SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
3 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
San Francisco, CA 94102

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Agenda

1.            Roll Call

2.            Public Comment
Discussion

3.            Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Documents: Item #1, Item #2, Item #3, Item #4, Item #5
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

1.            Motion to approve the mural design, Tower, by Mel Waters to be painted on a mural site located at 754 Washington Street. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.

2.            Motion to approve the mural design, Compassion, Eli Lippert to be painted on a mural site located at 201 Middlepoint Street. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.

3.            Motion to approve the mural design, Take Flight, by Cameron Moberg to be painted on a mural site located at 2352 Mission Street. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.

4.            Motion to approve the mural, Discovery 2, by Josh Talbott to be painted on a mural site located at 3600 Mission Street. The proposed mural is 10 feet by 7 feet and will cover three sides of the structure. The project is sponsored by the College Hill Neighborhood Association and will be funded with an Invest in Neighborhoods Initiative Grant from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

5.            Motion to approve Jenifer Wofford as a finalist for the Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals Pilot Project due to an approved finalist and the alternate being unable to participate. Ms. Wofford is the next highest ranking candidate recommended by the Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar items.

4.            Central Subway: Union Square/Market Street Station Concourse
Jennifer Lovvorn and Erwin Redl
Action
Explanatory Documents: Approved Proposal; Examples of Artist’s Past Work; Construction Document Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of artist’s approved proposal and examples of artist’s past work for reference and Construction Document Phase deliverables (artwork installation mock-up and LED program animation) by Erwin Redl (dba Paramedia LLC) for the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Concourse.

Motion: Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (artwork installation mock-up and LED program animation) by Erwin Redl (dba Paramedia LLC) for the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Concourse.

5.            SFAC Galleries
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document: Past work by Sarah Smith
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the October 2015 SFAC Galleries Grove Street Window Installation artist Sarah Smith.

Motion: Motion to approve an artist honorarium in the amount of $2,000 to Sarah Smith for the preparation of artwork to be installed at the SFAC Galleries Grove Street Window Installation space in October 2015.

6.            Central Subway

A. Union Square/Market Street Station Platform
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Design; Design Development deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz’s Approved Conceptual Design for reference and Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz’s Design Development deliverables: Attachment System Drawings, for the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Platform Level.

Motion: Motion to approve Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz’s Design Development deliverables: Attachment System Drawings, for the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Platform Level.

B. Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Head House
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design Development renderings; Revised Design Development renderings
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of Catherine Wagner’s previously approved Design Development renderings and Catherine Wagner’s revised Design Development renderings and glass sample for the Head House of the Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone Station.

Motion: Motion to approve Catherine Wagner’s revised Design Development renderings and glass sample for the Head House of the Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone Station.

7.            Moscone Expansion Project: Howard Street and West Bridge Sculptures
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Qualification and Selection Panel One summaries; Images of past artworks by project finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 8 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Moscone Expansion Project Howard Street and West Bridge sculpture opportunities.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists (to be announced at meeting) for the Moscone Expansion Public Art Projects as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Public Art Project Art Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium between $2,000 and $5,000, per the project Request for Qualifications/Proposals, to the following artists (to be announced at meeting).

8.            Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Place names for artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of place names for Scott Oliver’s artwork Points of Departure, for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.

Motion: Motion to approve place names (part of Design Development deliverables) for Scott Oliver’s artwork Points of Departure, for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.

9.            Guy Place
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Design for artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of final design for Adriane Colburn’s fence design for Guy Place.

Motion: Motion to approve final design for Adriane Colburn’s fence design for Guy Place.

10.          Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series

A. 2015 Series – Kelly Inouye
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final poster designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Kelly Inouye’s six final designs for her Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Iconic City Hall.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Kelly Inouye’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Iconic City Hall, September 14, 2015 – January 4, 2016, pending final copy editing review of poster text by staff.

B. 2016 Series – Finalists
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images by selected finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the 2016 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the 2016 Art on Market Street Kiosk Posters Series as recommended by the Art on Market Street Selection Panel: Lauren Bartone, Taraneh Hemami, Scott Oliver and Tracey Snelling.

11.          Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Design drawings
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Jorge Pardo’s conceptual design for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Jorge Pardo for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jorge Pardo’s contract from $25,000 to $830,000 (an increase of $805,000) to include Design Development, Construction Documents, Fabrication, Transportation and consultation during Installation, for the Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit due to a contract modification to increase the artist’s scope of work.

12.          17th Street and Folsom Park
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Design renderings
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Final Designs for artworks at 17th Street and Folsom Park.

Motion: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables by Carmen Lomas Garza for artworks at 17th Street and Folsom Park.

13.          San Francisco International Airport

A. Terminal 3 East: Departures – Vanessa Marsh
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork images
Presentation time: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the six images selected for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East, Departures by Vanessa Marsh.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Vanessa Marsh for an amount not to exceed $15,600 for the purchase of 6 editioned photographs from the Everywhere All at Once series, for installation at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East.

B. Terminal 3 East: Departures – Sanaz Mazinani
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Artwork images
Presentation time: Approximately 4 minutes

Presentation of the six images selected for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East, Departures by Sanaz Mazinani.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Sanaz Mazinani for an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the purchase of 6 editioned photographs from the Forever in the Sky series, for installation at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East.

14.          General Hospital Acute Care Building

A. Floor 2 – Lena Wolff
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Image of completed artwork as installed
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork by Lena Wolff as installed at General Hospital Acute Care Building: Floor 2.

Motion: Motion to approve three completed mosaic artworks as installed by Lena Wolff for the General Hospital Acute Care Building, Floor 2: Tree of Life (5 feet 6 inches tall by 6 feet 3 inches wide); Quail and Monkey Branch (5 feet 6 inches tall by 9 feet 5 inches wide); and Circular Path (5 feet 6 inches tall by 7 feet 3 inches wide), all 2015.

B. Surgery Waiting Room – Paul Kos
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Video of completed artwork as installed
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork by Paul Kos as installed at General Hospital Acute Care Building: Surgery Waiting Room (Basement 2 Level).

Motion: Motion to approve Paul Kos’s completed digital video installation artwork, titled Quaking Aspens, 2015, as installed in the General Hospital Acute Care Building, Surgery Waiting Room (Basement 2 Level).

C. Roof Garden – Masayuki Nagase
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Images of completed artwork as installed

Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed carved stone artwork by Masayuki Nagase as installed at General Hospital Acute Care Building: Roof Garden (Level 7).

Motion: Motion to approve the completed carved stone artwork, titled Breath Between Sky and Ocean, 2015, by Masayuki Nagase as installed in the General Hospital Acute Care Building, Roof Garden (Level 7).

D. Floor 6 – Arthur Stern
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Image of completed artwork as installed
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork by Arthur Stern as installed at General Hospital Acute Care Building: Floor 6.

Motion: Motion to approve the completed stained glass and aluminum artwork, titled The Streets and Hills of San Francisco, 2015, by Arthur Stern as installed in the General Hospital Acute Care Building, Floor 6.

E. Emergency Department Entrance – Jetro Martinez
Zoe Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Documents: Image of completed artwork as installed
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes

Presentation of completed artwork by Jetro Martinez as installed at General Hospital Acute Care Building: Emergency Department Entrance.

Motion: Motion to approve the completed tile mosaic artwork, titled Amate, 2015, by Jetro Martinez as installed in the General Hospital Acute Care Building, Emergency Department Entrance.

15.          Treasure Island Arts Master Plan
Jill Manton
Discussion
Explanatory Documents: Preliminary Concept; Treasure Island Master Plan Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Discussion of preliminary start up work on Treasure Island Arts Master Plan.

16.          2015/16 Prequalified Artist Pool Results
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Documents: Panel summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the 2015/16 Prequalifed Artist Pool Selection Results.

17.          Precita Eyes Mural at Laguna Honda Hospital
Susan Pontious
Discussion
Explanatory Documents: Mural proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of a mural proposal by Precita Eyes to be located at Laguna Honda Hospital.

18.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

19.          Adjournment
Action

ZT 7/9/2015, 4:53 pm

Additional Explanatory Documents Added ZT 7/13/15, 12:50pm: Item #9, Guy Place, Final Design for artwork.

Additional Explanatory Documents Added ZT 7/15/15, 2:20pm: Item #7, Moscone Expansion Project, Qualification and Selection Panel One summaries; Images of past artworks by project finalists

Notices

Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Zoë Taleporos, zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org, 415-252-3215. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

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