Visual Arts Committee - December 19, 2018 - Agenda
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Abby Sadin Schnair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes
2. General Public Comment
Discussion
3. Consent Calendar
Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes
- Motion to approve the following arts professionals for the San Francisco Arts Commission selection panels for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Fiscal Years:
Shalini Agrawal, Director, Center for Art and Public Life, California College of the Arts (“CCA”)
Indira Allegra, artist and independent curator
Regina Almaguer, art consultant
Michael Arcega, artist
Miguel Arzabe, artist
Lucinda Barnes, art consultant
Michael Bartalos, artist
Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (“SFMOMA”)
Dena Beard, Executive Director, The Lab
Elisheva Biernoff, artist
Janet Bishop, Weisel Family Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Terry Berlier, artist and Associate Professor, Stanford University
Megan Brian, Assistant Director, SFMOMA
Demetri Broxton, Director of Education, Museum of the African Diaspora
Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture
Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (“FAMSF”)
Enrique Chagoya, artist and Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University
Patricia Cariño Valdez, Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
Jonathan Calm Calm, artist and Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
Michele Carlson, Associate Professor in Visual and Critical Studies/Executive Director, CCA/Daily Serving and Art Practical
Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, SFMOMA
Abby Chen, Curator and Artistic Director, Chinese Culture Center
Kevin Chen, artist and Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum
Sarah Cifarelli, Airport Art Manager, Los Angeles World Airports
René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California
Carlos de Villasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art—Painting, Sonoma State University
Joseph del Pesco, International Director, KADIST
Lewis deSoto, artist and Professor of Art, San Francisco State University
Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (“BAMPFA”)
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA
Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit (“BART”)
Amy Ellingson, artist
Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Rodney Ewing, artist
Jacqueline Francis, Chair, Visual and Critical Studies, CCA
Bernadette Jiyong Frank, artist
Helene Fried, Principal, Helene Fried Associates
Christian Frock, independent curator
Stephen Galloway, artist
Rupert Garcia, artist
Gary Garrles, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Arianne Gelardin, Curator, StoreFrontLab & Parlor
Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, SFMOMA
Barbara Goldstein, Principal, Barbara Goldstein & Associates
Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning
Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Melonie Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex
Melorra Green, Co-Director, African American Art and Culture Complex
Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum
Glen Helfand, Independent writer, critic, curator, and educator
Dana Hemenway, artist
Angela Hennessy, artist and Associate Professor of Fine Arts, CCA
Kendal Henry, artist and Public Art Consultant in Residence, Maribyrnong City Council
Betti-Sue Hertz, independent curator
Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, San Francisco Art Institute (“SFAI”) Walter and McBean Galleries
Justin Hoover, artist and Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
Anthony Huberman, Director and Chief Curator, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Steven Huss, Public Art Manager, City of Walnut Creek Arts and Recreation
Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Projects Programs Director, Southern Exposure
Jamillah James, Curator, Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
Chris Johnson, artist and Professor of Photography and Fine Art, CCA
Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery
Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art, California State University, Monterey Bay—Visual and Public Arts Institute
Eungie Joo, Curator of Contemporary Art, SFMOMA
Ned Kahn, artist
Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Senior Project Manager, Los Angeles Arts Commission
Susie Kantor, Curatorial Associate, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (“YBCA”)
Brian Karl, Art Practical
Aimee Le Duc, independent curator
Carrie Lederer, artist and Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of the African Diaspora
Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, BAMPFA
Nancy Lim, Assistant Curator, SFMOMA
Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Museum of California
Hung Liu, artist
Lauren Lockhart, Arts Program Manager, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Jennifer Lovvorn, Chief Cultural Affairs Officer, City of Berkeley
Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, YBCA
Allegra Madsen, Program Director, Bayview Opera House
Ajuan M. Mance, Professor of English, Mills College
Michelle Mansour, Director, Root Division
Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
Karen Mar, Architect, YAMAMAR
Jet Martinez, artist
Marc Mayer, Senior Educator of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum
Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute (“SFAI”)
Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, YBCA
Judy Moran, art consultant
Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, YBCA
Liz Ogbu, Independent consultant and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow
Matthew Passmore, artist
Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist
Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Museum Director, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University
Amy Ress, Director, Resilient By Design Challenge
Jerome Reyes, artist
Ani Rivera, Executive Director, Galeria de la Raza
Lawrence Rinder, Director, BAMPFA
Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Mary Rubin, Project Manager, City of San Jose
Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, YBCA
Dorothy Santos, Independent writer, editor and curator
Norie Sato, artist
Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist
Karen Seneferu, Professor, artist and curator
Richard Shaw, artist
Heather Snider, Executive Director, SF Camerawork
Soleil Summer, Exhibitions Associate, Museum of African Diaspora
Astria Suparak, Independent Curator, Writer, Adjunct Professor at California College of the Arts.
Stephanie Syjuco, artist
Weston Teruya, artist
Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts
Po Shu Wang, artist
Nathan Watson, artist and Executive Director, Public Glass
Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace
Shelly Willis, Public Art Project Manager and Planning Consultant
Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder, Satellite Of. Love
Jenifer Wofford, artist
Nicholas Wylie, Development Manager, Southern Exposure
Anuradha Vikram, Artistic Director, 18th Street Arts Center
Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
4. Artist Honorarium for next Veterans Building Café Artist
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Overview of biography and past works by local artist Golbanou Moghaddas and motion for artist’s honorarium.
Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an artist’s honorarium in the amount of $600 to Golbanou Moghaddas for the research and development of an exhibition in the Veterans Building café, January 25—March 30, 2019.
5. Visitation Valley Sculpture Garden Project
Jill Manton, Brian Perrin, Lead Artist, Theodora Mauro, Project Coordinator
Action
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of the four temporary sculptures installations at the Visitacion Valley Greenway Herb Garden.
Motion: Motion to approve the Greenway Sculpture Garden which will include four temporary sculptures installations to be funded privately with a grant from Southern Exposure, featuring the work of Randy Colosky, Joe Ferrisco, Brian Perrin, and Sofie Ramos from April 2019 to June 2019 at the Visitacion Valley Greenway Herb Garden, pending site permission from the Recreation and Park Commission and the Public Utilities Commission.
6. Lest We Forget, A Holocaust Memorial Exhibition by Luigi Toscano, Civic Center Plaza
Jill Manton
Deputy Counsel General, German Consulate Sigrid Salvesburg, Director, Goethe Institute
Action
Explanatory Documents: Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of the proposed temporary exhibition Lest We Forget by artist Luigi Toscano.
Motion: Motion to approve a temporary exhibition entitled Lest We Forget by artist Luigi Toscano in Civic Center Plaza that honors survivors of the Holocaust to take place April/May 2019 which is fully sponsored by the German Consulate and the Goethe Institute.
7. 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Two Summary; Selected proposals
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Presentation of the selected finalists, as recommended by the artist selection panel, for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture Public Art projects.
Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist (to be announced at the meeting) and proposal for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture: Plaza, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist (to be announced at the meeting) for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture: Plaza.
Motion: Motion to approve the artist (to be announced at the meeting) and proposal for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture: Gardens, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist (to be announced at the meeting) for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Outdoor Sculpture: Gardens.
8. Central Subway: Chinatown Station – Tomie Arai
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Fabrication Samples
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Presentation of new selected fabricator and fabrication samples for Tomie Arai’s exterior and platform artwork for Central Subway Chinatown station.
Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0604-18-183, the approval of Kaiser/von Roenn Studio as the selected fabricator for artist Tomie Arai’s Central Subway: Chinatown Station Public Art Project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.
Motion: Motion to rescind RESOLUTION NO. 0604-18-184, which authorized the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Kaiser/von Roenn Studio for an amount not to exceed $294,400 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by Tomie Arai for the exterior and platform level of Central Subway: Chinatown Station.
Motion: Motion to approve Moon Shadow Glass (DBA Moon Shadow Etchers Inc.) as the selected fabricator for artist Tomie Arai’s Central Subway Chinatown public art project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.
Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Moon Shadow Glass (DBA Moon Shadow Etchers Inc.) for an amount not to exceed $148,000 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by Tomie Arai for the exterior and platform level of Central Subway Chinatown station.
9. San Francisco International Airport
A. Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting Project
Rebecca Camacho
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Images of work by selected finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting Project.
Motion: Motion to approve Adela Andea, LightonLight, Keith Sonnier, and Leo Villareal, as finalists for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting Project, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
B. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project
Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s Design proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (material sample) by Jason Jagel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Jason Jägel’s Design Development Phase material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project.
10. Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground
Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s conceptual design proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of artist Julie W. Olcott (DBA Julie Chang) conceptual design proposal.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Julie Chang’s conceptual design proposal for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.exterior artwork for Mint Plaza.
11. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion
12. Adjournment
Action
CC 12/14/18 7:55 a.m.
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