MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, July 11, 2016
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: JD Beltran, President; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
Gregory Chew, Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Cass Calder Smith, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Kathrin Moore, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve June 6, 2016 Minutes.
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
    
3. General Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)
    
4. Office of Small Business Report on Legacy Business Program
   Discussion
   Presentation by the Mayor’s Office of Small Business on the Legacy Business Program.
    
5. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including an update on the budget for Fiscal Years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve Phase 3 of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Operators Convenience Facilities (48th Avenue and Rivera Street) Project.
          
   2. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve an artist honorarium of $1,000 to artist Aaron Hughes, participating in a fall 2016 SFAC Galleries exhibition focusing on the communities that support U.S. soldiers and veterans.
          
7. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   1. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of May 25, 2016.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2016.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 20, 2016.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 22, 2016.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (June 14, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   5. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco for $110,000 based on additional secured funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and a work order from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. Funds will be used to support the Chinatown Alleyways Project.
       
   6. Motion to approve the following recommendations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into three-year, fiscal years 2016-2019, WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreements for an amount not to exceed $40,000 annually, pending availability of funds, with each of the following:
      Oasis for Girls (in partnership with Tina Bartolome)
      Woodside Learning Center (in partnership with Madeleine Clifford)
      Robyn Carter (in partnership with Redding Elementary School)
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (June 20, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   7. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Geneva Car Barn Project.
       
   8. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the 17th and Folsom Project.
       
   9. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Westside Recycled Water Treatment Project.
       
   10. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Treasure Island Waterfront Plaza Public Restrooms Project.
        
   11. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority Operators Convenience Facilities (48th Avenue and Rivera Street) Project.
        
   12. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Airport Building 624 Project contingent upon: (1) simplifying the landscaping, with the possibility of adding trees; (2) rectifying the panel grid; (3) adjusting the color and height of the corrugated metal in relation to the portals; and (4) investigating other signage locations and whether the signs will be placed flush to the walls.
        
   13. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Airport Terminal 1 Center Renovation and New Boarding Area B Reconstruction Project, contingent upon: (1) providing detailing and selection of curtain wall glazing system; (2) providing detailing of the bridge connection; (3) providing samples of glass and patterns; (4) providing solar/glare/shade motion analysis and (5) ensuring compliance with bird and migration safety standards.
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (June 22, 2016; link to agenda)
       Action
   14. Motion to extend the display of the sculpture, Les Roses des Vents, by Jean Michel Othoniel at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park until June 30, 2017.
        
   15. Motion to approve the design of Growing Together, a painted mural, by artists Susan Cervantes, Yuka Ezoe and Max Marttila that will be painted on an exterior wall of 272 McAllister Street; 47 ft. high by 25 ft. wide. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by the Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc.; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
        
   16. Motion to approve the completed installation of the artwork entitled New Generation, 2015, a 9 ft. high by 16 ft. wide installation of ceramic tiles mounted on wood panels by Louisiana Bendolph at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.
        
   17. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled New Generation, 2015, by Louisiana Bendolph. The artwork consists of ceramic tiles mounted on wood panels, measuring 9 ft. high by 16 ft. wide. The abstract geometric image was derived from a quilt designed by the artist, which was translated into an etching and then reproduced on ceramic tile. The artwork is located at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3, Gate 71.
        
   18. Motion to approve Design Development and Construction Phase deliverables (revised location of artwork elements) by Wowhaus for Noe Valley Town Square.
        
   19. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Regina Almaguer, art consultant
       Michael Arcega, artist
       Lucinda Barnes, arts consultant
       Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Dena Beard, Director, The Lab
       Elisheva Biernoff, artist
       Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Terry Berlier, artist and Associate Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
       Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture
       Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
       Enrique Chagoya, artist and Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University
       Patricia Cariño, ‎Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
       Jonathan Calm, artist and Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
       Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center
       Kevin Chen, artist and Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum
       René de Guzman, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California
       Joseph del Pesco, Director, Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco
       Lewis deSoto, artist and Professor of Art, San Francisco State University
       Carlos Devillasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art—Painting, Sonoma State University
       Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
       Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Acting Head of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, BART
       Amy Ellingson, artist
       Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director of Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
       Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
       Christian Frock, independent curator
       Stephen Galloway, artist
       Rupert Garcia, artist
       Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
       Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning
       Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning
       Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport Authority
       Melorra Green, independent curator
       Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum
       Glen Helfand, independent writer, critic, curator, and educator
       Dana Hemenway, artist
       Kendal Henry, artist and Public Art Consultant in Residence at Maribyrnong City Council
       Betti-Sue Hertz, independent curator
       Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, Walter and McBean Galleries
       Anthony Huberman, Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
       Steve Huss, Public Art Manager, Arts, Recreation & Community Services, City of Walnut Creek
       Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Programs Director, Southern Exposure
       Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
       Chris Johnson, artist and Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts
       Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery
       Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art, California State University, Monterey Bay—Visual and Public Arts Institute
       Ned Kahn, artist
       Carrie Lederer, artist and Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
       Aimee Le Duc, art consultant
       Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora
       Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
       Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
       Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Art Museum
       Hung Liu, artist
       Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
       Juan Luna-Avin, artist
       Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
       Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
       Leigh Markopoulos, Chair, California College of the Arts Graduate Program in Curatorial Practice
       Jetro Martinez, artist
       Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
       Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute
       Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       Chuck Mobley, Director, SF Camerawork
       Judy Moran, art consultant
       Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
       Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa
       Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow
       Matthew Passmore, artist
       Justin Hoover, artist and Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
       Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
       Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist
       Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Associate Director and Senior Curator, MACLA
       Amy Ress, Director, 1+ Public Architecture
       Jerome Reyes, artist
       Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
       Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose
       Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist
       Norie Sato, artist
       Richard Shaw, artist
       Stephanie Syjuco, artist
       Weston Teruya, artist
       Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
       Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts
       Po Shu Wang, artist
       Nate Watson, artist and Executive Director of Public Glass
       Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace
       Shelly Willis, Interim Executive Director/Art in Public Places Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
       Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder at Satellite Of. Love
       Jenifer Wofford, artist
       Anuradha Vikram, Director of Residency Programs, 18th Street Arts Center
       Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
        
   20. Motion to approve artist honoraria to the following artists participating in a fall 2016 SFAC Galleries exhibition focusing on the communities that support U.S. soldiers and veterans: $2000 each to Jason Hanasik and Whitney Lynn; $1000 each to Amber Hoy, Ehren Toole, Michael Hall and Rodney Ewing; $400 each to Althea Thauberger, Amanda Lucier, Jennifer Karady, Jessica Hines, Julie McCarthy, Monica Haller and Suzanne Opton.
        
   21. Motion to approve Art/Lit LIZ, a temporary public art sculpture to be located on Fulton Street, in front of the Asian Art Museum from July 2016 through July 2018.
        
   22. Motion to approve the modification of the Arts Commission’s Intergovernmental Agreement with the Transbay Joint Powers Authority to authorize the Arts Commission to issue and manage the fabrication agreement for an LED artwork by Jenny Holzer for the new Transbay Terminal.
        
   23. Motion to authorize the Arts Commission to issue and manage the fabrication agreement for an LED artwork by Jenny Holzer for the new Transbay Terminal.
        
   24. Motion to approve the six final poster designs for Jeffrey Canham’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, The Best Show in Town, from July 4 through October 3, 2016.
        
   25. Motion to approve the following finalists for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Posters Series as recommended by the Art on Market Street Selection Panel: Deborah Aschhiem, Kate Haug, Sarah Hotchkiss, Whitney Lynn, Jovi Schnell and Martin Venezky.
        
8. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
    
9. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 7/7/16, 3:00 p.m. spr
revised 7/8/16, 10:30 a.m.

Notices
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, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256. 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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