SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran
Gregory Chew
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

1.            Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2.            Public Comment
Discussion

3.            San Francisco International Airport
Justine Topfer, SFO Design Team
Action
Explanatory Document: Presentation of T1 Redevelopment Project; Public Art Project Outline
Presentation Time: Approximately 20 minutes

Presentation of the architectural and design overview, and public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1 Redevelopment Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1 Redevelopment Project.

4.            Noe Valley Town Square
Mary Chou, Wowhaus
Action
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the Conceptual Design deliverables by the artist team Wowhaus for the new Noe Valley Town Square.

Motion: Motion to approve Garden Guardians Conceptual Design #1 (revised original), by the artist team Wowhaus for the new Noe Valley Town Square.

OR

Motion: Motion to approve Garden Guardians Conceptual Design #2 (owls with hearts), by the artist team Wowhaus for the new Noe Valley Town Square.

5.            California Arts Council Veterans Initiative Grant Public Programs
Meg Shiffler
Action
Explanatory Document: Power Point
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the California Arts Council Veterans Initiative Grant Public Programs.

Motion: Motion to honoraria payments of $500 to Drew Cameron, $250 to Aaron Hughes, and $400 to Krista Denio for their contributions to SFAC Galleries’ Veterans Initiative Grant public programs in June and July, 2016.

6. StreetSmARTS
Zoë Taleporos
Action
Explanatory Document: Panel Summary; Images of Selected Artists’ Work
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the selected artists for the StreetSmARTS Murals Pool.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artists for the StreetSmARTS Murals Pool as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel. The pool will be valid for a two year period, expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2018:

Michael Bartalos
Vibrata Chromodoris
Eddie Colla
George Crampton Glassanos
Paz de la Calzada
Nancy Elliot
Brett Flanigan
Michelle Fleck
Amos Goldbaum
Crystal Hermann
Jesse Hernandez
Jason Jagel
David Kim
Sarah Lee
Kara Maria
Joshua Mays
Cameron Moberg
Brendan Monroe
Lydia Nichols
Eric Norberg
Sirron Norris
Javier Rocabado
Josue Rojas
Jessica Sabogal
Jenny Sharaf
Tenold Sundberg
Twin Walls Mural Company
Jenifer Wofford
Lena Wolf
David Young 

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artists from the StreetSmARTS Murals Pool to create murals on private property for an amount not to exceed $8,000. The StreetSmARTS Murals Program is funded by San Francisco Public Works and private property owners. The murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

7.            Central Subway
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary and Fabrication Samples
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of selected fabricator and fabrication samples for Catherine Wagner’s artwork for Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone station.

Motion: Motion to approve Carlson Arts, LLC as the selected fabricator for artist Catherine Wagner’s Central Subway Yerba Buena/Moscone station public art project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify Catherine Wagner LLC’s contract to increase the amount from $312,470 to $817,721 (an increase of $505,251) in order to assign the fabrication scope of work by Carlson Arts, LLC to the Catherine Wagner LLC’s contract.

8.            General Hospital Acute Care Building
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Outline: Artwork Locations
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

Presentation of the project outline for the General Hospital Acute Care Building Pediatric Emergency Department Murals and Exam Room Art.

Motion: Motion to approve the project outline for the General Hospital Acute Care Building Pediatric Emergency Department Murals and Exam Room Art.

9.            San Francisco International Airport

A. International Gate Rooms
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images Finalists’ Work
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalists for the San Francisco International Airport Gate Rooms.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artist as finalists for the San Francisco International Airport Gate Rooms as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel: Kim Anno, Kota Ezawa, Suzanne Husky, Chris Johanson, Shaun O’Dell, Leah Rosenberg, Alice Shaw, and Hank Willis Thomas.

B. Terminal 1, Interim Boarding Area B
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document: Design Development Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of Kota Ezawa’s Design Development phase deliverables for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development phase deliverables by Kota Ezawa for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

10.          Outdoor Large Scale Sculptures Pool
Jill Manton
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images of Selected Artists’ Work
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the selected artists for the Outdoor Large Scale Sculptures Pool.

Motion: Motion to approve the following artists for inclusion in the Outdoor Large Scale Sculptures Pool as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel. The Pool will be used for the loan of sculptures for outdoor exhibitions in City parks and plazas:

Ars Citizen
Bruce Beasley
Jimmy Chion
Joey Enos
HYBYCOZO

11. Fire Station #5
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Conceptual Proposal
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Bernadette Jiyong Frank’s conceptual proposal for an artwork at Fire Station #5.

Motion: Motion to approve Bernadette Jiyong Frank’s conceptual proposal for an artwork at Fire Station #5, as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Bernadette Jiyong Frank for the design and implementation of an artwork for Fire Station #5 in an amount not to exceed $90,380.

12.          Moscone Expansion Project
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Design Development Phase Deliverables
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Design Development phase deliverables by Leo Villareal for the enclosed pedestrian bridge artwork as part of the Moscone Expansion Project.

Motion: Motion to approve the Design Development phase deliverables by Leo Villareal for the enclosed pedestrian bridge artwork as part of the Moscone Expansion Project.

13. Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit
Justine Topfer
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Conceptual Design Drawings
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of Jorge Pardo’s Conceptual Design for the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project for discussion and response.

14. Moscone Parking Garage
Jessica Shaefer, Sites Unseen, Inc.
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Mural Designs
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Informational presentation of the revised mural designs by Barry McGee for the Moscone Parking Garage.

15.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

16.          Adjournment
Action

ZT 5/29/2016 4:30pm

Notices

Agenda Item Information

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:

1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

These items will be available for review at the meeting. Copies are available upon request. Please contact Program Associate Zoe Taleporos at zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org or 415-252-2243 for more information. 

Meeting Procedures

1. Agenda items will be heard in order. Please note, that on occasion a special circumstance may necessitate that an agenda item be taken out of order. To ensure that an agenda item is not missed, it is advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. All agenda changes will be announced by the Chair at the top of the meeting.

2. Public comment will be taken before or during the Committee’s consideration of each agenda item. Each speaker will be allowed to speak for the time allotted by the Chair at the top of the meeting or up to 3 minutes.  During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commissioners on matters that are within the Arts Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on the agenda. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments, which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the official file.

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, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Zoë Taleporos, zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org, 415-252-2243. 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 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 Program Associate, Zoë Taleporos, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2243. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.

利便参與會議的相關規定

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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, Zoë Taleporos, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2243. 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, Zoë Taleporos sa 415-252-2243. 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.