MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, January 7, 2019
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: Roberto Ordeñana, President; Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
JD Beltran, Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve December 3, 2018 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, legislative and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Amendment of Bylaws
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to adopt amended Arts Commission bylaws.
    
   Explanatory Documents: Draft amended bylaws; Current (2005) bylaws
    
6. Racial Equity Statement and Plan
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion for the San Francisco Arts Commission to adopt a racial equity statement and two-year plan.
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft Racial Equity Statement and Plan
    
7. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Outgoing 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. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Charles Collins, Chair
      1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the following additional panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years:
         Catherine Arellano, Professor, American River College
         Kyle Beckham, Educator, Stanford University Graduate School of Education
         Soumyaa Behrens, Lecturer/DocFilm Institute Director, San Francisco State University
         Javier Briones, filmmaker, 32K Productions
         Celeste Chan, Teaching Artist, Queer Ancestors Project
         Vanessa Chang, Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts/Codame Art + Tech
         Celeste Christie, Office and Systems Manager, Root Division
         Anna Cvitkovic, Teen Librarian, San Francisco Public Library
         Suneetha D'Silva, Director, Real Estate and Partnerships, Community Arts Stabilization Trust
         Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Senior Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
         Gabriel Christian DeLeon, Teaching Artist, Destiny Arts Center
         Anna Elizabeth Escobedo, Chair of Cultural Assets and Art, Calle 24 Latino Cultural District
         Julián Antonio de Jesús Carrillo Estrada, Program Manager, Alliance for California Traditional Arts
         Jose Maria Francos, Lighting Designer
         Kathleen Gilmartin, Chrysalis Studio/ Queer Ancestors Project
         Anisse-Marie Gross, writer
         Alexa Hall, Program Manager, Zenith Corporation/Google
         Shylah Hamilton, Chair, Diversity Studies, California College of the Arts
         Angela Han, Education and Outreach Director, ShadowLight Productions
         Hannah Alice Henderson, freelance consultant
         Cristina Ibarra, Events Manager, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
         Michal Jones, College Success Manager, Summer Search
         Veronica Jones, Senior Development Associate, Queer Cultural Center
         Nathaniel Jue, Writer, DAE Advertising
         Jahan Khalighi, Volunteer and Community Engagement Manager, Chapter 510
         Coco Lelah Duhon-Kelley, Board Member, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, and Program Assistant, San Francisco Foundation
         Rachel Lastimosa, Arts and Culture Administrator, SOMA Pilipinas
         Jean Melesaine Leasiolagi, artist/community Organizer, City College of San Francisco VĀSĀ
         Nichole LeFebvre, writer, editor
         Raina Juanita León, Associate Professor of Education, Saint Mary's College of California
         Jenny Leung, Director of Communications and Partnerships, Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
         Natalie Mulford, Marketing and Publicity Senior Manager, Ten Speed Press
         Michelle Mulholland, Managing Director, Golden Thread Productions
         Elana Nachman,writer
         Denise Pate, Cultural Funding Coordinator, City of Oakland
         PJ Gubatina Policarpio, Youth Programs Manager, Contemporary Jewish Museum
         Carolina Quintanilla, Curatorial Partnerships and Residency Director, SOMArts
         Dylan Rice, Senior Analyst—Community and Cultural Events, San Francisco Entertainment Commission
         Jasmin Serim, Senior Program Specialist, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families
         Aijeron Simmons, Instructional Teacher Leader, Oakland Unified School District
         Nadia Shihab, artist and consultant, Jaddoland LLC
         Carla Tamayo, Operations Manager, Square
         Armando Vasquez, Architect, Armando Vasquez Architecture + Construction Management
         Natalia M. Vigil, Communications and Development Manager, LYRIC, and Artistic Director, Still Here San Francisco
          
         Explanatory Document: Panelist biographies
          
   4. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
8. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.
    
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 27, 2018.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2018.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of December 4, 2018.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of December 17, 2018.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 17, 2018.
       
   6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 19, 2018.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (December 4, 2018; link to agenda)
      Action
       
   7. Motion to approve recommendations to award three Special Projects Grants funded by District 10 Participatory Budget process to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
      Bayview Local Makers Fair (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) $25,000
      Mural Restoration Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) $32,000
      Youth Explosion Event (Fiscal Sponsor: Shekinah Christian Fellowship of San Francisco) $25,000
       
   8. Motion to rescind and reissue the Special Projects Grant to Javier Stell-Fresquez (authorized by Resolution No. 1001-18-302) and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the addition of a fiscal sponsor, CounterPulse, and to enter into a grant agreement for amount not to exceed $10,000.
       
   9. Motion to approve recommendations to award six Special Projects Grants, funded by District Supervisor Add-Backs to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
      District 5—African American Art and Culture Complex, $180,000 to support administrative operations and infrastructure
      District 5—San Francisco Juneteenth Festival (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Arts and Culture Complex) $50,000 to support an annual festival and organizational infrastructure
      District 6—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, $200,000 to support strategic planning and implementation for an archival institution
      District 8—New Conservatory Theatre Center, $50,000 to support theater programming for youth
      District 10—Bay View Opera House, $100,000 to support capital improvements
      District 10—1 Brush Initiative (Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Beautiful) $20,000 to support the creation of a Blanken Avenue Mural
       
   10. Motion to approve recommendations to award six Special Projects Grants to the following organizations, to support their citywide work as arts service organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Artspan $20,000
       California Lawyers for the Arts $20,000
       Dancers Group $20,000
       Intersection for the Arts $20,000
       Theatre Bay Area $20,000
       QCC—The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture $40,000
        
   11. Motion to approve recommendations to award three Special Projects Grants to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) $20,000 to support an arts education pilot program
       Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) $30,000 for citywide support to arts education providers
       Uphill Arts (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) $56,000 for a citywide Anti-Tagging Program for Youth $56,000
        
   12. Motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 fiscal years:
       Marcus Arana, artist
       Eric Baer, Executive Director, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
       Cristiana Baik, Development Director, Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc.
       Jessica Beard, Executive Director, West Valley Mission Federation of Teachers/AFT 6554
       Bianka Bell, graduate student, California College of the Arts
       Amy Berk, Director, City Studio
       Alison Bernet, Development Director, San Francisco Girls Chorus
       Simon Betsalel, architectural drafter
       Shanna Bowie, Arts Center Program Manager, Destiny Arts Center
       Jamilah Bradshaw, Program Associate, The California Endowment
       Tracy Brown, Chief Consultant, BHL
       James Alan Brzezinski, artist
       Joanne Butcher, Business Coach, Filmmaker Success
       Amanda Carbajal, graduate student, NASA
       Shirah Dedman, filmmaker, Shirah Dedman Media
       Yvette Marie Dibos, Administrative Assistant, California College of the Arts
       Amy DiPlacido, Curator of Exhibitions, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
       Samantha Dizon, Artistic Director, URBAN x INDIGENOUS
       Thomas Dolan, Architect, Safer DIY Spaces
       Zoe Donnellycolt, Operations Manager, Authentic Arts and Media
       Dana E. Fitchett, choreographer, writer
       Donna Mae Foronda, Partner Support Specialist, Facebook
       Benjamin Frandzel, Institutional Gifts and Community Engagement Officer, Stanford Live
       Claire Frost, Program Coordinator, ArtSpan
       Morningstar Gali, California Indian Tribal Representative
       Natalie Jeanelle Greene, Artistic Director, Mugwumpin
       Martha Gorzycki, Cinema Professor and Animation Program Director, School of Cinema, San Francisco State University
       Aarushi Gupta, CEO, Shri Aarushi Inc.
       Maria Guzman, Chair, Art Department College of Alameda
       Aaron Harbour, Co-Director, Et al. Gallery
       Anastasia Herold, Education Program Manager, San Francisco Symphony
       Amy Diaz-Infante, teacher, City College of San Francisco
       Alexander Jarrell Jones, Coordinator for Arts Innovation and Outreach, San Francisco Unified School District
       Meklit Hadero, singer, musician, cultural activist
       Donna Hardwick, Senior Director Communications, ITVS
       Sadie C. Harmon, Dementia-Inclusive Communities Director, Elder Care Alliance
       Sarah Heady, Senior Grants Writer, California Institute of Integral Studies
       Beatriz Herrera, Lead Organizer, SF Rising, and Instructor, City College of San Francisco
       Marie Michelle Hirsch, artist
       Laura Howard, Director, Kind Life Media
       Yayoi Kambara, Artistic Director and Choreographer, KAMBARA + DANCERS
       Nancy Karp, Artistic Director/Choreographer, New Arts Foundation
       Sara Kerastas, Artistic Producer, California Shakespeare Theater
       Julie Saltzman Kellner, Managing Director, Aurora Theatre Company
       Joanne Kreiter, Artistic/Executive Director, Flyaway Productions
       Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, performing artist
       Tiffany Laszlo, Director’s Assistant, International Art Museum of America
       Jeremy Liu, Senior Fellow for Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development, PolicyLink
       Jennifer Lovvorn, Chief Cultural Affairs Officer, City of Berkeley
       Jayo Miko Macasaquit, Human Resources Manager, Oakland Public Education Fund
       Abhilasha Madan, filmmaker
       Margaret McCarthy, Co-Artistic Director, San Francisco Neo-Futurists
       Indi McCasey, Managing Director, Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus
       Nanette Cooper-McGuinness, Co-Director and soprano, Ensemble for These Times
       Maria Medua, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery
       Mitchell Menchaca, Executive Director, City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
       Amy Trachtenberg-Miller, visual artist
       Mirah Moriarty, Co-Founding Director, DANCE MONKS
       Amy Mueller, Artistic Director, Playwrights Foundation
       Natalia Neira, Co-Executive Director, La Peña Cultural Center
       Van Nguyen-Nguyen, Program Manager, Performing Arts Workshop
       Masashi Niwano, Festival and Exhibitions Director, Center for Asian American Media
       Guillermo Ornelas, Arts Education and Outreach Coordinator, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
       Patricia Torres Ortiz, artist, ArtSpaceSF
       Cynthia Pepper, dance educator, filmmaker, CPCollaborations
       Marcelo Javier Ebeling Pereira, Artistic Director, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company
       Katerina Huezo-Perepelitsa, Art Gallery Manger and Curator, Unleashed Gallery
       Jennifer Andrea Porras, Arts Program Specialist, California Arts Council
       Demitria Paz Pothakos Ruiz-Sauliere, Art Director, F8 Nightclub
       Jeanne Powell, writing consultant
       Jeffrey Michael Rebudal, choreographer, Rebudal Dance
       Sarah Augusta Reich, Development Associate, Crowden Music Center
       Randy Reyes, artist
       Tomas Riley, Professor, San Francisco State University
       Lordy Rodriguez, artist
       Scott Cooper Samels, Founder, Rhymes for Good
       Melissa San Miguel, artist
       Elizabeth Selna, artist
       Orit Ben Shitrit, artist, educator
       Kimberly Shuck, Adjunct 1, California College of the Arts
       Kevin Simmonds, writer
       Raissa Simpson, Artistic Director, PUSH Dance Company
       Thomas Robert Simpson, Founder and Artistic Director, AfroSolo Theatre Company
       Maya Sisneros, Marketing Director, Aunt Lute Books
       Dazaun Soleyn, artist
       Andréa Spearman, Program Assistant, Dancers’ Group
       Michael Gene Sullivan, performer and playwright, San Francisco Mime Troupe
       Margaret Timbrell Hiatt, artist
       Maura Tokarski, arts educator, Youth in Arts
       Jessica Townsend, Consulting Program Analyst, Northern California Community Loan Fund
       Mahea Ricalda Uchiyama, Director, Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance
       Jeremy Michael Vasquez, spoken word artist, motivational speaker
       Christelle Vieulles, Administration/Director’s Assistant, International Art Museum of America
       Oscar Villalon, Managing Editor, ZYZZYVA
       Leila Weefur, Editor in Chief, A/V, Art Practical
       John A. Weingardt, Supervisory Collection Manager, National Museum of African American History and Culture
       Brea Weinreb, Visual Artist, CTRL+SHFT Collective
       Alec White, Program Director, Jess Curtis/Gravity
       Jan Wurm, Curator, Richmond Art Center
       Wan Yang, artist
       Lamont Bransford-Young, Master Mixer, Fingersnaps Media Arts
       Mytia Zavala, Executive Director, American Indian Film Institute
        
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 17, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
        
   13. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the New Harvey Milk Plaza Project contingent upon 1) a further articulated ground plane, 2) developing a clear design for the canopy in collaboration with their engineer, 3) developing a holistic design that combines ground plane, canopy and Muni entry into a single concept with all elements working together, and 4) continuing to take the design lead in the project while clarifying a role the team wishes an artist to play in the design of the canopy or artistic lighting.
        
   14. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Eagle Plaza Project.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (December 17, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
        
   15. Motion to approve a recommendation to award Galería Studio 24 a Special Projects Grant (“SPX”) and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $30,000 at this time. This grant will support organizational and programmatic needs for Galería de la Raza. Additional funding for this project may be considered and the grant term may be extended upon approval by the Arts Commission.
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 19, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
        
   16. Motion to approve the following arts professionals for the San Francisco Arts Commission selection panels for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Fiscal Years:
       Shalini Agrawal, Faculty, 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, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Terry Berlier, artist and Associate Professor, Stanford University
       Megan Brian, Assistant Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       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, California College of the Arts/Daily Serving and Art Practical
       Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       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, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       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, California College of the Arts
       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, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Arianne Gelardin, Curator, StoreFrontLab & Parlor
       Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
       Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       Barbara Goldstein, Principal, Barbara Goldstein & Associates
       Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts and 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, California College of the Arts
       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, California College of the ArtsWattis 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, California College of the Arts
       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, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       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, art historian, curator, writer
       Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
       Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
       Nancy Lim, Assistant Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       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, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       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, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       Judy Moran, art consultant
       Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       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, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
       Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
       Mary Rubin, Project Manager, City of San Jose
       Lucía Sanromán, curator at large, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
       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
        
   17. 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.
        
   18. 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 and contingent upon approval by the Mayor’s Office of Disability.
        
   19. 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.
        
   20. 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.
        
   21. 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.
        
9. 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.)
    
10. Adjournment
    Action
     

posted 12/28/18, 7:00 p.m. spr
revised 1/4/19, 1:00 p.m. spr

 

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Per the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415/252-2256. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.


利便参與會議的相關規定

根據美 國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例，中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外，我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會 提供不同格式的會議資料， 和/或者提供閱讀器。此外，翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電 415/252-2256向 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。


POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (Americans with Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415/252-2256. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.


PATAKARAN PARA SA PAG-ACCESS NG MGA MITING

Ayon sa batas ng Americans with Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig, maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba’t ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, sa 415/252-2256. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair.