JD Beltran, President

Dorka Keehn, Chair

Abby Sadin Schnair

Jessica Silverman

Barbara Sklar 

 

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #8

Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

 

1. Motion to approve the mural design of The Conductor’s Path by artist Allison Tinati (also known as Hueman). The painted mural will be on the exterior walls on Hickory Alley between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street, on the south façade of 131, 145, 149, 155 and 159 Fell Street. The mural will also include the east and west façade of 145 Fell Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 20 ft. x 35 ft., 55 ft. x 40 ft., 20 ft. x 28 ft., 20 ft. x 28 ft. and 20 ft. x 28 ft. The east façade at 145 Fell Street will measure approximately 35 ft. x 25 ft. and the west façade will measure approximately 35 ft. x 25 ft. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by Build Public on behalf of The Friends of Hickory Alley; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending CAPA and VARA waivers for artwork placed on private property.

 

2. Motion to approve the mural design of Tenderloin in Motion by artist Twin Walls Mural Co. (artists Elaine Chu and Marina Perez). The painted mural will be on construction barricades on the entire block of Turk Street between Mason and Taylor Streets on the south side of the street. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. x 300 ft. This temporary mural project will be installed for two years. The project is funded by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Group i and is sponsored by CounterPulse; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending a signed CAPA and VARA waiver for artwork placed on private property.

 

3. Motion to rescind the following resolutions due to a clerical error with the payment amounts:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-017: 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).

 

RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-018: 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.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-019: 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.

 

4. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the following artists an honorarium for the development of proposals for the Treasure Island Art Program:

Waterfront Plaza Artists                

• Ai Wei Wei, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $3,000 

• Antony Gormley, Represented by White Cube Limited, $7,500 

• Jorge Pardo, DBA Jorge Pardo Sculpture LLC, $3,725 

                                

Building One Plaza Artists                             

• Ai Wei Wei, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $3,000 

• Chakaia Booker, $3,826 

• Pae White, DBA Pae White Studio, Inc., $3,700 

                              

Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Park Artists                    

• Hiroshi Sugimoto, DBA Door Four LLC, $4,652 

• Chakaia Booker, $3,826 

• Andy Goldsworthy, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $5,183 

 

5. Motion to rescind the following resolutions due to a schedule changes:

 

RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-015: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green for a period 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.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-016: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green for a period 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.

 

6. Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green for a period from May 2018 through May 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.

 

7. Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green for a period from May 2019 through May 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.

 

8. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Michelle Fleck’s contract from $6,720 to $13,440 (an increase of $6,720) to produce a StreetSmARTS Mural at 285 Bartlett Street, to cover two sides of the building flanking the entryway instead of one as accounted for in the original agreement.

 

9. Motion to retroactively approve Erica Deeman, artist, as a panelist for public art selection panels for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year.

 

10. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year

Indira Allegra, artist and independent curator

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

Ajuan M. Mance, Professor, English, Mills College; artist

Karen Mar, Architect, YAMAMAR

Dorothy Santos, independent writer, editor and curator

Karen Seneferu, professor, artist and curator

 

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Presentation

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

 

Guest curators Kevin Chen and Jaime Cortez will present on the Neighborhood Arts Program 50th Anniversary exhibition scheduled for the SFAC Main Gallery from April 27 through June 9, 2018.

 

Motion: Motion to approve artists’ honoraria for participating in the SFAC Galleries Neighborhood Arts Program 50th Anniversary exhibition. $2,000 to Veronica de Jesus for newly commissioned works. $400 to each of the following for loaning existing works: Enrique Chagoya, Lenore Chinn, Juan Fuentes, Orlando de la Garza, Katie Gilmartin, Aron Kantor, Việt Lê, Elizabeth Maynard, Geri Montano, Joe Ramos and Rene Yañez. 

 

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Explanatory Documents: Presentation

SFAC Galleries Director Meg Shiffler will present on the next City Hall exhibition. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve a curatorial honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Ann Jastrab for the research and development of an SFAC Galleries’ exhibition (title to be determined) at San Francisco City Hall opening in May 2018. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve artists’ honoraria for participation in an SFAC Galleries exhibition at San Francisco City Hall opening in May 2018. The following artists will receive the following amounts to fund the research and development of artwork for exhibition: Mercedes Dorame ($2,600), Donna J. Wan ($2,000), Greta Pratt ($1,900), Mimi Plumb ($2,500), Kari Orvik ($1,800), Christa Blackwood ($1,800), Jennifer Little ($1,700), Ingeborg Gerdes ($1,800), Tomiko Jones ($1,900) and Kathya Landeros ($2,000).

 

 

A. 2018 Series 

Explanatory Documents: Final Designs

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

 

Presentation of the final designs by Rodney Ewing for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.  

 

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

 

Explanatory Documents: Project Outline 

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the project outline for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.  

 

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

 

Explanatory Documents: Images of work by selected finalists

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the newly selected finalists for the New Ambulance Deployment Facility gate project. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists: (names to be provided at the meeting) for the New Ambulance Deployment Facility gate project as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.  

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Final Design

Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

 

Presentation of the updated conceptual design by Jason Jägel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design (revised design and location of artwork) by Jason Jägel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10.

 

Explanatory Documents: In Progress Design

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of in progress design drawings by Emily Fromm for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Central, AC-06 Project.

 

Explanatory Documents: Artwork Rendering 

Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

 

Presentation of design development documents for artwork by Sarah Sze for the Moscone Expansion, West Bridge Public Art Project. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the final design development documents and construction document phase deliverables for Sarah Sze’s artwork, Double Horizon, for the Moscone Expansion, West Bridge Public Art Project.

 

 

 

 

Notices

 

Agenda Item Information

 

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents: 

 

1) Department or Agency or report; 

 

2) Public correspondence; 

 

3) Other explanatory documents.

 

These items will be available for review at the meeting. Copies are available upon request. Please contact Program Associate Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219 for more information.  

 

Meeting Procedures

 

1. Agenda items will 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.  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. 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. 

 

Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219. 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.

 

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

 

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

 

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical‐based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

 

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

 

If persons who are unable to attend the public meeting or hearing may submit to the City, by the time the proceeding begins, written comments regarding the subject of the meeting or hearing, and these comments will be made a part of the official public record, and the comments will be brought to the attention of the person or persons conducting the public meeting or hearing. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219, at least 24 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

 

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100-2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/252-3100, fax 415/252-3112 and http://www.sfethics.org/ethics/2009/12/lobbyist-ordinance-2010.html. 

 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

 

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554 7724; by fax at 415-554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.

 

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

 

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

 

Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Program Associate, Alyssa Torres, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2219. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible. 

 

利便参與會議的相關規定

 

根據美國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例，中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外，我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會提供不同格式的會議資料， 和/或者提供閱讀器。此外，翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電415-252-2219向Alyssa Torres 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。

 

POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

 

De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (American Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Program Associate, Alyssa Torres, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2219. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.  

 

PATAKARAN PARA SA PAG-ACCESS NG MGA MITING

 

Ayon sa batas ng American Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng  mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig  sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig,  maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba't ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Program Associate, Alyssa Torres sa 415-252-2219. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng  miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair