Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Visual Arts Committee will attend this meeting in person at the location listed above. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in person at the physical meeting location listed above or remotely online at https://bit.ly/VAC0320. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every agenda item. Visual Arts Committee Commissioners: Suzie Ferras, Chair; JD Beltran; Mahsa Hakimi; Yiying Lu; Jeanne McCoy, Nabiel Musleh; Abby Sadin Schnair.Agenda
Call to Order, Roll Call, Agenda Changes, Land Acknowledgment
- Call to order
- Roll call / Confirmation of quorum.
- Agenda changes
- Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement
The San Francisco Arts Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. As a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable Arts and Culture environment in San Francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the American Indian community.
General Public Comment
Discussion
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)
Consent Calendar
Discussion and Possible Action
- Motion to approve "Portal," four mural designs by Mike Ritch. The mural will be installed on four utility boxes at St. Francisco Circle, at the intersection of West Portal, Sloat, Portola, and Junipero Serra in District 7. The four mural measures approximately 72 in. h by 44 ½ in. w by 29 in. d; 57 in. h by 12 in. w by 13 in. d; 72 in. h by 116 in. w by 30 in. d; and 48 in. h by 17 in. w by 17 in. d, respectively. The artwork is funded by an Avenue Greenlight grant held by the San Francisco Park Alliance and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
- Motion to approve "Together on Taraval," a mural design by Twin Walls Mural Company. The mural will be installed at 1155 Taraval St. in District 4. The mural measures approximately 8 ft. 10 in. to 12 ft. tall by 30 ft. 2 in. wide. The artwork is funded by the SF New Deal, Department of Planning, OEWD, and Shared Spaces Program and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.6.a-p, "Advice from My 80-Year Old Self," 2015, Digital print on archival rag paper, suite of 16 prints, edition 19/30, measuring H27 7/8 in. x W17 in. each, by Susan O’Malley. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.10, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #1)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.11, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #2)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.12, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #3)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.13, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #4)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.14, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #5)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.15, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #6)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.16, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #7)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.17, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #8)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.52, "Oh?," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.53, "Setting the Scene," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.18, "Painting (12.16.08)," 2008, Oil based pigments on gessoed linen, measures H96 ft. x W108 ft. x D2 in., by Oliver Lee Jackson. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 1001-18-324.
- Motion to approve the following artists for the StreetSmARTS Mural Program Artist Pool as recommended by the Artist Review Panel. The pool will be valid for a two-year period, expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2026:
1AM Projects / Daniel Pan
Adrian Arias
Bay Area Mural Program / Andre Jones
Nico Berry
Timothy Bluitt
Nora Bruhn
Christopher Burch
Juan Manuel Carmona
Amir Fallah
Amos Goldbaum
Chris Granillo
Vida Kuang
Alice Lee
Fei Fei Lin
Olivia Losee-Unger
Amanda Lynn
Fernanda Martinez
Carmen McNall
Lindsey Millikan
Robert Minervini
Desi Mundo
John Osgood
Nathan Phelps
Joshua Powell
Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc. / Susan Cervantes
Josue Rojas
Erika Rosendale
Harumo Sato
Gaelen Smith
Nigel Sussman
Claudio Talavera-Ballon
Talking Walls / Cameron Moberg
Ximena Zhao
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes.
Location and Time Change for Visual Arts Committee Meetings
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to change the regular Visual Arts Committee Meeting location and time, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125, every third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 416, to every third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes.
SFAC Galleries Mentorship & Exhibition Fellowship
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an honorarium in the amount of $9,000 to Shirin Makaremi to be a mentor of the two selected mentorship and exhibition fellowship artists for the period of March – June 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Makaremi for the development of the of the fellowship exhibition (title TBD) and public programs to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a fellowship honorarium in the amount of $9,500 to Shirin Khalatbari and $9,500 to Sun Park for the period of March – June 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the artist honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Khalatbari and $5,000 to Sun Park for the development of artwork for the fellowship exhibition (Title TBD) to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024.
Staff Presenter: Director of Galleries & Public Programs Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint slides
GROW - Goldman Environmental Prize Temporary Installation
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve "GROW," a temporary installation by artists Laura Hapka and Brian Singer consisting of a grid of 8 trees, with each tree surrounded by scaffolding holding up letters: ‘G’, ‘R’, ‘O’, and ‘W’ constructed out of living moss, to be located at Proxy located near the intersection of Octavia Blvd & Hayes Street in Hayes Valley. Pending final approval from the Department of Real Estate. The installation measures H60 in. x W60 in. x D60 in. will be on display from April 19 – May 8, 2024, with all funding from the Goldman Environmental Foundation. The work will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager, Temporary Art & Activation Rebeka Rodriguez Mondragón and Julia Neff
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Final Design
Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the final design of "Listening Stones," a series of 11 granite boulders, by Mark Baugh-Sasaki for the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project, located at Great Highway and Sloat Blvd.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager Arianne D. Gelardin
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Final Design
11th and Natoma Park Project
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the Project Plan for 11th and Natoma Park.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager Arianne D. Gelardin
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Document: Project Plan
2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the conceptual proposal by Kirti Bassendine for the 2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series.
Staff Presenter: Program Associate Craig Corpora
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Proposal
Southeast Treatment Plant – New Headworks Facility
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve as installed "Whorl Whirl: Our Circular Nature" (2024) a painted aluminum and stainless steel sculpture by Norie Sato on the façade of the new Headworks Facility of the Southeast Treatment Center. The artwork ranges in height from 27 ft. 6 in. to 30 ft. 6 in. tall, is up to 2 ft. deep, and approximately 335 feet wide.
Staff Presenter: Civic Art Collection & Public Art Program Director Mary Chou
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Images of Installed Artwork
Staff Report
Discussion
Presentation of public art program updates.
Staff Presenter: Civic Art Collection & Public Art Program Director Mary Chou
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
New Business and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
Adjournment
Action
Meeting resources
Related documents
March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee Agenda
March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee AgendaVisual Arts Committee March 20, 2024 Agenda - Amended
March 20, 2024 Visual Arts Committee Agenda AmendedMarch 20 2024 VAC Slide Deck
March 20 2024 VAC Slide DeckMarch 20, 2024 Visual Arts Committee Minutes_Draft
March 20 2024 VAC Minutes_DraftNotices
Timestamp
Agenda posted 03/01/2024 1:45 p.m. md
Agenda amended with added items 3/15/2024 4:10p.m. TP
Audio recording posted 3/22/2024 12:30p.m. TP
Draft Minutes posted 3/29/2024 1:10p.m. TP
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NOTE: The San Francisco Arts Commission is discontinuing remote public comment for all public meetings starting in December 2023. Public comment will be taken in-person, with remote access provided for those who require an ADA accommodation. Requests for accommodation must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 97.7. Late requests will be honored if possible. Please reach out to art-info@sfgov.org or by calling 415-252-2255 with any questions or to make an accommodation request
Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
The meetings of the Visual Arts Committee will be held in “hybrid format” with the meeting occurring in-person at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416 and available to view on WebEx.
Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
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1) Department or Agency or report;
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3) Other explanatory documents.
Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available only electronically at https://sf.gov/departments/visual-arts-committee-arts-commission. Please contact: Craig Corpora at craig.corpora@sfgov.org or 415-252-2249 or Tara Peterson at tara.peterson@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219.
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3. 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.
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Accessibility Meeting Policy
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Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
Online
Overview
Members of the Visual Arts Committee will attend this meeting in person at the location listed above. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in person at the physical meeting location listed above or remotely online at https://bit.ly/VAC0320. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every agenda item. Visual Arts Committee Commissioners: Suzie Ferras, Chair; JD Beltran; Mahsa Hakimi; Yiying Lu; Jeanne McCoy, Nabiel Musleh; Abby Sadin Schnair.Agenda
Call to Order, Roll Call, Agenda Changes, Land Acknowledgment
- Call to order
- Roll call / Confirmation of quorum.
- Agenda changes
- Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgement
The San Francisco Arts Commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the Ramaytush Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. As a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable Arts and Culture environment in San Francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the American Indian community.
General Public Comment
Discussion
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)
Consent Calendar
Discussion and Possible Action
- Motion to approve "Portal," four mural designs by Mike Ritch. The mural will be installed on four utility boxes at St. Francisco Circle, at the intersection of West Portal, Sloat, Portola, and Junipero Serra in District 7. The four mural measures approximately 72 in. h by 44 ½ in. w by 29 in. d; 57 in. h by 12 in. w by 13 in. d; 72 in. h by 116 in. w by 30 in. d; and 48 in. h by 17 in. w by 17 in. d, respectively. The artwork is funded by an Avenue Greenlight grant held by the San Francisco Park Alliance and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
- Motion to approve "Together on Taraval," a mural design by Twin Walls Mural Company. The mural will be installed at 1155 Taraval St. in District 4. The mural measures approximately 8 ft. 10 in. to 12 ft. tall by 30 ft. 2 in. wide. The artwork is funded by the SF New Deal, Department of Planning, OEWD, and Shared Spaces Program and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.6.a-p, "Advice from My 80-Year Old Self," 2015, Digital print on archival rag paper, suite of 16 prints, edition 19/30, measuring H27 7/8 in. x W17 in. each, by Susan O’Malley. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.10, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #1)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.11, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #2)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.12, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #3)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.13, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #4)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.14, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #5)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.15, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #6)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.16, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #7)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.17, "Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #8)," 1998, silver gelatin print, (1/5), sheet dimensions H24 in. x W20 in. by Tammy Rae Carland. The artwork is installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Departures. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0806-18-241.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.52, "Oh?," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.53, "Setting the Scene," 2015, Oil on linen over birch panel, measures H40 in. x W30 in. each, by John Bankston. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 0709-18-219.
- Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2019.18, "Painting (12.16.08)," 2008, Oil based pigments on gessoed linen, measures H96 ft. x W108 ft. x D2 in., by Oliver Lee Jackson. The artwork will be installed in the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area C. The artwork was approved as purchased under Res. No. 1001-18-324.
- Motion to approve the following artists for the StreetSmARTS Mural Program Artist Pool as recommended by the Artist Review Panel. The pool will be valid for a two-year period, expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2026:
1AM Projects / Daniel Pan
Adrian Arias
Bay Area Mural Program / Andre Jones
Nico Berry
Timothy Bluitt
Nora Bruhn
Christopher Burch
Juan Manuel Carmona
Amir Fallah
Amos Goldbaum
Chris Granillo
Vida Kuang
Alice Lee
Fei Fei Lin
Olivia Losee-Unger
Amanda Lynn
Fernanda Martinez
Carmen McNall
Lindsey Millikan
Robert Minervini
Desi Mundo
John Osgood
Nathan Phelps
Joshua Powell
Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc. / Susan Cervantes
Josue Rojas
Erika Rosendale
Harumo Sato
Gaelen Smith
Nigel Sussman
Claudio Talavera-Ballon
Talking Walls / Cameron Moberg
Ximena Zhao
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes.
Location and Time Change for Visual Arts Committee Meetings
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to change the regular Visual Arts Committee Meeting location and time, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125, every third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 416, to every third Wednesday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes.
SFAC Galleries Mentorship & Exhibition Fellowship
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an honorarium in the amount of $9,000 to Shirin Makaremi to be a mentor of the two selected mentorship and exhibition fellowship artists for the period of March – June 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Makaremi for the development of the of the fellowship exhibition (title TBD) and public programs to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a fellowship honorarium in the amount of $9,500 to Shirin Khalatbari and $9,500 to Sun Park for the period of March – June 2024.
Discussion and possible action for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the artist honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Shirin Khalatbari and $5,000 to Sun Park for the development of artwork for the fellowship exhibition (Title TBD) to be held in the SFAC Main Gallery from September 26 – December 14, 2024.
Staff Presenter: Director of Galleries & Public Programs Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Documents: PowerPoint slides
GROW - Goldman Environmental Prize Temporary Installation
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve "GROW," a temporary installation by artists Laura Hapka and Brian Singer consisting of a grid of 8 trees, with each tree surrounded by scaffolding holding up letters: ‘G’, ‘R’, ‘O’, and ‘W’ constructed out of living moss, to be located at Proxy located near the intersection of Octavia Blvd & Hayes Street in Hayes Valley. Pending final approval from the Department of Real Estate. The installation measures H60 in. x W60 in. x D60 in. will be on display from April 19 – May 8, 2024, with all funding from the Goldman Environmental Foundation. The work will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager, Temporary Art & Activation Rebeka Rodriguez Mondragón and Julia Neff
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Final Design
Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the final design of "Listening Stones," a series of 11 granite boulders, by Mark Baugh-Sasaki for the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project, located at Great Highway and Sloat Blvd.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager Arianne D. Gelardin
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Final Design
11th and Natoma Park Project
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the Project Plan for 11th and Natoma Park.
Staff Presenter: Project Manager Arianne D. Gelardin
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
Explanatory Document: Project Plan
2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve the conceptual proposal by Kirti Bassendine for the 2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series.
Staff Presenter: Program Associate Craig Corpora
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Conceptual Proposal
Southeast Treatment Plant – New Headworks Facility
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action to approve as installed "Whorl Whirl: Our Circular Nature" (2024) a painted aluminum and stainless steel sculpture by Norie Sato on the façade of the new Headworks Facility of the Southeast Treatment Center. The artwork ranges in height from 27 ft. 6 in. to 30 ft. 6 in. tall, is up to 2 ft. deep, and approximately 335 feet wide.
Staff Presenter: Civic Art Collection & Public Art Program Director Mary Chou
Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes
Explanatory Documents: Images of Installed Artwork
Staff Report
Discussion
Presentation of public art program updates.
Staff Presenter: Civic Art Collection & Public Art Program Director Mary Chou
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
New Business and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
Adjournment
Action
Meeting resources
Related documents
March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee Agenda
March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee AgendaVisual Arts Committee March 20, 2024 Agenda - Amended
March 20, 2024 Visual Arts Committee Agenda AmendedMarch 20 2024 VAC Slide Deck
March 20 2024 VAC Slide DeckMarch 20, 2024 Visual Arts Committee Minutes_Draft
March 20 2024 VAC Minutes_DraftNotices
Timestamp
Agenda posted 03/01/2024 1:45 p.m. md
Agenda amended with added items 3/15/2024 4:10p.m. TP
Audio recording posted 3/22/2024 12:30p.m. TP
Draft Minutes posted 3/29/2024 1:10p.m. TP
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利便参與會議的相關規定
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