SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran      
Suzie Ferras
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Nabiel Musleh
Abby Sadin Schnair
Janine Shiota
Barbara Sklar

1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2. General Public Comment
Discussion

3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #4, Item #6 
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1. Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0603-19-167 which states, “Motion to approve the temporary installation of Gateway Tower by artist Sean Orlando, a privately funded sculpture 30 ft. high by 8 ft. wide, the design of which is inspired by the ornamentation of doors in Victorian architecture using a form evocative of Coit Tower, to be placed in Embarcadero Plaza from July 22, 2019 through October 17, 2019, pending approval of the interior murals by the Visual Arts Committee, and pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.”
2. Motion to approve the following arts professionals for the San Francisco Arts Commission selection panels for the 2020 Fiscal Year:

Theresa Harlan, artist and independent curator
Linde Lehtinen, Assistant Curator of Photography, SFMOMA
Constance Wolf, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, Fort Mason Center for the Arts and Culture

3. Motion to approve Frederick Hayes, recipient of the fifth highest score from the Artist Selection Panel, as a finalist for the Southeast Community Facility Plaza Sculpture Project due to the withdrawal of Lava Thomas.
4. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (Structural and Electrical Engineering Drawings) by Jorge Pardo for his artwork at the Van Ness BRT Geary Street station.
5. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with White Light Inc. for an artwork at Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station from $435,623 to $448,623 (an increase of $13,000) to allow for additional engineering services required of the project.
6. Motion to approve Faith, Hope and Charity, a mural design by artist Sylvester Guard Jr. The mural will be installed at the Seneca Hotel, which is located on 34 6^th St. at Stevenson St. The painted mural will measure approximately 10 ft. by 24 ft. The project is funded by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development. The painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

4. SFAC Galleries Café Exhibition—Keith Secola
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Documents: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the next SFAC Galleries exhibition at Café Valor by the artist Keith Secola, which will be on view from October 4 to December 14, 2019.

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an artist honorarium in the amount of $600 to Keith Secola for his participation in the next SFAC Galleries exhibition at Café Valor (October 4–December 14, 2019).

5. Margaret Howard Playground
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Explanation of new approach for an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground.

Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-032 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artists Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for an amount not to exceed $33,200 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground.

Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0805-19-228 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to decrease Caleb Duarte’s contract for an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground from $33,200 to $17,000 (a reduction of $16,200) to decrease the scope of work to design only. Fabrication, transportation and installation of the artwork will be managed by the Arts Commission through contracts with preapproved fine arts services providers.

Motion: Motion to authorize the purchase of a design cartoon by Emory Douglas for an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground in the amount of $20,000 from the African American Art and Culture Complex. 

6. 49 South Van Ness Avenue
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Architectural Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the 49 South Van Ness Avenue Video Art Project Outline.  

Motion: Motion to approve the 49 South Van Ness Avenue Video Art Project Outline.  

7. San Francisco International Airport

A. Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting 
Rebecca Camacho
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel summary; conceptual proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist (to be announced at the meeting) for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting public art opportunity, as recommended by the artist selection panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist (to be announced at the meeting) for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting public art opportunity.

B. Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Boarding B
Jenn Doyle Crane
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of artwork images and explanation of purchase costs.

Motion:  Motion to approve the purchase of the Final Design Cartoon for Hyper-Natural Bay Area, 2019 by Robert Minervini (the mosaic commissioned for San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B) for $18,000. The cartoon is oil on canvas, measures 54 in. by 186 in. and is dated 2018.

Motion: Motion to approve the purchase of the Final Design Cartoon for The Author & Her Story, 2019 by Jason Jägel (the mosaic commissioned for San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B) for $18,000. The cartoon is oil on canvas, measures 75.2 in. by 184.4 in. and is dated 2018.

8. Ambulance Deployment Facility
Jenn Doyle Crane
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s Design Development Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Design Development phase deliverables by Michael Bartalos for the Ambulance Deployment Facility Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development phase deliverables by Michael Bartalos for the Ambulance Deployment Facility Project.

9. Sculpture Honoring Dr. Maya Angelou at the San Francisco Main Library
Jackie von Treskow
Action
Explanatory Documents: Two Summary; Selected Artists’ Proposals for an artwork honoring Dr. Maya Angelou to be installed at the San Francisco Main Library
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of artist Lava Thomas’ proposal, titled Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman.

Presentation of artist Jules Arthur’s proposal, titled The Gift of Literature.

Consideration and Possible Action: Consideration and possible action to make a recommendation to the full Arts Commission to approve the artist, who will create an artwork honoring Dr. Maya Angelou to be installed at the San Francisco Main Library, based on the recommendation of the artist (Lava Thomas) and alternate artist (Jules Arthur) made by the Dr. Maya Angelou Statue Project Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist (to be decided at the meeting) for an amount not to exceed $180,000 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of a sculpture honoring Dr. Maya Angelou to be installed at the San Francisco Main Library.

11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12. Adjournment
Action 

CC 8/16/19 3:47pm

Notices

Agenda Item Information

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1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

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