JD Beltran, President

Dorka Keehn, Chair

Abby Sadin Schnair

Jessica Silverman

Barbara Sklar 

 

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #5, Item #6, Item #7, Item #8 

Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

 

1. Motion to approve and to accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled Auspicious Clouds | Heavy Fog, 2018, by Michael Arcega. The seven painted steel benches draw inspiration from cloud motifs found in traditional Chinese art and architecture. The artwork varies in heights of 3 ft. to 4 ft., and lengths of 5 ft. to 8-1/4 ft. The artwork was commissioned for the Department of Public Works Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project, and is located along Broadway between the east end of the Robert C. Levy Tunnel and Columbus Avenue.

 

2. Motion to approve and to accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled Points of Departure, 2018, by Scott Oliver. The three sculptural sign posts features a number of arrows pointing in all directions with place names and distances inscribed on them. Each place name is a response to a particular question associated with each post. The artwork consists of painted aluminum and steel, and measures approximately 13 ft. by 7 ft. The artwork was commissioned for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project, and is located at the corner of Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue.

 

3. Motion to approve and to accept into the Civic Art Collection, the following 65 artworks. Imagery for each original artwork was licensed and reproduced as a digital print on aluminum plate for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Acute Care Building, Two-Dimensional Artwork Program. 

 

Ocean Beach at Pacheco #137, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Lennell Allen;

 

Ocean Beach at Pacheco #165, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Lennell Allen;

 

Between Two Worlds, 2018, 36 in. by 24 in., by Radcliff Bailey;

 

Paradise, 2018, 36 in. by 27 in., by Jennifer Bain;

 

Triangles (After Annie E. Pettway), 2018, 36 in. by 29 in., by Louisiana Bendolph;

 

Get Ready, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Mary Lee Bendolph;

 

Corner, 2018, 36 in. by 29 in., by Christopher Brown;

 

Chinatown-Donaldina Cameron Alley, 2018, 36 in. by 23 in., by Lynette Cook;

 

Out to Dry, 2018, 36 in. by 18 in., by Lynette Cook;

 

Rigging the Line, 2018, 18 in. by 36 in., by Lynette Cook;

 

Study of Stripes, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Lynette Cook;

 

Daybreak 3, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Elaine Coombs;

 

For What Comes Next, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Elaine Coombs;

 

El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, May 22, 2012, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Binh Danh;

 

Yosemite Falls, March 8, 2012, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Binh Danh;

 

Couple Yosemite Falls 1990, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Peter de Lory;

 

Angel Island, CA, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Sara Ferguson;

 

Big Basin, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Frances Freyberg Blackburn;

 

Iris River, Japan, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Frances Freyberg Blackburn;

 

7 Hills, 2018, 26 in. by 29 in., by Annie Galvin;

 

Field and Fence, 2018, 29 in. by 36 in., by Stanley Goldstein;
 

Marin Field, 2018, 29 in. by 36 in., by Stanley Goldstein;

 

Panhandle Park, 2018, 18-1/2 in. by 36 in., by Stanley Goldstein;

 

Don’t Forget Your Bonds, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Phillip Hua;

 

Magnolia (with Tiffany), 2018, 36 in. by 24 in., by Phillip Hua;

 

Moon Cloud Hillside, 2018, 36 in. by 23 in., by Diane Jacobs;

 

Mt. Hood and Summer Sun, 2018, 36 in. by 25 in., by Diane Jacobs;

 

Bathing #2, 2018, 29 in. by 36 in., by Hiroyo Kaneko;

 

Bathing #50, 2018, 29 in. by 36 in., by Hiroyo Kaneko;

 

28 Days of Water, 2018, 36 in. by 32 in., by Lisa Levine;

 

Vertical Waters, 2018, 29 in. by 36 in., by Lisa Levine;

 

Waiting for a Ride, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Joann Lindelof;

 

Luzao (Stove), 2018, 23 in. by 36 in., by Hung Liu;

 

Blue Crush, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Cybele Lyle;

 

Blue Grain, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Cybele Lyle;

 

AOC555, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Paul Madonna;

 

AOC599, 2018, 26 in. by 36 in., by Paul Madonna;

 

Landscape #1, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Vanessa Marsh;

 

Landscape #8, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Vanessa Marsh;

 

Landscape #21, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Vanessa Marsh;

 

Landscape #22, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Vanessa Marsh;

 

To Market To Market, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Nikki McClure;

 

As the Wick Burns (Still Life with California Endangered Species), 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Robert Minervini;

 

Consequences of Matter, 2018, 36 in. by 29 in., by Robert Minervini;
 

Ocean Beach, 2018, 28 in. by 36 in., by Naoki Onodera;

 

Pool Party, 2018, 27 in. by 36 in., by Naoki Onodera;

 

Ukiah, 2018, 26 in. by 36 in., by Naoki Onodera;

 

Canary, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by Kelly Ording;

 

Ovid, 2018, 35 in. by 36 in., by Kelly Ording;

 

CN2_5, 2018, 34 in. by 36 in., by Maria Park;

 

10am, 2018, 19 in. by 36 in., by Eric Rewitzer;

 

Good Morning Sunset, 2018, 19 in. by 36 in., by Eric Rewitzer;

 

Mavericks, 2018, 22 in. by 36 in., by Eric Rewitzer;

 

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, 2018, 26 in. by 36 in., by Lance Rivers;

 

Deviled Eggs, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Regina Stadnik;

 

Making Mushroom Soup, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Regina Stadnik;

 

Odetta, 2018, 36 in. by 30 in., by Miriam Klein Stahl;

 

Tool Lending Library, 2018, 36 in. by 30 in., by Miriam Klein Stahl;

 

Untitled, 2018, 20 in. by 36 in., by Miriam Klein Stahl;

 

Two Shirts, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Jason Tannen;

 

Another Day, 2018, 27 in. by 36 in., by June Yokell;

 

Bolinas Bay, 2018, 21 in. by 36 in., by June Yokell;

 

Pink Marsh, 2018, 36 in. by 36 in., by June Yokell;

 

Walking on My Own, 2018, 27 in. by 36 in., by June Yokell;

 

Blue Crush, 2018, 24 in. by 36 in., by Cybele Lyle.

 

4. Motion to approve the following panelists for public art selection panels for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 Fiscal Years: 

 

Jennifer Lovvorn, Chief Cultural Affairs Officer, City of Berkeley;

 

Allegra Madsen, Program Director, Bayview Opera House;

 

Astria Suparak, Independent Curator, Writer, Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts.

 

5. Motion to (A) rescind the approval of the purchase of the following artwork for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel as recommended by the artist selection panel:

 

Ala Ebtekar, Zenith (IV), 2015, acrylic over cyanograph on canvas, 72 in. by 125 in., $50,000 (part of Arts Commission RESOLUTION NO. 0507-18-149)

 

and (B) approve the purchase of the following artwork for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel:

 

Ala Ebtekar, Zenith (VII), 2016/17, acrylic over cyanotype exposed to sunlight on canvas, Quadriptych, 72 in. x 145 in. (72 in. x 36-1/4 in. each panel), $50,000, as approved by the Airport Commission (RESOLUTION NO. 18-0236).

 

6. Motion to approve Watch Our Garden Grow, a mural design by artist Elaine Chu. The painted mural will be installed at Paul Revere Elementary School at 555 Tompkins Avenue, along an exterior wall on Tompkins Avenue and Banks Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 4 ft. by 11 ft. by 27 in. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by the Paul Revere Elementary School Parent Teacher Association; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 

 

7. Motion to approve A Garden of Our Own, a mural design by artist Elaine Chu. The painted mural will be installed at Paul Revere Elementary School at 555 Tompkins Avenue, along a community garden gate entrance on Tompkins Avenue and Banks Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 27 ft. by 5 ft. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by the Paul Revere Elementary School Parent Teacher Association; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 

 

8. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (construction documents and final design drawings) by Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz (DBA White Light Inc.) for an artwork at Central Subway: Union Square Market Street Station.  

 

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Preliminary Designs

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Cheryl Haines Gallery for an amount not to exceed $35,000 for the submission of preliminary designs by artist Andy Goldsworthy for a project at Yerba Buena Island for the Treasure Island Art Program.

 

Explanatory Documents: Artists' Revised Design Proposals

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Review and comment upon staff’s presentation of the revised design proposal submitted by Antony Gormley for Waterfront Plaza, and revised design proposals submitted by Pae White for Building One Plaza.

 

Explanatory Documents: Muni Art Program Details; Artists’ Images

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Motion: Motion to approve the slate of artists selected for the 2019 Muni Art Program sponsored by SF Beautiful including Nick Cook, Arthur Koch, Bhavna Misra, Crystal Vielula, and Christine Weibel, each of whom will have 20 Muni buses to use as a canvas for their artwork which was designed in response to poems by Francisco X. Alarcón, Brenda Hillman, C. Dale Young, Jane Hirshfield, and Cedar Sigo, from January 1 through April 30, 2019.

 

Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation

Presentation Time: Approximately 4 minutes

 

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an honorarium in the amount of $7,000 to Mik Gaspay for the research and development of his installation in the SFAC Main Gallery, opening January 25, 2019.

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Artwork Renderings

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Presentation of Design Phase deliverables (updated design and material sample) by Tahiti Pehrson for a suspended artwork at the 4th floor lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Phase deliverables (updated design and material sample) by Tahiti Pehrson for a suspended artwork at the 4th floor lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.

 

Explanatory Documents: Artwork Renderings

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by THEVERYMANY for the entry lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Consolidated Administration Campus Building.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by THEVERYMANY for the entry lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Consolidated Administration Campus Building.

 

Explanatory Documents: Artist conceptual design proposal 

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

 

Presentation of artist Miguel Arzabe’s conceptual design proposal. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve artist Miguel Arzabe’s conceptual design proposal for San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel  

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Miguel Arzabe for an amount not to exceed $25,000 for design and fabrication of artworks for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Artist’s Proposal

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Favianna Rodriguez for Garfield Pool.

 

Motion: Motion to approve selected artist, Favianna Rodriguez, and her Design Development Phase proposal for Garfield Pool.

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Two Summary, Selected Proposals

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Presentation of the selected artists and artwork proposals for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting] and proposal for the Southeast Health Center, Entry Lobby Wall, as recommended by the Southeast Health Center Artist Selection Panel. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting], for an amount not to exceed $112,350 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of a wall-mounted artwork for the Southeast Health Center. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting], for the Southeast Health Center, 2nd Story Glass Door Partitions, as recommended by the Southeast Health Center Artist Selection Panel. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting], for an amount not to exceed $80,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of art glass for the Southeast Health Center.

 

Explanatory Documents: Artwork Rendering

Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

 

Presentation of Final Design Phase deliverables by Brendan Monroe for an outdoor mural for the Moscone Expansion Project, to be located on the south wall of the Paseo between 3rd Street and Yerba Buena Children’s Garden. 
 

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables by deliverables by Brendan Monroe for an outdoor mural for the Moscone Expansion Project, to be located on the south wall of the Paseo between 3rd Street and Yerba Buena Children’s Garden. 

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Two Summary; Selected Proposals

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

 

Presentation of the selected artists and artwork proposals for 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the artist Phillip Hua and proposal for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center (SECC): Alex Pitcher Room, as recommended by the artist selection panel. Proposed design and budget to be modified to reflect new placement in SECC: Main Lobby, as recommended by the artist selection panel.

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist Phillip Hua for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center: Main Lobby. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle (KACH Studio) and proposal for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center (SECC): Main Lobby, as recommended by the artist selection panel. Proposed design and budget to be modified to reflect new placement in the SECF: Alex Pitcher Room, as recommended by the artist selection panel.

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle (KACH Studio) for an amount not to exceed $460,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center: Alex Pitcher Room.

 

Explanatory Documents: Letter dated Sept. 24, 2018 from SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly, Jr.; Report from Architectural Resource Group; Staff Report

Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

 

Report on the Public Utilities Commission’s request and Arts Commission staff’s recommendation to deaccession from the Civic Art Collection Rain Portal, 2012 by Ned Kahn.

 

Motion: Motion to recommend to the Full Commission, at the request of the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), the deaccession from the Civic Art Collection of Ned Kahn’s Rain Portal, 2012 (Accession #2014.4) due to unrepairable materials and systems failure. Rain Portal is currently installed in the entry of the Public Utilities Commission Headquarters at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.

 

Motion: Motion to approve, at the request of the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), the disassembly and dispersal of materials making up Ned Kahn’s Rain Portal, 2012 following the expiration of a 90 day notice period in which the artist or a party authorized by the artist is given the opportunity to remove and relocate the artwork.

 

 

 

 

Notices

 

 

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents: 

 

1) Department or Agency or report; 

 

2) Public correspondence; 

 

3) Other explanatory documents.

 

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