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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Minutes

 

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

Commissioners Present:
Commissioner Beltran
Commissioner Keehn
Commissioner Schnair
Commissioner Silverman
Commissioner Sklar

The meeting commenced at 3:09pm

2. General Public Comment
Discussion

Commissioner Beltran added three arts professionals to the San Francisco Arts Commission selection panels for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Fiscal Years. They are: Rudolf Frieling, curator of Media Arts; Christine Duval, independent curator; and Camille Utterback, artist.

Commissioner Keehn announced tabling Item #7, 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center and Item #10, Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
 

3. Consent Calendar
Action

1. 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, 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, 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, art historian, curator, writer
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 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

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.
Moved: Beltran/Silverman

The motion was unanimously approved
 

4. Artist Honorarium for next Veterans Building Café Artist
Meg Shiffler
Action

SFAC Galleries Director Meg Shiffler reminded the committee of the current SFAC Gallery show at Café Valor, which is located in the War Memorial building. The show marks SFAC Galleries’ first collaboration with the San Francisco Arts Commission Street Artist Program and features work by artist Linda Peterson, who was a member of the program for over thirty years.

Ms. Shiffler also presented the biography and past works by local artist Golbanou Moghaddas, who is an illustrator and master printmaker. Her work is built around mythology and storytelling that blends eastern and western myth and traditions. Her work will be on display at Café Velor from January 25—March 30, 2019.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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.
Moved: Beltran/ Sklar
The motion was unanimously approved
 

5. Visitation Valley Sculpture Garden Project
Jill Manton, Brian Perrin, Lead Artist, Theodora Mauro, Project Coordinator
Action

Director of Public Art Trust and Special Initiatives Jill Manton introduced Brian Perrin, Lead Artist and Theodora Mauro, Project Coordinator for the Visitation Valley Sculpture Garden Project. Mr. Perrin presented the four temporary sculptures installations, by artists Randy Colosky, Joe Ferrisco, Brian Perrin, and Sofie Ramos, that will be on view at the Visitation Valley Greenway Herb Garden from April 2019 to June 2019. The project is privately funded through a grant from Southern Exposure.

Commissioner Keehn strongly urged Mr. Perrin to review possible ADA issues with the placement of the sculptures. Director of Cultural Affairs Tom DeCaigny recommended that motion’s approval be contingent upon the approval by Mayor’s Office of Disability.

Commissioner Beltran inquired if there would be information, regarding the artwork in the park. Ms. Mauro responded that there would be an event, a map, as well as direct signage related to each sculpture.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.
 

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 and contingent upon approval by the Mayor’s Office of Disability.
Moved: Beltran/Silverman
The motion was unanimously approved

 

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

Ms. Manton introduced Gabrielle Lange, Deputy Counsel General of the German Consulate, Sigrid Salvesburg, Director, Goethe Institute and project artist Luigi Toscano, who presented the temporary exhibition Lest We Forget. Ms. Salvesburg stated that the Lest We Forget features photos of Holocaust survivors and has already been displayed in New York, Boston, and Washington DC and some European cities. She relayed that there will be educational opportunities related to the installation, which may include a panel discussion at the library, historical film presentations, and guided tours by the artist. 

Mr. Toscano began the project three or four years ago by photographing Holocaust survivors around the world, including Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States, taking over three hundred photographs. The installation is adapted to each city it is being presented. The installation in the Civic Center will consist of approximately 86 photographs to be installed around the perimeter of the Center of the plaza. One of the panels will feature explanatory text about the project and each photograph is accompanied by a small plaque with information about the person in the photograph. The artist is working with a structural engineer to design the framing system. The installation will be in place from April 15, 2019 to May 20, 2019 and will include photographs of San Francisco Bay Area Holocaust survivors. The German Consulate and the Goethe Institute are providing all funds for the exhibition.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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.
Moved: Beltran/ Silverman
The motion was unanimously approved
 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
7. 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center
Mary Chou
Action

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

Project Manager Mary Chou presented the new selected fabricator and fabrication samples for Tomie Arai’s exterior and platform artwork for Central Subway Chinatown station. Ms. Chou conducted a bidding process and the panel choose Moon Shadow Glass. Mr. Arai will work with the fabricator to achieve the exact color resolution the artist envisions.

Back in June 2018, Ms. Chou conducted a bidding process to choose a glass fabricator. The panel selected Kaiser/von Roenn Studio (KvR), however, KvR was not able to meet the specifications that is required for the art glass for the Central Subway Chinatown station. As a result, the project was re-bid.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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.
Moved: Silverman/Beltran
The motion was unanimously approved

9. San Francisco International Airport

A.  Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting Project
Rebecca Camacho
Action

Commission Keehn stated that she did not feel the finalist pool was as artistically strong as it should be for such an important location. Program Director Susan Pontious said that due to a staff shortage, there may not have been as much recruitment as would be usual for this kind of call.

Upon further consideration of the project, the Commissioners agreed to reopen the application to the opportunity and directed commission staff to conduct a broader recruitment process that would provide a larger and more diverse artist pool.  

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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.
Moved:
The motion was withdrawn
 

B. Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project

Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action

Project Manager Trisha Lagaso Goldberg presented the material sample produced by Mosaika as the Design Development Phase deliverable by Jason Jägel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10 Project. The completed mosaic mural will be approximately 13’ high by 33’ wide.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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.
Moved: Beltran/Silverman
The motion was unanimously approved
 

THE FOLLOWING ITEM WAS TABLED
10. Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground
Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action

Presentation of artist Julie W. Olcott (DBA Julie Chang) conceptual design proposal.

Commissioner Keehn called for public comment. There was no public comment.

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

Commissioner Beltran offered a correction to the Consent Calendar item. Shalini Agrawal’s title should be faculty at CCA. Commissioner Silverman also stated that arts professional Lucía Sanromán, title has changed to curator at large at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
 

12. Adjournment
Action

The meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.
 

posted CC 1/04/18 9:35 a.m.
edited CC 1/07/19 9:00 a.m.
approved 1/07/19 

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