SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 21, 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
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
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1.            Motion to approve Design Phase deliverables for Merle Axelrad’s artwork, The Sentinel, for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar item.

4.            San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Review of the two exhibitions that will make up the SFAC Galleries' 2017 Art at City Hall program.

Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $1,000 to Tabitha Soren for research and development of her upcoming SFAC Galleries exhibition Fantasy Life at City Hall opening in July 2017.

5.            DREAM Temporary Art Project
Jill Manton; Rebekah Rodriguez
Action
Explanatory Document: Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the temporary public art proposal DREAM, by artist Ana Teresa Fernandez 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 work consists of 10’ high block letters that spell the word DREAM to be located near the intersection of Jarboe Avenue and Peralta Street commencing January 2017 to January 2018. The project is sponsored by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

6.            Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant

A. Campus Vision
Mary Chou; Erika Uribe
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Campus vision
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of vision for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Campus.

B. Headworks Building
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Qualification panel summary; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of artists on the short-list for presentation to the artist selection panel for the new Headworks Building at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Motion: Motion to approve the short-list of artists for presentation to the artist selection panel for the new Headworks Building at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.

C. Arts Master Plan
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Project outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the project outline for the Arts Master Plan for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Motion: Motion to approve project outline for the Arts Master Plan for the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.

7.            Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Document: Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately10 minutes

Presentation of the Treasure Island Arts Master Plan Outline.

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

8.            San Francisco International Airport

A. Terminal 1, Redevelopment Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Project outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Redevelopment Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Redevelopment Project.

B. Peephole Cinema Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Final designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of final Design Development Phase deliverables for artworks by Kota Ezawa for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve the film, Moonwalk by Kota Ezawa for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

9.            Art on Market St Kiosk Poster Series

A. Tracey Snelling
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Final designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Tracey Snellings’ six final poster designs for her Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Best Sellers.

Motion: Motion to approve the six final poster designs for Tracey Snelling’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Best Sellers, to be displayed October 10, 2016 – January 9, 2017.

B. 2017 Series
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of conceptual proposals for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists Deborah Aschheim, Kate Haug and Sarah Hotchkiss for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Deborah Aschheim for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $10,000.

Motion: Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Kate Haug for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $13,000.

Motion: Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Sarah Hotchkiss for the 2017 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $9,000.

10.          Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Conceptual design drawings
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Jorge Pardo’s conceptual design overview for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit public art project.

Motion: Motion to approve Jorge Pardo’s conceptual design for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit public art project.

11.          Central Subway
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Documentation of installation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of documentation of the mural installation by Maria Park for the Central Subway: Chinatown station construction barricade temporary art project

Motion: Motion to approve the installation of the mural Sight Plan, by Maria Park, for the Central Subway: Chinatown station construction barricade temporary art project at Washington and Stockton streets to be on display for one year beginning August 2016.

12.          Civic Art Collection
Jennifer Correia
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of two conservation projects in downtown San Francisco and Golden Gate Park completed this summer. Treated artworks included Movement: The First 100 Years, 1982 by Man-Lin-Choi (Accession Number 1982.3) located at the Sue Bierman Park and Beethoven, unknown creation date and artist (Accession Number 1951.2) located along Music Concourse Drive. Both projects included treatment to bronze and granite elements. Treatments for Movement:  The First 100 Years included selective areas of repatination on the sculpture and replacement of pavers on the base.  With the help of the Central Park Conservancy, New York City, the work at Ludwig Van Beethoven included reconstruction of a bronze element that was previously stolen. 

13.          Tutubi Plaza
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Image
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Discussion of plan to open Tutubi Plaza to 24 hour traffic.

14.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

15.          Adjournment
Action

ZT 9/14/2016, 1:51 pm

 

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 Zoe Taleporos at zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org or 415-252-2243 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: Zoë Taleporos, zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org, 415-252-2243. 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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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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

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, Zoë Taleporos, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2243. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.

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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, Zoë Taleporos sa 415-252-2243. 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.