Visual Arts Committee - June 19, 2019 - Minutes
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Minutes
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes
Commissioners Present:
Commissioner Beltran
Commissioner Ferras
Commissioner Keehn
Commissioner Musleh
Commissioner Schnair
Commissioner Shiota
Commissioner Sklar
Commissioners Absent:
Commission Beltran
The meeting commenced at 3:00pm.
Commissioner Keehn announced tabling of Item #5D SFO ITB Phase 1—Alicia McCarthy, Item #6 Moscone Expansion Project, and Item #9 Margaret Howard Playground.
2. General Public Comment
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
3. Consent Calendar
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the amount of the agreement with Liz Glynn Studios, Inc. from $1,209,628 to an amount not to exceed $1,219,628 (an increase of $10,000) for increased shipping costs.
- Motion to extend the display of Art/Lit LIZ, a temporary public art sculpture located on Fulton Street, in front of the Asian Art Museum from June 2019–May 2020.
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with A. Zahner Company from an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,240,000 (an increase of $140,000) to include change in materials from 304 stainless steel to 316 stainless steel, and to include approximately two-years of storage.
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
Moved: Schnair/Shiota
The motion was unanimously approved
Commissioner Musleh entered the meeting at 3:04pm.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
4. Recommendation to Deaccession Ruth O’Day’s Guardian Serpent, 2001
Allison Cummings; Michael DeGregorio, Project Manager, SF Recreation and Parks
Commissioner Keehn stated that the re-design and renovation of the Turk and Hyde Mini-Park had not gone through the Civic Design Review process and therefore she recommended tabling the agenda item.
Senior Registrar Allison Cummings relayed that artist Ruth O’Day had been contacted regarding the deaccession of the artwork Guardian Serpent, 2001. Ms. O’Day had previously signed a CAPA/VARA waiver and there is no legal recourse for the removal and destruction of materials making up Guardian Serpent, 2001.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to deaccession from the Civic Art Collection, at the request of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, Ruth O’Day’s Guardian Serpent, 2001 (Accession #2001.3) due to park renovations that require the removal and replacement of the current fence support structure to which the artwork is permanently attached. Guardian Serpent is currently installed along the outer perimeter fence line of Turk and Hyde Mini-Park.
Motion: Motion to approve, at the request of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, the removal and destruction of materials making up Ruth O’Day’s Guardian Serpent, 2001 (Accession #2001.3), as a function of park renovations and as the artwork cannot physically be salvaged.
5. San Francisco International Airport
A. Terminal 3 West
Susan Pontious
Director of Public Art Program and Civic Art Collection Susan Pontious presented the Public Art Program Outline for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 West. The project area is located between the secure connector to International Terminal Boarding Area G and T3 Boarding Area E. The art opportunities for this project include a free standing or suspended artwork or a wall opportunity in the F Plaza area, and a suspended artwork, a wall piece on wall adjacent to walkway, or purchased art for walls adjacent to gate room holding areas in the F Finger area.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Program Outline for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 West.
Moved: Schnair /Shiota
The motion was unanimously approved
B. Terminal 1 Center, AC-16 Project – Gay Outlaw
Rebecca Camacho
Project Manager Rebecca Camacho and artist Gay Outlaw presented the Design Development Phase deliverables for her work Bird Plane House, Shell, and Intersection for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center, AC-16.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Gay Outlaw’s Design Development Phase material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1Center, AC-16.
Moved: Shiota/Schnair
The motion was unanimously approved
C. Long Term Parking Garage—Johanna Grawunder
Rebecca Camacho
Ms. Camacho presented the completed artwork Coding, 2019 by Johanna Grawunder for the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork Coding, 2019 by Johanna Grawunder for the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage.
Moved: Musleh/Schnair
The motion was unanimously approved
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
D. SFO ITB Phase 1—Alicia McCarthy
Marcus Davies
Motion: Motion to approve artist Alicia McCarthy’s Design Development submittal for the San Francisco International Airport: ITB Phase 1 A3 Holdroom.
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
6. Moscone Expansion Project
Marcus Davies
Motion: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled Roll, 2019 by Brendan Monroe, located on the south wall of the Paseo walkway at Moscone Center.
7. Fire Station #5
Marcus Davies
Mr. Davies presented the completed artwork Flow, 2019 by Bernadette Jiyong Frank, for Fire Station 5.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled Flow, 2019, by Bernadette Jiyong Frank, ceramic enamel on glass spanning the east curtain wall of Fire Station 5 at Webster and Turk streets.
Moved: Musleh/Sklar
The motion was unanimously approved
8. 2020 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Craig Corpora
Program Associate Craig Corpora presented the selected finalists: Sadie Barnette, Justin Hall, Jamil Hellu, Jonesy and Jaime C. Knight, Win Mixter, and Marcela Pardo Ariza for the 2020 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the 2020 Art on Market Street Kiosk Posters Series Artist Selection Panel as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel: Sadie Barnette, Justin Hall, Jamil Hellu, Jonesy and Jaime C Knight, Win Mixter, and Marcela Pardo Ariza.
Moved: Musleh/Shoita
The motion was unanimously approved
THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
9. Margaret Hayward Playground
Zoë Taleporos
Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design for an artwork by Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for Margaret Hayward Playground.
Motion: Motion to authorize 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.
10. Alameda Creek Watershed Center
Jackie von Treskow
Project Manager Jackie von Treskow presented the project outline for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center public art project. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is currently constructing the Alameda Creek Watershed Center (ACWC) in Sunol near the Sunol Water Temple. Located on the aboriginal homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Center's mission is to educate the public about the Alameda Creek Watershed, the SFPUC water system, and the history and heritage of the Muwekma Ohlone people through interpretive and interactive exhibits. Art opportunities include a large outdoor sculpture located at the entrance to the Center’s gardens, and two-dimensional, wall-mounted artwork for the Center’s Community Room.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center public art project.
Moved: Sklar/Musleh
The motion was unanimously approved
11. Southeast Treatment Plant Headworks Facility Construction Safety Fence
Jackie von Treskow
Ms. von Treskow presented the project outline for the Southeast Treatment Plant Headworks Facility Construction Safety Fence temporary public art program. The art opportunity for this project is a series of temporary artworks for the SEP Headworks Facility construction safety fence on Evans Avenue between Rankin and Phelps Streets. Each installation will be on view for approximately one year starting summer 2020 through summer 2024. In conjunction with the SEP Headworks Construction Fence Temporary Public Art Program, an annual summer internship opportunity will be offered to Bayview high school students through an established SFPUC internship program.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the Southeast Treatment Plant Headworks Facility Construction Safety Fence temporary public art program.
Moved: Shiota/Ferras
The motion was unanimously approved
12. Animal Care Facility
Jackie von Treskow
Ms. von Treskow presented the final design of Favianna Rodriguez’s artwork for Animal Care Facility. Ms. Rodriguez’s revised artwork includes updated animal designs and additional species, including wildlife for the intake/reception area and additional figures for the main lobby wall. The background wall design and color was also revised to address client feedback. The Animal Care team is very pleased with the updated designs.
Commissioner Keehn thought that a few of the revised design lost some of what makes Favianna Rodriguez’s work distinctive and asked that the artist keeps that in mind when completing the project.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to approve final design of Favianna Rodriguez’s artwork for Animal Care Facility.
Moved: Musleh/Sklar
The motion was unanimously approved
13. North Beach Branch Library
Mary Chou
Senior Project Manager Mary Chou presented an update to the sound installation by Bill Fontana at the North Beach Library. Mr. Fontana’s original installation consisted of eight Meyer Sound speakers installed in the roof eaves on the exterior façade of the North Beach Library along Columbus Avenue and Mason, which featured the soundscape Sonic Dreamscape, 2014. Shortly after installation, the Library received quite a bit of feedback from library patrons and surrounding residents that the sounds from the work carried across the street into people’s homes and inside of the library, which was not the intention of the artwork; there were also some sounds in the mix that people found to be disorienting in a public setting.
To address these concerns, the artist worked with SFAC and the Library to replace the existing speakers with four Holosonic speakers, which emit much more directional sounds that would be heard just by people walking along Columbus Avenue. In addition, Mr. Fontana will play his soundscape Spiraling Echoes, originally commissioned for temporary installation at San Francisco City Hall in 2009, for permanent installation at the Library. The work will be on during library hours and SFAC staff will modify the signage on the building to notify people of the new work.
Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0602-14-155, which approved Bill Fontana’s artwork Sonic Dreamscape, 2014 as installed along the exterior of the North Beach Branch Library.
Moved: Ferras/Sklar
The motion was unanimously approved
Motion: Motion to approve Bill Fontana’s artwork Spiraling Echoes, 2009 as installed for permanent installation along the exterior of the North Beach Branch Library along Columbus Avenue.
Moved: Shiota/Sklar
The motion was unanimously approved
14. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Mr. DeCaigny announced that Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee ruled in favor of the City for the removal of Early Days statue at the Pioneer Monument. The judge specifically addressed the San Francisco Arts Commission’s policy to remove a work after significant adverse public reaction over an extended period of five years or more. Mr. DeCaigny thanked City Attorney Lauren Curry and Ms. Cummings for their hard work on this case.
Mr. DeCaigny relayed that the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation is seeking jurors for their annual Hearts auction and asked if Commissioners might be interested in participating.
Commisioner Keehn stated there will be an opening celebration for the Dana Albany sculpture Tara Mechani. The party is on Saturday, June 22nd from 5:00–8:00pm at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley, San Francisco.
Ms. Von Treskow announced that the deadline for the Southeast Community Facility Plaza Sculpture Project has been extended. The new deadline is Monday, July 8th at 11:59pm.
Mr. DeCaigny congratulated artist Julie Chang who was recognized by Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network as one of best public art works in the country for her terrazzo floor piece The Secret Garden located in Transbay Terminal.
15. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:34 pm.
CC 6/26/19 1:56 pm
approved 8/5/2019
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