JD Beltran, President

Mary Jung

Dorka Keehn, Chair

Jessica Silverman

Barbara Sklar 

 

 

Commissioner Keehn

Commissioner Silverman 

Commissioner Sklar

 

President Beltran

Commissioner Jung

 

The meeting commenced at 3:03 p.m.

 

Commissioner Keehn announced that Item #17 was moved to follow Item #3, followed by Item #5, before continuing with Item #4. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

1. Motion to approve the mural design of First Stop, Last Stop by artist Jeffrey Canham. The painted mural will be on three exterior walls at 4301 Judah Street, on the corner of Judah and La Playa Streets on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency operator restroom. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. x 10 ft., 16 ft. x 10 ft., and 8 ft. x 10 ft. This temporary mural project will be installed for 18 months. The project is funded by the San Francisco Parks Alliance; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

 

2. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year:

 

Shalini Agrawal, Director, Center for Art and Public Life, California College of the Arts

Demetri Broxton, Director of Education, Museum of the African Diaspora

Jacqueline Francis, Chair, Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts 

Barbara Goldstein, independent curator/public art administrator

Melonie Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex

Melorra Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex

Angela Hennesy, artist and Associate Professor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts

Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Eungie Joo, Curator of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Nancy Lim, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Liz Ogbu, independent consultant and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley

Soleil Summer, Exhibitions Associate, Museum of the African Diaspora

 

3. Motion to approve a $50,000 increase to the contract with Liz Glynn Studio to increase the size of the artwork by 25% for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, TSA Security Checkpoint public art project. The total amount of the contract with Liz Glynn Studio shall not exceed $800,000.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

Moved:  Silverman/Sklar

 

 

 

ArtCare board member Jim Abrams presented the images of the cast of the Gavin Newsom bust intended as a gift to the City. The portrait bust is the creation of Bruce Wolfe, a well-known local sculptor who specializes in portrait busts. After collecting the funds to pay for the artwork, ArtCare, a non-profit organization, asked the Commission to accept the sculpture as a gift to the City. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the completed bronze cast of the bust of former Mayor Gavin Newsom by Bruce Wolfe. The bust is an intended gift to the City by ArtCare, a nonprofit organization.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

 

Director of Public Art Trust and Special Initiatives Jill Manton presented two candidates for Patricia’s Green Temporary Public Art Installation. Ms. Manton stated that it is a long-standing tradition for the Arts Commission to provide artwork for Patricia’s Green, which is located at the intersection of Octavia Boulevard between Hayes and Fell Streets. An artist selection panel met previously to select an artist for the temporary public art installation and the panel recommended that the Visual Arts Committee make the final approval for the temporary installation.

 

Ms. Manton invited artists Dana Albany and Charles Gadeken to present their artwork to the Committee.

 

Ms. Albany presented her sculpture titled Tara. Tara is 14 feet tall and with the pedestal would stand 17 feet tall. Ms. Albany stated that Tara is a representation of the female Buddha and retains an intimate nature. The sculpture is made up of 90% recycled materials collected from local San Francisco businesses that once existed in the city. Tara is lit from within by a custom-built chandelier. 

 

Mr. Gadeken presented his sculptured titled Squared. Squared is covered in 800 cast polyurethane cubes with about 20,000 LED lights. Mr. Gadeken stated that Squared is bold piece of modern art with a calm interconnectivity and stands 50 feet tall. Mr. Gadeken stated that once installed, the lighting will be on a timer so that the artwork will not be too bright late at night.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. 

 

Bill Bulkley, former President of Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, expressed his preference for Squared. The scale and the upward thrust of Squared is the best fit for Patricia’s Green.

 

David M., a volunteer who helped to create Squared, expressed his support for both sculptures and their lighting components. While working on Squared he got to watch Tara develop and feels that both sculptures are visually stunning. He felt that either artwork could be successfully installed at Patricia’s Green, but hoped that the remaining artwork could be placed somewhere else in the city. 

 

A comment from the public stated that both sculptures are visually stunning but the added element of seating with Squared would be best for the growing number of residents. The lighting will be helpful for community engagement as well as for safety. 

 

Michael Hopkins stated that Ms. Albany’s artwork will have plenty of seating.

 

John Carillo stated that he is a Hayes Valley resident whose home faces Patricia’s Green. Mr. Carillo prefers Squared, as he believes the lighting will bring security to the park at night, and provide a sense of high energy for the community. Mr. Carillo stated both artworks are amazing and deserve a place to be on display throughout the city.

 

Erik Kneer, Associate Principal at Holmes Structures was the structural engineer working with Mr. Gadeken on Squared. Mr. Kneer stated his preference for Squared to be installed at Patricia’s Green and feels that the space can accommodate the large-scale sculpture. 

 

Commissioner Keehn recommended, with support and confirmation from Ms. Manton, that both sculptures be installed at Patricia’s Green for one year at a time. One sculpture will be installed in January 2018 and the other in January 2019.

 

Commissioner Sklar stated that this was great solution. 

 

Director of Cultural Affairs Tom DeCaigny suggested it might be best to put the artwork with the larger budget on display first. Ms. Manton stated she will need to speak with Arts Commission Capital Analyst Kate Faust first before confirming the budget, but believes it would not be an issue to install one sculpture at a time in Patricia’s Green for the length of one year each. 

 

Ms. Manton stated that the temporary public art installation at Patricia’s Green is pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission. Ms. Manton confirmed that Squared would be the first artwork installed from January 2018 to January 2019 and that Tara would be installed January 2019 to January 2020.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green from January 2018 through January 2019 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $45,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

Motion: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green from January 2019 through January 2020 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $20,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

 

Ms. Manton presented the finalists and sites for the Treasure Island Phase One Projects. On December 1, 2017 an artist selection panel met to review the qualifications of 37 candidates. Ms. Manton shared that following the Visual Arts Committee review, the Treasure Island Art Steering Committee will approve the finalists before they are presented to the Treasure Island Development Authority (“TIDA”). TIDA will officially approve the finalists at their January 2018 meeting. The Arts Commission will enter into a memorandum of understanding with each artist for their proposal. The artist honorarium and travel costs will be paid through the Arts Commission. The motions below will allow the Arts Commission to enter into these agreements and make these payments. 

 

The panel selected artists Ai Wei Wei, Pae White, Chakaia Booker, and Ned Kahn as an alternate for the Building 1 Plaza project site.

 

The panel selected artists Ai Wei Wei, Antony Gormley, and Jorge Pardo for the Waterfront Plaza project site.

 

The panel selected artists Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chakaia Booker, and Andy Goldsworthy for the Yerba Buena Hilltop Park project site.

 

Commissioner Keehn stated that the finalists compromise a great list of artists but it might be challenging to have artists selected for multiple sites at the final selection. Ms. Manton stated that she would apply this direction to the next selection process.

 

Director DeCaigny, who sits on the Treasure Island Art Steering Committee, ensured that he would communicate the importance that one artist should not be selected for two sites. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the following artists an honorarium of up to $5,000 for the development of a proposal for Building 1 Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program: Ai Wei Wei, Pae White, Chakaia Booker and Ned Kahn (alternate). 

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 each to Ai Wei Wei, Antony Gormley and Jorge Pardo for the development of a proposal for Waterfront Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 each to Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chakaia Booker and Andy Goldsworthy for the development of a proposal for Yerba Buena Hilltop Park for the Treasure Island Art Program.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Manton presented artist Zak Ove’s artwork, titled Invisible Men, for a temporary sculpture installation at Civic Center Plaza. Ms. Manton stated that the Arts Commission received funding from the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development to bring public art to Civic Center Plaza. Ms. Manton shared that colleagues from the Mayor’s Office, Department of Public Works, City Planning, and Recreation and Park Department agree that art can truly beautify and activate spaces.

 

Ms. Manton stated that the allocation of $90,000 allows for the opportunity to work with artist Zak Ove and his Invisible Men art project. The project consists of 40 graphite and resin sculptures, each 6-1/2 feet tall, that will sit on a pedestal that is weighted with about 300 pounds of concrete. Erik Kneer, who previously spoke on behalf of Charles Gadeken, is the structural engineer Ms. Manton hired to ensure stability of the sculptures. The sculptures will resist seismic and wind forces but Ms. Manton asked Mr. Kneer to address the risk management aspect. They developed a solution to place the sculptures on a 3 ft. by 3 ft. square steel plate in order to make it more difficult to knock the sculptures over. Matt Hansen, Director of the Risk Management Division for the City and County of San Francisco, approved this important installation detail. 

 

Ms. Manton stated that temporary public art installation of Mr. Ove’s Invisible Men at Civic Center Plaza is pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.

 

Once approved, this would be the American debut of the Invisible Men project. Ms. Manton emphasized Mr. Ove’s excitement and honor to display his artwork at such a historic location. For the artist, Civic Center Plaza is a site that represents free speech, protests, and celebration. 

 

Ms. Manton stated that the sculptures will be installed in four rows with ten sculptures in each row, all facing City Hall. There will be no drilling into the paving of the plaza to install the artwork. 

 

Ms. Manton explained that under the conditions of the loan agreement, the Arts Commission budget for the project will not exceed $90,000, with all additional costs to be paid by the artist and the Tobey Clarke Gallery.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the temporary installation of 40 sculptures by Zak Ove entitled Invisible Men in Civic Center Plaza commencing late July 2018 through mid-October 2018 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for a budget not to exceed $90,000 with all additional costs to be borne by the artist and the Tobey Clarke Gallery, contingent upon approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

Project Manager Jenn Doyle Crane presented the public art project outline for the new Animal Care Facility. Ms. Crane stated that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (“SFMTA”) vacated the historic Municipal Railway Overhead Lines building at 1419 Bryant Street, between Division and Alameda Streets. The historic industrial masonry building, which was built in 1893, will be seismically upgraded and be the future home of the Animal Care Facility. 

 

Ms. Crane stated that the Arts Commission staff met with the project team to discuss possible opportunities for artwork. Initial meetings focused on the exterior vehicular gate and a pedestrian entry gate on Bryant Street as well as multiple interior sites for artwork throughout the new building. The possibilities for the interior sites include a cascading three-story concrete wall (36 ft. high by 12 ft. wide), which is visible from each of the programmatic floors and will be centrally visible to the pedestrian flow through the building. There is also a possibility of a suspended or standing sculpture within the main entry. Artists selected as finalists will be asked to review the art opportunities and make a proposal for the site. The artists may choose to address more than one potential site to address within the budget.

 

A shortlist will be created from the 2017/2018 Prequalified Artist Pool with consideration that art materials and media may include two-dimensional sculptural elements or a mural painting. The budget for the artwork is $375,600. 

 

If possible, a two-dimensional art programming will be completed in the hallways. Ms. Crane included that the building does have limitations on the exterior because it is a historical building. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the Animal Care Facility.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Project Manager Mary Chou presented an updated public art project outline for Bayview Arts Master Plan, highlighting the improvements at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant and the building of the new community center at 1550 Evans Street. To review, the goals of the Arts Master Plan are to establish a vision for the public art program, provide a curatorial framework including themes and concepts, identify and prioritize locations and art opportunities, outline the selection process for the artwork, and identifying educational opportunities related to the art program. The Arts Master Plan is intended to highlight the selection and implementation of artwork projects for the next 15 to 20 years. 

 

Ms. Chou conducted a number of interviews with various stakeholders including Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) staff, people who work at the Southeast Treatment Plant, Southeast Community Facilities and Design Subcommittee, PUC design team members and architects, community members, and arts professionals. 

 

Next step will be to meet at a one-day workshop, where 25 to 30 stakeholders will participate in a visioning exercise and identify priority artwork locations. From information gathered at workshop and interviews, Arts Commission staff will create an arts master plan draft to be reviewed for public comment at the Southeast Community Facility Commission.

 

Commissioner Beltran will participate in the February 2, 2018 workshop. Ms. Chou stated she aims for the master plan to be complete and ready to present at the Visual Arts Committee in May 2018.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve revised public art project outline for Bayview Arts Master Plan.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Chou updated the Committee on the request for qualifications (RFQ) for upcoming public art projects in the Bayview. There are several upcoming projects in the Bayview, including the 1550 Evans Project, ongoing projects at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the expansion of the Southeast Health Center. This RFQ will support the upcoming public art projects in the area with criteria specific to the request of the community members. The Arts Commission will be releasing an RFQ in 2018. Artists having a connection to the Bayview will be encouraged to apply.  

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

 

Project Manager Justine Topfer presented Sarah Cain’s conceptual design phase deliverables for the San Francisco International Airport AirTrain public art project. The public art project will be located at the SFO Hotel AirTrain Station. On July 24, 2017 the artist selection panel selected Ms. Cain for the project and asked if she could express more of her artistic style in the glass artwork. Ms. Topfer stated that Ms. Cain is working with Judson Studio in Los Angeles, where she continues to use the traditional stained glass technique. The samples Ms. Topfer displayed at the meeting are transparent and the conceptual design phase deliverables captured Ms. Cain’s signature freeform style in the glass. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Sarah Cain for the San Francisco International Airport: AirTrain.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Topfer presented artist Johanna Grawunder’s proposal selected for the San Francisco International Airport Long Term Parking Garage public art project. Ms. Topfer stated that artist selection panel met on November 27, 2017 and the artist selection panel reviewed five different proposals for the Long Term Parking Garage façade. Ms. Topfer thanked Commissioner Silverman for serving on the panel. Ms. Grawunder’s proposal titled Coding, is composed of layers of LED lights and light boxes and steel elements.

 

Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Director Susan Pontious stated that the architects and design team stressed the importance of the ability to see into the elevator from the exterior of the building for safety reasons. She said that Ms. Grawunder’s proposal allowed for this transparency. Ms. Pontious also stated she and the panel enjoyed the fact that Ms. Grawunder’s proposal has a day and a night identity.

 

Ms. Topfer also presented artist Diana Thater’s proposal for the Long Term Parking Garage to the Committee. She said that the artist selection panel responded very well to Ms. Thater’s proposal and thought it was very strong, but it was not suited for the Long Term Parking Garage project site because it lacked the required transparency. The panel recommended that Ms. Thater’s proposal be used in a more appropriate location at the airport. Ms. Topfer stated that the upcoming opportunity for a large-scale three-story wall in Terminal 1 may be a better site for Ms. Thater’s proposal. 

 

Commissioner Silverman shared that Ms. Thater would capture all of the images herself at Yosemite, as her art practice focuses on natural elements and extinction. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist’s Johanna Grawunder proposal for the façade of the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2 as recommended by the project selection panel.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Johanna Grawunder for an amount not to exceed $1,080,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of an artwork for the façade of the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

Motion: Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage finalist, Diana Thater’s proposal for consideration for the upcoming Terminal 1, three-story wall public art opportunity.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Topfer presented the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1 South Courtyard sculpture project. The artist selection panel met on November 30, 2017, as a combined artist selection panel with SFO Hotel and the International Terminal Boarding Area G sculpture projects. Ms. Topfer thanked Commissioner Keehn for serving on the panel. The panelists were presented with qualifications from 12 artists and selected five finalists. The artist selection panel selected artists Oliver Jackson, Nathan Lynch, Gay Outlaw, Mark Reigelman II and May Wilson. Mr. Jackson decided not to pursue the opportunity.

 

The budget for this project is $750,000 for three sculptures approximately about 10 feet tall.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Nathan Lynch, Gay Outlaw, Mark Reigelman II and May Wilson for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, South Courtyard Sculpture Project.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Project Manager Marcus Davies presented the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal Boarding Area G sculpture project. The artist selection panel met on November 30, 2017, as a combined artist selection panel with SFO Hotel and Terminal 1 South Courtyard sculpture projects. The panelists were presented with qualifications from 13 artists and selected four finalists. The artist selection panel selected artists Michael Arcega, Sanaz Mazinani, Woody Othello and Alison Saar.

 

The budget for this project is $500,000 and the opportunity is for three sculptures that will be located at the redeveloped Boarding Area G outdoor terrace space. Two of the sculptures will be located in raised planters and one will be secured to the ground. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Michael Arcega, Sanaz Mazinani, Woody Othello, and Alison Saar for the San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G Sculpture Project.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

Project Manager Zoë Taleporos presented the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport Hyatt Hotel sculpture project. The artist selection panel met on November 20, 2017, as a combined artist selection panel with SFO Terminal 1 South Courtyard and International Terminal Boarding Area G sculpture projects. The panelists were presented with qualifications from 16 artists and selected three finalists. The artist selection panel selected artists Aaron Curry, Nathan Lynch and Kohei Nawa. 

 

The budget for this project is $650,000 and the opportunity is for one sculpture located outside the hotel.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Aaron Curry, Nathan Lynch and Kohei Nawa for the San Francisco International Airport: Hyatt Hotel Sculpture Project.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Taleporos presented the project outline for a suspended artwork at the San Francisco International Airport Hyatt Hotel. The artwork will be located at the 4th Floor Lobby reception area. Ms. Taleporos stated that the design team had recently identified this opportunity as an addition to the artwork program at the SFO Hotel. Given the limitation of funds, Arts Commission staff and the SFO Hotel project team agreed that a direct selection of an artist would be a cost effective approach. Arts Commission staff is recommending the selection of artist Tahiti Pehrson for the project, as he was previously a finalist for another suspended artwork at the SFO Hotel. The SFO project team really enjoyed Mr. Pehrson’s proposal and would like to give him an opportunity to create an artwork at the new location. Ms. Taleporos stated Mr. Pehrson would likely modify his previous proposal or create a new proposal for the project. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for a suspended artwork by Tahiti Pehrson for the San Francisco International Airport: Hyatt Hotel 4th Floor Lobby Suspended Artwork.  

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Taleporos presented the selected artist for the Margaret Hayward Playground public art project. The artist selection panel met December 11, 2017 and reviewed the shortlist of artists being considered for a two-dimensional artwork to be located on an interior wall of the playground’s clubhouse. Based on previously completed work, the panel made a direct selection of Emory Douglas, with collaborator Caleb Duarte, for the project. Ms. Taleporos stated the panel and Arts Commission staff are all very excited to have a work by Mr. Douglas in the Civic Art Collection. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artists Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for the Margaret Hayward Playground Public Art Project as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

Motion: Motion to authorize 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. 

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

Ms. Taleporos presented artist Miguel Arzabe’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. Ms. Taleporos stated that Mr. Arzabe’s designs will be the first exhibited as part of the 2018 theme, Sanctuary City. They will be on display for three months starting in early February 2018. Mr. Arzabe’s artwork takes the form of paper weaving, using reproductions of 1970s and 1980s posters sourced from the La Raza Silkscreen Center / La Raza Graphics and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts’ Mission Grafica archives.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve Miguel Arzabe’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Taleporos presented the completed temporary mural by Jason Jägel installed on the construction barricades of the Central Subway Chinatown Station. The Commissioners enjoyed the images of the artwork and thanked Ms. Taleporos for her work. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

Project Manager Jennifer Correia presented the Civic Art Collection vandalism abatement and conservation projects completed in Fall 2017. Vandalism abatement was necessary after sensitive graffiti was found on Christopher Columbus (1957) by Vittorio Di Colbertaldo and Padre Junipero Serra (1907) by Douglas Tilden.  

 

Conservation efforts took also place around the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse and throughout the park. The sculptures are mostly bronze and therefore require a cleaning and waxing. This year’s projects includes Cervantes (1916) by Joseph Jacinto Mora; The Cider Press (1892) by Thomas Shields-Clarke; Leonitus (1881) by Guillaumo Geefs; and Amazarsti-no Hotoke (Buddha that sites throughout the sunny and rainy weather without shelter) (c. 1790) by Anonymous.

 

Annual maintenance took place at Huntington Park, which included work on Fountain of the Tortoises (1900) by the School of Taddeo Landini, to replace the two turtles stolen in Spring, 2017. The turtles now have longer connection points and security cameras are in place. Maintenance was also completed on Dancing Sprites (1942) by Henri Leon Greber.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

Ms. Pontious presented the current conditions at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center and safety issues related to one of the sculptural “button” designs that comprise Linnea Glatt’s sculptural grouping Re-Connection/Re-Cognition. Currently, the nautical, blue “button” is too short and is very faded from the original color. The height of this blue “button” is only 12 inches, and residents trip over the sculpture. 

 

Ms. Pontious stated that the inherent vice with the artwork is due to the height of this “button” and it is important to remove these specific elements immediately for the residents’ safety.

 

Commissioner Keehn asked if it would be possible repaint the “buttons” in a permanent color. Ms. Pontious stated that because the “buttons” are made of fiberglass, it would require recasting the buttons in order to address the color issue. 

 

Ms. Pontious emphasized that staff recommends to remove all three blue “buttons,” and relocate the pink “button” against the fence to the central courtyard to maintain the current formation there. The blue “buttons” would not be reinstalled.

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve alteration of Re-Connection/Re-Cognition, a sculptural grouping by Linnea Glatt located at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center by the removal of the three blue nautical “button” sculptures and relocation of the pink button adjacent to the fence. 

Moved: Sklar/Silverman

 

 

Ms. Pontious presented the public art project outline for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project. The Southeast Health Center began as a community project and is now under the management of the City however, there is a large sense of community ownership remaining. The expansion involves the construction of a new building that is adjacent to the original building. Arts Commission staff feel that based on the budget, it would be best to focus on the interior opportunities rather than an exterior sculpture. Ms. Pontious presented the potential art sites within the building. In the entry lobby, there are two walls that would be good sites for the artwork. One is in the seating area and the other is a two-story wall behind the stairs. Ms. Pontious expressed that there is not enough funding to complete both of these opportunities.

 

Commissioner Keehn asked if the artwork in the main lobby would be a two-dimensional opportunity. Ms. Pontious confirmed that a two-dimensional artwork would be best for the space and budget. 

 

On the second floor, there are glass partition walls that would offer another art opportunity similar to the glass artwork at San Francisco Zuckerberg General Hospital (“SFZGH”). A corridor upstairs also provides a site for a mural. There are also exam rooms where we could place licensed reproductions of two-dimensional artwork as previously done at SFZGH. 

 

Ms. Pontious stated that the Southeast Health Center advisory committee was interested in selecting artists from the Bayview community. She proposes including the Southeast Health Center in the upcoming RFQ being issue for other project in the Bayview, specifically the Public Utilities Commission Southeast Treatment Plant and Southeast Community Center in order to take advantage of the outreach and workshops being done as part of that effort

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the public art program outline for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project.

Moved: Silverman/Sklar

 

 

Commissioner Keehn thanked the Commissioners and Arts Commission staff for a great year. 

 

Ms. Pontious announced there would be a goodbye celebration for Project Manager Jennifer Correia after the meeting. She thanked Ms. Correia for all of her great work and diligence to provide necessary preservation and conservation efforts to the Civic Art Collection. 

 

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.

 

 

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