SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 15, 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. Oak Plaza Art Canopies
Jill Manton and Artist David Delgado
Action
Explanatory Document: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the Schematic Design of the Oak Plaza Art Canopies by artists David Delgado and Dan Goods to be installed in the public sidewalk along Oak Street near the corner of Van Ness Avenue, commissioned for the Oak Plaza Development Project by Build Inc. in fulfillment of the 1% for Art requirement in private development.

4. SFAC Galleries – Tiny Bubbles exhibition
Meg Shiffler and Guest Curator Steven Wolf
Action
Explanatory Document: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the following honoraria to artists for the development of works that will be included in the exhibition Tiny Bubbles in the SFAC Main Gallery set to open to the public on April 26, 2017: Willow Pappageorge $500; Curtis Riley $600; James Siebold $1200; Megan Reed $400; V. Vale $400; Porpentine Charity Heartscape $2000; Lisa Hanawalt $400; and Kate Rhoades $800.

5. Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant (SEP) – Headworks Building
Mary Chou with Artist Norie Sato
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Preliminary Conceptual Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of preliminary concept for artwork on Headworks Building for feedback.

6. Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, 2017
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Project Outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the Project Outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

7. Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Site Rendering; Images of Selected Artist’s Work
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist for Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground. 

Motion: Motion to approve the artist Julie Chang for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground Public Art Project as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Julie Chang for an amount not to exceed $23,951 for design and installation of an artwork at Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.

8. Garfield Pool
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Site Overview
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.

9. San Francisco International Airport

A. SFO International Terminal REACH
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Gate Room Design Renderings; Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the SFO International Terminal REACH project.

B. SFO Terminal 1 Redevelopment Artist Pool
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of SFO Terminal 1 Redevelopment Artist Pool selection results.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artists’ inclusion in the SFO Terminal 1 Prequalified Artist Pool as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel:

Carlo Abruzzese
Etel Adnan 
El Anatsui 
Miya Ando 
James Angus 
Antlre (Hannah Sitzer)
Kathy Aoki 
Kathryn Arnold 
Johnna Arnold 
Miguel Arzabe 
McArthur Binion 
Nancy Blum 
Spencer Brown 
Sarah Cain 
Jim Campbell 
Thom Faulders and Andre Caradec
Ed Carpenter 
Nick Cave 
Jennifer Cecere 
Kevin Cooley 
Teresita Fernández
t.w.five
Chris Fraser 
Dixie Friend Gay 
Emily Fromm 
Future Cities Lab
Stephen Galloway 
Ann Gardner 
Cliff Garten 
Gavin Brown's Enterprise (Mark Handforth)
Megan Geckler 
Jeffrey Gibson 
Brad Goldberg 
Neil Goss 
John Grade
Diane Andrews Hall 
Dana Hart-Stone 
Dana Hemenway 
Amy Ho 
Paul Housberg 
Bill Washabaugh (Hypersonic) and Jeff Lieberman (Plebian Design)
Cynthia Innis 
Miki Iwasaki 
Johanna Jackson 
Jason Jagel 
Christopher Janney 
Chris Johanson 
Sheila Klein 
Paul Kos 
Amy Landesberg 
Jaehyo Lee
Mark Lere 
Rob Ley 
Donald Lipski  
Susan Logoreci 
Luftwerk Studio (Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero)
Mario Madayag 
Kara Maria 
Patrick Marold 
Dan Mather 
Sanaz Mazinani 
Alicia McCarthy 
Andreanne Michon 
Jason Middlebrook 
Masako Miki 
Robert Minervini 
Christian Moeller 
Sarah Morris 
Ruben Ochoa 
Shaun O'Dell 
Michele Oka Doner 
Sean Olson 
Penny Olson 
Kelly Ording 
Rita McBride and Mamiko Otsubo
Alison Pebworth 
Tahiti Pehrson 
R & R Studios (Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt)
Erwin Redl 
Mark Reigelman II 
Meghann Riepenhoff 
Clifford Ross 
Ron Moultrie Saunders 
Thomas Sayre 
Ang Tsherin Sherpa 
Leslie Shows 
Michael Singer Studio (Michael Singer, Jason Bregman, and Jonathan Fogelson)
Tracey Snelling 
Heather Sparks 
Doug Starn and Mike Starn
Arthur Stern 
Tony Tasset 
Brian Tolle 
Amy Trachtenberg 
Camille Utterback 
Annie Vought 
Catherine Wagner 
Po Shu Wang
Peter Wegner 
Catherine Widgery 
Griff Williams
Lena Wolff 
Janet Zweig  

C. SFO Long Term Parking Garage Project
Susan Pontious and Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline; Site Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Long Term Parking Garage Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Long Term Parking Garage Project.

D. SFO Airport Hotel Project
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Description of curatorial framework
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of curatorial framework for selection of artworks for SFO Airport Hotel, and update on location of artwork opportunities.

Motion: Motion to approve curatorial framework for selection of artworks for SFO Airport Hotel.

10. Noe Valley Town Square
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Images of completed project
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of images of installed artwork by Wowhaus for Noe Valley Town Square.

Motion: Motion to approve the installation of the bronze sculptures Garden Guardians, 2016 by Wowhaus at Noe Valley Town Square.

11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12. Adjournment
Action

AT 3/10/17 12:00 pm
AT 3/15/17 11:40 am (Explanatory Document added to Item #9D)
AT 3/15/17 1:22 pm (Explanatory Document updated, Item #5)

Notices

Agenda Item Information

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1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

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