SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 19, 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, President
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 Design Development phase deliverables by Bernadette Jiyong Frank for the Fire Station #5 Project.

2. Motion to approve the relocation of Jason Jägel’s artwork for the Central Subway Construction Barricades Temporary Art Project from Yerba Buena Moscone station to Chinatown station.

3. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jason Jägel’s contract from $25,000 to $33,000 (an increase of $8,000) for additional Design Development, for the Central Subway Construction Barricades Temporary Art Project to accommodate the relocation of the artwork from Yerba Buena Moscone station to Chinatown station.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4. DREAM Temporary Art Project
Jill Manton and Rebekah Rodriguez
Action
Explanatory Documents: Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the temporary public art proposal of DREAM, by artist Ana Teresa Fernández  and the youth of the Martin Luther King Middle School, sponsored by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

Motion: Motion to approve DREAM, a temporary public art project by artist Ana Teresa Fernandez, and youth from the Martin Luther King Middle School. The sculpture consists of 10 ft. high block letters, made of metallic disks that spell the word DREAM to be located near the intersection of Jarboe Avenue and Peralta Street. The project is sponsored by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and will be on display January 2017 through January 2018.

5. Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline.

Motion: Motion to approve the Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline.

6. Temporary Sculpture Installation in Patricia’s Green
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: HYBYCOZO Presentation, HVNA Letter of Support
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the temporary sculpture installation by artists HYBYCOZO in Hayes Valley’s Patricia’s Green.

Motion: Motion to approve a temporary sculpture installation by artists HYBYCOZO in Hayes Valley’s Patricia’s Green which shall consist of two illuminated sculptures of geometric forms made from perforated laser-cut stainless steel based upon Penrose patterns, which are respectively six feet and ten feet high. The artworks will be on display November 2017 through November 2018, pending approval of the Recreation and Park Commission.

7. Muni Art
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Images Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of The Muni Art Project, a collaboration between SF Beautiful and the SFMTA, which will display artwork within the interior of five bus lines in place of advertising.

Motion: Motion to approve the display of the reproduction of original artworks by Monica Tiulescu, Lillian Shanahan, Luis Pinto, Counterpoint Studio, and Todd Kurnat designed specifically for display in 100 buses city wide (twenty buses per artist) for the duration of four months from January 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017 in spaces generally reserved for advertising.

8. Glen Canyon Recreation Center – Charles Sowers
Justine Topfer and Charles Sowers
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Design Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of final design and construction documents for Sower’s artwork, Solar Totems at Glen Canyon Recreation Center

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (shop drawings and renderings) by Charles Sowers for the Glen Canyon Recreation Center public art project.

9. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Project Outline for Phase Two of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Two-Dimensional Artwork Program.

Motion: Motion to approve the Project Outline for Phase Two of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Two-Dimensional Artwork Program.

10. SEP Headworks Building
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary and Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the finalists for the SEP Headworks Building.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists [To be announced at meeting] for the SEP Headworks Building.

11. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Mary Chou
Action

A. 2D Opportunity
Explanatory Documents:Final Design Documents
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the final artworks for installation at the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artworks [To be announced at meeting] for the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

B. Exterior Sculpture
Explanatory Documents: Final Design Documents
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Final Design for the exterior sculpture titled Alma, by Richard Deutsch for the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Motion: Motion to approve Final Design for the exterior sculpture titled Alma, by Richard Deutsch for the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

12. Moscone Expansion
Marcus Davies
Action

A. West Bridge
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the finalists for the Moscone Expansion Project’s West Bridge

Motion: Motion to approve Nathan Lynch, Alison Saar, Sarah Sze, and alternate Hank Willis Thomas as finalists for the Moscone Expansion Project’s West Bridge Project.

B. Howard Street
Explanatory Documents: Design Development Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 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.

13. San Francisco International Airport: Consolidated Administrative Complex – Phase 1
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Summary and Images
Presentation Time: 10 minutes

Presentation of the finalists for SFO Consolidated Administrative Complex – Phase 1 Building Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists: Adriane Colburn, Marc Fornes (THEVERYMANY), Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Tim Prentice (alternate: Chris Fraser) for the SFO Consolidated Administrative Complex – Phase 1 Building Public Art Project as recommended by the SFO Consolidated Administrative Complex – Phase 1 Building Public Art Project Art Selection Panel.

14. Report on 5 Year Program Statistics; Year End Program Report for FY16
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Location and demographics of artists Commissioned by the Public Art Program 2005 through 2015
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of a report prepared by Dr. Anh Thang Dao-Shah of five-year statistics of artist commissions by location, race and gender.

15. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

16. Adjournment
Action

JDC 10/12/16

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 Jenn Doyle Crane at jennifer.crane@sfgov.org or 415-252-2224 for more information.  

Meeting Procedures

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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: Jenn Doyle Crane at jennifer.crane@sfgov.org or 415-252-2224. 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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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, Jenn Doyle Crane, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2224. 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, Jenn Doyle Crane sa 415-252-2224. 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.