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. In the absence of President Beltran, Vice President Ordeñana reported that because the Visual Arts Committee lost its quorum, several of its agenda items were placed on the Executive Committee's agenda. The Committee also discussed a memorandum of understanding for a contribution to the Public Art Trust. Mr. DeCaigny added that this was the first such contribution intended to be used for grantmaking, for public art funding in Chinatown.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Commissioner Stryker reported that the Committee approved three projects, including a series of bronze markers in sidewalks, reflecting the colorful history of San Francisco, and an update at the Lombard parking garage. The Committee also reviewed the Mariposa pump station, on the waterfront and thus vulnerable to sea-level rise, at the conceptual stage
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. In the absence of Commissioner Melania, Vice President Ordeñana asked staff to report. He introduced Senior Program Officer Barbara Mumby, who presented an abbreviated version of the report she had given to the Committee about the year's grantmaking cycle. She explained that the grant cycle has now been consolidated. She reviewed statistics and data on the panelists, applicants and grantees, and on the various grant categories. She discussed the panel process and the orientation of panelists. She also discussed trends and changes in the various grant categories from 2011 through 2017, including the changes in WritersCorps, which is now an artist-in-residence grant.
          
         President Beltran entered the room at approximately 3:00 p.m.
          
         Mr. DeCaigny thanked the grants team for their work, and reported that it had been very powerful at the Committee meeting to hear from several grantees how the funding had advanced their work. President Beltran praised the process of orienting the panelists, and the work staff does in training and professional development for applicants and grantees. She apologized for being late, and asked Vice President Ordeñana to continue the fine job he was doing chairing the meeting.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
7. Consent Calendar
   President Beltran noted for the record that as a member of the Board of Directors of Fort Mason, she has relationships with Justin Hoover and Aimee Le Duc, proposed as Public Art panelists, but there was no financial conflict of interest.
    
   Vice President Ordeñana explained that he needed to recuse himself from consideration of agenda items 22, 25, 30 and 35, because his employer, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center, has a financial relationship with one or more of the grantees. He left the room at 3:14 p.m., and President Beltran called for a vote on the following items. There was no public comment, and the motions were unanimously approved as follows, with the recusal of Vice President Ordeñana.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-109: Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Fresh Meat Productions in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-112: Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $148,806 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
   Chrysalis Studio (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Cultural Center), $21,041
   Queer Cultural Center, $100,000
   San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (Fiscal Sponsor: Fresh Meat Productions), $27,765
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-117: Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $55,067 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
   Fresh Meat Productions, $20,000
   Queer Cultural Center, $20,000
   Topsy Turvy (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Cultural Center), $15,067
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-122: Motion to approve the recommendation for an annual grant up to $50,000 annually, for up to three fiscal years (2017-2020), to Celeste Chan (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Chrysalis Studio’s Queer Ancestors Project, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreement, pending availability of funds.
    
    
   Vice President Ordeñana returned to the room at 3:15 p.m.
    
   He called for a vote on the remainder of the Consent Calendar; there was no public comment, and the remainder of the Consent Calendar was approved unanimously as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-087:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
    
   1. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-088: Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of March 27, 2017.
       
   2. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-089: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2017.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 15, 2017)
       
   3. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-090: Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $4,000 to Alison Pebworth for the installation of her work, A San Francisco Wunderkammer, as part of the SFAC ENTRY126 annual commission program. The work will be installed and open to the public on April 26, 2017 and close in early 2018 (date TBD).
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (April 10, 2017)
       
   4. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-091: Motion to approve the Post-Phase 3 of the Moccasin Yard Project.
       
   5. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-092: Motion to approve the Historical Markers Commemorative Street Plaques Project.
       
   6. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-093: Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Lombard Parking Garage Improvement Project.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (April 24, 2017)
       
   7. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-094: Motion to approve the mural design, Climate Action Now! Dinosaur Garden Mural, by artist Sirron Norris, for James Lick Middle School. The painted mural (15 ft. by 100 ft.) will be installed along the upper schoolyard wall at 1220 Noe Street. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by Climate Action Now! and has been approved by the San Francisco Unified School District. The mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   8. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-095: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Cliff Garten Studios from $425,000 to $525,000 due to increased height and scale of the artwork.
       
   9. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-096: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year:
      Regina Almaguer, art consultant
      Michael Arcega, artist
      Lucinda Barnes, art consultant
      Michael Bartalos, artist
      Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Dena Beard, Executive Director, The Lab
      Elisheva Biernoff, artist
      Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Terry Berlier, artist; Associate Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
      Megan Brian, Assistant Director, Education and Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture
      Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
      Enrique Chagoya, artist; Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University
      Patricia Cariño Valdez, ‎Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
      Jonathan Calm, artist; Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
      Michele Carlson, Associate Professor in Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts; Executive Director of Daily Serving and Art Practical
      Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Abby Chen, Curator and Artistic Director, Chinese Culture Center
      Kevin Chen, artist; Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum
      Sarah Cifarelli, Airport Art Manager, Los Angeles World Airports
      René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California
      Carlos de Villasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art—Painting, Sonoma State University
      Joseph del Pesco, International Director of KADIST
      Lewis deSoto, artist; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University
      Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
      Amy Ellingson, artist
      Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
      Christian Frock, independent curator
      Stephen Galloway, artist
      Rupert Garcia, artist
      Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
      Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning
      Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning
      Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
      Melorra Green, independent curator
      Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum
      Glen Helfand, independent writer, critic, curator, and educator
      Dana Hemenway, artist
      Kendal Henry, artist; Public Art Consultant in Residence at Maribyrnong City Council
      Betti-Sue Hertz, independent curator
      Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, Walter and McBean Galleries
      Justin Hoover, artist; Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
      Anthony Huberman, Director and Chief Curator, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
      Steven Huss, Public Art Manager, City of Walnut Creek Arts and Recreation
      Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Projects Programs Director, Southern Exposure
      Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
      Chris Johnson, artist; Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts
      Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery
      Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art California State University, Monterey Bay—Visual and Public Arts Institute
      Ned Kahn, artist
      Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Senior Project Manager, Los Angeles Arts Commission
      Brian Karl, Art Practical
      Aimee Le Duc, Director of Exhibition and Public Programs at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
      Carrie Lederer, artist; Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
      Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora
      Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
      Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Art Museum
      Hung Liu, artist
      Lauren Lockhart, Arts Program Manager, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
      Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
      Juan Luna-Avin, artist
      Michelle Mansour, Director, Root Division
      Rhiannon MacFadyen, independent curator
      Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
      Jet Martinez, artist
      Marc Mayer, Senior Educator of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum;
      Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
      Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute
      Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
      Judy Moran, art consultant
      Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
      Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa
      Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow
      Matthew Passmore, artist
      Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator; Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist
      Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Museum Director, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University
      Amy Ress, Director, Resilient By Design Challenge
      Jerome Reyes, artist
      Ani Rivera, Executive Director, Galeria de la Raza
      Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
      Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose
      Anastasia H. Rygle, Associate Curator, The Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Dorothy Santos, independent curator
      Norie Sato, artist
      Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist
      Richard Shaw, artist
      Heather Snider, Executive Director, SF Camerawork
      Stephanie Syjuco, artist
      Weston Teruya, artist
      Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Po Shu Wang, artist
      Nate Watson, artist; Executive Director of Public Glass
      Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace
      Shelly L. Willis, Public Art Project Manager and Planning Consultant
      Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder at Satellite Of. Love
      Jenifer Wofford, artist
      Nicholas Wylie, Development Manager, Southern Exposure
      Anuradha Vikram, Artistic Director, 18th Street Arts Center
      Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       
   10. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-097: Motion to approve the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.
        
   11. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-098: Motion to approve the revised project outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. The revision reflects an increase to the artist fee from $8,000 to $10,000.
        
   12. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-099: Motion to approve the public art project outline for SFO REACH International Terminal Boarding Area A.
        
   13. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-100: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Jason Jägel for a temporary mural at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.
        
   14. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-101: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Clerestory Art Glass project.
        
   15. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-102: Motion to approve Demiurge LLC as the selected fabricator for artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell’s Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station public art project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.
        
   16. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-103: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Demiurge LLC for an amount not to exceed $819,287 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell for the platform level of Central Subway Union Square Market Street station.
        
   17. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-104: Motion to approve the Knitted Tree Project by Knits for Life for a yarn-based installation to be knitted on select trees in Civic Center beginning the first week of May 2017 and remaining for six months to two years, depending on the aging process.
        
   18. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-105: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Kate Haug’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Summer of Love Trading Cards, on view May 22–August 31, 2017.
        
   19. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-106: Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Arts Commission and 500 Pine Street Company LLC regarding their contribution of $145,604.79 to the Public Art Trust for distribution to the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco.
        
       Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (April 27, 2017)
        
   20. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-107: Motion to approve recommendations to award seven grants totaling $21,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Arts for Neighborhood Vitality (“ANV”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $3,000
       Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $3,000
       Chinese Historical Society of America, $3,000
       Genryu Arts, $3,000
       Salsa Festival on Fillmore (Fiscal Sponsor: West Bay Community Conference Center), $3,000
       The Village Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center), $3,000
       Youth Art Exchange (Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center), $3,000
        
   21. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-108: Motion to approve recommendations to award sixteen grants totaling $319,688 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Acción Latina, $20,000
       Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers (ABD Productions), $20,000
       Asian American Women Artists Association, $20,000
       Bindlestiff Studio, $20,000
       Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, $20,000
       Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $20,000
       CounterPulse, $20,000
       Dance Brigade, $20,000
       Instituto Familiar de la Raza, $20,000
       Kulintang Arts Inc., $20,000
       Loco Bloco Drum and Dance Ensemble, $20,000
       Mission Graduates, $20,000
       Mission Neighborhood Resource Center (Fiscal Sponsor: Mission Neighborhood Health Center), $20,000
       Performing Arts Workshop, $19,688
       Root Division, $20,000
       Youth Art Exchange (Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center), $20,000
        
   22. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-110: Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Asian Improv aRts in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   23. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-111: Motion to approve recommendations to award eleven grants totaling $776,962 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       3rd i South Asian Films, $81,220
       Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $47,000
       Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT), $100,000
       Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $100,000
       CounterPulse, $97,336
       Crowded Fire Theater Company, $90,000
       Dance Brigade, $100,000
       Embodiment Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $31,000
       Mixed Bag Productions, $28,906
       Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA Dance Theater) (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers' Group), $32,700
       Radar Productions, $68,800
        
   24. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-113: Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Mural Music and Arts Project in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $100,000.
        
   25. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-114: Motion to approve recommendations to award nine grants totaling $545,782 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Creative Space (“CRSP”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Blue Bear School of Music, $50,000
       Cartoon Art Museum, $90,000
       Dance Brigade, $50,000
       Galeria de la Raza, $50,000
       ODC Theater, $20,000
       Public Glass, $100,000
       SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, $100,000
       San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, Inc., $35,782
       San Francisco Mime Troupe, $50,000
        
   26. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-115: Motion to approve recommendations to award 45 grants totaling $675,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions (“IAC”) to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Anita W. Chang, $15,000
       Anthony Robles (Fiscal Sponsor: Manilatown Heritage Foundation), $15,000
       Aron Kantor, $15,000
       Bernard Lubell (DBA: Bernie Lubell), $15,000
       Bonnie Sherk, $15,000
       Carol S. Seigel (DBA: Shizue Seigel), $15,000
       Celeste Chan, $15,000
       Chirag Bhakta (DBA: Chiraag Bhakta), $15,000
       Christopher Burch, $15,000
       Clement Goldberg (Fiscal Sponsor: CounterPulse), $15,000
       Craig Calderwood, $15,000
       Dan Goldes (Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Film Society), $15,000
       Dana Hemenway, $15,000
       Evelyn Leder (DBA: Evie Leder), $15,000
       Ilana Crispi, $15,000
       Jack Walsh, $15,000
       Jacqueline Francis, $15,000
       Jay Rosenblatt, $15,000
       Jenifer Wofford (DBA: Jenifer K. Wofford), $15,000
       Jerome Reyes, $15,000
       John Jota Leaños, $15,000
       Josephine Iselin, $15,000
       Juliana Delgado Lopera, $15,000
       Justin Hoover, $15,000
       Kevin Simmonds, $15,000
       Lisa E. Wanzer, $15,000
       Lynn Hershman Leeson, $15,000
       Madeleine Lim (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project), $15,000
       Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, $15,000
       Monica Magtoto, $15,000
       Ploy Pirapokin, $15,000
       Rene Yung, $15,000
       Ronald Saunders (DBA: Ronald Moultrie Saunders), $15,000
       Rudy Lemcke, $15,000
       Sandra Davis, $15,000
       Sarah Jimenez, $15,000
       Shani Heckman (Fiscal Sponsor: ShaneStar Productions), $15,000
       Storm Miguel Florez, $15,000
       Tina Takemoto, $15,000
       Truong Tran, $15,000
       Valerie Soe, $15,000
       Veronica Majano, $15,000
       Viviana Paredes (Fiscal Sponsor: Paredesarte), $15,000
       Wendy Baker, $15,000
       Yarrow Slaps, $15,000
        
   27. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-116: Motion to approve recommendations to award 43 grants totaling $814,042 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Acción Latina, $20,000
       African American Shakespeare Company, $20,000
       AfroSolo Theatre Company (Fiscal Sponsor: Cultural Odyssey), $20,000
       Alliance for California Traditional Arts, $20,000
       Bindlestiff Studio, $20,000
       Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $20,000
       Campo Santo (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Center for the Art of Translation, $20,000
       Chinese Cultural Productions, $20,000
       Circo Zero / Zero Performances, $20,000
       Circuit Network, $20,000
       Crowded Fire Theatre Company, $20,000
       CubaCaribe, $20,000
       Cutting Ball Theatre Company, $20,000
       Dancers’ Group, $20,000
       Detour Dance (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $8,400
       Eldergivers, $20,000
       Embodiment Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Epiphany Productions, $20,000
       Erika Chong Shuch Performance Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       EXIT Theater, $20,000
       Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreography (Fiscal Sponsor: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts), $7,952
       First Voice, $20,000
       Flyaway Productions, $20,000
       Funsch Dance (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $7,650
       Genryu Arts, $20,000
       Golden Thread Productions, $20,000
       Kearny Street Workshop, $20,000
       LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble, $18,040
       Mixed Bag Productions, $20,000
       National Japanese American Historical Society, $20,000
       OngDance Company (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $20,000
       Push Dance Company, $20,000
       Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP), $20,000
       Robert Moses’ Kin, $20,000
       SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, $20,000
       San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $20,000
       San Francisco Youth Theatre, $20,000
       Scott Wells and Dancers (Fiscal Sponsor: CounterPulse), $20,000
       Theatre Rhinoceros, $20,000
       Urban Jazz Dance Company (Fiscal Sponsor: East Bay Center for the Performing Arts), $12,000
       Women’s Audio Mission, $20,000
       World Arts West, $20,000
        
   28. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-118: Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Mural Music & Arts Project in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   29. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-119: Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Asian Improv aRts in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   30. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-120: Motion to approve recommendations to award four grants totaling $110,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions (“NAACT”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Cultural Conservancy, $20,000
       Dancing Earth Creations (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, $20,000
       American Indian Community Cultural Center for the Arts SF (Fiscal Sponsor: The University Corporation, San Francisco State), $50,000
        
   31. RESOLUTION NO. 0501-17-121: Motion to approve the recommendation for annual grants up to the amounts listed, for up to three fiscal years (2017-2020) to the following teaching artists, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreements with each, pending availability of funds:
       Anne Rovzar (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Hilltop School for Pregnant Minors, $50,000 annually
       Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Fiscal Sponsor: Root Division) in partnership with San Francisco International High School, $50,000 annually
        
8. New Business and Announcements
   Commissioner Woolford reported that his firm had recently received two design awards from the American Institute of Architects, among the top ten projects by American architects. He showed images of the two projects, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ("NOAA") Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center in Honolulu, and the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital & Jurong Community Hospital in Singapore. He noted that the NOAA project repurposed two historic airplane hangars for "science, service and stewardship," and the hospital serves everyone, providing a window with a view for each patient; with natural ventilation, its carbon footprint is virtually zero.
    
   Commissioner So reported that May is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and she and her daughter were participating in a cultural performance at the Herbst Theatre following this meeting. Mr. DeCaigny added that the Mayor would be participating in the celebration, and that Commissioners and other members of the City family had been invited.
    
   President Beltran reported that many of the colleges and art schools were holding their graduation shows in May, and she encouraged Commissioners to see as many as they could.
    
   There was no further news or announcements, and there was no public comment.
    
9. Adjournment
   Commissioner Stryker announced sadly that the arts community had lost a great light with the passing of Charlot D. Malin. She was an interior designer emphasizing sustainability, and a devoted mother to her twin sons, Benjamin and Sebastian. She loved music and opera, serving on the Board of the San Francisco Opera Guild, and raised money to bring opera to the public schools. She was also a supporter of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and helped to facilitate cultural relationships with her native Norway. Commissioner Stryker also called her a fiery spirit in support of women's rights, who worked with the Voss Foundation and Women Helping Women to bring fresh water and sanitation to women in Congo and Mali. Commissioner Stryker called her gracious, creative and humble, a true friend with whom she talked about art, people and making the world a better place.
    
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:24 p.m. in memory of Charlot D. Malin.
    

posted 5/15/17, 8:00 a.m. spr
approved 6/5/17



 

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