Full Arts Commission Meeting

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Overview

Members of the Commission 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 on SFGovTV. Members of the public attending the meeting in-person will have an opportunity to provide up to three minutes of public comment on every agenda item.

Arts Commissioners: Charles Collins, President; Janine Shiota, Vice President; JD Beltran, J. Riccardo Benavides, Seth Brenzel, Patrick Carney, Suzie Ferras, Mahsa Hakimi, Yiying Lu, Nabiel Musleh, Jessica Rothschild, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Lydia So, ex officio (non-voting)

Agenda

Call to Order, Roll Call, Agenda Changes, Land Acknowledgment
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.
Approval of Minutes

Discussion and Possible Action

Discussion and possible action to approve November 4, 2024, Draft Minutes

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Explanatory Document: November 4, 2024, Draft Minutes
General Public Comment

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.)
Nomination and Election of Arts Commission Officers

Discussion and Possible Action

Discussion and possible motion elect officers of the Arts Commission (President and Vice President) for a term beginning on January 1, 2025. The Nominating Committee approved the slate of Charles Collins as President and Janine Shiota as Vice President.
 
Presentation time: Approximately 5 minutes 
Committee Reports and Committee Matter
1. Civic Design Committee – Abby Schnair, 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. Visual Arts Committee Report  
    Discussion 
     
    Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
     
    Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Public Art Program and Civic Art Collection FY2024 Annual Report
    Discussion
    
    Staff Presenter: Civic Art Collection & Public Art Program Director Mary Chou and Senior Registrar Allison Cummings
    
    Presentation time: Approximately 10 minutes
    
    Presentation of the Public Art Program and Civic Art Collection’s annual report for FY2024.
    
    Explanatory Document: FY24 Annual report
Consent Calendar
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 November 18, 2024, Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes. 
2. Motion to approve the November 20, 2024, Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes. 
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 20, 2024, link to agenda)
  Action
3. Motion to approve "Waverly Dancing Lanterns," a mural design by Jess Tse. The mural will be installed on the parklet in front of Spicy Shrimp at 150 Waverly Place between Washington and Clay streets. in District 3. The mural measures approximately 4 ft. tall by 16ft. wide along the front of the parklet and 4 ft. tall by 6 ft. wide on the sides of the parklet. The artwork is funded by a Shared Spaces Arts and Culture Grant and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
4. Motion to approve "2024 Ocean Avenue Utility Box Mural Project" a mural design by Leonard Reidelbach and Youth Art Exchange. The vinyl wrapped design is for 10 SFMTA utility boxes along and surrounding Ocean Avenue in Supervisor District 7. The artwork is funded by District 7 Participatory Funding Project and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The 10 utility boxes are located at: Ocean & Howth; Ocean/Geneva/Frida Khalo; Ocean & Lee; Ocean & Brighton; Ocean & Faxon; Ashton & Ocean; Ocean & Victoria; Frida Khalo Way @ Muni, City Bus Terminal Loop; Frida Khalo Way mid-Block at Cloud Circle; Capital & Ocean.
5. Motion to approve "All The Little Pieces That Make Up The Whole," a mural design by Colette Crutcher. The mosaic mural will be installed on three sides of two planters in the parklet in front of Pinhole Coffee at 231 Cortland Ave. between Bonview St. and Bocana St. in District 9. The mosaic mural panels measure 43 in. by 38 in., 43 in by 12 in., 20 in. by 16 in. and 20 in. by 18 in. The artwork is funded by a Shared Spaces Arts and Culture Grant and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
6. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.05, "Trajectory San Francisco," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:12 minutes, by Miguel Arzabe. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
7. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.06, "PsyClone Calafia," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:00 minutes, by Zenia Barakeh. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
8. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.07, "Workers at Night," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:00 minutes, by Susana Canales Barron. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
9. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.08, "Polis," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:00 minutes, by David Bayus. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
10. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.09, "Alcatraz is an Idea," 2023, single-channel digital video, 01:20 minutes, by Kota Ezawa and Julian Brave NoiseCat. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
11. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.10, "Coherence," 2023, single-channel digital video, 01:56 minutes, by Chitra Ganesh. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
12. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.11, "Legends of the 7 x 7," 2023, single-channel digital video, 02:49 minutes, by Sean Patrick Gibson. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
13. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.12, "Reverberations," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:00 minutes, by Aaron Kantor. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
14. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.13, "Threshold," 2023, single-channel digital video, 03:07 minutes, by Lindsay Rothwell. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
15. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.14, "Flower Tower," 2023, single-channel digital video, 02:33 minutes, by Jeremy Rourke. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
16. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2024.15, "Nothing is forever in the constant flux of building and maintaining," 2023, single-channel digital video, 01:10 minutes, by Selina Trepp. The artwork is on display at 49 South Van Ness and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0906-24-397.
17. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2021.41.a-g, "Arc-Cycle," 2021, fritted glass with color interlayer and six laser etched granite images by Catherine Wagner. The artwork is installed at Central Subway, Yerba Buena Moscone Station Headhouse at the street level and the concourse level and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0712-21-166.
18. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2021.42, "Face C/Z," 2021, glass, wood, brushed stainless steel measuring H168 in. by W420 in. by Leslie Shows. The artwork is installed at Central Subway, Yerba Buena Moscone Station, concourse level and was approved as installed under Res. No. 0712-21-167.
19. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2023.08, "Node," 2013/2023, stainless steel, measuring approximately 103 ft. tall and tapering from a 48 in. base to ½ in. tip, by Roxy Paine. The artwork is installed at Central Subway, Yerba Buena Moscone Station at the corner of 4th and Clementina Streets and was approved as installed under Res. No. 605-23-099.
20. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2022.63, "A Sense of Community," 2022, ceramic tile, measuring 34 ft. by 14 ft. by Clare Rojas. The artwork is installed at Central Subway, Chinatown Rose Pak Station, Ticketing Level, Crosscut Cavern and was approved as installed under Res. No. 1107-22-207.
21. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection 2022.62.a-b, "Yangge: Dance of the New Year," 2022, 35 ft. by 16 ft. and "Yangge: Dance of the Bride," 2022, 34 ft. by 27 ft., laser-cut, painted steel panels by Yumei Hou. The artwork is installed at Central Subway, Chinatown-Rose Pak Station, South Mezzanine Landing and the North Ticketing Hall walls and was approved as installed under Res. No. 1107-22-206.
22. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, 2024.16, "Lady Bayview," 2024, a design for the India Basin Waterfront Park Project at Pier 2 at 900 Innes Ave. by Raylene Gorum. The integrated concrete paving was approved as installed under Res. No. 1007-24-431 and will be maintained by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.
23. Motion to approve the temporary installation of a 13 ft. tall by 15 ft. 5 in. wide by 6 ft. deep sculpture by Katy Boynton titled "Heartfullness," 2012, fabricated from I-beam base, concrete block anchors, steel metal frame, and cl/ad in Corten mild steel. The sculpture will be installed on the sidewalk at the intersection of Market Street, Mason Street, and Turk Street, from December 3, 2024 – June 3, 2025. It is funded by Mid-Market Foundation and Sijbrandij Foundation and will be maintained by Building 180 and the artist. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
24. Motion to approve the conceptual design proposal "Natomarama" by Jenifer Wofford for the 11th and Natoma Park ("Rachele Sullivan Park") Public Art Project, as recommended by the artist review panel.
25. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Jenifer Wofford for an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the design of art fence panels, as well as consultation during fabrication and installation for the 11th and Natoma Park ("Rachele Sullivan Park") Public Art Project
26. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled "Aurum," 2024, by HYBYCOZO (Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu) at Mint Plaza. The artwork is a geometric powder coated stainless steel light sculpture installed along Jessie Street between Fifth and Mint streets. It measures approximately 13 ½ ft. by 12 ft. by 12 ft. and weighs nearly 2,000 pounds.
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.)
In Memoriam

Discussion
Adjournment

Action

Date & Time

Monday, December 2, 2024
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Arts Commission

San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102

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December 2, 2024, Agenda - Full Commission Meeting

Notices

Timestamp

Agenda posted 11/21/2024, 2:30pm, MD

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Accessible Meeting Policy

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 Commission Secretary Manraj Dhaliwal at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2247, manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org. Late requests will be honored if possible. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN
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Patakaran para sa pag-access ng mga Miting
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Disability Access

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Manraj Dhaliwal at manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org or 415-252-2247, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

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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.

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.

Public Comment

Public comment in regard to specific agenda items will be taken before or during consideration of the item. Each speaker may speak for up to three minutes per agenda item, unless the Chair has announced a different length of time at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers may not transfer their time to another person. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a written summary of their comments to be included in the minutes if it is 150 words or less.

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 Executive Committee will be held in “hybrid format” with the meeting occurring in-person at the War Memorial Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 125 and available to view on WebEx.

Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:
1) Department or Agency or report;
2) Public correspondence;
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://www.sf.gov/departments/executive-committee-arts-commission, please contact: Commission Secretary Manraj Dhaliwal at manraj.dhaliwal@sfgov.org or 415-252-2247. 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.

Meeting procedures

1. Agenda items will normally 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 three (3) minutes.

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.

4. 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. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to art-info@sfgov.org.

5. Persons attending the meeting and those unable to attend may submit written comments regarding the subject of the meeting. Such comments will be made part of the official public record and will be brought to the attention of the committee. Written comments should be submitted to Arts Commission staff via email to art-info@sfgov.org by 5:00 p.m. before the date of the meeting. Please note that names and addresses included in these submittals will become part of the public record. Submittals may be made anonymously. Written public comment submitted to SFAC staff will not be read aloud during the meeting. Communications not received prior to the meeting may be delivered to SFAC staff and will be shared with the commissioners.

Lobbyist registration and reporting requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100-2.160) to register and report lobbying activity.

For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/252-3100, fax 415/252-3112 and sfethics.org.

Electronic devices prohibited

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting, except as necessary to participate remotely. The Chair may order the exclusion from participation of any person responsible for improper disruptions to this remote meeting.

Sensitivity to chemical-based products

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Wheelchair-accessible entrances

Wheelchair-accessible entrances are located on Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street. Please note the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett Place/Polk Street is temporarily not available. After multiple repairs that were followed by additional breakdowns, the wheelchair lift at the Goodlett/Polk entrance is being replaced for improved operation and reliability. We anticipate having a functioning lift after the completion of construction in May 2025. There are elevators and accessible restrooms located on every floor.

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