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SFO Museum, Visual Arts Committee preview new Terminal 3 opportunities and Art on Market Street plans
Summary
The Visual Arts Committee and the SFO Museum reported on March 3 that Terminal 3 West modernization will present multiple new public‑art opportunities, the 2025 Art on Market Street poster series selections were approved and a plan for the 2026 series was adopted; transfer of Hunters Point Shipyard artworks to city ownership remains continge
The Visual Arts Committee reported on several public‑art initiatives at the March 3 San Francisco Arts Commission meeting, with updates from the San Francisco Airport Museum and staff on Market Street poster programs and Hunters Point artworks.
Jennifer McCabe, director and chief curator of the SFO Museum, presented a short overview of the museum’s work and projects in the airport. VAC reported that there are three art opportunities tied to the Terminal 3 West Modernization Project: a tile or glass art wall approximately 10 feet high by 150 feet wide in a corridor between the International Terminal and Terminal 3; a translucent glass wall area approximately 12 feet by 72 feet in a connector corridor with direct access to Customs; and a potential integrated wall work or large‑format 2‑D piece approximately 16 feet by 14 feet. The Terminal 3 West modernization is a multi‑phased program that includes seismic retrofit and passenger‑amenity upgrades and is slated to open in fall 2027.
The committee approved the project plan for the 2026 Art on Market Street poster series (Now and Then: Living Memories) and reviewed selections for the first installment of the 2025 series, which showcases 10 posters spanning 1994–2021. Staff noted the 2026 RFQ deadline of April 7, 2025 for artists interested in the poster series.
VAC also reviewed a proposed transfer of eight artworks from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII) to the San Francisco Arts Commission collection for the Hunters Point Shipyard phase 1 parks. Staff said acceptance is contingent on a joint community facilities agreement among SFAC, Recreation and Park and OCII; the works were commissioned in 2009 and installed in 2015 and require an ownership and maintenance plan.
The committee reported the installation of Jesse Schlesinger’s Pacific Transit sculptures in the Outer Sunset and discussed ongoing public‑art maintenance work, including multistage conservation and relighting projects. Commissioners praised the scope of SFO’s collection and the museum’s preservation work.
