SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
3 p.m.
Remote meeting via video and teleconferencing
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Minutes

 

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

Commissioners Present:
Suzie Ferras, Chair    
JD Beltran
Abby Sadin Schnair
Janine Shiota
Debra Walker

Commissioners Absent:
Yiying Lu
Nabiel Musleh

Commissioner Ferras called the meeting to order at 3:00pm.

She announced a correction to the second motion under item 9 Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans – 2D artwork program. The correct line should read “Louisiana Bendolph, Look Underneath, 2013, Color Intaglio Print, 37 in x 32 in, $2,500.” The former line, “Louisiana Bendolph, Shared Legacy, 2007, Color Intaglio Print, 31 in x 34.5 in, $3,000” is incorrect.

Commissioner Ferras also reminded everyone that the September 2021 VAC meeting will be held a week earlier, on September 8, to accommodate the September holidays.

2. General Public Comment
(7:00)

There was no general public comment.

3. Consent Calendar
(7:54)
 

1. Motion to rescind Resolution # 0106-20-021 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Lite Brite Neon Studio LLC for an amount not to exceed $632,000 for fabrication and transportation of an artwork by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project.
    

2. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Lite Brite Neon Studio LLC for an amount not to exceed $45.660 for design of an artwork by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project.
    
3. Motion to approve Together We Grow, a mosaic design by artist Kim Jensen. The mosaic will be installed on the Ramsell Streel Stairs (Brotherhood Way). The mosaic will be installed on 24 steps, measuring 5.5 ft. high by 8 ft. wide. The project is funded by a Community Challenge Grant. The mosaic will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
    
4. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art artist review panels:
   Walter Kitundu, Artist

There was no public comment.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar.
Moved:Beltran/Shiota

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

4. Minna Natoma Streetscape Project
(09:33)

Director of Public Art Trust Jill Manton presented the selected artists and their design proposals for the Minna Natoma Streeetscape Project. Public Works has provided voluntary allocation funding to transform Minna and Natoma streets into art corridors; Minna running from Transbay Terminal to a staff entrance at SFMOMA and Natoma running from the Transbay Terminal to 3^rd Street. This project contains five art opportunities; two streetscape paving patterns for Minna Street and one for Natoma Street as well as two street furniture (seating, bollards, bicycle racks) design commissions, one for each street.

Artists Masako Miki and Jesse Schlesinger were selected to design the sculptural street furniture. Artist Muzae Sesay was selected to design the street paving for Natoma Street. Artists Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and Mel Vera Cruz were selected to design the street paving for one block of Minna Street each and artist Kelly Ording was selected as an alternate for both the Natoma and Minna Street paving opportunities. Ms. Manton stated that there will be a meeting with all artists and Public Works so the designs can be incorporated into the construction documents for the project and to allow the artists to work together to make sure their designs complement each other.

There was no public comment.

Sculptural Street Furniture Commission
Motion: to approve the selection of Masako Miki and Jesse Schlesinger to design the sculptural street furniture for the Minna Natoma Art Corridor Project for a fee of $35,000 to be paid to each artist with one artist to be assigned to Minna and one to be assigned to Natoma.

Motion: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with Masako Miki and Jesse Schlesinger to design the sculptural street furniture for the Minna Natoma Art Corridor Project for an amount not exceed $35,000 each for the Minna Natoma streetscape project.

Streetscape Paving Design Commission
Motion: to approve the selection of Muzae Sesay to design the street surface paving for Natoma Street for a fee of $30,000 as part of the Minna Natoma Streetscape Project with Kelly Ording as an alternate.

Motion: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Muzae Sesay street surface paving for Natoma Street for an amount not exceed $30,000 for the Minna Natoma streetscape project.

Motion: to approve the selection of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and Mel Vera Cruz to design the street surface paving for Minna Street for a fee of either $30,000 or $35,000 depending upon which section of Minna Street is delegated to the Artist with Kelly Ording as an alternate.

Motion: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and Mel Vera Cruz to design the street surface paving for Minna Street for an amount not to exceed either $30,000 and $35,000 depending upon which section of Minna Street is delegated to the Artist.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

5. 2022 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
(33:55)

Program Associate Craig Corpora presented the approved artists’ and their respective conceptual proposals for the 2022 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster series.

A.C. Esguerra will create posters exploring the rich history of San Francisco’s poetry scene, particularly poetry of marginalized voices which call for action and seek justice and the liberation of oppressed people.  Featured poets are: Janice Mirikitani, June Jordan, Al Robles, Pat Parker, Victor Martinez, and Alejandro Murguia.

Kayan Cheung-Miaw and Vida Kuang’s comics poster series will highlight the stories of Chinatown’s workers and tenants. Drawing on real life stories of tenants, youth, and elders, each poster will present a vignette, in a hand-rendered comic. The visual narratives will foreground the themes of love, caring across generations, survival, and resistance to displacement.

Frederick Noland’s poster series will focus on African American contributions to San Francisco culture and history. Fred’s goal with the poster series is to reverse the erasure of Blacks from San Francisco history. Each poster focuses on a different person and their contributions. Poster subjects include: Mary Ellen Pleasant, Maya Angelou, Bob Kaufman, Sly and the Family Stone, and Sylvester.

Gaia Weise will explore her great-grandmother’s experiences while living in San Francisco in the early 20^th century, with their own parallel story depicting Gaia’s coming to San Francisco to go to art school. The poster of Daisy’s story will be rendered in a painterly style and in sepia tone; Gaia’s story will be rendered in a full color comic-style.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve artists A.C. Esguerra, Vida Kaung and Kayan Cheun-Miaw (Vida Kaung), Frederick Noland, and Gaia Weise and their conceptual proposals for the 2022 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, as recommended by the artist review panel.

Motion: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with A.C. Esguerra, Vida Kaung and Kayan Cheun-Miaw (Vida Kaung), Frederick Noland, and Gaia Weise for an amount not exceed $12,000 each for the 2022 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. 
Moved: Beltran/Shiota

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

6. SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project   
(44:57)

Project Manager Zoë Taleporos presented the design phase deliverables by Andrea Bowers for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1. The artwork will be in the arrivals sections outside of baggage claim. The artwork is comprised of a series of neon elements including quotes from Harvey Milk and disco balls. The neon will be house in a metal structure which will be attached to the ceiling. The artist is working in close collaboration with construction/architectural design to make sure the artwork avoids fire sprinklers, lights, etc. and to keep the energy output within LEED standards.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve the Design Phase deliverables (updated design and quotes) by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

7. Southeast Health Center Expansion Project – Community History Wall
(1:02:09)

Project Manager Jackie von Treskow introduced artist William Rhodes who described his conceptual design proposal for the Southeast Health Center Expansion project – Community History Wall which will be installed in the first floor corridor. Mr. Rhodes described past projects that are similar to his process for this project. Mr. Rhodes proposes to make four quilts based on the history/activism of/in the Bayview in four themes; Healthcare activism, Bayview/Hunter’s Point Housing, Fight for Social and Political Justice, and Environmental Justice. He has been working with the community to identify people/events to include in each of these themes. Mr. Rhodes paints portraits of people that border a central image on the quilts. He is working with a professional textile conservator to make sure all materials used in the construction and framing of the quilts will allow them to have the longest lifespan possible. Mr. Rhodes plans to have an informational component with the quilts (label, QR code, etc.) that will explain who all the people/events in the quilt are, to make sure the information/history he has gathered during this process is shared with/accessible to the community.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (conceptual design proposal) by William Rhodes for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project—Community History Wall.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

8. Southeast Community Center—Alex Pitcher Room
(1:22:27)

Ms. von Treskow introduced the Southeast Community Center – Alex Pitcher Room project and artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. Ms. Hinkle is creating a large mural that will be printed on aluminum and installed in the pavilion community room at the Center. Ms. Hinkle had a one-year residency in the neighborhood in which she engaged with the community to learn and identify the people and places important to the community. She hand-painted blue on to multiple canvases to represent water and collaged historical photos on to it to create the mural. The images used on the mural fit four general themes; iconic architectural sites, community roles, intergenerational relationships and gatherings/celebratory events – fitting an overall theme of relationships that connect community members of various generations to one another throughout time.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) and Construction Document Phase deliverables (Structural Engineering Drawings) by Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle (KACH Studio) for the Southeast Community Center—Alex Pitcher Room.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

9. Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans – 2D Artwork Program
(1:43:01)

Ms. von Treskow presented the revised list of artwork selected for the 2D program at the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Street. After studio visits with the previously approved artists, staff in collaboration with PUC recommended changing a few artworks so that the two selected pieces from a single artist better complement each other. Additionally, two of the artworks selected from Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy were part of a series of four artworks, staff recommends obtaining all four pieces at a smaller size than the original two selected to accommodate all four within the budget.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0712-21-172, which approved the list of two-dimensional artworks for purchase or licensing and display at the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, as recommended by the artist review panel:
African American Academy/Fely Tchaco, Bayview Shore Candlestick Park, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 24 in x 20 in, $2500
African American Academy/Fely Tchaco, Fam Elegance Ethnic Art Deco, 2020, Digital Art (print on canvas), 60 in x 40 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Louisiana Bendolph, Shared Legacy, 2007, Color Intaglio Print, 31 in x 34.5 in, $3000
Louisiana Bendolph, Look Underneath, 2013, Color Intaglio Print, 37 in x 32 in, $2500
Suhas Bhujbal, Market # 10, 2018, Oil on panel, 36 in x 68 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Suhas Bhujbal, Ocean Breeze, 2017, Oil on panel, 36 in x 68 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Suhas Bhujbal, On the Way to Work, 2017, Oil on canvas, 48 in x 48 in, $4000
Rodney Ewing, Resurrection (Henrietta Lacks), 2016, Silkscreen and dry pigment on paper, 60 in x 40 in, $4000
Rodney Ewing, Brothers and Sisters, 2016, Silkscreen and dry pigment on paper, 60 in x 40 in, $4000
Nina Fabunmi, Pride, 2013, Oil on canvas, 36 in x 36 in, $2910
Nina Fabunmi, DEEP IN A MAN, 2014, Oil on canvas, 30 in x 40 in, $2550
Juan R. Fuentes, Hermanita III, 2021, Linocut, 22 in x 28 in, $1200
Juan R. Fuentes, En El Cielo, 2019, Linocut/Watercolor, 22 in x 30 in, $800
Frederick Hayes, Green with Envy, 2020, Acrylic, 24 in x 18 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Frederick Hayes, Old School No Fool, 2020, Graphite, 17 in x 14 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Ivan Lopez, Eagle Warrior America (Wild Human), 2019, Acrylic on upcycled wood, 36.5 in x 31, $2200
Ivan Lopez, Yellow Sun Power, 2019, Acrylic on wood, 36.5 in x 31, $2200
Derek Macario, Skating Through, 2018, Film Photography, digital scan print, 20 in x 20 in, $250
Derek Macario, Bayview Wheelie, 2017, Film Photography, digital scan print, 20 in x 20 in, $500
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, The Afro, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 36 in x 24 in, $2750
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, Thee Fine-Apple, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 36 in x 24 in, $3000
Boon Heng Pang, Ohlone Prayers For The Future, 2021, Acrylic, mixed media, canvas on aluminum panel, 42 in x 60 in, $3800
Boon Heng Pang, Ohlone Prayers From Our Past, 2021, Acrylic, mixed media, canvas on aluminum panel, 42 in x 60 in, $3800
William Rhodes, Soul of San Francisco Quilt, 2020, Paint, pencil, pen and fabric, 51 in x 63 in, $4000
William Rhodes, Bayview Heroes, 2020, Paint, pencil, pen and fabric, 48 in x 70 in, $4000  
Rhonel Roberts, Pops, 2007, Acrylic on canvas, 36 in x 40 in, $4000
Rhonel Roberts, Dad and Me, 2015, Acrylic on paper, 22 in x 30 in, $1850
Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano, Sisters, 2021, Photography, 45 in x 30 in, $2000
Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano, Trust, 2021, Photography, 45 in x 30 in, $2000
Ron Saunders, Of This Earth I, 2015, Photogram-Sepia Toned Gelatin Silver Print, 20 in x 16 in, $1800
Ron Saunders, Hands of The Ancestors, 2015, Archival pigment print, 24 in x 20 in, $1800
Malik Seneferu, MalikSArt3, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 36 in x 36 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Malik Seneferu, On The Move, 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 36 in x 48 in, $1500 (for licensing)
Claudio Talavera-Ballon, El Escribidor, 2018, Oil on canvas, 28 in x 22 in, $2000
Claudio Talavera-Ballon, Kitzia, La Visionaria (The Visionary), 2018, Oil on canvas, 32 in x 41.5 in, $1500
Nga Trinh, Hang In The Balance, 2018, Origami, 40 in x 32 in, $4000
Nga Trinh, Butterflies' Flowers, 2017, Origami, 40 in x 32 in, $4000
Ira Watkins, Animals on the Move, 1998, Acrylic on canvas, 48 in x 48 in, $4000
Ira Watkins, The Shipyard (Repairing Ships), 1999, Pastel on paper, 24 in x 36 in, $1200
Ira Watkins, The In Crowd, 2000, Acrylic on wood cutout, 40 in x 48 in, $3000

Motion: to approve the amended list of two-dimensional artworks for purchase or licensing and display at the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans, as recommended by the artist review panel:
African American Academy/Fely Tchaco, Bayview Shore Candlestick Park, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 24 in x 20 in, $2,500
Louisiana Bendolph, Look Underneath, 2013, Color Intaglio Print, 37 in x 32 in, $2,500
Suhas Bhujbal, On the Way to Work, 2017, Oil on canvas, 48 in x 48 in, $4,000
Rodney Ewing, Brothers and Sisters, 2016, Silkscreen and dry pigment on paper, 60 in x 40 in, $4,000
Nina Fabunmi, Pride, 2013, Oil on canvas, 36 in x 36 in, $2,910
Juan R. Fuentes, Hermanita III, 2021, Linocut, 22 in x 28 in, $1,200
Juan R. Fuentes, En El Cielo, 2019, Linocut/Watercolor, 22 in x 30 in, $800
Frederick Hayes, Old School No Fool, 2020, Graphite, 17 in x 14 in, $1,800
Frederick Hayes, Best Friends, 2020, Graphite, 17 in x 14 in, $1,800
Ivan Lopez, Eagle Warrior America (Wild Human), 2019, Acrylic on upcycled wood, 36.5 in x 31 in, $2,000
Ivan Lopez, Yellow Sun Power, 2019, Acrylic on Wood, 36.5 in x 31 in, $2,000
Derek Macario, Skating Through, 2018, Digital Reproduction on Aluminum, $1,500
Derek Macario, Bayview Wheelie, 2017, Digital Reproduction on Aluminum, $1,500
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, The Afro, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 18 in x 12 in, $1,000 
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, The Fine-Apple, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 18 in x 12 in, $1,000
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, Afro-Puffs, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 18 in x 12 in, $1,000
Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy, The ‘Fro Hawk, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 18 in x 12 in, $1,000
Boon Heng Pang, The Crane, 2016, Pastel and Mixed Media on Canvas Aluminum Panel, 48 in x 24 in, $2,800
William Rhodes, Soul of San Francisco Quilt, 2020, Paint, Pencil, Pen and Fabric, 51 in x 63 in, $4,000
Rhonel Roberts, Dad and Me, 2015, Acrylic on Paper, 22 in x 30 in, $1,850
Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano, Sisters, 2021, Digital Photographic Print, 45 in x 30 in, $2,000
Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano, Trust, 2021, Digital Photographic Print, 45 in x 30 in, $2,000
Ron Saunders, Of This Earth I, 2015, Digital Reproduction on Aluminum, 26 in x 30 in, $1,500
Ron Saunders, Of This Earth II, 2015, Digital Reproduction on Aluminum, 26 in x 30 in, $1,500
Malik Seneferu, From the Hill and Beyond, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 in x 36 in, $3,000
Malik Seneferu, On The Move, 2016, Digital Reproduction on Aluminum, 26 in x 30 in, $1,000
Claudio Talavera-Ballon, Kitzia, La Visionaria (The Visionary), 2018, Oil on Canvas, 32 in x 41.5 in, $4,000
Nga Trinh, Dragonfly’s Flowers, 2017, Origami, 40 in x 32 in, $4,000
Ira Watkins, The In Crowd, 2000, Acrylic on wood cutout, 40 in x 48 in, $3,000
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

10. Mission Branch Library
(1:50:20)

Project Manager Aleta Lee presented the summary of the panel two artist selection for the Mission Branch Library project and the selected proposal by Juana Alicia Araiza. Ms. Lee stated that the project had a large amount of public comment from the community. Ms. Araiza’s design depicts a Nopal or Prickly Pear Cactus full of both flowers and fruit for the glass panel artwork for the Main Reading Room at Mission Library. The panes of the window will be made of fused glass layers that are baked in a kiln with both painted and collaged pieces to produce highly saturated, refractive and textured surfaces. The artist plans to explore (online audio tour, QR code, etc) how to make the artwork and its meaning accessible to all people including those with low vision or blindness.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve the selected artist, Juana Alicia Araiza, and proposal for the Mission Branch Library Project, as recommended by the Mission Branch Library Artist Review Panel.

Motion: to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Juana Alicia Araiza for an amount not to exceed $71,500 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for the Mission Branch Library Project.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

11. India Basin Shoreline Park – 900 Innes
(1:58:35)

Ms. Lee presented the construction document phase deliverables, including sample mock ups, for the artwork Lady Bayview by artist Raylene Gorum for the India Basin Shoreline Park at 900 Innes project. The in ground design spans the entire pier with the figure in a palette of purples and maroons and the universe/sky element in blue so both contrast the surrounding concrete base color. Some sections have colored glass added to the lithocrete in addition to the color palette to add more dimension and reflectiveness.

There was no public comment.

Motion: to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (Sample Mock-ups and Construction Document Drawings) by Raylene Gorum for the India Basin Shoreline Park— 900 Innes Project.
Moved: Beltran/Schnair

The motion was unanimously approved
Ayes: Ferras, Beltran, Schnair, Shiota, Walker

12. New Business and Announcements

There were no New Business and Announcements from the Commissioners.

Project Manager Jackie von Treskow announced that the RFQ for the Mission Creek Park project is posted and its deadline has been extended. There was no other public comment.

13. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 5:09pm

TP 8/26/2021 4:03pm
approved 9/13/2021

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