Visual Arts Committee - January 19, 2022 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
January 19, 2022 - 3:00pm
Location: 

 SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
3 p.m.
Remote meeting via video and teleconferencing
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Agenda


This meeting is held by teleconference pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953 and the Twenty-Fourth Supplement to Mayoral Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency.

During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) emergency, the Visual Arts Committee’s regular meeting room, War Memorial Veterans Building, Suite 125, is closed. Meetings of the Arts Commission will convene remotely.

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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:

Suzie Ferras, Chair
JD Beltran
Yiying Lu       
Nabiel Musleh

Abby Sadin Schnair
Janine Shiota
Debra Walker


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

2. General Public Comment
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)

3. Consent Calendar
Action

Explanatory Documents: Items 1, 2, 3
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

  1. Motion to approve El son de la Mision, a mural design by artist Carlos Gonzalez. The mural will be installed on 681 Florida St. at Bryant St., in District 9. The mural is a triptych, measuring: 16.9 ft. by 14.3 ft.; 16.9 ft. by 15 ft.; 16.9 ft. by 14.3 ft. The project is funded by the Mission Economic Development Agency. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
  2. Motion to approve Peace in the Heart of the Community, a mural design by artist Ross Holzman. The mural will be installed at Guadalupe Elementary School on 859 Prague St. at Cordova St. The street level wall measures 5 ft. by 42 ft. and doorway wall measures 12 ft. by 18 ft. The project is funded by a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and private donations. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
  3. Motion to approve Psychedelic Golden Gate Skate, a mural design by artist Aimee Bruckner. The mural will be installed at the 6th Avenue Skate Area in Golden Gate Park. The mural measures 93 ft. by 28 ft. The project is funded by an in-kind grant from Church of 8 Wheels. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
  4. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with Lite Brite Neon Studio LLC from $72,854 to $80,454 (an increase of $7,600) for additional design services for an artwork by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project. Additional design services are to resolve a conflict between the artwork and the Airport’s signage program. 
  5. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) from $151,000 to $160,500 (an increase of $9,500) for additional design services for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project. Additional design services are to resolve a conflict between the artwork and the Airport’s signage program.

4. Treasure Island Documentary Photography Project
Action

Staff Presenter: Jill Manton
Explanatory Document: Presentation 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artists for the Treasure Island Documentary Photography Project.

Discussion and Possible Action: to approve the selection of five local artists: Cody Andresen, David Alan Boyd, John Chiara, Janet Delaney, and Mido Lee to document Treasure Island for a period of one year, as recommended by the review panel.

Discussion and Possible Action: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Cody Andresen, David Alan Boyd, John Chiara, Janet Delaney, and Mido Lee for an amount not to exceed $15,000 each for photographically documenting the ongoing development of Treasure Island for a period of one year.

5. Mission Creek Park Extension 
Action

Staff Presenter: Jackie von Treskow
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Finalist Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalist for the Mission Creek Park Expansion Public Art Project.

Discussion and Possible Action: to approve the selected finalist (to be announced at meeting) for the Mission Creek Park Expansion Public Art Project, as recommended by the artist review panel.

Discussion and Possible Action: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected finalist (to be announced at meeting) for an amount not to exceed $535,000 for the design, fabrication, transportation, and consultation during installation of an artwork for the Mission Creek Park Expansion Public Art Project.

6. 
Alameda Creek Watershed
Action 

Staff Presenter: Jackie von Treskow
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Artwork Image
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Traveler, 2022 (51” x 71”, mixed media on paper, $4,000) by Adrian Arias, a two-dimensional artwork for purchase and display at the Alameda Creek Watershed Center, as recommended by the artist review panel.

Discussion and Possible action: to approve Traveler, 2022 (51” x 71”, mixed media on paper, $4,000) by Adrian Arias, a two-dimensional artwork for purchase and display at the Alameda Creek Watershed Center, as recommended by the artist review panel.

7. Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans – 2D Artwork Program
Action  

Staff Presenter: Jackie von Treskow
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 6 minutes

Presentation of list of additional two-dimensional artworks for licensing, reproduction and display at the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, as recommended by the artist review panel.

Discussion and Possible action: to approve list of additional two-dimensional artworks for licensing, reproduction, and display at the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, as recommended by the artist review panel:

David Pushia, Jr., Tai’s Grandchildren, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Emilio Perez Duarte, Thrash, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Frida Calvo, Radiant Joy, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Juliana Martinez, Reading, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Kunta Gary, Navigator, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Michelle Zhao, Night Market, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Miracle Hampton, Route 66, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500
Sabrina Denman, By the Beach, 2021, digital reproduction on aluminum, $500

8. SFWD Headquarters at 2000 Marin
Action

Staff Presenter: Zoë Taleporos
Explanatory Documents: Site Renderings and Project Plan     
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the Project Plan for an artwork at the SFWD Headquarters at 2000 Marin. 

Discussion and Possible Action: to approve the Project Plan for an artwork at the SFWD Headquarters at 2000 Marin. 

9. San Francisco International Airport: Kadish Gallery and Harlem of the West Exhibits  
Action

Staff Presenter: Zoë Taleporos
Explanatory Documents: Exhibition Images      
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the San Francisco International Airport’s Kadish Gallery’s Community/Documentary exhibition, and Terminal 3 Courtyard 3 Connector Project’s Harlem of the West exhibition. 

Discussion and Possible Action: to approve, as installed, the San Francisco International Airport’s Kadish Gallery’s Community/Documentary exhibition, and Terminal 3 Courtyard 3 Connector Project’s Harlem of the West exhibition.

10. 
StreetSmARTS Mural Program
Discussion

Staff Presenter: Craig Corpora

Explanatory Documents: Presentation    
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the completed StreetSmARTS Murals from 2017 to the present.

11. Staff Report
Discussion

Staff Presenter: Joanne Lee
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of program updates.


12. New Business and Announcements
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

 

13. Adjournment
Action


CC 1/14/2022 8:02AM
edited CC 1/14/2022 10:42AM


Notices

The San Francisco Arts Commission Visual Arts Committee Meeting will be held virtually due to public health emergency.

Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:

1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

During the pendency of the closure of the Commission’s offices during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order and related disruptions to on-site business processes, explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available only electronically, please contact: Program Associate Craig Corpora on at craig.corpora@sfgov.org or 415-252-2249. 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.

Meeting Procedures

1. Agenda items will normally be heard in order. Please note, that on occasion a special circumstance may necessitate that an agenda item be taken out of order. To ensure that an agenda item is not missed, it is advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. All agenda changes will be announced by the Chair at the top of the meeting.

2. Public comment will be taken before or during the Committee’s consideration of each agenda item. Each speaker will be allowed to speak for the time allotted by the Chair at the top of the meeting or up to 3 minutes.

3. During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commissioners on matters that are within the Arts Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on the agenda.

4. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments, which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the official file. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to Craig Corpora on at craig.corpora@sfgov.org.

Electronic Devices Prohibited
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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
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