SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 18, 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.  Jeremy Fish, SF City Hall Centennial Exhibition
Meg Shiffler, SFAC Galleries Director
Action
Explanatory Document: Overview of Jeremy Fish’s artwork
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Brief presentation on the work of Bay Area artist Jeremy Fish and our Centennial exhibition at City Hall.

Motion: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Jeremy Fish for the development of new artwork for an exhibition for the SFAC Galleries’ Art at City Hall program set to open on November 4, 2015.

4.  Revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines
Susan Pontious, Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Director
Action
Explanatory documents: Draft of revised Civic Art Collection Guidelines
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of revisions made to the Civic Art Collection Guidelines.

Motion: Motion to approve the Civic Art Collection Guidelines (revision date March 18, 2015).

5.  San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Boarding Area B
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory documents: Program Outline
PresentationTime: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the proposed program outline for an art program at San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Boarding Area B Art Program Outline

6.  Port Pier 27
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Public Art Project Outline for Port Pier 27.

Motion: Motion to approve the Public Art Project Outline for Port Pier 27.

7.  Alameda Creek Watershed Center
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of revised conceptual design and budget for landscape artwork by Mark Brest van Kempen for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.

Motion: Motion to reject revised conceptual design and budget for the landscape artwork by Mark Brest van Kempen for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center and cancel project.

8.  Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: OCME Selection Panel Summaries; OCME Proposals
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

A.  Exterior Artwork

Presentation of artist Richard Deutsch’s conceptual proposal for an exterior artwork at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as recommended by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Richard Deutsch and his conceptual proposal for an exterior artwork at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as recommended by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Richard Deutsch for an amount not to exceed $210,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an exterior artwork for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

B.  Interior Artwork

Presentation of the selected artist Ann Gardner and her conceptual proposals for an interior artwork at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as recommended by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Ann Gardner and her conceptual proposal for an interior artwork at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, as recommended by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Ann Gardner for an amount not to exceed $75,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an interior artwork for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

OR

Motion: Motion to reject all proposals for an interior artwork at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

9.  Central Subway: Chinatown Station
Mary Chou
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of revised conceptual design for Tomie Arai’s artwork for the Chinatown Central Subway Station and feedback from community.

10.  Central Subway: Fourth and Brannan
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Document: Budget
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of revised budget for Moto Ohtake's artwork for Central Subway: Fourth and Brannan.

Motion: Motion to increase Moto Ohtake's not-to-exceed contract amount by $85,000 from $125,000 to $210,000 for Central Subway: Fourth and Brannan.

11.  Central Subway: Construction Barricades
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Design Rendering
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Jason Jägel for the Central Subway: Construction Barricade Temporary Public Art Project for Yerba Buena/Moscone Station.

Motion: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Jason Jägel for the Central Subway: Construction Barricade Temporary Public Art Project for Yerba Buena/Moscone Station to be on display for one year beginning in mid-2015 (exact date to be determined).

12.  Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station – Ticketing Hall Wall
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Document: Design Development Phase Deliverables – architectural design of panels, attachment system and glass samples
Presentation Time: Approximately 8 minutes

Presentation of Design Development Phase deliverables (architectural design of panels, attachment system and glass samples) by Leslie Shows for the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station – Ticketing Hall Wall.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (architectural design of panels, attachment system and glass samples) by Leslie Shows for the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station – Ticketing Hall Wall.

13.  Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Examples of past work by Selected Finalists
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals Pilot Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the following finalists for the Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals Pilot Project as recommended by the Public Utilities Commission Storm Drain Murals Selection Panel; [names to be provided at the meeting].

14.  Art on Market St Kiosk Poster Series – Andrea Bergen
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Final Poster Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Andrea Bergen’s six final designs for her Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Party Animals.

Motion: Motion to approve the final poster designs for Andrea Bergen’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, Party Animals, June 8 – September 4, 2015.

15.  Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, 2016
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the 2016 Program Outline for the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

Motion: Motion to approve the 2016 Program Outline for the Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, 2016

16.  Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected finalists: James Carpenter, Ned Kahn and Joseph Kosuth for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project as recommended by the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project Art Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to pay an honorarium in the amount of $1,000, plus reasonable travel costs to the following artists: James Carpenter, Ned Kahn and Joseph Kosuth to develop proposals for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Public Art Project.

17.  New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

18.  Adjournment
Action

JDC 3/13/15
JDC 3/17/15 Explanatory Document Added: Item #13
JDC 3/18/15 Explanatory Documents Updated Item #11; Item #13
 

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: Jenn Doyle Crane, jennifer.crane@sfgov.org, 415-252-2586. 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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the American 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 Program Associate, Jenn Doyle Crane at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2586. 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 415-252-3215向Zoë Taleporos 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 (American 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 Program Associate, Jenn Doyle Crane, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2586. 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 American 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 Program Associate, Jenn Doyle Crane sa 415-252-2586. 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.