SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran, President
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 authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Magna Chrome’s contract from $418,945 to $562,701 (an increase of $143,756) for the fabrication of 65 additional artworks reproductions for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

2. Motion to approve the updated list of artworks for purchase and display inside the new Office of the Chief Medical Examiner:

Sure Blue, Oil on wood panel, 44 in. by 51 in., by Suzy Barnard;

Preferring the poetic, Acrylic, 50 in. by 40 in., by Elaine Coombs;

Rodeo Beach Sunny, Oil on paper, 20 in. by 30 in., by Stanley Goldstein;

Rise-Fall, Acrylic on canvas, 48 in. by 48 in., by Beryl Landau;

Twin Palms, Acrylic on canvas, 24 in. by 24 in., by Beryl Landau;

Mt. Diablo from San Bruno Mountain, Acrylic on canvas, 24 in. by 24 in., by Beryl Landau;

Walking Along, Acrylic on canvas, 24 in. by 24 in., by Beryl Landau;

Gateway, Acrylic on canvas over panel, 36 in. by 24 in., by Alan Mazzetti;

Higher Heights, Acrylic, 48 in. by 44 in., by Alan Mazzetti;

Dune Trail, Photography, 24 in. by 36 in., by Wendell Shin;

Man and His Best Friend, Photography, 20 in. by 30 in., by Wendell Shin;

Dumbarton Bridge – 3, Photography, 32 in. by 40 in., by Donna J. Wan

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4.            “Comfort Women” Memorial Plaque and Signage Text Approval
Susan Pontious and “Comfort Women” Memorial Project Managers Daniel Neil and Jocelyn Zanzot
Action
Explanatory Documents: Memorial Plaque and Signage Text Proposal; Public Comment
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the proposed plaque and signage text for the “Comfort Women” Memorial at St. Mary’s Square Extension.

Motion: Motion to approve the text for the identification plaque for the “Comfort Women” Memorial, entitled Women’s Column of Strength, designed by Steven Whyte. The memorial is an intended gift to the City from the “Comfort Women” Justice Coalition to be installed in St. Mary’s Square Extension.

5.            Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture – MoreLab
Aleta Lee and Matthew Passmore
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report, Final Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the final design for a sculpture entitled, Tied/Untied by MoreLab, for the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

Motion: Motion to approve a temporary sculpture installation, titled Tide/Untied, by artists MoreLab. The sculpture will be comprised of COR-TEN steel rail which will stand at 15-1/2 ft. by 13-1/2 ft. by 34 ft. and will be on exhibit at the entrance of Fort Mason Center for a duration of seven years, commencing July 2017 through July 2024. The artwork is commissioned by Fort Mason Art and Culture Center and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

6.            Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the final poster designs for Deborah Aschheim’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Deborah Aschheim’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, The Zeitgeist, on view February 13 – May 12, 2017.

7.            Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Site Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.

8.            Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of artworks selected for reproduction and installation at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The works will add to the existing Two-Dimensional Artwork Program in the building.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artworks for reproduction and installation at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center as recommended by the Selection Panel:

Lennell Allen: Ocean Beach at Noriega #285; Ocean Beach at Pacheco #165

Radcliff Bailey: Between Two Worlds

Jennifer Bain: Paradise

Louisiana Bendolph: Triangles (After Annie E. Pettway)

Mary Lee Bendolph: Get Ready

Chris Brown: Corner

Lynette Cook: Chinatown-Donaldina Cameron Alley; Out to Dry; Rigging the Line; Study of Stripes

Elaine Coombs: Daybreak 3; For What Comes Next

Binh Danh: El Capitan, Yosemite, CA May 22, 2012; Yosemite Falls, March 8, 2012

Peter de Lory: Couple Yosemite Falls 1990s

Sara Ferguson: Angel Island, CA

Frances Freyberg Blackburn: Big Basin; Iris River, Japan

Annie Galvin: 7 Hills

Stanley Goldstein: Field and Fence; Marin Field; Panhandle Park

Phillip Hua: Don’t Forget Your Bonds; Magnolia (with Tiffany)

Diane Jacobs: Moon Cloud Hillside; Mt. Hood and Summer Sun

Hiroyo Kaneko: Bathing #50, Bathing #2

Lisa Levine: 28 Days of Water; Vertical Waters

Joann Lindelof: Waiting for a Ride

Hung Liu: Luzao (Stove)

Cybele Lyle: Blue Crush; Blue Grain

Paul Madonna: AOC555; AOC599

Vanessa Marsh: Landscape #1; Landscape #8; Landscape #21; Landscape #22

Nikki McClure: To Market To Market

Robert Minervini: As the Wick Burns (Still Life with California Endangered Species); United by Fate (Still Life with California Endangered Species)

Naoki Onodera: Ocean Beach; Pool Party; Ukiah

Kelly Ording: Arronax; Ovid

Maria Park: CN2_5

Eric Rewitzer: 10am; Good Morning Sunset; Mavericks

Lance Rivers: Bridge

Regina Stadnik: Deviled Eggs, Making Mushroom Soup

Miriam Stahl: Odetta; Tool Lending Library; Untitled

Jason Tannen: Two Shirts

June Yokell: Another Day; Bolinas Bay; Pink Marsh; Walking on My Own

Motion: Motion to pay the following artists an honorarium of $1,500 in return for license to the City to make a limited edition reproduction, and up to $400 for scanning costs for each of the following artworks for display in public waiting rooms and corridors at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center:

Lennell Allen
Radcliff Bailey
Jennifer Bain
Louisiana Bendolph
Mary Lee Bendolph
Chris Brown
Lynette Cook
Elaine Coombs
Binh Dahn
Peter de Lory
Sara Ferguson
Frances Freyberg Blackburn
Annie Galvin
Stanley Goldstein
Phillip Hua
Diane Jacobs
Hiroyo Kaneko
Lisa Levine
Joann Lindelof
Hung Liu
Cybele Lyle
Paul Madonna
Vanessa Marsh
Nikki McClure
Robert Minervini
Naoki Onodera
Kelly Ording
Maria Park
Eric Rewitzer
Lance Rivers
Regina Stadnik
Miriam Stahl
Jason Tannen
June Yokell

9.            San Francisco International Airport: Consolidated Administrative Campus – Phase 1
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Selected Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist’s proposal for SFO Consolidated Administrative Campus – Phase 1 Building Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist [to be announced at meeting] and proposal for the SFO Consolidated Administrative Campus – Phase 1 Building Public Art Project, pending approval of the Airport Commission.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist [to be announced at meeting] for an amount not to exceed $400,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for the SFO Consolidated Administrative Campus – Phase 1 Building, pending approval of the Airport Commission.

10.          1500 Mission Street
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the project outline for the 1500 Mission Street Office Building.

Motion: Motion to approve project outline for the 1500 Mission Street Office Building.

11.          Moscone Expansion, Enclosed Pedestrian Bridge
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of proposed artwork by Leo Villareal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Construction Document Phase deliverables from Leo Villareal for the Moscone Expansion Project.

Motion: Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables by Leo Villareal for an artwork for the Moscone Expansion Project.

12.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

13.          Adjournment
Action

AT 1/13/17 1:00 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 Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219 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: Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219. 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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