Full Arts Commission Meeting (Hybrid)*

• 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 

Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes



Discussion and possible action to approve August 7, 2023 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: Lauren Curry, Deputy City Attorney

Presentation Time: Approximately 15 minutes 

Discussion 

 

Staff Presenter: Director of Galleries and Public Programs Carolina Aranibar-Fernandez



Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes 



Presentation of the SFAC Galleries upcoming 2023 Main Gallery and City Hall Exhibitions.

  

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 - Janine Shiota, Chair
   
    
   1. Community Investments Committee Report
      
      Discussion
      
      
      
      Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes
      
      
      
      Report from Community Investments Committee meeting regarding activities of the Committee and Projects.
      
       
   2. Cultural Center Allocations
      
      Discussion and possible action
      
      
      
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes
      
       
      1. Discussion and possible action to approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2023-2024 grant amount not to exceed $864,822 to SOMArts; and to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center for a grant amount not to exceed $149,880; and to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center for a grant amount not to exceed $149,880; and to sub-grantee American Indian Cultural Center for a grant amount of $449,880; which includes $300,000 in general operating support (authorized by resolution 1107-22-196) for a 2023-2024 total of $1,614,462 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement not to exceed $ 4,350,870 for fiscal years 2024-2026.  
         
          
      2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Cultural Center fiscal year 2023-2024 grant amount not to exceed $470,027 to the Bayview Opera House and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a total grant agreement amount not to exceed $1,555,790 for fiscal years 2024-2026.
         
          
3. Executive Committee - Charles Collins, Chair
   1. Agencywide Strategic and Business Plan Contract
      
      Discussion and possible action
      
      
      
      Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with AECOM Technical Services, LLC to procure an agencywide strategic and business plan for an amount not to exceed $374,000.
      
      
      
      Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 
      
      
      
       
4. 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 
      
       

Discussion and possible action

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

1. Motion to approve the August 21, 2023 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes.

2. Motion to approve the August 15, 2023 Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes.
3. Motion to approve the August 16, 2023 Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes.
   
   
   
   Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 21, 2023, link to agenda)
   
   Action
   
    
4. Motion to approve to approve Phase 3 of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project.
5. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Ozonation Project.
6. Motion to approve Small Project Review of the Dolphin Club Renovation.
   
   
   
   Community Investments Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2023, link to agenda)
   
   Action
   
   
   
    
7. Motion to approve the funding recommendation of the San Francisco Artist (SFA) panel, to award two grants totaling $40,000 to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs August 15, 2023, Community Investments Committee Meeting Agenda 3 San Francisco Arts Commission enter into grant agreements with each artist or their fiscal sponsor for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:
   1. Sara Toby Moore (Fiscal Sponsor: Circuit Network), $20,000
   2. Sharon Steuer, $20,000
      
      
      
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 21, 2022, link to agenda) 
      
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8. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Motion to approve Pagsasama Sama, a mural design by Francesca Mateo. The mural will be installed on the building at 1048 Folsom St. at Russ St. in District 6. The mural measures approximately 39 ft. tall by 49 ft. wide on Folsom St.; 39 ft. tall by 80 ft. wide on Russ St. The artwork is funded by a SFOEWD Grant, SOMA West CBD, and SOMA Pilipinas and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
9. Motion to approve the 62 mural designs by 17 artists to be installed on 62 SFMTA utility boxes across the City. The artworks are privately funded and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
   1. Manuel Carmona: Valencia St. at 20th St.; Valencia St. at 21th St.; Valencia St. at 22nd St.
   2. Flavia Mora:17th St. at Valencia St.; 18th St. at Valencia St.; 19th St. at Valencia St.
   3. Ayesha Rana: Geary St. at 22nd Ave.; Geary St. at 23rd Ave.; Geary St. at 24th Ave.; Geary St. at 25th Ave.
   4. ChiChai: Geary St. at 19th Ave.; Geary St. at 20th Ave.; Geary St. at 21st Ave.
   5. Dilcia Giron: Geary St. at 15th Ave.; Geary St. at 16th Ave.; Geary St. at 17th Ave.; Geary St. at 18th Ave.
   6. Serge Gay, Jr.: Market St at 16th St.; Market St. at Castro St.; Castro St. at 18th St.
   7. Elliot C Nathan: Market St. at Duboce Ave.; Market St. at Dolores St.; Market St. at 14th St.
   8. Seibot: Mason St. at Post St.; Post St. at Taylor St.; Jones St. at Post St.; Leavenworth at Post St.
   9. Helice Wen: Mason St. at Geary St.; Geary St. at Taylor St.; Geary St. at Jones St.; Leavenworth St. at Geary St.
   10. Bianca Rivera: Sutter St. at Taylor St.; Jones St. at Sutter St.; Leavenworth St. at Sutter St.; Hyde St. at Sutter St.
   11. Caitlin Goebel: Jones St. at Market St.; Stockton St. at Market St.; Sutter St. at Stockton St.; Stockton St. at O’Farrell St.
   12. Messy Beck: Powell St. at Ellis St.; Powell St. at O’Farrell St.; Powell St. at Sutter St.; Hyde St. at Turk St.
   13. Duser (Ryan Stubbs): Hyde St. at Golden Gate Ave.; McAllister St. at Hyde St.; Hyde St. at Fulton St.
   14. Art Koch: Davidson Ave at 3rd St.; Evans Ave. at 3rd St.; Evans Ave at Phelps St.; Fairfax Ave and 3rd St.
   15. Mark Harris: Galvez Ave. at 3rd St.; Hudson Ave. at 3rd St.; Innes Ave. at 3rd St.; Jerrold Ave. at 3rd St.
   16. Josue Rojas: Oakdale Ave. at 3rd St.; Palou Ave. at 3rd St.; Quesada Ave. at 3rd St.; Revere Ave. at 3rd St.
   17. Nancy Cato: Shafter Ave. at 3rd St.; Thomas Ave. at 3rd St.; Underwood Ave. at 3rd St.; Van Dyke Ave. at 3rd St.
       
        
10. Motion to approve a one year text-based sculptural installation of metal letters which spell out the words NO DANCING as part of the Temporary Art Program in Golden Gate Park located on the JFK Promenade which has been created by the San Francisco-based artist collective Looking Up Arts and measures approximately 18.5 ft. tall by 115 ft. wide and is designed to withstand winds of up to 100 mph to be installed next to the Skating Place. The project is privately funded and will be maintained by Illuminate, the firm engaged by the Recreation and Park Department to produce and oversee the art program, pending final ADA and structural engineering approval once exact location is determined.
    
     
11. Motion to approve the one-year temporary installation of four bronze figurative sculptures of animal figures impersonating male and female humans created by the Australian artists Gille and Marc which are titled Eat, Travel, Play and Care, two of which are fabricated from bronze and feature two figures with dimensions of 85.4 in. by 78.7 in. by 47.2 in. and 86.6 in. by 70.9 in. by 47.2 in and two of which are fabricated from bronze and stainless steel and feature three figures, with dimensions 67.3 in. by 132.7 in. by 62.2 in. and 79.5 in. by 65.7 in. by 90.2 in. The project is privately funded and will be maintained by Illuminate, the firm engaged by the Recreation and Park Department to produce and oversee the art program, pending final ADA and structural engineering approval once exact location is determined.
    
     
12.  Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled Ruupaywa: Songs of the Watershed, 2023, by Walter Kitundu for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center. The artwork is installed in the Center’s gardens and consists of a steel and glass sculpture with bench seating and a subterranean archive, as well as nine environmental audio speakers comprising an immersive sound installation.
    
     
13. Motion to approve as installed the artwork titled Traveler, 2022, by Adrian Arias for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center. The artwork is installed in the Center’s community meeting room and consists of mixed media on paper, measuring 71 in. by 51 in.
    
     
14. Motion to approve Workers at Night, the final design by Susana Barrón for the 49 South Van Ness Video Wall Project.
    
     
15. Motion to approve Psyclone Calafia, the final design by Zeina Barakeh for the 49 South Van Ness Video Wall Project.
    
     
16. Motion to approve Alcatraz is an Idea, the final design by Kota Ezawa for the 49 South Van Ness Video Wall Project.
    
     
17. Motion to approve Coherence, the final design by Chitra Ganesh for the 49 South Van Ness Video Wall Project.
    
     
18. Motion to approve Legends of the 7 x 7, the final design by Patrick Sean Gibson for the 49 South Van Ness Video Wall Project.
    
     
19. Motion to approve Final Design deliverables by Mark Baugh Sasaki for the Pelican Park public art project.
    
     
20. Motion to approve 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