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San FranciscoArts Commission
Agency Reporton
District-Based Programming
FY 2006 - 2007
Interim Director of Cultural AffairsNancy J. Gonchar
May 2007
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION PROGRAMS & CONTACTS
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Civic Design ReviewNancy Gonchar, Interim Director of Cultural Affairs 252-2592
Community Arts & EducationJudy Nemzoff, Program Director 252-2596
Arts EducationCultural CentersNeighborhood Festivals GrantsPrograms in the Community Grants ProgramWritersCorps
Cultural Equity Grants San San Wong, Program Director 252-2565
GalleryMeg Shiffler, Gallery Director 252-2568
Public Art ProgramJill Manton, Program Director 252-2585
Art Enrichment / Percent for Art ProgramArt on Market StreetCivic CollectionsMonumentsTemporary Installations
Street Artists Licensing ProgramHoward Lazar, Program Director 252-2583
Summer in the City Concert SeriesNancy Gonchar, Interim Director of Cultural Affairs 252-2592
AccountingKan Htun, Chief Accountant 252-4604
Development OfficeRachelle Axel, Development Director 252-2564
AdministrationSharon Page-Ritchie, Commission Secretary 252-2591
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CONTENTSPAGE
Overview of Programs 6
District 1 Program Activities 9Civic Design Review 10Community Arts & Education 10Cultural Equity Grants 11Public Art Program 12Street Artists Licensing Program 15
District 2 Program Activities 17Civic Design Review 18Community Arts & Education 18Cultural Equity Grants 19Street Artists Licensing Program 20
District 3 Program Activities 21Civic Design Review 22Community Arts & Education 23Cultural Equity Grants 24Public Art Program 25Street Artists Licensing Program 27
District 4 Program Activities 29Community Arts & Education 30Cultural Equity Grants 31Public Art Program 32
District 5 Program Activities 33Civic Design Review 34Community Arts & Education 34Cultural Equity Grants 36Public Art Program 37
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District 6 Program Activities 39Civic Design Review 40Community Arts & Education 40Cultural Equity Grants 42Gallery 43Public Art Program 44Street Artists Licensing Program 47Summer in the City 48
District 7 Program Activities 49Civic Design Review 50Community Arts & Education 50Cultural Equity Grants 51Public Art Program 52
District 8 Program Activities 55Civic Design Review 56Community Arts & Education 56Cultural Equity Grants 57Public Art Program 58Summer in the City 59
District 9 Program Activities 61Civic Design Review 62Community Arts & Education 62Cultural Equity Grants 64Public Art Program 65
District 10 Program Activities 67Civic Design Review 68Community Arts & Education 68Cultural Equity Grants 70Public Art Program 71
District 11 Program Activities 73Community Arts & Education 74Cultural Equity Grants 75Public Art Program 76
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San Francisco International Airport Public Art Program 77SFAC Financial Summaries 78
CAE Grants 78CEG Grants 78Cultural Center Allocations 782006-2007 $1 Million Supplement 79
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SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMS
Civic Design Review The Civic Design Review Committee of architects anddesigners conducts a three-phase review of new andrenovated civic construction projects to ensure design qualityof City structures.
Community Arts & EducationArts Education The Arts Education Program works in collaboration with
local funders to support grantmaking, artists-in-residenceand professional development for SFUSD educators. TheSFUSD Arts Education Master Plan was also spearheadedby this program.
Cultural Centers The Arts Commission allocates funds annually forprograms and operations of four City-owned communitycultural centers – the African American Arts and CultureComplex; Bayview Opera House; Mission Cultural Centerfor Latino Arts; and South of Market Cultural Center(SoMarts also acts as fiscal agent for the Queer CulturalCenter, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and theNative American Cultural Center).
Neighborhood Festivals Grants The Neighborhood Festival grant supports neighborhoodfestivals where art and culture are the main components forstrengthening neighborhood ties.
Programs in the Community Grants The grant for Programs in the Community supportsnonprofit, non-arts organizations that use the arts to betterserve their constituents. The program must have a publiccomponent.
WritersCorps WritersCorps works to transform and strengthenindividuals and communities through the written andspoken word. The program serves youth-in-need: aged 6-21, primarily low-income, incarcerated, immigrant,homeless, or educationally disadvantaged.
Cultural Equity Grants Cultural Equity Grants provides support for the enrichmentof San Francisco’s diverse cultural landscape. Fourprograms (Cultural Equity Level 1 & Level 2; IndividualArtists Grants; Creative Space; Organizational ProjectGrants) offer project-oriented grants to arts organizationsand individual artists to nurture the continuing growth of avibrant arts scene that celebrates the City’s vast ethnicdiversity and variety of cultural traditions.
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Gallery The Arts Commission Gallery showcases the work of BayArea artists at several locations: the Veterans Building, 401Van Ness Ave; the ground floor of City Hall, and windowinstallations at 155 Grove Street.
Public Art ProgramArt Enrichment / Percent for Art Courthouses, libraries, City offices, the airport and other
civic structures are enlivened through this program, whichintegrates works by artists in the construction of Citybuildings and parks, as well as in broader urban designcontexts, such as traffic and pedestrian malls and transitcorridors.
Art on Market Street Program Pedestrians are engaged year-round with artworks inspired bythe history, ecology and cultures of Market Street, created byBay Area artists. The program consists annually of four three-month poster series and two to three temporary projects in avariety of media, all taking place on or near Market Street.
Civic Collections The Civic Art Collection program is responsible forcataloguing and conserving the more than 3,000 pieces ofart belonging to the City outside its museums
Monuments The Arts Commission is charged to serve as stewards of allthe City’s historic monuments—located in everyneighborhood of San Francisco—ensuring their safety,upkeep, restoration and renovation.
Temporary Installations Like the permanent arts installations overseen by the PublicArt Program, temporary art commissions are also managedby the Arts Commission. The duration of these public visualartworks vary, but typically lasts six months.
Street Artists Licensing San Francisco’s street artists provide residents and visitorswith a colorful outdoor marketplace that contributes to theeconomic life of the city.
Summer in the City The Summer in the City “pops” concert series providesmusic lovers with diverse and affordable performances byour renowned San Francisco Symphony orchestra and asparkling roster of guest artists in Davies Symphony Hall.The free San Francisco Symphony performance in DoloresPark each summer is also under the auspices of thisprogram.
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District One
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District One
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Richmond Branch Library 351 9th Avenue
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / School Grant / Contract PurposeJefferson Child DevelopmentCenter
n/a Staff-wide professional development inarts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Lafayette Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/orsupplies.Professional development in artseducation for 5 teachers from that site.
StageWrite $1,400 Arts education organization contracted toprovide professional development toteachers and schools.
Total Direct Arts EducationFunding in District One
$2,900
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District One
Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountDel Sol String Quartet OPG $12,000First Voice CEI L1 $25,000Keina Davis IAC $7,500Taraneh Hemami IAC $9,700Evan Bissell IAC $7,500Total Awards in District One $61,700
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1Individual Artist Commission = IAC
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District One
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Project Name / Location / Artist CommissionArgonne Playground18th Avenue x Geary BoulevardJoyce Hsu, Incomplete MetamorphosisA dragonfly and a firefly are laser –cut aluminumsculptures inspired by model airplanes. They arecantilevered over the fences on the two sides of amid-block playground.
$25,000
Koret Children’s PlaygroundGolden Gate ParkVicki Saulls, five pre-cast concrete sculpturesfor the toddlers to play on and interact with. Depict-ed are a sea turtle, pelican and three hermit crabs.
$54,000
Other Projects Currently UnderwayRichmond Library, 351 9th AvenueScott Donahue’s bronze, concrete and ceramicsculptures have transportation themes. Installation tobegin 2008.
$36,000
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District One
Public Art Program
Civic Art Collections and Monuments Conservation
Artwork / Artist Location ActivitySports tributesculptures byJohanna Poethig
RochambeauPlayground 250
25th Avenue (Lakex Clement Streets)
General repair
William McKinleyMonument
Golden Gate ParkPanhandle,
Oak x Fell Streets
Graffiti abatement
Dough Boy Golden Gate Park Graffiti abatement andgeneral cleaning
Portals of the Past Golden Gate Park Seismic stabilization
Miguel Cervantes Golden Gate ParkMusic Concourse
Conservation
Public Art Conservation Projects continued from previous page…
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Leonidas Golden Gate ParkMusic Concourse
Conservation
Buddha Golden Gate ParkJapanese Tea
Garden
Conservation
Guisseppi Verdi Golden Gate ParkMusic Concourse
Conservation
Lucien AdolpheLabaudt Mural
Interior of theBeach Chalet,
1000 GreatHighway
Graffiti abatement
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Street Artists Program
A total of 364 Street Artist Spaces throughout the City and County of San Franciscoare designated by the Board of Supervisors
for street artists licensed by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
In District One, there are a total of three (3) spaces located at Point Lobos.This is near Seal Rock Drive and the Cliff House.
Out of $4,000,000 earned by street artists annually from the SFAC Street Artists Program,artists located in District One earn $33,000.
(Based on staff observation and the average total earnings of licensed street artists.)
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District Two
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District Two
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Palace of Fine ArtsBuilding and Park Restoration
Baker Street (Bay x Lyon Streets)
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant PurposePresidio Child Development Center n/a Staff-wide professional development in arts
education.Artist-in-residency program.
Claire Lilienthal Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Peabody Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts Education Fundingin District Two
$3,000
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeA Home Within $15,000 Fostering Art, a project of A Home
Within, is photography program serving50 young people, aged 16 to22, preparingto leave or recently discontinued from SanFrancisco’s foster care system. Fundssupport a gallery exhibition.
Eldergivers $15,000 Offers isolated eldersopportunity to exploreartistic abilities withpainting classes. Fundssupport artists fees.
Total PIC Grants in District Two $30,000
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District Two
Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountAlliance for California Traditional Arts CEI L1 $25,000BATS Improv/Bay Area Theatresports CS $20,000Northern California Music & Art CultureCenter, Inc.
CEI L1 $25,000
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project OPG $15,000World Arts West CEI L1 $25,000Madeleine Lim IAC $9,600Matthew Davidson IAC $8,000Total Awards in District Two $127,600
Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 Creative Spaces = CSOrganizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IAC
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District Two
Street Artists Program
A total of 364 Street Artist Spaces throughout the City and County of San Franciscoare designated by the Board of Supervisors
for street artists licensed by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
In District Two, there are a total of seventy-seven (77) spaceslocated at various points. These include:
54 @ Beach Street (north side) between Larkin and Hyde Streets.
10 @ Beach Street (north side) between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.
13 @ Hyde Street (west side) between Beach and Jefferson Streets.
Out of $4,000,000 earned by street artists annually from the SFAC Street Artists Program,artists located in District Two earn $847,000.
(Based on staff observation and the average total earnings of licensed street artists.)
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District Three
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District Three
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Mission Bay Pump Station Pier 15
Broadway Streetscape Improvements Broadway from Embarcadero to Columbus Avenue
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District Three
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant /Contract
Purpose
Sarah B. Cooper Child DevelopmentCenter
n/a Staff-wide professional development in artseducation.Artist-in-residency program.
John Yehall Chin Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site
Gordon J. Lau Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site
Jean Parker Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site
Music in Schools Today $2,900 Contracted to provide professionaldevelopment to teachers and schools.
Performing Arts Workshop $2,500 Contracted to provideprofessional develop-mentto teachers and schools.
Total Direct Arts Education Fundingin District Three
$9,900
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeChinatown Beacon Center $15,000 Resident artists
Jimmy Biala teachesmusic and dance.
World Savvy $15,000 In the Global Youth Media andArts Program, Project Sperapartners with 20+ media andarts organizations working withyouth (12-18 years) in a varietyof media.
Total PIC Awards in District Three $30,000
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountChinese Culture Foundation of SanFrancisco
OPG $12,750
Michelle Tea IAC $10,000Total Awards in District Three $22,750
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IAC
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Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Project Name / Location / Artist CommissionEmbarcadero, Justin Herman Plaza atWashington StreetRobert Arneson’s Yin and Yang eggheadsculptures
$225,000
North Beach Pool, 1966 Powell StreetVicki Saulls, plaster castings of faces of regularswimmers at the pool, and surrounded by awave like field of mosaic tile.
$75,000
Helen Wills Playground, 1965 Larkin StreetAmy Blackstone’s sculptural columns depictelements of the natural world. Three steelcolumns (3’x 12’), located on the clubhouseroof deck, are finished with a dark bronzepatina and lined with opaque fiberglass. Theyare lit from within in the evening.
$36,000
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
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District Three
Public Art Program
Civic Art Collections and Monuments Conservation
Artwork / Artist/s Location ActivityMohandas Ghandi Embarcadero South
of the Ferry BuildingPlaque replacement
North Beach ParkingGarage
735 Vallejo Street(Powell x Stockton
Streets)
Repaint lettering on fortunes
Helen WillsPlayground
1965 Larkin Street Repair of light fixtures andfilters
Broadway Streetscape Broadway fromEmbarcadero to
Columbus Avenue
Ongoing improvements
Projects CurrentlyUnderway
The Embarcadero
“Movement: The First100 Years”Man Lin Choi
Justin Herman Plaza Graffiti abatement
Promenade RibbonProject, Vito Acconci,Stanley Saitowitz,Barbara StauffacherSolomon,
The Embarcadero,Pier 38
Graffiti abatement; pylonrepair
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District Three
Street Artists Program
A total of 364 Street Artist Spaces throughout the City and County of San Franciscoare designated by the Board of Supervisors
for street artists licensed by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
In District Three, there are a total of one hundred sixty-five (165) spaceslocated at various points. These include:
3 @ Jefferson Street (south side) between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.
10 @ Leavenworth Street (west side) between Jefferson and Beach Streets.
10 @ Jefferson Street (north side) between Leavenworth and Jones Streets.
16 @ Hyde Street (east side) between Beach and Jefferson Streets.
50 @ Justin Herman Plaza.
8 @ Market Street (north side) between California and Drumm Streets.
9 @ Market Street (north side) between Montgomery and Kearny Streets.
12 @ BART Plaza between Market and Montgomery Streets.
3 @ Sutter Street (south side) between Sansome and Market Streets.
8 @ Stockton Street (west side) between Post and Sutter Streets.
6 @ Stockton Street (east side) between Post Street and Campton Place.
7 @ Geary Street (south side) at Stockton Street
2 @ Grant Avenue (east side) between Bush and Sutter Streets.
6 @ Grant Avenue (west side) between Sutter and Post Streets.
9 @ Grant Avenue (east side) between Sutter and Post Streets.
2 @ Grant Avenue (west side) between Maiden Lane and Geary Street.
4 @ Grant Avenue (east side) between Maiden Lane and Geary Street.
Out of $4,000,000 earned by street artists annually from the SFAC Street Artists Program,artists located in District Three earn $1,815,000.
(Based on staff observation and the average total earnings of licensed street artists.)
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District Four
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District Four
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeNoriega Child Development Center n/a Staff-wide professional development in
arts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Ulloa Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/orsupplies.Professional development in artseducation for 5 teachers from that site
Total Direct Arts Education Grantsin District Four
$1,500
Neighborhood Festival Grants
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeSunset Community Festival $3,000 Foster a greater sense of community, to
promote acceptance and cohesivenessamong diverse groups of the Sunset andto promote networking, informationsharing and community advocacy toenhance the quality of life in the Sunset.
Total Festival Grants in District Four $3,000
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeYouth Treatment & Education Center(YTEC)
$15,000 Eight-monthExpressive ArtsProgram for 35youth involved inthe juvenile justicesystem with culmina-ting performances.
Total PIC Grants in District Four $15,000
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountMelody of China, Inc. OPG $12,000San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival OPG $12,000Total Awards in District Four $24,000
Organizational Project Grants = OPG
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Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name CommissionPine Lake Park, between Wawona Streetand Crestlake Drive, near Stern GroveGerald Heffernan, Rabbinoid. An imaginarycreature in bronze – part rabbit and part human– clad in running clothes, talking on a cellphone.
$50,000
Projects Currently UnderwaySava Pool19th Avenue and Wawona StreetCatherine Wagner, large photographicporcelain enamel wall mural depicting waterimagery and photographs of CharlieSava, a former coach at the pool.
$72,000
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
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District Five
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District Five
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Hamilton Pool and Recreation Center 1900 Geary Boulevard
Harvey Milk Center for Recreational Arts 50 Scott Street
Sensu Element, Japantown History Walk Webster Street (median between Post Street andGeary Boulevard)
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeCreative Arts Charter School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.
Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
John Muir Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts Education Fundsin District Five
$3,000
Neighborhood Cultural Centers
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
African American Arts and CultureComplex(762 Fulton Street x Laguna)
$458,979
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Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeFilipino-American DevelopmentFoundation
$15,000 Supports the Parol LanternParade, a festival that windsdown Mission Street to YerbaBuena Gardens.
Institute on Aging $15,000 PIC supports the IOA’s cross-generational community artsprogram, the Center for Eldersand Youth in the Arts.
Kimochi, Inc. $15,000 Kimochi’s Creative Well-nessProgram provides creative artsprograms for independentseniors over 60.
La Raza Centro Legal $15,000 La Raza’s SF Day Labor Program will partnerwith Teatro Jornalero, a community theaterproject led by Roberto Varea.
On Lok Day Services 30th StreetSenior Center
$9,925 Tessa Koning-Martinezteaches performing artsto explore and reflect onthe aging, lives, lovesand losses of seniors.
San Francisco Boys & Girls Club $15,000 Loco Bloco teachesdrumming, dance and stiltingat Columbia Park Clubhouse.
Youth Treatment & Education Center(YTEC)
$15,000 Expressive Arts Programfor 35 youth involved inthe juvenile justice systemwith culminatingperformances.
Total PIC Grants in District Five $99,925
WritersCorps
Program Location PurposeNewcomer High School WritersCorps works with 83 students at Newcomer teaching
poetry, short fiction, interdisciplinary arts and performance; 70%of participants will improve their writing skills and increase theirconfidence in written expression.
Ida B. Wells High School WritersCorps works with 94 students at Ida B. Wells.
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountAfrican & African-American Performing ArtsCoalition
OPG $12,000
Asian American Orchestra CEI L1 $25,000Cultural Odyssey OPG $12,000Gen Taiko CEI L1 $25,000MadCat Women’s International Film Festival OPG $12,750National Japanese American Historical Society CEI L2 $100,000ZYZZYVA OPG $12,750Jennifer Kroot IAC $9,600Rebecca McBride IAC $9,700Mateen Kemet IAC $9,600Genny Lim IAC $8,000Brian Dempster IAC $9,000Truong Tran IAC $10,000Thy Tran IAC $10,000Total Awards in District Five 265,400
Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 2 = CEI L2Individual Artist Commission = IAC Organizational Project Grants = OPG
Creative Spaces = CS
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Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name Commission
Projects Currently UnderwayHamilton Recreation CenterGeary and Steiner StreetsHorace Washington has designed a frieze of nineexterior panels using Japanese and African motifs.
$145,000
Harvey Milk Recreation Center50 Scott StreetSusan Schwartzenberg and Michael Davis aredesigning a multi-part artwork that remembersHarvey Milk and the generations of artists andphotographers who have danced, acted, sung,studied and developed their talents at this facility.
$62,000
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete
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District Six
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District Six
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Mint Plaza 88 5th Street(Mint x Jessie Streets)
Van Ness AvenueStreetscape Improvement Project
Van Ness Avenuebetween McAllister and Market Streets
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant / Contract PurposeBessie Carmichael ChildDevelopment Center
n/a Staff-wide professional development inarts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Tule Elk Park Child DevelopmentCenter
n/a Staff-wide professional development inarts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Tenderloin Child Development Center n/a Staff-wide professional development inarts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Rosa Parks Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs /supplies.Professional development in artseducation for 5 teachers from that site.
Tenderloin Elementary $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in artseducation for 5 teachers from that site.
San Francisco Ballet EducationProgram
$1,000 Contracted artsorganization to provideprofessionaldevelopment to teachersand schools.
Word for Word $1,200 Contracted arts organization to provideprofessional development to teachers andschools.
Total Direct Arts Education Fundsin District Six
$5,200
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Neighborhood Cultural Centers
Organization / Grantee Grant AmountSomArts(934 Brannan Street x 9th St.)(Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center; NativeAmerican Cultural Center; Queer Cultural Centerare virtual center subcontractors of SomArts;their grants are reflected in this total.)
$833,282
Neighborhood Festival Grants
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeSoMaFest $3,000 Annual celebration builds community identity
and strengthens relationships among SOMAresidents, organizations, artists, businesses
and institutions.Treasure Island Community DayFestival
$3,000
Total Festival Grants in District Six $6,000
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeInstitute on Aging $15,000 PIC supports the IOA’s cross-
generational community artsprogram, the Center for Eldersand Youth in the Arts.
Rose Resnick Lighthouse for theBlind & Visually Impaired
$15,000 The Insights Art Experiencepromotes creativity of theblind or visually impaired.
Central City Hospitality House $15,000 The CommunityArts Program is theonly free-of-chargefine arts studio forTenderloin artists.
Total PIC Grants in District Six $45,000
WritersCorps
Program Location PurposeSan Francisco Main Library WritersCorps works with 8 students at Newcomer teaching poetry,
short fiction, interdisciplinary arts and performance; 70% ofparticipants will improve their writing skills and increase theirconfidence in written expression.
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District Six
Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountAsian Improv Arts CEI L1 $25,000Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) OPG $12,000Camp Santo OPG $12,000Circuit Network OPG $12,000CounterPulse CS $20,000Crowded Fire Theater OPG $12,000Dandelion Dance Theater OPG $11,250Distortion 2 Static OPG $9,000Fresh Meat Productions CEI L1 $25,000Golden Thread Productions CEI L2 $100,000Intersection for the Arts CS $15,000Intersection for the Arts OPG $12,000Kearny Street Workshop CEI L1 $25,000La Pocha Nostra CEI L1 $25,000Living Word Project OPG $12,000Mixed Bag Productions / Contraband OPG $11,250Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater OPG $3,072New Arts Foundation/Nancy Karp + Dancers OPG $12,000Oasis for Girls CEI L1 $25,000Purple Moon Dance Project OPG $11,250Queer Cultural Center (QCC) CEI L1 $25,000San Francisco Camerwork OPG $15,000SF Performing Arts Library & Museum CS $8,500Southern Exposure OPG $15,000Theatre of Yugen OPG $12,000Women’s Audio Mission CS $5,000Women’s Audio Mission OPG $12,000Million Fishes OPG $11,250Cutting Ball Theater OPG $12,000Laura Parker IAC $8,700Rudy Lemcke IAC $9,700Carlos Loarca IAC $9,700Alberto Palomar IAC $8,000Total District Six Awards $541,672
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IACCultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 2 = CEI L2
Creative Spaces = CS
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Gallery
Exhibition Location ArtistsLens on LifeApril 12 - June 22, 2007
City Hall Ananias Léki Dago, Bayeté Ross Smith andLewis Watts – One artist from District 9
China TodayDecember 21, 2006 - March 22, 2007
City Hall Mark Leong, Chih Chang, Liang Ma, Jin Meng,Hongbin Sun, Danxiong Wang, Fei Yang &Jungang Zhang – One artist from District 7
Crude Reflections: ChevronTexaco’sRainforest LegacyNovember 9 - December 30, 2006
City Hall Lou Dematteis, Keyana Szymczak, andjournalist Joan Kruckewitt –One artist from District 4, one from District 8.
Insights 2006: LightHouse for theBlind Annual ShowSeptember 11 – November 22, 2006
City Hall Tara Arlene Innmon, Michael Richard, KurtWeston along with 32 other artists. One artistfrom District 11, one from District 2 and onefrom District 4.
1906-2006 Rebuilding Then and Now: Vin-tage Photos and the Photos of Joseph A. BlumJune 22 – August 25, 2006
City Hall Joseph A. Blum, District 9
Renee Gertler: Flood, May – June 2007 Grove Street Renee Gertler – District 9Predator and the Eternal ReturnJanuary 25 - March 24, 2007
Grove Street Daniel Tierney – District 10
Four Installations by students from theInstallation and Public Art Class at USFNovember 16 - December 18, 2006
Grove Street Sophia Cunningham, Daniella Murphy, DanielleWright, Miki Downes
Immediate Future: The 2006 Murphy& Cadogan FellowshipsSeptember 14 - October 28, 2006
Grove Street Amir Esfahani, Vanessa Woods –One artist from District 5
Conversation 4June 29 – August 25, 2007
VeteransBuilding
Jillian McDonald and Mark Lee Morris – oneartist from District 3
Breakthrough: An AmateurPhotography RevolutionApril 20 - June 16, 2007
VeteransBuilding
Takashi Matsumoto, Jonathan Coultan, RebecaBollinger, Heather Champ, Joseph del Pesco, ChuckMobley, Renny Pritikin, Terri Whitlock. Three artistsfrom District 6; one from District 5.
Lucky DayJanuary 25 - March 24, 2007
VeteransBuilding
Michael Anderson, Gretchen Bennett, SpencerFinch, Euan Macdonald, Chris McCaw, &Claude Zervas —One artist from District 6.
Commission '06: RemixNovember 9 - December 16, 2006
VeteransBuilding
36 Artists.Artist from Districts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
2006 Murphy & Cadogan FellowshipsSeptember 14 - October 28, 2006
VeteransBuilding
26 graduate students.Artists from Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
The Dust Never Settles: Responding tothe Centennial of the 1906 San FranciscoEarthquake, June 15 - August 26, 2006
VeteransBuilding
Patricia Diart, Kate Pocrass, Margaret Tedesco& Claudia Tennyson –Two artists from District 8, one from District 9.
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District Six
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name CommissionVictoria Manalo Drakes ParkFolsom x Sherman x Columbus CircleIrene Pijoan’s 6’ stainless steel fence panels depictcreatures of the air and sea.
$60,000
Hayes Green Temporary Art Project #2Seyed Alavi’s was commissioned through apartnership between the SF Arts Commission, theHayes Valley Neighborhood Association and theDepartment of Planning. A gateway-like structure(25’ x 21' x 10') suggestive of the Arc de Triomphe,created out of scaffolding with 800 pieces of goldenfabric hung on steel cables.
$20,000
Third Street Light RailApproximately 87 artworks adorn each of the 28 light railplatforms along Third Street – the newest SF public transitline. For District Six, Bill and Mary Buchen designedspecialty artwork for the 4th and King, UCSF Mission Bay,and 20th Street Stations; Anita Margrill and NobuhoNagasawa designed a standard pole-mounted canopysculpture for the Mission Rock and Mariposa stations; andyouth from neighborhoods adjacent to Third Street designedplatform windscreen display case art posters for long-terminstallation on the Mission Rock and Mariposa platforms.
$400,000
Octavia Boulevard from Market to HayesStreet at various locations.Wang Po Shu, 12 slender stainless steel viewingobservatories are equipped with a unique lens/mirrorcombination providing viewers a kaleidoscopepicture of passing cars and surrounding environment.
$150,000
Hayes Green Temporary Art Project #1David Best’s temple-like structure was built entirelyfrom recycled birch plywood from toy dinosaurmodel kits. The use of recycled material referencesenvironmental sustainability and marks the HayesValley community’s vibrant new pedestrian-friendlyboulevard and open space.
$20,000
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Mission Bay Library, 4th and Berry StreetsVince Koloski’s A Library Book, is an illuminatedsculpture with quotes about reading and text from avariety of ancient and contemporary cultures.
$36,000
Projects Currently UnderwayHayes Green Temporary Art Project #3Artist team Wowhaus will create a Miniature Golf Coursedepicting Hayes Valley architectural landmarks. Artistswill staff the course on weekends.
$20,000
Harvey Milk Memorial Sculpture in City HallCity Hall, One Carlton B. Goodlett Place, lobby
$57,500
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
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Art on Market Street Program
Artist / Project Name CommissionVirginia Hopkins & Victoria Carlson“The Endangered Seed” kiosk poster project
$10,000
Sixth Street Photography Workshop & AHome Within “Talking Market Street: IfMarket Street Could Talk”
$12,500
Mark Brest Van Kempen“An Ecological Study of Market Street” kioskposter series
$10,000
Jennifer Durrant, “Personal Landmarks” kioskposter series
$10,000
Amanda Hughen and Jennifer Starkweather“Between Above and Below” poster series,walking tour and catalog.
Civic Art Collections and Monuments Conservation
Artwork / Artist/s Location ActivityLotta’s Fountain Market Street @
Kearny StreetGraffiti Abatement
Sea ChangeMark di Suvero
The EmbarcaderoPier 40;
South Beach Harbor
Clean, repaint,preservation treatment
ColonnadeRon M. Fischer
Union Square Four light fixturescleaned, repaired and
lamps replaced.
Jacques Overhoff“Untitled Abstract”
70 Otis Street Conservation
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District Six
Street Artists Program
A total of 364 Street Artist Spaces throughout the City and County of San Franciscoare designated by the Board of Supervisors
for street artists licensed by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
In District Six, there are a total of one hundred nineteen (119) spaceslocated at various points. These include:
17 @ Market Street (north side) at 5th Street.
51 @ Hallidie Plaza (Market and Powell Streets).
16 @ Market Street (south side) between 3rd and 5th Streets.
3 @ Market Street (north side) between Kearny Street and Grant Avenue.
9 @ Market Street (south side) between Sansome and Battery Streets.
3 @ Stockton Street (west side) at O’Farrell Street.
5 @ O’Farrell Street (south side) at Stockton Street.
8 @ O’Farrell (north side) at Stockton Street.
3 @ Grant Avenue (west side) at O’Farrell Street.
3 @ Grant Avenue (east side) at O’Farrell Street.
Out of $4,000,000 earned by street artists annually from the SFAC Street Artists Program,artists located in District Six earn $1,309,000.
(Based on staff observation and the average total earnings of licensed street artists.)
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District Six
Summer in the City
The Summer in the City “pops” concert series provides music lovers with diverse and affordableperformances by our renowned San Francisco Symphony orchestra and a sparkling roster ofguest artists in Davies Symphony Hall. The free San Francisco Symphony performance inDolores Park each summer is also under the auspices of this program.
Events at Davies Symphony HallDuring the month of July, fourteen performances were presented at Davies Symphony Hall aspart of the Summer in the City concert series. From Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, from Bernsteinand Copeland to Prokofiev, the series has something for everyone, including Sweet Honey in theRock. Thousands attended these performances.
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District Seven
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District SevenCivic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Palo Alto Pump Station Upgrade Palo Alto Avenue x Glen Brook Avenue
Mount Davidson Pump Station Agua Way @ La Bica Way
Ingleside Branch Library 1298 Ocean Avenue x Plymouth Street
Junipero Serra Clubhouse and PlaygroundRenovation
300 Stone Crest Drive @19th Avenue
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant PurposeClarendon Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.
Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Lakeshore Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Commodore Sloat Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Sunnyside Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
West Portal Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts Education Grants inDistrict Seven
$7,500
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant PurposeYouth Guidance Center (YGC) $15,000 YGC works with Each One Reach One to
conduct three 10-day playwriting workshops inJuvenile Hall. Twenty actors stage readings ofthe participants’ original scripts attended bydetainees, families, probation officers, teachers,counselors staff, judges and the public.
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountArab Film Festival OPG $12,750Todd Gilens IAC $7,500Eileen Goldenberg IAC $7,500MoBu Dance Group OPG $7,000The Poetry Center OPG $12,750Jess Wells IAC $8,000Total District Seven Awards $55,500
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IAC
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District Seven
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name Commission
Projects Currently UnderwayJP Murphy ClubhouseMichael Carey’s steel sculpture will be silhouettedagainst the eastern sky as it stands atop a 6’ base in frontof the tennis courts. The sculpture is reminiscent of St.Francis feeding the birds.
$29,000
Ingleside Branch Library, Ocean Avenue atPlymouthEric Powell is designing a metal gate and fence panelsfor the exterior of the new branch facility.
$36,000
New Juvenile Facility, 375 Woodside Ave.Julio Morales and Johanna Poethig have createdmultiple installations for the building: a sand-blasteddesign on the exterior glass façade, a light box in themulti-purpose room, color field murals in severaldayrooms and a low relief design at the day roomsentry.
$214,000
MUNI Ocean Avenue Streetscape Improvements,1344 Ocean x GranadaLaurel True’s “Sun Spheres” mosaics will be installedon three corners of the intersection of Ocean Avenueand Granada.
$47,500
Junipero Serra Playground,350 Stonecrest at 19th AvenueBean Finneran proposes a 7’x9’ ceramic tile work
$22,000
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Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation CenterThe renovated hospital will present art throughout thecampus. Sixteen artists are under contract to create 122artworks for each residence floor, courtyards and lobbyareas. Beyond aesthetic enhancement, the works aredesigned to assist in sensory stimulation and navigatingthe building. Artists: Diane Pumpelly Bates; SusanneBiaggi; Jonathan Bonner; Beliz Brother; AnnChamberlain; Lewis deSoto; Cliff Garten; Linnea Glatt;Diane Andrews Hall; Terry Hoff; Arlan Huang;Takenobu Igarashi; Cheonae Kim; Bernie Lubell; MerleAxelrad Serlin; Michael Stutz; Wang Po Shu.
$3,000,000
To becompleted in
2009
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
Civic Art Collections and Monuments Conservation
Artwork / Artist/s Location ActivityFlorence Nightingale Monument Forest Hill
Don Juan Bautista de Anza and King CarlosIII Monuments
Lake Merced
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District Eight
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District Eight
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Eureka Valley / Harvey MilkMemorial Branch Library
1 Jose Savvia Court
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant PurposeTherese Mahler Child DevelopmentCenter
n/a Staff-wide professional development in arts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Mission/Mission Annex ChildDevelopment Center
n/a Staff-wide professional development in arts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Alvarado Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Glen Park Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Harvey Milk Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts educationfor 5 teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts EducationGrants in District Eight
$4,500
WritersCorps
Program Location PurposeMission High School WritersCorps works with 93 students at Mission HS teaching
poetry, short fiction, interdisciplinary arts and performance; 70%of participants will improve their writing skills and increase theirconfidence in written expression.
Sanchez Elementary WritersCorps works with 8 students at Sanchez Elementary.
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District Eight
Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant Amount826 Valencia CS $20,000Dancing Tree OPG $8,108Nanos Operetta OPG $8,108San Francisco Live Arts OPG $12,000Tenth Muse OPG $11,526Triple Base Gallery OPG $3,506Bill Basquin IAC $9,600Jonathan Burstien IAC $7,500Jay Dayrit IAC $10,000Amy Hamersky IAC $8,700Amy Hicks IAC $9,600Joyce Lee IAC $9,600Felicia Lowe IAC $9,600Sharon Virtue IAC $9,700Total District Eight Awards $137,584
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IACCreative Spaces = CS
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District Eight
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name CommissionEureka Valley Recreation Center157 Collingwood StreetVicki Saulls’ sculptural tiles feature cast hands ofEureka Valley residents.
$42,000
Projects Currently UnderwayGlen Park Branch LibraryDiamond and Wilder StreetsReddy Lieb and Linda Raynsford are beginningthe design of an artwork for the interior of the newbranch facility, to be installed in 2007.
$36,000
Upper Noe Recreation Center1696 Sanchez StreetTroy Corliss’s five giant native flora from thehillsides above the recreation center are made ofsteel and stand up to 6’ tall and will “grow fromthe gate posts on 30th and Day Streets
$91,400
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
Civic Art Collections and Monuments Conservation
Artwork / Artist/s Location Activity“Time After Time” 1993, BetsieMiller-Kusz. The mural was originallysponsored by the Eureka Valley Trails& Art Network, and painted withcommunity help.
Eureka ValleyRecreation Center
Mural restorationaccompanied building
restoration
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Summer in the City
The Summer in the City “pops” concert series provides music lovers with diverse and affordableperformances by our renowned San Francisco Symphony orchestra and a sparkling roster ofguest artists in Davies Symphony Hall. The free San Francisco Symphony performance inDolores Park each summer is also under the auspices of this program.
Events at Dolores ParkOn July 23, 2006, the San Francisco Symphony presented a free concert at Dolores Park to anaudience of thousands. The program included works by Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and Falla.
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District Nine
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District Nine
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Bernal Heights Branch Library 500 Cortland x Anderson
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant PurposeBryant Child Development Center n/a Staff-wide professional development in arts education.
Artist-in-residency program.Junipero Serra Annex ChildDevelopment Center
n/a Staff-wide professional development in arts education.Artist-in-residency program.
Bryant Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/orsupplies.Professional development in artseducation for 5 teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts EducationFunding in District Nine
$1,500
Neighborhood Cultural Centers
Organization / Grantee Grant AmountMission Cultural Center for LatinoArts(2868 Mission Street x 24th Street)
$510,445
Neighborhood Festival Grants
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Purpose
Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema $3,000Mission District Dia de los MuertosFestival of Altars
$2,500
Total Festival Grants in DistrictNine
$5,500
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Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee Grant Amount PurposeYouth Treatment & Education Center(YTEC)
$15,000 Expressive ArtsProgram for 35youth involved inthe juvenile justicesystem withculminatingperformances.
San Francisco Women Against Rape $15,000 SF WAR’s sexual assault supportgroups will offer different art formswith counselors and art instructors,and used by survivors to promoteendurance, empowerment, andhealing.
Total PIC Grants in District Nine $30,000
WritersCorps
Program Location PurposeDowntown High School WritersCorps works with 51 students at Downtown teaching
poetry, short fiction, interdisciplinary arts and performance;70% of participants will improve their writing skills andincrease their confidence in written expression.
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District Nine
Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountABADA Capoeira San Francisco CEI L1 $25,000Brava Theater Center / Brava! For Womenin the Arts
OPG $12,000
Carvaval San Francisco CEI L1 $25,000Children’s Book Press OPG $12,750Circo Zero OPG $12,000Dance Brigade CEI L1 $25,000Dance Brigade CS $20,000Dancers’ Group OPG $12,000Eth-Noh-Tec CS $10,000Galeria de la Raza OPG $12,000Janice Garrett and Dancers OPG $12,000Litquake OPG $12,750Rococo Risque OPG $11,250San Francisco Mime Troupe OPG $12,000Youth Speaks OPG $15,000Ana Fernandez IAC $9,700Maya Gonzalez IAC $7,500Sam Green IAC $9,600Michelle Matz IAC $8,000Kari Orvik IAC $8,700Alison Pebworth IAC $9,700Margo Perin IAC $8,000Greta Snider IAC $7,500Migdalia Valdes IAC $9,700Rene Yanez IAC $7,500Total District Nine Awards $314,650
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IACCultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 Creative Spaces = CS
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District Nine
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name Commission
Hoff Street Playground65 Hoff StreetAmy Blackstone’s decorative fence and gatepanels, along with sculptural trellises useimagery and patterns associated with the culturalheritage of Mission District residents andvisitors.
$15,500
Cesar Chavez OverpassNear 2827 Cesar Chavez StreetPepe Ozan fabricated this 10’ tall steel sculpturein his Bayview studio.
$14,000
Holly ParkHighland and Holly Park CircleJoyce Hsu’s playful kinetic dragonfly sculptureoverlooks this hilltop park.
$14,500
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complet
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District Ten
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District Ten
Civic Design Review Program
Project Name Location
Potrero Branch Library 1616 20th Street x Connecticut
Potrero Hill Health Center Addition 1050 Wisconsin Street
Alemany Pump Station Upgrades Felton x Dartmouth Streets
SFPUC City Distribution Operations Center 1990 Newcomb Avenue
SEWPCP, Building 915, Office Facility 1700 Jerold Street
Islais Creek Motor CoachMaintenance and Operations Facility
Indiana Street between Cesar ChavezStreet and Islais Creek Channel
CDD Vehicle/Material Storage Building at UMNPipeyard
Portola District University Mound North,between Felton, Bacon, University and
Bowdoin Streets
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee Grant /Contract
Purpose
Visitacion Valley Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts education for 5teachers from that site.
Daniel Webster Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs / supplies.Professional development in arts education for 5teachers from that site.
San Francisco Center for the Book $1,100
The Next Stage ImprovisationalTheater
$400 Contracted to provide professional development toteachers and schools.
Total Direct Arts EducationFunding in District Ten
$4,500
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Neighborhood Cultural Centers
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Bayview Opera House, Ruth WilliamsMemorial Theatre
$314,730
Neighborhood Festival Grants
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Purpose
Andrews’ Boarding Care 4th of July Picnic $3,000Visitation Valley CommunityDevelopment Corp
$3,000
Potrero Hill Festival $3,000Total Festival Grants in District Ten $9,000
Programs in the Community
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Purpose
San Francisco General HospitalFoundation
$15,000 The bilingual AraceliTheater Project providespatient-centered self-expression and awareness forcancer survivors.
Urban Services YMCA $15,000 Supports the Urban Core Artist-in-Residence program.Youth Treatment & Education Center(YTEC)
$15,000 Expressive Arts Program for35 youth involved in thejuvenile justice system withculminating performances.
Total PIC Grants in District Ten $45,000
WritersCorps
Program Location PurposeSan Francisco Public Library –Bayview Branch
WritersCorps works with 5 students at Bayview Branch Library.
Mercy Housing/Britton Courts/CarterTerrace
WritersCorps works with 45 students at this site to improve theirwriting skills and increase their confidence in written expression.
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEG Program Grant AmountEpiphany Productions OPG $12,000Flyaway Productions CEI L2 $100,000Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu CEI L1 $25,000Salt Farm Butoh OPG $9,800ZACCHO Dance Theatre CEI L1 $15,000J.D. Beltran IAC $9,600Amanda Micheli IAC $9,600Mike Lai IAC $7,500Sandra Taylor IAC $8,700Chad Sweeney IAC $10,000Elissa Perry IAC $9,000Total District Ten Awards $216,200
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Individual Artist Commission = IACCultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 2 = CEI L2
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District Ten
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name Commission
Sunnydale Pump StationNear Candlestick Park and Highway 101This site is an ongoing project of the SFAC. Designed to providepedestrian access to the shoreline and transform the toxic soiladjacent to the Pump Station into a butterfly habitat, the overallform is based upon the San Francisco Garter Snake, anendangered species indigenous to the site. SFAC seeks funds tomaintain the meadow as a living habitat.
$15,000
Joseph Lee Recreation Center and PlaygroundA public competition for the candidates to create an artwork hasbeen conducted.
$68,000
T-Third Street Light Rail LineApproximately 87 artworks adorn each of the 28 light railplatforms along Third Street – the newest SF public transit line.For District Ten, Horace Washington, Frederick Hayes, andJoeSam designed artwork for the Kirkwood La Salle, OakdalePalou, and Revere Shafter stations, and Anita Margrill designedartwork for the Arleta and Sunnydale Stations, as well as thecanopy specialty pole-mounted sculptures on the remainingDistrict Ten stations, beginning with the 23rd Street Station andcontinuing south. Youth from Bayview Hunters Point andVisitacion Valley designed platform windscreen display case artposters for long-term installation on many platforms.
$706,800
Projects Currently Underway
Coffman PoolKatherine Keefer and Steve Gillman have photographed membersof the community as they swim in the pool. Photos will becomelarge artworks incorporated into the pool’s glass walls.
$49,000
Metro East FacilityNobuho Nagasawa and Anita Margrill have designed two largeexterior glass walls for the maintenance facility for the new ThirdStreet Light Rail Line. The artworks replicate blueprints of Munimechanical equipment.
$175,000
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Portola Branch LibraryDana Zed is developing designs for four glass shutters depictinglocal plants, for installation in the front windows of the newfacility.
$36,000
Potrero Branch Library1616 20th Street x ConnecticutGina Telcocci is creating a sculpture to hang in the atrium of therenovated facility
$36,000
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
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District Eleven
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District Eleven
Community Arts and Education Program
Arts Education
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Purpose
San Miguel Child Development Center n/a Staff-wide professional development in artseducation.Artist-in-residency program.
Sheridan Elementary School $1,500 Mini grant for arts programs and/or supplies.Professional development in arts education for 5teachers from that site.
Total Direct Arts EducationFunding in District Eleven
$1,500
Neighborhood Festival Grants
Organization / Grantee GrantAmount
Purpose
Excelsior Festival $3,000
OMI International Family Festival $3,000Total PIC Grants in District Eleven $6,000
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Cultural Equity Grants Program
Organization / Grantee CEGProgram
Grant Amount
Croatian American Cultural Center CEI L1 $25,000Hua Yi Performing Group OPG $12,000Out of Site: Center for Arts Education OPG $12,000Total District Eleven Awards $49,000
Organizational Project Grants = OPG Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1
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District Eleven
Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
Location / Artist / Project Name CommissionOcean View Branch Library345 Randall St.Ocean View Library has more art per square footthan any other public building in the City. Thefront door is flanked by the much loved bas-reliefmurals created by Collette Crutcher and MarkRoller. On one side, a young tree representsOcean View today, on the other, a mature tree,heavy with fruit in the form of letters andsymbols, represents Ocean View’s future.
Inside the building, the stairs, stairwell and upperhallway of the library were transformed by artistJohn Wehrle into an environment of flying words,letters and images based on quotes from literatureand children's books. The artwork encompassesthe ceiling, walls and floors of the space, as if theviewer were on a fantastic journey through theinside of a book.
$112,000
Projects Currently Underway
Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center650 Capitol AvenueJon Rubin and Jim Goldberg will create aphotographic trophy wall of local residents tocover one wall in the community room.
$135,000
Sunnyside PlaygroundMelrose and Foerster AvenuesDeborah Kennedy was inspired by the play-ground’s name and the sun motif on the entrancesign to create water-jet-cut steel panels for thepark’s metal fencing. Imagery is taken fromNASA sun storm photos.
$23,600
Numbers listed in italics indicate commissions awarded prior to the 2006-2007 FY. In manycases, these projects were completed during the FY, but were not part of this current year’sbudget. In general, permanent public art projects take several years to complete.
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Public Art Program
Art Enrichment Program
@ San Francisco International Airport
Artist / Project Name CommissionShining Paths: San Francisco’s Sister CitiesLewis deSoto’s project is a tribute to SanFrancisco’s 14 international sister cities. Silveredglass gobos project a light medallion for eachcity onto the terrazzo floors of the boarding areasin the International Terminal. Each medallionhas an image of the aeronautical map of eachcity’s airport, overlaid with the image of thecity’s flower
$45,000
Projects Currently UnderwayThe San Francisco Arts Commission continues toadd to the City’s renowned art collection at SFO.Three more Bay Area artists were recentlycommissioned to create artworks for the 2-storygate room walls in the International Terminal,and SFAC has purchased a ceramic work for thesculpture court in Boarding Area C in Terminal1. These artworks are being acquired with artenrichment funds generated by the Airport’sMaster Plan Projects. More than $10 million wasspent on the artwork at SFO.
Joyce HsuHung LiuClare RojasRichardShaw
$100,000$100,000$100,000
$28,000
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San Francisco Arts Commission2006-2007 Spending
GRANTS SUMMARY: OVERALL AND PER PROGRAM
Community Arts & EducationArts Education $34,500Neighborhood Festival Grants $23,500Programs in the Community $315,925TOTAL CAE $373,925
Cultural Equity GrantsCreative Spaces = CS $118,500Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 1 = CEI L1 $400,000Cultural Equity Initiative – Level 2 = CEI L2 $300,000Individual Artist Commission = IAC $391,900Organizational Project Grants = OPG $589,620TOTAL CEG $1,800,020
TOTAL CAE + CEG $2,173,945
FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURAL CENTERS ALLOCATIONS (PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS)
District FiveAfrican American Arts and Culture Complex $458,979
District SixSomArts $833,282
District NineMission Cultural Center for Latino Art $510,445
District TenBayview Opera House $314,730TOTAL $2,117,436
TOTAL GRANTS (CAE + CEG + Cultural Centers) $4,291,381
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MILLION DOLLAR SUPPLEMENT
Neighborhood Arts ProgrammingExisting Grants ProgramsPrograms in the Community & FestivalsCultural Equity Grants
Bayview Hunters Point Heritage Camp (in partnershipwith COO)City Hall Community Art Exhibitions
$80,000$320,000
$50,000$50,000
$500,000Cultural Center Facilities (not programs/operations)Capital Improvements ($28,750 to four cultural centers) $115,000Buildings Superintendent $85,000
$200,000Neighborhood Art & Restoration ProjectsIncludes Dewey Crumpler Mural Restoration (District10); Other Projects in Districts 2, 6 , 7 $150,000StaffDevelopment Director $50,000Other ProjectsCultural Database Project & Outreach $75,000Cultural Facilities Study (with GFTA) $25,000TOTAL $1,000,000
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