MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, February 6, 2017
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

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, Lydia So, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve January 9, 2017 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. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Arts Commission FY 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 Draft Budget
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 Arts Commission budget.
    
   Explanatory Documents: Budget memo, Proposed budget by program, Proposed capital budget
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review 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.
          
   4. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years:
         Kayan Cheung-Miaw, independent cartoonist, teaching artist
         Lily Tung Crystal, Founding Artistic Director, Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company
         Nizhoni Ellenwood, mixed media artist
         David Inocencio, Program Founder and Director, The Beat Within
         Avanna Lawson, visual artist
         Peggy Simmons, Founding Director and Lead Facilitator, Green Windows
          
         Explanatory Document: Panelist biographies
          
   5. Street Artists Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
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 January 18, 2017.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (January 18, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   2. 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 artwork reproductions for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
       
   3. 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
       
   4. Motion to approve the text as revised 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. 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. 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. Motion to approve the public art project outline for Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.
       
   8. 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
       
   9. Motion to pay the following artists an honorarium of $1,500 per image in return for license to the City to make limited edition reproductions and up to $400 for scanning costs. Their artworks will be on 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 Danh
      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
       
   10. Motion to approve the selected artist Marc Fornes/THEVERYMANY and proposal for the SFO Consolidated Administrative Campus—Phase 1 Building Public Art Project, pending approval of the Airport Commission.
        
   11. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Marc Fornes/THEVERYMANY 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.
        
   12. Motion to approve project outline for the 1500 Mission Street Office Building.
        
   13. Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables by Leo Villareal for an artwork for the Moscone Expansion Project.
        
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (January 23, 2017; link to agenda)
       Action
   14. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the San Francisco Central Shops Replacement Facilities (Selby-Galvez Site).
        
   15. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the SFO Airport Hotel Project contingent upon 1) studying suitable green roof plans; 2) investigating signage options, including reducing the size and incorporating airport signage materials; 3) further developing the entry canopy structure design; 4) finding design alternatives for the tower fins; 5) studying alternatives to the quercus agrifolia tree species; and 6) studying alternatives for landscape design where grid of trees was proposed.
        
   16. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements Project contingent upon 1) the relocation of the louver on the Great Highway façade and 2) further discussion of the location for public art.
        
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 2/3/17, 7:45 a.m. spr

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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