Visual Arts Committee - April 17, 2019 - Agenda
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda
Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Nabiel Musleh
Abby Sadin Schnair
Jessica Silverman
Janine Shiota
Barbara Sklar
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes
2. General Public Comment
Discussion
3. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #2, Item #4
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into agreement with A. Zahner Company for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for the completion of design, fabrication, transportation and consultation on installation of an artwork by Norie Sato for the Headworks Facility at the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables for Sarah Sze’s 49 South Van Ness suspended lobby sculpture.
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Ellen Harvey Studio LLC from $360,000 to an amount not to exceed $400,000 (an increase of $40,000) for additional fabrication and installation costs for an artwork at the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
- Motion to approve the Phase II and Phase III Construction Documents for Terra Techne by Liz Glynn, designed for San Francisco International Airport: Terminal One.
- Motion to approve the extension of Knitted Tree Project by Knits for Life, sponsored by the Office of Economic and Work Force Development. The fiber-based work will be installed on select trees in Civic Center in the beginning the first week of May 2019 and remaining for six months to one years, depending on the aging process of the materials.
4. San Francisco Public Library: Middleground
Jill Manton, Julie Flynn, Project Manager
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Description, Presentation
Approximately 10 Minutes
Presentation of Middleground, a temporary interactive installation focused on social psychology at the San Francisco Public Library.
Motion: Motion to approve Middleground, a temporary interactive installation focused on social psychology developed in partnership by the Civic Center Commons Initiative, the SF Public Library Main Branch, and the Exploratorium’s Studio for Public Spaces and funded by the National Science Foundation. The installation will be placed on the Larkin Street plaza in front of the main entry to the Library. The design consists of approximately 17 columns, each 12 ft. 3 in. high, rising from a base measuring 3 ft. by 3 ft. which serve as individual stations for interactive exhibits and shall be up from July 2019 to July 2020 pending approval from Public Works and the Historic Preservation Commission.
5. JR Mural, Orpheum Theatre
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Presentation
Approximately 5 Minutes
Presentation of the proposed JR Mural at the Orpheum Theatre.
Motion: Motion to approve payment of $50,000 to fund the temporary mural installation by artist JR on the Orpheum Theatre beginning April 2019 and which will remain for three weeks to one year, depending on the aging process of the materials.
6. Artist and Curatorial Honorarium for Upcoming SFAC Galleries Exhibitions
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint Presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curatorial honorarium to the following individuals for their research and development of an SFAC Galleries exhibition at SF City Hall set to open on June 6, 2019: $3100 to Lindsey White and $3100 to Jordan Stein.
Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an artist honorarium to Brian Belott in the amount of $5500 for his research and development of artwork for an SFAC Galleries exhibition at SF City Hall set to open on June 6, 2019.
Motion: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an artist honorarium to Ron Moultrie Saunders in the amount of $600 for his participation in an SFAC Galleries exhibition at Café Valor on April 18, 2019.
7. 2019 Art on Market Poster Series
Craig Corpora
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the final designs by Kate Rhoades for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Kate Rhoades six final designs for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
8. Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground
Trisha Lagaso Goldberg
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s Design Development renderings and final materials
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables, including material sample, by Julie W. Olcott (DBA Julie Chang) for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Julie W. Olcott’s (DBA Julie Chang) Design Development phase materials for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.
9. San Francisco International Airport
A. International Terminal Refresh Phase I
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Program Descriptions; Power Point presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the revised Art Program for the International Terminal Building Refresh Phase 1.
Motion: Motion to approve the revised Art Program for the International Terminal Building Refresh Phase 1.
B. Terminal 3, Courtyard 3 Connector
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Power Point presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the Art Program plan for the Courtyard 3 Connector.
Motion: Motion to approve the Art Program plan for the Terminal 3, Courtyard 3 Connector.
Motion: Motion to pursue commissioning Untitled by Alison Saar for Terminal 3, Courtyard 3 Connector.
C. Terminal 2 Buildback
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Power Point presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the Art Program plan for the T2 Build back, reallocating AE to SFO Hotel.
Motion: Motion to approve the Art Program plan for the T2 Build back, reallocating AE to SFO Hotel.
D. Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting
Rebecca Camacho
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary, Images of Work by Selected Artists
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 Andrea Bowers, Tavares Strachan, and Meejin Yoon, as finalists for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting Project, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
E. Terminal 1 Center, AC-06 Project – Emily Fromm
Rebecca Camacho
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artist’s Design Development Renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the Design Development Phase deliverables (material sample) by Emily Fromm for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1Center, AC-06.
Motion: Motion to approve artist Emily Fromm’s Design Development Phase material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1Center, AC-06.
F. Grand Hyatt Hotel 2D Program
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Additional 2D Artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Presentation of additional 2D Artwork for the SFO Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Motion: Motion to approve the purchase of the following artworks for display at the San Francisco International Airport Grand Hyatt Hotel: (to be announced at meeting).
Motion: Motion to approve the reinstallation of the following artworks for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel:
Vera Kopecek, Flight Thrills, 1986, wool tapestry with cotton twine, 103 in. by 156 in.
Michael Dvortcsak, Sublimens, 1986, oil and wax on canvas, 87 ½ in. by 72 ½ in. by 1 ¾ in.
10. 2019/2020 Prequalified Pool Results
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Presentation of the 2019/2020 Prequalified Artist Pool Selection Results.
Motion: Motion to approve the following artists’ inclusion in the 2019/2020 Prequalified Artist Pool as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel: (artists to be announced at the meeting).
11. New Southeast Community Facility at 1550 Evans
Jackie von Treskow
Action
Explanatory Documents: Site Renderings; Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Presentation of the project outline for the New Southeast Community Facility at 1550 Evans Plaza Sculpture Project.
Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the New Southeast Community Facility at 1550 Evans Plaza Sculpture Project.
12. San Francisco International Airport: New Project Site Walkthrough
Susan Pontious
Presentation
Explanatory Documents: Program Descriptions; Power Point presentation
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Walkthrough of new commissions and purchases for: Terminal 1, Hotel, Air Train, Long Term Parking Garage, REACH.
13. New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion
14. Adjournment
Action
CC 4/12/19 4:45 pm
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