Overview
This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. As authorized by California Government Code Section 54953(e) and Mayor Breed’s 45th Supplement to her February 25, 2020 emergency proclamation, it is possible that some members of the San Francisco Arts Commission may attend this meeting remotely. In that event, those members will participate and vote by video. Members of the public may attend the meeting to observe and provide public comment at the physical meeting location listed above or online at https://bit.ly/SFAC019. Instructions for providing remote public comment are below.
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Arts Commissioners: Charles Collins, President; Janine Shiota, Vice President; JD Beltran, Patrick Carney, Suzie Ferras, Mahsa Hakimi, Yiying Lu, Nabiel Musleh, Jessica Rothschild, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Kimberlee Stryker, Jeanne McCoy, Rachael Tanner, ex officio (non-voting)
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.
- AB 361 Legislation Impact
Discussion and Possible Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutesDiscussion 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.
- Approval of Minutes
Discussion and Possible Action
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
Discussion and possible action to approve December 5, 2022 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.)
- Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary, legislative and programming developments and announcements.
Staff Presenter: Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph RemingtonPresentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
- Committee Reports and Committee Matters
1. Civic Design Review Committee – Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
1. Civic Design Review Committee Report
Discussion
Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
2. Community Investments Committee – Charles Collins, Chair
1. Community Investments Committee Report
Discussion
Report from the Community Investments Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
3. Visual Arts Committee – Suzie Ferras, Chair
1. Visual Arts Committee Report
Discussion
Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
2. SFAC Gallery 2023 Exhibitions – Associate Curator Jackie Im
Discussion
Presentation of the SFAC Galleries upcoming 2023 City Hall and Main Gallery exhibitions.
Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes
- Consent Calendar
Action
The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a commissioner.
1. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2022.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2022
3. Motion to approve the Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2022
Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 12, 2022, link to agenda)4. Motion to approve Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) Memorial Garden is landscape improvement memorial dedicated to young people with breast cancer in San Francisco and the Bay Area at Golden Gate Park. Project will include accessible seating area for the public to reflect and connect with the community. The total construction cost is approximately $330,000 funded through the support of donation contributions.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 21, 2022, link to agenda)
Action5. Motion to approve Burnside Steps, a mosaic design by Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher. The mosaic will be installed at the 59 Burnside Avenue cul-de-sac in District 8. The mosaic will be installed across 69 steps, 5 flights, 6 landings, the step’s dimensions average approximately 6.5 in. tall by 11 in. wide. The project is funded by private donations and a SFAC Special Projects Grant. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
6. Motion to amend Resolution Number 1003-22-181 to reflect a change in name of Contractor from Miguel Arzabe to Studio Miguel Arzabe LLC.
7. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5000 to Art with Elders for their participation in the 2023 SFAC Galleries City Hall exhibition Art with Elders: The Power of Creativity and Community on view February 2-August 25, 2023.
8. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5000 to Ann Jastrab for their participation in the spring 2023 SFAC Galleries Main Gallery exhibition (March 3-April 29, 2023).
9. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5000 to Mark Harris for their participation in the spring 2023 SFAC Galleries Main Gallery exhibition (May 19-July 8, 2023).
10. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve artist honorarium in the amount of $5,500 to Mark Harris, $5,500 to Raymond L. Haywood, and $5,500 to Bryan Keith Thomas for the research and development of artwork for a SFAC Galleries Main Gallery exhibition (May 19-July 8, 2023).
11. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a curator honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Marco Antonio Flores for their participation in Juana Alicia solo exhibition in the SFAC Galleries Main Gallery in summer 2023 (July 28-September 23, 2023).
12. Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (revised design) by Suzanne Husky for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1 – Meet and Greet Area.
13. Motion to approve the six final designs by Peter and Maria Hoey for the 2023 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
Community Investments Committee Recommendations (December 20, 2022, link to agenda)
14. Motion to approve the funding recommendations of the Arts Impact Endowment - First Time Grantee Initiative, Arts Education/Creative Exploration Support to award thirteen (13) grants totaling $560,865, funded by the FY21 Arts Impact Endowment in accordance with the priorities outlined in the Community Services Allocation Plan; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual or organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
- Acro Sport Gymnastics and Sports Acrobat $50,000
- Bobby L. Jones-Hanley (Fiscal Sponsor: Independent Arts & Media) $50,000
- Crochet Jam (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Art and Culture Complex) $50,000
- Cuicacalli (Fiscal Sponsor: Brava for Women in the Arts) $50,000
- Pacific Singers & Actors Workshop $30,000
- Presidio Performing Arts Foundation $50,000
- Reginald Davis $7,500
- San Francisco Children's Art Center $50,000
- San Francisco Narrative Quilt Project (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Art and Culture Complex) $50,000
- Sara Moore (Fiscal Sponsor: Circuit Network) $50,000
- Susan Terence (Fiscal Sponsor: Friends of School of the Arts Foundation) $43,365
- Tech in the Tenderloin (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) $50,000
- Tiersa Nureyev (Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Arts Education Project) $30,000
15. Motion to approve the funding recommendations of the Arts Impact Endowment - First Time Grantee Initiative, Arts Organizations Core Support to award seven (7) grants totaling $350,000, funded by the FY21 Arts Impact Endowment in accordance with the priorities outlined in the Community Services Allocation Plan; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
- Arenas Dance Company (Fiscal Sponsor: World Arts West) $50,000
- Artillery Ceramics $50,000
- Lyrical Opposition $50,000
- Parangal Dance Company $50,000
- Resolution Inc. $50,000
- SOMA Pilipinas (Fiscal Sponsor: Filipino-American Development Foundation) $50,000
- Two Languages One Community (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Art and Culture Complex) $50,000
16. Motion to approve the funding recommendations of the Arts Impact Endowment - First Time Grantee Initiative, Grants for Individual Artist Support to award four (4) grants totaling $200,000 funded by the FY21 Arts Impact Endowment in accordance with the priorities outlined in the Community Services Allocation Plan; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
- Ava Tong (Fiscal Sponsor: Bindlestiff Studio) $50,000
- Clara M Hsu $50,000
- Parya Saberi $50,000
- Susannah H Smith $50,000
17. Motion to approve the funding recommendations of the Arts Impact Endowment - First Time Grantee Initiative, Space/Capital Support to award ten (10) grants totaling $500,000, funded by the FY21 Arts Impact Endowment in accordance with the priorities outlined in the Community Services Allocation Plan; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual or organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
- Black Space Residency (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Art and Culture Complex) $50,000
- Dogpatch Collective (Fiscal Sponsor: Independent Arts & Media) $50,000
- Emmanuel David Blackwell III $50,000
- Juan de Dios Soto Vergara (Fiscal Sponsor: Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas) $50,000
- Mutiny Radio and Gallery (Fiscal Sponsor: Media Alliance) $50,000
- Pianofight (Fiscal Sponsor: Independent Arts & Media) $50,000
- Redbrick Studio $50,000
- Satyaraj Kiran Ryali $50,000
- The Box Shop (Fiscal Sponsor: SOMArts Cultural Center) $50,000 Valerie
- Luu $50,000
- 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
Date & Time
2:00 pm
Arts Commission
San Francisco Arts CommissionSan Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, CA 94102
Documents
January 9, 2023 Agenda
January 9, 2023 Slide Presentation
January 9, 2023 Draft Minutes
January 9, 2023 Draft Minutes Amend on 1/24/2023
Notices
Timestamp
Timestamp
Agenda posted 1/5/2023, 2:00 p.m., tlw
Updated Consent Calendar Items, 1/5/2023, 2:00 p.m., tlw
Recording and Slide Presentation posted 1/11/23, 9:52 a.m., tlw
Draft Minutes posted 1/23/2023, 1:40 p.m., tlw
Draft Minutes Amended posted on 1/24/2023, 4:00 p.m., tlw
Public Comment
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.
Instructions to join the meeting remotely
Instructions to join the meeting remotely
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Agenda Item Information / Materials Available
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.
During the pendency of the closure of the Commission’s offices during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order and related disruptions to on-site business processes, 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, please contact: Commission Secretary Traka Lopez-White at Traka.lopez-white@sfgov.org or 415-252-2255. 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
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.
Electronic devices prohibited
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.
Sunshine Ordinance
Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554 7724; by fax at 415-554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.
San Franciscans can print a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance. It is Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Lobbyist registration and reporting requirements
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.
Accessibility Meeting Policy
Accessibility Meeting Policy
Accessibility 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 Traka Lopez-White at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2255. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
利便参與會議的相關規定
根據美國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例，中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外，我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會提供不同格式的會議資料， 和/或者提供閱讀器。此外，翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電415-252-2255向Traka Lopez-White at Traka.lopez-white@sfgov.org 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。
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 Commission Secretary, Traka Lopez-White, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2255. 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 Commission Secretary Traka Lopez-White sa 415-252-2255. 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.
Disability Access
Disability Access
To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Traka Lopez-White at Traka.lopez-white@sfgov.org or 415-252-2255, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.