SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda 

 

JD Beltran, President

Dorka Keehn, Chair

Abby Sadin Schnair

Jessica Silverman

Barbara Sklar 

 

 

 

Explanatory Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #4, Item #5, Item #6, Items #7, Item #8

Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

 

1. Motion to approve Tompkins Avenue Stairs, a tile stairway design by artist and architect Andre Rothblatt. The porcelain tiles will be installed on the Tompkins Stairs on Tompkins Avenue between Nevada and Putnam Streets, measuring approximately 140 ft. by 5 ft. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance; the tile stairway will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

 

2. Motion to approve Longfellow Mural: Our Path to Peace, a mosaic mural design by artist Ross Holzman. The mosaic mural will be installed at Longfellow Elementary School at 755 Morse Street, along the exterior walls on Morse and Lowell Streets. The mosaic mural will measure approximately 150 ft. by 8 ft. on Morse Street and 120 ft. by 8 ft. by 13 in. on Lowell Street. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant and Public Education Enrichment Funds, and is sponsored by the Longfellow Elementary School Parent Teacher Association; the mosaic mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending a signed Memorandum of Understanding from the San Francisco Unified School District.

 

3. Motion to approve the following billboard designs by the listed artists for the Art in Public Billboard Project. The billboard designs will be installed along 3rd Street as listed below. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant and Oryx Development, and is sponsored by Imprint City; the billboard designs will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

 

Vote by Alice Beasley, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the northeast corner of 3rd Street and Underwood Avenue;

People You Know by Suhas Bhujbal, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Armstrong Avenue;

Brown by Erica Deeman, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the southwest corner of 3rd Street and Thornton Avenue;

Untitled (community photo) by Matt Maniego, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the southwest corner of 3rd and Cesar Chavez Streets;

The Flag by Ron Saunders, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Williams Avenue;

Inner Limits by William Scott, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the southeast corner of 3rd Street and Quesada Avenue;

Know Thyself by Malik Seneferu, 12 ft. by 24 ft., at the southeast corner of 3rd and Cesar Chavez Streets;

Cotton Bowl by Hank Willis Thomas, 14 ft. by 48 ft., across from Tulare Park on 3rd Street, north of Islais Creek Channel.

 

4. Motion to approve Parkside, a mural design by artist Jeff Canham. The mural will be installed at 1701 Taraval Street, along the exterior wall on 27th Avenue. The painted mural will measure approximately 61 ft. by 8 ft. The project is funded by the SF Shines Storefront Improvement General Fund, and is sponsored by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development - SF Shines; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

 

5. Motion to approve Untitled, a mural design by artist Alicia McCarthy. The mural will be installed at the Proper Hotel at 1100 Market Street, along an exterior wall facing west towards Charles J. Brenham Place, between McAllister and Market Streets. The painted mural will measure approximately 61 ft. by 111 ft. The project is funded by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Sara and Evan Williams Foundation, and is sponsored by the Luggage Store; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. 

 

6. Motion to approve Ruby Throated Hummingbird SF, a mural design by artist Eric Norberg. The mural will be installed at the Hummingbird Farm at Crocker-Amazon Park, along an exterior wooden fence that will be built at 1669 Geneva Avenue. The painted mural will measure approximately 90 ft. by 8 ft. The project is funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission Special Projects Grant, and is sponsored by the People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights ("PODER"); the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending one letter of community support.

 

7. Motion to approve the Construction Documents for Leonardo Drew’s for the bulkhead installation in Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

 

8. Motion to approve Jason Jägel’s revised design Development Document for his mosaic mural for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project. The revised design features a mosaic border framing the image. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

 

Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the January 2019 SFAC Galleries Exhibition. 

 

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve artist honorarium for the following artists to develop artwork for the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition title TBD (January– March 2019): Tannaz Farsi, $3,500; Minoosh Zomordinia, $1,700; Gelare Khoshgozaran, $2,500; and Sahar Khoury, $1,700. 

 

Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curatorial honorarium in the amount of $4,000 to Taraneh Hemami for her curatorial work on the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition, title TBD (January–March 2019).

 

Explanatory Document: Proposal from the San Francisco Irish Famine Memorial, Inc.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the gift proposal of the Irish Famine Memorial, 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the concept of a gift of an Irish Famine Memorial from the San Francisco Irish Famine Memorial, Inc. The memorial is to be sited at Lincoln Park on a site overlooking the 17th hole of the Lincoln Park Golf Course, with the understanding that design and imagery of the memorial shall be the creative work of the selected artist.
 

 

Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Design Proposal 

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of alternative designs for Emily Fromm mosaic panels for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Central, AC-06 Project, representing Chinatown and Mission Districts.

 

Motion: Motion to replace two panels from the original proposal with new panels representing Chinatown and Mission District neighborhoods. 

 

Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Design Proposal, Structural Drawings 

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of design development documents for suspended sculpture in Terminal 1; and potential approval of material replacement of the terra cotta tiles for Formglas. Approval of increase of contract amount to expedite work in order to install sculpture prior to Airport Terminal activation. Change in Airport’s schedule requires expediting artist’s work to make installation feasible.

 

Motion: Motion to approve Liz Glynn’s design development documents, including potential replacement of terra cotta tiles with Formglas material.

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Liz Glynn to increase the contract amount from $800,000 to $1,081,128  ( an increase of $281,128) to accommodate expedited work on fabricating sculpture in order to meet Airport’s accelerated timeline for completing the security check point area of Terminal 1. 

 

Explanatory Document: Design Development Renderings

Presentation Time: 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by THEVERYMANY for the entry lobby of the SFO Consolidated Administration Campus Building.

 

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

 

Explanatory Documents: Architectural drawing of new proposed location and photograph of artwork in present location in T1-BAC

Presentation time: 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the relocation of Deborah Butterfield’s sculpture Pohina from Terminal 1 Boarding Area C to terminus of the Air Train at lot DD (parking garage).

 

Motion: Motion to approve relocation of Deborah Butterfield’s sculpture, Pohina (SFAC Accession ID 2003.4) from Terminal 1, Boarding Area C to the new terminus of the Air Train at lot DD (parking garage).

 

Explanatory Documents: Artist conceptual design proposal 

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

 

Presentation of artist David Wilson’s conceptual design proposal. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with David Wilson for an amount not to exceed $25,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of artworks for the SFO Grand Hyatt Hotel. 

 

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: 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, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of artworks for the SFO Grand Hyatt Hotel. 

 

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

Oliver Jackson, Painting (12.16.08), 2008, 96 ft. by 108 ft., $52,500

Shaun O'Dell, Beyond When the Golden Portal Can Come, 2005, color aquatint with hardground etching and hand coloring, Image Size: 26 in. by 23 in., Paper Size: 34½ in. by 29½ in., $2,700

Shaun O'Dell, The Ghost Extraction Dialogue for the Followers of Blood, 2005, color hardground etching with aquatint and Chine-collé, Image size 28¼ in. by 23 in., Paper size 36¾ in. by 29½ in., $1800

Cornelia Shulz, K5, 2018, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 12 in. by 10 in., $7500

Cornelia Schulz, K4, 2018, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 12 in. by 9 in., $7500

Cornelia Schulz, K1, 2018, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 12 in. by 9 in., $7,500

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Two Summary, Selected Proposal 

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the selected artist and artwork proposal for Mint Plaza.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting], for Mint Plaza, a project for the Public Art Trust, as recommended by the Mint Plaza Artist Selection Panel. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with the selected artist, [to be announced at meeting], for an amount not to exceed $168,500 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of a three-dimensional exterior artwork for Mint Plaza. 

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Conceptual proposals by selected artists

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

 

Presentation of the selected artists for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

 

Motion: Motion to approve artists Jessalyn Aaland, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Taraneh Hemami, and Kate Rhoades and their conceptual proposals for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series as recommended by the artist selection panel.

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with Jessalyn Aaland, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Taraneh Hemami, and Kate Rhoades for an amount not exceed $10,000 each for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. 

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Images of work by selected finalists

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
 

Presentation of the selected finalists for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture Public Art project.

 

Motion: Motion to approve Flaming Lotus Girls, Lead Pencil Studio, Alison Saar, and Hank Willis Thomas as finalists for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Plaza Sculpture Public Art Project and Mildred Howard, Amana Brembry Johnson, Dana King, and Joe Sam for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Gardens Sculpture Public Art Project as recommended by the artist selection panel.

 

Explanatory Documents: Draft of Bayview Arts Master Plan

Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

 

Presentation of draft of Bayview Arts Master Plan for input and feedback.

 

Motion: Motion to approve draft of Bayview Arts Master Plan.

 

Explanatory Documents: Panel Two Summary, Selected Proposals 

Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

 

Presentation of the selected artists and artwork proposals for 49 South Van Ness. 

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Sanaz Mazinani for the 49 South Van Ness forum entryway sculpture, as recommended by the 49 South Van Ness selection panel. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist Sanaz Mazinani for an amount not to exceed $750,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for the 49 South Van Ness forum entryway.

 

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Meghann Riepenhoff for the 49 South Van Ness prefunction gallery wall, as recommended by the 49 South Van Ness selection panel. 

 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist Meghann Riepenhoff for an amount not to exceed $250,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for the 49 South Van Ness prefunction gallery wall.

 

 

 

 

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 Craig Corpora at craig.corpora@sfgov.org or 415-252-2249 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: Craig Corpora at craig.corpora@sfgov.org or 415-252-2249. 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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利便参與會議的相關規定

 

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

 

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