SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:

JD Beltran
Gregory Chew
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

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

2.            Public Comment
Discussion

3.            Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #1; Item #2; Item #3
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1.            Motion to approve the untitled mural designs, by artist Aileen Barr, for Tunnel Top Park. The mosaic murals will be installed along both the North seating wall (15 in. by 44 ft) and the South seating wall (15 in. by 66 ft.),  located within Tunnel Top Park at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Tunnel Top Steering Committee; the mosaic murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

2.            Motion to approve the mural design based on an artwork, S. P. Tunnels, 1935 by Charles Surendorf. The artwork will be reproduced by the artists Eli Lippert and Monica Magtoto, with approval from the Surendorf Foundation. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. by 11 ft. along the South side wall, located within Tunnel Top Park at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Tunnel Top Steering Committee; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

3.            Motion to approve the completed installation of the artwork entitled Shadow Kingdom, 2015, by Adriane Colburn at Daggett Park on 16th Street between Hubbell and 7th streets.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4.            Newsom Bust
Action
Jim Abrams, ArtCare Board Member
Explanatory Documents: Letter of Intent; Bust Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the design of a bust of Gavin Newsom, a proposed gift to the City.

Motion: Motion to approve the design of a bust of former mayor Gavin Newsom, a proposed gift to the City by ArtCare, a non-profit organization.

5.            Moscone Expansion, Howard Street
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design Development Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of Christine Corday’s Design Development Deliverables for the Moscone Expansion Howard Street Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Deliverables by Christine Corday for the Moscone Expansion Howard Street Project.

6.            Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Zoe Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist and proposal for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Pediatric Mural and Exam Room Project as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist [to be announced at meeting] and proposal for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Pediatric Mural and Exam Room Project as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist [to be announced at meeting] for an amount not to exceed $30,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Pediatric Mural and Exam Room Project.

7.            Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Summary; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalist for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building, as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Nori Sato for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Nori Sato for design and construction documents of an artwork for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Building in an amount not to exceed $90,000.

8.            San Francisco International Airport
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Program Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the project outline and proposed method of selection for discreet works of two-dimensional art and sculpture for San Francisco International Airport.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline and proposed method of selection for discreet works of two-dimensional art and sculpture for San Francisco International Airport.

9.            Transbay Transit Center
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Related Resolutions
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

In July, the SFAC voted to modify the Intergovernmental Agreement with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority to authorize the SFAC to manage the fabrication contract for the Jenny Holzer LED art project at the Transbay Transit Center. In September the Transbay Joint Powers Authority approved the contact with Jenny Holzer for her services relative to the final design, provision of text and supervision of fabrication and installation. That contract specifically named KiboWorks as the fabricator approved by the Holzer Studio.

Motion: Motion to approve the contract with KiboWorks for the final design, fabrication, transportation and mounting of the Jenny Holzer artwork at the Transbay Transit Center for a total amount not to exceed $725,000.

10.          Civic Center Plaza
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Proposal; Artwork Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

This project was introduced to the SFAC by the Asian Art Museum. Proposed is a temporary installation of six large scale illuminated bamboo lanterns by artist Freeman Lau of Hong Kong. A smaller scaled lantern will be displayed within the interior of the Asian Art Museum. This project is to be funded privately, with no cost to the City by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco. The artwork will be installed January 17th – March 10, 2017. It is intended to coincide with the Lunar New Year.

Motion: Motion to approve temporary sculpture exhibition in Civic Center Plaza in collaboration with the Asian Art Museum featuring work by artist Freeman Lau for a period from January 17th – March 10, 2017 at no cost to the City with all funds provided by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.

11.          St. Mary’s Square Extension Art Projects
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Sculpture proposal by Shin Gray Studios

Presentation of art projects at St. Mary’s Square Extension.

Motion: Motion to approve St. Mary’s Square Extension Plaza as the site location for two sculptures proposed as gifts to the city, 1) a sculpture from 500 Pine St. Co., LLC, in satisfaction of Section 429 of the San Francisco Planning Code, and 2) Comfort Women Memorial to be donated by the Comfort Women Justice Committee and funded privately.

Motion: Motion to approve the conceptual design of a sculpture entitled Human Being-Being Human, by Shin Gray Studios (with modifications proposed by staff), with the intent of accepting the completed sculpture into the Civic Art Collection as a gift from 500 Pine St. Co., LLC in satisfaction of Section 429 of the San Francisco Planning Code. Final acceptance of the gift is dependent of approval of the final design and execution of the artwork, and provision of the required maintenance endowment.

12.          Civic Art Collection – Outdoor Sculpture Assessment

A. Conservation Repair Design – Abraham Lincoln Brigade National Monument
Jennifer Correia
Action
Explanatory Documents: Architectural Design Drawings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes.

Presentation of the proposed design to replace original onyx decorative panels with custom tempered glass panels at Abraham Lincoln Brigade National Monument, 2008 by Ann Chamberlain and Walter Hood at Justin Herman Plaza.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposed design as an alteration of the original monument, Abraham Lincoln Brigade National Monument, 2008 by Ann Chamberlain and Walter Hood (SFAC Accession No. 2008.3) located on the northeast corner of Justin Herman Plaza at Embarcadero Street.

B. Outdoor Sculpture Assessment
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Documents: Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of SF Art Conservation condition assessment of Street Life, 2010 by REBAR, a former collective of artists Matthew Passmore, John Bela, Blaine Merker, and Teresa Aguilara (SFAC Accession Number 2010.6).

13.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

14.          Adjournment
Action

ZT 11/10/2016 10:47 pm

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 Zoe Taleporos at zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org or 415-252-2243 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: Zoë Taleporos, zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org, 415-252-2243. 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.

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