May 9, 2022 Full Arts Commission Meeting (Hybrid)

1. Call to order
2. Roll call / Confirmation of Quorum
3. Agenda Changes
4. 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.

Discussion and Possible Action 

Discussion and possible action to adopt a resolution setting forth findings required under Assembly Bill 361 that would allow the Arts Commission and its subcommittees to hold meetings remotely according to the modified Brown Act teleconferencing set forth in AB 361. 

Discussion and Possible Action

Motion to approve April 4, 2022 Minutes.
  
Explanatory Document: Draft Minutes

Discussion

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.) 

Discussion

Current administrative, budgetary, legislative and programming developments and announcements. 
 
Staff Presenter: Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington 

Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Discussion  
 
Staff Presenter: Sandra Panopio, Senior Racial Equity & Policy Analyst 

Presentation Time: Approximately 7 minutes

1. Executive Committee – Roberto Ordeñana, Chair
   1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
       
2. Community Investments Committee – Charles Collins, Chair
   1. Action: Discussion and possible action to approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2022-2023 grant amount of $427,297 to the Bayview Opera House; and to sub-grantee American Indian Cultural Center (“AICC”) for a grant amount of $136,255; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement amount not to exceed $3,007,761 for fiscal years 2022-2026.
       
3. Visual Arts Committee – Suzie Ferras, Chair
   1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.

1. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of April 25, 2022.
2. Motion to approve the Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes of April 19, 2022. 
3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of April 20, 2022.
   
   Executive Committee Recommendations (April 25, 2022, link to agenda)
   Action
4. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into sole source lease and operating grant agreements with the African American Art and Culture Complex, the Bayview Opera House Inc., Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts and SOMArts for four (4) fiscal years, 2022-2023; 2023-2024; 2024-2025; 2025-2026, to ensure the City-owned cultural centers remain open, accessible, and vital contributors to the cultural life of the City. Grant amounts for fiscal year 2022-2023 are below along with the expected total grant amount through 2026, which includes 10% increases per year, and a 15% cap on the total grant amount; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to determine the subsequent grant amounts for the remaining three years.
5. Motion to approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2022-2023 grant amount not to exceed $698,745 to the African American Art and Culture Complex; and to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center for the amount not to exceed $136,255; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement amount not to exceed $4,456,521 for fiscal years 2022-2026.
6. Motion approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2022-2023 grant amount not to exceed $690,149 to Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement amount not to exceed $3,683,428 for fiscal years 2022-2026.
7. Motion to approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2022-2023 grant amount not to exceed $786,202 to SOMArts; and to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center for a grant amount not to exceed $136,255; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement not to exceed $4,923,290 for fiscal years 2022-2026.
   
   Community Investments Committee Recommendations (April 19, 2022, link to agenda)
   Action
8. Motion to approve the funding recommendations of the San Francisco Artist Grants (SFA) funding recommendations to award seventy-five (75) grants totaling $1,498,000 to the following individuals, and to enter into grant agreements with each or their fiscal sponsor for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
   
   Aaron P Salinas, $20,000  
   Alexandria Palos, $20,000  
   Andrea Nicolette Gonzales, $20,000  
   Anoushka Mirchandani, $18,000  
   Bryan Pangilinan (Fiscal Sponsor Brava for Women in the Arts), $20,000  
   Camille Hoang-Mai Davis, $20,000  
   Caroline Cabading, $20,000  
   Celeste Chan, $20,000  
   Cesar Cadabes, $20,000  
   Cheryl P Derricotte, $20,000  
   Crystal Hermann, $20,000  
   Daniel Arturo Riera, $20,000  
   Daniel Lee, $20,000  
   Danny Duncan (Fiscal Sponsor San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company), $20,000  
   David Herrera (Fiscal Sponsor Dancers’ Group Inc.), $20,000  
   David James, $20,000  
   Donald Christian Figueroa Castillo, $20,000  
   Elizabeth Stephens, $20,000  
   Erina Alejo (Fiscal Sponsor Filipino-American Development Foundation), $20,000  
   Erwin K. Berk, $20,000  
   Genevieve Lim, $20,000  
   Georges Lammam, $20,000  
   Guillermo Gómez-Peña, $20,000  
   Guillermo Ornelas, $20,000  
   Helen Simone Bailey, $20,000  
   Hien Huynh, $20,000  
   Hyo-shin Na (Fiscal Sponsor Earplay), $20,000  
   Javier Stell-Fresquez, $20,000  
   Jeanelle Bantigue, $20,000  
   Jerome Reyes, $20,000  
   Jess Curtis, $20,000  
   Jessica Maria Recinos, $20,000  
   Jocelyn Reyes, $20,000  
   John Calloway, $20,000  
   John Nguyen (Fiscal Sponsor Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center), $20,000  
   Joseph Abbati, $20,000  
   Kar Yin Tham (Fiscal Sponsor Bay Area Video Coalition Inc.), $20,000  
   Keith Hennessy (Fiscal Sponsor Anne Bluethenthal & Dancers), $20,000  
   Kimberly Anne Rubio Requesto, $20,000  
   Kurt Rohde, $20,000  
   Lauren Ito (Fiscal Sponsor National Japanese American Historical Society), $20,000  
   Lily Cai, $20,000  
   Linda A. Jackson, $20,000  
   Mabel Jimenez-Hernandez, $20,000  
   Maria Judice, $20,000  
   Maurya Kerr (Fiscal Sponsor Dancers’ Group Inc.), $20,000  
   Megan K Kurashige (Fiscal Sponsor Dancers’ Group Inc.), $20,000  
   Megan Wilson, $20,000  
   Melissa Dorothy Lewis Wong, $20,000  
   Nancy Mabel Valdiviezo, $20,000  
   Natalia García Pasmanick, $20,000  
   Natalia Roberts, $20,000  
   Oliver Saria, $20,000  
   Oscar Peñaranda, $20,000  
   Osvaldo de Leon Davila, $20,000  
   Patricia Jameson, $20,000  
   Pireeni Sundaralingam, $20,000  
   Preeti Vangani, $20,000  
   Ramon Marcel Abad, $20,000  
   Rizal Dinglasan, $20,000  
   Robert Sweeny, $20,000  
   Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., $20,000  
   Sandra Cressman, $20,000  
   Sean Dorsey, $20,000  
   Seokman  Yang, $20,000  
   Shelley Wong, $20,000  
   Silk Worm (Fiscal Sponsor Jess CurtisGravity Inc.), $20,000  
   Storm M Florez, $20,000  
   Tamu Boylen, $20,000  
   Theresa Marie Calpotura, $20,000  
   Therese Marie Davis, $20,000  
   Truong Tran, $20,000  
   Valerie Soe, $20,000  
   Veronica Williams, $20,000  
   Yayoi Kambara (Fiscal Sponsor Dancers’ Group Inc.), $20,000 
    
9. Motion to approve the Artistic Legacy Grant funding recommendation to award one (1) grant totaling $40,000 to the following organization, and to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed the following at this time: 
   
   Theatre of Yugen, $40,000
10. Motion to approve the Cultural Equity Initiatives (CEI) funding recommendations to award two (2) grants totaling $200,000 to the following organizations, and to enter into grant agreements with each organization or their fiscal sponsor for amounts not to exceed the following at this time: 
    
    Fresh Meat Productions, $100,000 
    Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, $100,000
11. Motion to approve the Cultural Equity Initiatives (CEI) funding recommendations to award twenty-seven (27) grants totaling $2,500,000 to the following organizations, and to enter into grant agreements with each organization or their fiscal sponsor for amounts not to exceed the following at this time: 
    
    ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco, $100,000  
    Accion Latina, $100,000  
    Brava for Women in the Arts, $100,000  
    California Lawyers for the Arts, $100,000  
    Chitresh Das Institute, $100,000  
    Circo Zero, $100,000  
    CounterPulse, $100,000  
    Cubacaribe, $100,000  
    Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas, $100,000  
    Detour Dance (Fiscal Sponsor Dancers’ Group Inc.), $50,000  
    Diamond Wave (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts), $75,000  
    Eth-Noh-Tec Creations, $100,000  
    Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, $100,000  
    Golden Thread Productions, $100,000  
    Idris Ackamoor and Cultural Odyssey, $100,000  
    Kearny Street Workshop, $100,000  
    Lenora Lee Dance (Fiscal Sponsor Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center), $100,000  
    Magic Theatre, Inc., $100,000  
    Marigold Project Inc. (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts), $100,000  
    Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu Hula Halau, $100,000  
    Nava Dance Theatre, $75,000  
    Queer Rebels Productions (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts), $75,000  
    San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (Fiscal Sponsor Fresh Meat Productions), $100,000  
    Southern Exposure, $100,000  
    The Cultural Conservancy Sacred Land Foundation, $100,000  
    The Dance Brigade A New Group From Wallflower Order, $100,000  
    Write Now! SF Bay (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts), $15,394
12. Motion to approve the Creative Space (CRSP) funding recommendations to award five (5) grants totaling $300,000 to the following organizations, and to enter into grant agreements with each organization or their fiscal sponsor, for amounts not to exceed the following at this time: 
    
    African-American Shakespeare Company, $50,000  
    Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, $50,000  
    Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas, $100,000  
    Cutting Ball Theater, $50,000  
    The Roxie Theater, $50,000
13. Motion to approve an increase to the grant amount of $25,000 (authorized by Administrative Approval) by $14,300 for a grant agreement with Michael Ritch for the Ocean Avenue commercial corridor beautification project, where the solicitation was completed through a participatory budget process and the original grant did not include all of the funds allocated for the project; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for $39,300 at this time.  
14. Motion to approve an increase to the grant amount of $26,250 (authorized by Resolution No. 1207-20-198) by $5,000 for a grant agreement with Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts) for additional music programming in Patricia’s Green park; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for $31,250 at this time.
15. Motion to approve authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Bayview Opera House, Inc. for capital upgrades including a kitchen, for $369,500 at this time. This grant agreement would replace expired Grant No. 16SPX03 (authorized by Resolution No’s. 0104-16-011, 0912-16-242, 1002-17-311,1101-21-245), which was not completed due to administrative delays and the COVID-19 pandemic.  
16. Motion to approve authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Bayview Opera House, Inc. for capital upgrades, for $100,000 at this time. This grant agreement would replace expired Grant No. 19SPX05 (authorized by Resolution No’s. 1017-19-014, 1101-21-245), which was not completed due to administrative delays and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    
    Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (April 20, 2022, link to agenda)
    Action
17. Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (Structural Engineering Drawings) for Lava Thomas’ artwork for the Dr. Maya Angelou Sculpture Project.
18. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork Untitled, 2022, by Jorge Pardo, painted steel, fiberglass, acrylic and LED light fixtures, located on the Geary Street station boarding platforms for the Van Ness BRT project.
19. Motion to approve the selected finalists, Kota Ezawa, Terry Berlier, Mark Baugh-Sasaki, and Cheryl Derricotte for the Transbay Block 3 Park & Alley Project, as recommended by the artist review panel.  
20. Motion to approve the following artists for the potential purchase of artwork for 49 South Van Ness, as recommended by the 49 South Van Ness artist review panel: 
    
    Kim Anno 
    Deborah Aschheim 
    Tara Daly 
    Binh Danh 
    Mel Davis 
    Janet Delaney 
    Cheryl Derricotte 
    Vincent Escareno 
    Nina Fabunmi 
    Sheila Ghidini 
    Victoria Heilweil 
    Kenyatta Hinkle 
    Sahar Khoury 
    Ray Koh 
    Carrie Lederer 
    Derek Lynch 
    Paul Madonna 
    David Maisel 
    Christopher Martin 
    Sean McFarland 
    Carmen McNall 
    Elizabeth Jimenez Montelongo 
    Sarah Newton 
    William Rhodes 
    Chloe Roth 
    Claudio Talavera-Ballon 
    David Wilson 
    Tanya Wischerath 
     
21. Motion to approve the Revised Design Phase deliverables (updated design) by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project.

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.) 

Action