Vice President Janine Shiota reported the Visual Arts Committee’s Sept. 30 meeting and summarized several selection decisions and proposals that were reviewed by the committee.

City Hall bust of Edwin "Ed" Lee: the committee reviewed a proposal by artist Jonah Hendrickson for a gifted bust of former Mayor Edwin Lee to be installed at City Hall, replacing the bust of former Mayor James Phelan. The proposed sculpture will be the same size as the existing bust but will portray Lee in a more approachable manner; it will include a multilingual plaque with English and Chinese text and will be affixed to the existing sandstone pedestal to match pedestal colors.

SFO Terminal 3 art walls: the committee reviewed two large wall proposals for the new C4C at Terminal 3 West. Tomashi Jackson (New York) was selected for the Federal Inspection Services East Art Wall; her proposal uses archival images and secondhand materials (fabric, soil and sand) assembled into painted and collaged work that references local events. Musee Sasse (Oakland) was selected for the FIS West Art Wall with a mural titled From Bridge to Bridge and Our Life in Between, employing hand‑glazed ceramic tile and Byzantine glass to reflect a "day in the life" theme that aligns with the terminal’s design palette.

Why it matters: the committee’s recommendations advance several major public art installations in civic and airport locations. The City Hall bust is a notable civic replacement of an existing portrait work and the Terminal 3 proposals are part of a large airport art program with high visibility to visitors.

Next steps: the committee’s report did not record contentious debate and materials and fabrication details will be developed through the design and installation processes. The committee’s actions were presented as part of the committee report to the full commission.