Full Arts Commission Meeting

• 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.

Discussion and Possible Action  

Discussion and possible action to approve March 4, 2024, Draft Minutes  
 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Explanatory Document: March 4, 2024, 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

1. Civic Design Committee – Kimberlee Stryker, Chair  

   1. Civic Design Committee Report  
      Discussion 
       
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
       
      Report from the Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Projects.

2. Visual Arts Committee  – Suzie Ferras, Chair 

   1. Community Investment Committee Report
      Discussion 
       
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
       
      Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program. 

3. Executive Committee – Chuck Collins, Chair 

   1. Executive Committee Report
      Discussion
      
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
      
      Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

Discussion  

Staff Presenter: Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez, Director of Galleries and Public Programs  
  
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes  

Presentation of the Mentorship & Exhibition Fellowship, a new program at SFAC Galleries 
  
Explanatory Document:

Discussion and possible action 
 
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

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

1. Motion to approve the March  18, 2024, Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes.  
2. Motion to approve the March 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes. 
3. Motion to approve the March 27, 2024, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes.
   
   Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (March 18, 2024, link to agenda) 
   Action
    
4. Motion to approve changing regular Civic Design Review Committee Meeting location, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125 to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 416.  The meeting will continue to occur on the third Monday of each month, at 2:00 p.m.   
    
5. Motion to approve Phase 1 for San Francisco International Airport Terminal 3 West Modernization 
    
6. Motion to approve Phase 3 for Gene Friend Recreation Center 
    
7. Motion to approve Plaque Review for 6th Street Commemorative Plaques 
    
8. Motion to approve Phase 3 Review for Treasure Island – Stage 2 Utility Enclosure
   
   Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 20, 2024, link to agenda) 
   Action
    
9. 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. 
    
10. 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. 
     
11. 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. 
     
12. 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. 
     
13. 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. 
     
14. 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. 
     
15. 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. 
     
16. 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. 
     
17. 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. 
     
18. 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. 
     
19. 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. 
     
20. 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. 
     
21. 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. 
     
22. 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. 
     
23. Motion 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.  
     
24. Motion 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. 
     
25. Motion 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.  
     
26. Motion 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. 
     
27. Motion 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. 
      
28. Motion 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. 
     
29. Motion to approve the Project Plan for 11th and Natoma Park. 
     
30. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Kirti Bassendine for the 2024 Art on Market Street Poster Series.  
     
31. Motion 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.
    
    Executive Committee Recommendations (March 27, 2024, link to agenda) 
    Action
     
32. Motion to change the regular Executive Committee Meeting location, from War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 125 to San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102, room 408.  The meeting will continue to occur on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at 1:00 p.m. 
     
33. Motion to approve the waiver of grant solicitation to award the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBT Historical Society) up to $240,000 to coordinate neighborhood and site-specific due diligence efforts, encompassing the specific cultural competencies, programmatic, spatial and revenue generation requirements of a permanent, financially sustainable LGBTQ+ history museum and archive, as permitted by Administrative Code Section 21G.9 when a public purpose may reasonably be accomplished by one particular Grantee. 
     

34. Motion to approve 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

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