SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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 Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran      
Suzie Ferras
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Nabiel Musleh
Abby Sadin Schnair
Janine Shiota

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

2. General Public Comment
Discussion

3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item 2, 3
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with artist Hank Willis Thomas for an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the development of a site-specific proposal for an artwork on Treasure Island.
    
2. Motion to approve the temporary installation of a bronze commemorative statue by sculptor Zeno Frudakis to be placed in a raised planter in Harding Park at 99 Harding Road. The statue honors Frank Sandy Tatum, who spearheaded the restoration of Harding Park into a nationally renowned municipal golf course and established the First Tee of San Francisco. The sculpture, standing 7ft. high, will be in Harding Park for approximately one year, from April 2020 to April of 2021. The project will be implemented with private funds and will be maintained by the First Tee of San Francisco.
    
3. Motion to approve the temporary installation of the quote HOPE WILL NEVER BE SILENT by Harvey Milk, upon the top center of the Bandshell in the Music Concourse of Golden Gate Park, on the occasion of its 150^th anniversary celebration. Twenty-one letters will be affixed to the Bandshell using a grout-mounting technique that is easily patchable with light projected on the letters. The installation will last for a period of two years, starting April 2020 through April 2022.
    
4. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with Hood Design Studio, Inc. for design, fabrication, and consultation during installation of an artwork for Fire Station #35 from $560,000 to an amount not to exceed $571,785 (an increase of $11,785) for additional artwork engineering services as a result of expansion of pier deck as required by Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
    

4. Overview of 2020 SFAC Galleries Season
Meg Shiffler
Discussion
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the 2020 SFAC Galleries 50^th Anniversary Season.

5. Fire Station #35
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design Narrative
Presentation: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the design narrative of an artwork by artist Walter Hood of Hood Design Studio for Fire Station #35.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Hood Design Studio, Inc. for an artwork for Fire Station #35.

6. San Francisco International Airport

A. International Terminal, Boarding Area A Recompose Wall
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design documents
Presentation: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the design development of an artwork by artist Linda Geary for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area A, Recompose Wall. 

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Linda Geary for an artwork for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area A, Recompose Wall. 

B. International Terminal, Boarding Area G Recompose Wall
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design documents
Presentation: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the design development of an artwork by artist Ranu Mukherjee for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Recompose Wall.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Ranu Mukherjee for an artwork for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Recompose Wall.

C. International Terminal, Departure Hall - Mayor Ed Lee Plaque
Aleta Lee
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel One Summary, Selected finalist images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Plaque Honoring Mayor Ed Lee at San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal Departure Hall.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Dina Angel-Wing, Antonio Mendez, and Carolyn Palmer for the Plaque Honoring Mayor Ed Lee at San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Departure Hall, as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

7. Mint Plaza
Aleta Lee
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s final imagery and material and fabrication mockup
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the artist’s final imagery and material and fabrication mockup as part of the Construction Document Phase deliverables for the artwork at Mint Plaza.

Motion: Motion to approve artist HYBYCOZO’s Construction Document phase deliverables, including final imagery, structural engineering drawings and a material and fabrication mockup for the artwork at Mint Plaza.

8. Rossi Recreational Center
Craig Corpora
Action
Explanatory Documents: Presentation and Conceptual Design Proposal 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of artist Owen Smith’s Conceptual Design proposal for Rossi Recreational Center

Motion: Motion to approve artist Owen Smith’s Conceptual Design proposal for the Rossi Recreational Center.

9. Alameda Creek Watershed Center
Jackie von Treskow
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Overview, Recommended Artist’s Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist Walter Kitundu and proposal for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist, Walter Kitundu, and proposal for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center, as recommended by the artist review panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist, Walter Kitundu, for an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.

10. Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing 
Jackie von Treskow
Action
Explanatory Document: Images of Completed Artworks
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Motion: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled, Where Community Happens, 2019 by Muzae Sesay for the HSH Administrative Offices and Client Access Point at 440 Turk Street.

Motion: Motion to approve as installed the artworks by Hospitality House Community Arts Program artists digitally reproduced on aluminum for the HSH Administrative Offices and Client Access Point at 440 Turk Street:
Tan Sirinumas, Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Charles Blackwell, Turk St., 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Angela Summers, Birds of Paradise, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Laurie Blessen, Spark No. 2, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Lisa Maria Barbas, Neighborhood, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Maybelline Steinbeck, Sing Love Dance, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Anna Morrow, Growing Through the Cracks, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Brian Bourassa, Tenderloin Terrestrials, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
Midori, Higanbana, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum

11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12. Adjournment
Action

TP 12/14/20 11:36am
TP 12/14/20 12:39pm added text to motion for item 7
TP 12/14/20 12:46pm updated explantory document for item 7

Notices

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