Visual Arts Committee - October 17, 2018 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
October 17, 2018 - 3:00pm
Location: 
401 Van Ness Avenue
Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda 
 
Visual Arts Committee Members: 
JD Beltran, President
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Abby Sadin Schnair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar 
 
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes
 
2. General Public Comment
Discussion 
 
3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #4
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes
 
1. Motion to approve 350 Ellis Community Mural Project, a mural design by artists Susan Cervantes, Eli Lippert, Monica Magtoto, Malik Seneferu, and Mel Waters. The mural will be installed at 350 Ellis Street, along an exterior wall facing east. The painted mural will measure approximately 58 ft. by 60 ft. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant and Ellis 350 Associates; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
 
2. Motion to approve Treasure Island Community Mural Project, a mural design by artists Susan Cervantes and Francisco Franco. The mural will be installed along an exterior wall at the YMCA Treasure Island Gym at 749 9th Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 13 ft. by 72 ft. The project is funded by One Treasure Island; 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 city property.
 
3. Motion to approve 150 Years of Service to the Community (Phase 3), a mural design by artists Elaine Chu and Yukako Ezoe. The mural will be installed at Laguna Honda Hospital along the retaining wall on Laguna Honda Boulevard across from Forest Hill Station. The painted mural will measure approximately 5 ft. by 180 ft. The project is funded by the District 7 Participatory Grant, and is sponsored by Precita Eyes Muralists; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
 
4. Motion to approve the mural design by Oleg Gotchev proposed for former Navy handball courts on Treasure Island, pending any required approvals from the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA). The mural will be installed at the northwest corner of 9th Street and Avenue D on two side-by-side handball courts, with a total approximate measurement of 15 ft. by 40 ft. Approval is for a painted mural only, and does not include use of printed vinyl material. The painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
 
5. Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0305-18-080 approving the selected artist Kohei Nawa (The Pace Gallery LLC) and conceptual proposal for a sculpture for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel Outdoor Sculpture project as recommended by the artist selection panel.
 
6. Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0305-18-081 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with The Pace Gallery LLC for an amount not to exceed $600,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of the sculpture for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel Outdoor Sculpture project, entitled Ether, proposed by Kohei Nawa.
 
7. Motion to approve the purchase of Kohei Nawa’s sculpture Ether from The Pace Gallery LLC for an amount not to exceed $525,000. The work will be installed at the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel Courtyard.
 
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
 
4. 2019 SFAC Galleries Schedule and Curatorial Honoraria
Meg Shiffler
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Discussion of 2019 season and motions for curatorial honoraria.
 
Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve curatorial honoraria to the following individuals: $3,000 to Kathy Zarur, $3,000 to Jaqueline Francis, $4,000 to Abby Chen, and $5,000 to Margaret Tedesco.
 
5. San Francisco International Airport 
 
A. Grand Hyatt Hotel – Tahiti Pehrson
Zoë Taleporos/Tahiti Pehrson 
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
 
Presentation of the updated design 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 updated design by Tahiti Pehrson for a suspended artwork at the 4th floor lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
 
B. Terminal 1 Center – Dana Hemenway
Rebecca Camacho
Action
Explanatory Documents: Visuals of alternative lighting materials
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of possible alternate lightbulbs for Dana Hemenway’s hanging artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center Public Art Project. The alternate lights are standard screw-in LED bulbs and provide an aesthetic option for the artist.
 
Motion: Motion to approve alternate lighting options for Dana Hemenway’s artwork, The Color of Horizons, for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center Public Art Project.
 
C. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Two-Dimensional Artwork Program
Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of Artworks
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected artists and additional artworks under consideration for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Two-Dimensional Artwork Program.
 
Motion: Motion to approve the purchase of the following artworks for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B:
Fong Chung-Ray, Painting #2018-8-6, 2018, mixed media on canvas, 60 in. by 90 in., $72,000;
David Huffman, Prisoners Repast, 2018, acrylic, oil, collage, spray paint, glitter and color pencil on wood panel, 5 ft. by 5 ft., $16,000.

D. Terminal 1 Center, TSA Security Checkpoint – Liz Glynn 
Susan Pontious
Action 

Explanatory Documents: Physical samples to be presented at meeting
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Motion: Motion to approve cast stainless steel samples/mock-ups of the ground and plant elements of Liz Glynn’s sculpture for San Francisco Internationl Airport: Terminal 1 Center, TSA Security Checkpoint. The approved samples/mock-ups will serve as physical examples representing the materials and workmanship that establish the standards by which the completed artwork will be judged.
 

6. 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series 
Craig Corpora 
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the final designs by Sofía Córdova for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.  
 
Motion: Motion to approve Sofía Córdova’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
 
7. Gift of Philippine-American Contextual Plaque for the Dewey Monument
Allison Cummings
Action
Explanatory Documents: Plaque Text; Letter of Support
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the proposed gift from the San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations, of a contextual plaque memorializing the events of Philippine-American history that completes the story inscribed on the Dewey Monument, to be placed near the Monument in Union Square.
 
Plaque Text:
The Battle of Manila Bay and the Philippine American War
The people of the Philippines struggled against Spanish colonial rule for over 300 years. At the outbreak of the Spanish American War, Filipinos joined with American forces and rejoiced in Commodore George Dewey’s decisive defeat of the archipelago’s Spanish fleet in May 1, 1898 Battle of Manila Bay.
 
Within a month of that naval victory, the Philippines declared its freedom from Spain, marking June 12, 1898 as Philippine Independence Day. Filipinos took the historic occasion to declare their national sovereignty and to establish the first republic of record in Southeast Asia.
 
The Spanish American War ended with the Treat of Paris in December, 1898. However, the United States' continued military presence in the Philippines led to the conflict later known as the Philippine American War. In that dark period, 4,400 American soldiers died, together with 20,000 Filipino combatants. Civilian lives lost numbered in the hundreds of thousands. The Philippines remained a colony of the United States from 1899 to 1935, and granted commonwealth status thereafter.
 
The crucible of World War II bonded together the United States and the Philippines as never before against a common enemy. The extraordinary sacrifice and heroism of Filipinos in that struggle for freedom led to the United States’ acknowledgement of Philippine Independence on July 4, 1946.
 
Philippine American War Centennial Committee
San Francisco, California 2018
 
Motion: Motion to approve the gift of a contextual plaque from the San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations to be placed near the Dewey Monument in Union Square, pending review and approval of final plaque design and location.
 
8. Department of Homeless Services and Homelessness
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Presentation of the project outline for the administrative offices at the Department of Homeless Services and Homelessness at 440 Turk Street
 
Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the administrative offices of the Department of Homeless Services and Homelessness at 440 Turk Street. 
 
9. Policy Statement Regarding Viewing Obstruction of Artwork on Public Display
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Policy Statement
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 
Motion: Motion to approve the policy statement regarding temporary or permanent viewing obstruction of works of art in the Civic Art Collection on public display.
 
10. Moscone Expansion Project – Brendan Monroe
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document: Design Development Renderings
Presentation Time: 3 minutes
 
Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Brendan Monroe for the Moscone Expansion Project Paseo mural. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Brendan Monroe for the Moscone Expansion Project Paseo mural. 
 
11. Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division 
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel One Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes
 
Presentation of the selected finalists for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division building. 
 
Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists, [to be announced at meeting], for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division building as recommended by the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Artist Selection Panel. 
 
12. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion
 
13. Adjournment
Action
 
AT 10/12/18 1:50 pm
 
Notices
 
Agenda Item Information
 
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