SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 21, 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
Mary Jung
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2. General Public Comment
Discussion

3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #1; Item #2; Items #4-8; Items #9-10
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1. Motion to approve the artwork designs for a project entitled, Art Wraps for the Heart of the Tenderloin. The project consists of artist designed vinyl wraps to be installed on 20 existing San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) traffic control signal boxes and 22 Department of Public Works (DPW) trash cans, in various locations throughout the Tenderloin neighborhood beginning in the fall of 2017, for an expected duration of five years. The artists selected for the project are: Nico Berry; Sylvester Guard Jr.; Lisa Hoffman; Alan Khum; Piper Lewine; Christopher Stoke; and Deirdre Weinberg.  The project is funded and sponsored by the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, with additional funding from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development and Shorenstein LLC.  The artwork and the designs will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. Final approval is pending approval by the SFMTA.

2. Motion to approve Sirron Norris’ Final Designs for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Pediatric Emergency Department Mural and Exam Room Art Project.

3. Motion to approve Bernadette Jiyong Frank, artist, and Arianne Gelardin, Curator, StoreFrontLab & Parloras a panelist for public art selection panels for the 2017/18 Fiscal Year.

4. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, the artwork Handsignals, 2014 by MoreLab. The sculpture is a standing light fixture which playfully recasts the function of pedestrian traffic signal. On the south facing light modules, the signal lights are colorful symbols inspired by the local neighborhood, while the north face of the modules spell “McCoppin” in bright yellow cast aluminum lettering. The image modules blink on and off in a slow, never-ending sequence.  The artwork measures 24 ft. by 3 ft. x 2 ft. and is comprised of steel, polycarbonate, Tnemec paint, LED lights, and a sequence controller.  The final installation of the artwork was previously approved by Resolution No. 0908-14-218; located at SOMA West McCoppin Hub at the intersection of McCoppin and Valencia streets.

5. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, the artwork The Swimmers, 2008 by artist team Steve Gillman and Katherine Keefer. The artwork is comprised of two large banks of clerestory windows of laminated glass with a digitally printed interlayer. Each window features an image of a neighborhood child swimming at the pool. Both windows are comprised of eight smaller glass panels (78 in. by 46 in.), each window with an overall dimension of 120 in. by 198 in.; located at Coffman Pool, 1701 Visitacion Avenue.

6. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, the artwork Dahlias, 2013, by Colette Crutcher. The artwork is comprised of flower imagery fabricated in galvanized iron lacework, incorporated along fence panels at the corners of 38th and 39th avenues at Cabrillo Avenue, with an overall dimension of 121 in. by 299 in. at 38th Avenue; and 121 in. by 222 in. at 39th Avenue. The final installation of the artwork was previously approved by Resolution No. 0915-15-246; located a Cabrillo Playground, 853-38th Avenue.

7. Motion to retroactively approve and accept Boedekker’s Blooming Bounty, 2014 by Amy Blackstone.  The artwork is comprised of flower and grass imagery, hand-fabricated in steel as fence panels, with an overall dimension of 74 in. by 302 in. (74 in. by 75 in. each). The fence panels are on the perimeter of the park at the corner Eddy and Jones Street, at Father Alfred E. Boeddeker Park, 246 Eddy Street.

8. Motion to retroactively approve and accept, Ship Shape Shifting Time, 2012 by Nagasawa Nobuho. The artwork pays homage to the World War II “Liberty" cargo ships. The sculptural representation of the ship’s bow and stern, along with the shape of the paving, trace the ship’s actual built dimensions (50 ft. high x 441.5 ft. long x 35 ft. wide).  The historic cast iron bell and docking cleats complete the installation along with accompanying text (“Time Shifts Shape Ships Through the Waterways Listen!”) that is sand blasted in concrete pavers. The artwork materials include painted galvanized steel, steel cables, concrete, cast iron cleats and bell, sandblasted concrete pavers and lighting.  The sculpture is located adjacent to the Municipal Railway Maintenance Facility on Islais Creek, at the end of Indiana Street in the Bayview district.

9. Motion to approve the completed sculptural installation entitled Archipelago, 2015 by Anna Murch as installed. The installation is comprised of: three steel benches; six circular steel benches, each formed of two halves surrounding a planter designed to contain an olive tree; an illuminated steel cage lantern; two semi-circular steel benches; and four arced granite benches; with an additional six accompanying planters also designed to each contain an olive tree. All of the components are located within the plaza of the Acute Care building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

10. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the sculptural installation entitled Archipelago, 2015 by Anna Murch. The installation is comprised of:  three steel benches; six circular steel benches, each formed of two halves surrounding a planter designed to contain an olive tree; an illuminated steel cage lantern; two semi-circular steel benches; and four arced granite benches; with an additional six accompanying planters also designed to each contain an olive tree. All of the components are located within the plaza of the Acute Care building at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4. SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Documents: Exhibition artists images
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of an upcoming exhibition entitled An Idea of Boundary, for the SFAC Main Gallery

Motion: Motion to approve artist honoraria payments for the research and development of works in the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition, An Idea of a Boundary (opening September 2017): A.K. Burns $600, Patricia L. Boyd $500, Mildred Howard $400, Hannah Ireland $2,500, Dionne Lee $1,500, Park McArthur $400, Gina Osterloh $400, Davina Semo $2,000, Nicole Wermers $400.

5. Dogpatch Arts Plaza Temporary Public Art Project
Jill Manton and Jared Press of Build Architecture
Action
Explanatory Documents: Engineering Drawings; Letter of Approval; Image
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of temporary art project proposed for Dogpatch Arts Plaza.

Motion: Motion to approve the temporary sculpture installation of Centaur, by Laura Kimpton and Antonio Ruperto.  The project is funded by ArtSpan and Build Public; and is sponsored and will be maintained by the Friends of Dogpatch Plaza. The sculpture will be on view for one year beginning August 2017 in Dogpatch Arts Plaza; pending procurement of all necessary approvals for installation from Public Works.

6. Haifa/San Francisco Sister City Temporary Public Art Project at Pier 27
Jill Manton and Dana Blecher
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report; Artwork Proposal; Memorandum of Understanding
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of temporary public art project being proposed for Pier 27.

Motion: Motion to approve the design of a temporary sculpture installation entitled Point of View, by Morelab. The artworks purpose is to commemorate the San Francisco-Haifa Sister City relationship and will be placed on Port property at Pier 27 from July 24, 2017 through July 24, 2018, pending procurement of all necessary approvals from the Port.

7. Visitation Valley School
Susan Pontious, Aileen Barr, Colette Crutcher
Action
Explanatory Documents: Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of proposed mosaic tile artworks for Visitation Valley School by artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher.

Motion: Motion to approve the mural designs entitled Transformative Art for Well-Being, by artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher. The project consists of three mosaic tile artworks referred to as follows: A “lizard bench” (8 ft. by 4 ft. by 4ft wide); “amphitheater benches” (overall2.5 ftin. by 31 ft. by 34.5 ft.);and the “entrance”, adding four mosaic flourishes flanking either side of the entrance doorway and the stairs leading. All of the works will be installed beginning September, 2017 and located at Visitation Valley School, 55 Shwerin Street. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by SF Clean City; the mosaic artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

8. Moscone Expansion Project - Paseo Mural
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel One Summary; Images by Selected Finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Moscone Expansion Paseo Mural Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the Moscone Expansion Paseo Mural Project as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Paseo Mural Project Selection Panel: Brian Barneclo, Alicia McCarthy, and Kelly Ording.

9. Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Two Summary; Images of selected artist’s work
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the selected artist for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve Jim Isermann for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Public Art Project as recommended by the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Artist Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Jim Isermann for an amount not to exceed $1,125,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and consultation during installation of an artwork for the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division Public Art Project

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

Presentation of conceptual design for artwork on façade of Headworks Building at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant (SEP).

Motion: Motion to approve Conceptual Design by Norie Sato for the façade of the Headworks Building at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant (SEP).

11. San Francisco International Airport

A. International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Gate Room 95 – Alice Shaw
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork Image; Design Development Documentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of design development documents.

Motion: Motion to approve the final design development and construction document phase deliverables for Alice Shaw’s artwork entitled No Other Lands Their Glory Know, for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Gate Room 95.

B. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B  – Bulkhead Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel One Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Boarding Area B, Bulkhead project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists, Leonardo Drew (Anthony Meier Fine Arts), Peter Wegner, Yorgo Alexopoulos, Jason Jägel, Alicia McCarthy, Andy Vogt as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport, T1, 2-Dimensional Selection panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Bulkhead Project.

C. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B – Hold Room Project
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel One Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Boarding Area B, Hold Room projects.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists, Emily Fromm, Katie Merz, Dana Hart-Stone, Ranu Mukherjee, t.w. five, Robert Minervini as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport T1, 2-Dimensional selection panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Hold Room Project.

D. Airport Collection Statistic Report
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of data about the Airport Collection.

12. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

13. Adjournment

JDC 6/14/17

Notices

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