017-2007 San Francisco Art Commission - Guidelines Pertaining to Street Artist or Craftspersonm iilAfo^,i BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
TO: Mayor Matti H. Bower
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: December 21, 2007
MEMORANDUM
No. 017-2007
SUBJECT: San Francisco Art Commission -Guidelines Pertaining to Street Artist or Craftsperson
At the December 12, 2007, Commission Meeting, Agenda Item R5E, "Street Performers and Art
Vendors", Mr. Juan Marin addressed the City Commission and submitted a copy of the San
Francisco Art Commission's guidelines pertaining to street artist or craftsperson. Mayor Bower
requested that a copy be distributed to the City Commission.
C: City Commission
Hilda Fernandez, Assistant City Manager
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SAN FRAI~ICISCO ART COMMISSION ~,~~
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE
PROGRAMS
CIVIC ART COLLECTION
CIVIC DESIGN REVIEW
COMMUNITY ARTS
St EDUCATION
CULTURAL EQUITY Ci RANTS
POP$ SYMPHONY CONCERTS
PUBLIC ART
STREET ARTISTS LICENSES
SUITE 70
415.252.2581
ART COMMISSION CiA LEERY
4O1 VAN NESS AVENUE
41S.SS4.6080
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CITY ANO COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO
STREET ARTIST OR CRAFTSPERSON
NAME (IN FULL)
List names of all applicants of FAMILY UNIT who wish to
sell*
RESIDENCE ADDRESS
ADDRESS OF PLACE WHERE ART/CRAFT IS PRODUCED
MAILING ADDRESS OF PERSON THROUGH WHOM APPLICANT CAN BE
REACHED
DESCRIPTION OF THE ART(S) OR CRAFT(S) ITEMS FOR WHICH THE j
APPLICANT SEEKS CERTIFICATION
* FAMILY UNIT: Two or more persons jointly engaged in the
creation of an art or craft item, no one of whom stands in
an employer-employee relationship to any of the other
members. (List the names of all members who wish to be
certified to sell).
I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the art or
craft items(s) listed above is of my owri creation or the
creation of my family unit, and that I neither employ other
persons nor am I employed by another person in the creation
of this art or craft item(s).
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
DATE
TELEPHONE:
2$ VAN NESS AVE. SUITE 24~, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94102 TEL. 41$.?.52.259(1 ^nV dTC ~c~ ~coc
SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
SCREENING ARTS 8~ CRAFTS FOR NEW STREET ARTISTS
RICHARD NEWIRTH
DIRECTOR OF CUL7'U RAL AFhA1R5
May 4, 2005
Dear JUAN JIMENEZ:
PROCRAti,s Your appointment with the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen
Examiners has been scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2004 at 10:30 a.
m. to be held
CIVIC DESIGN RENEW _
in the
PERFORMING ARTS
PDRLIG ART Art Commission Confere:~ce Room
SUITE zoo 2.5 Van Ness Ave. -Suite 70 (iawer leveli
COMMDNIT}' ART$ San Francisco, California
& EDUCATION
CULTURAL EQUITV GRANTS The purpose of this meeting is to verify that the art or craft item(s), for which you are seeking
STREET ARTISTS LICENSES
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certification as a street artist, is of your own creation. The verification by the Advisory
Committee will be in accordance with the screening guidelines drafted by the Committee and
CIVIC ART COLLECTION
SulrE ~o amended and ado ted b the Art Commission. A co of these uidelines is available u on
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request.
ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY
401 VAN NESS AVENUE
415.554.6050 IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU BRING THE FOLLOWING:
• FINISHED SAMPLES OF YOUR CRAFT (at least ? do~~%t (?~; of :=a~^ ;;; srt:
FITTr://srnc.sFSU.EDU ,
Q(~~:7,^. fi;~is;~au sa~~pies vl G-a~i; iyNc C%`(jcciv~i"af~~c:~ci~y. .c.. ,..;"a~c~ ',
EMAIL: necklaces and earrings that yeu wish to sell).
ARTSCOMMI $$10 N @ 5 FGOV.O RG
• UNFINISHED SAMPLES OF YOUR CRAFT (at least % dozen of each craft
showing the various steps of the craft's creation)
• CERTIFICATE FEE: $99.10 fora 3-month certificate, or X396.40 fora 1-year
certificate
• PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOURSELF (not larger than passport or driver's license size;
these maybe taken by a photo machine.)
• PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION (i.e., a California I.D. or Driver's License)
• RAW MATERIALS FOR YOUR CRAFT(s)
• TOOLS USED IN THE MAKING OF YOUR CRAFT
• INVOICES FOR MATERIALS YOU RECEIVED FOR THE MAKING OF YOUR
CRAFT (see "Invoice Requirements" in the Guidelines -available upon request)
BE PREPARED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF YOUR CRAFT IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE. YOU MAY BE ASKED BY THE COMMITTEE TO DO SO.
- ~~~-"~~ Sincerely,
Clrv AND CouNrY of Howard Lazar, DIrP.C,Or
SAN FRANCISCO
Street Artist Program
25 VAN NESS AVE. SUITE 240, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94102 TEL. 4]5.252.2590 FAx 415.252.2595
' Excerpted from Street Artists Pro ram, Fifth Edition -
•~ February, 1998, copyright City and County of San Francisco, 199j
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ART COMMISSION C H A P T E R 2
THE CERTIFICATE
This is what a street artist certificate looks like:
This Certificate is issued subject to the following conditions:
t. A% work presented b: sale is a handmade trail product a the vendor of his fam~y
unit.
2. This eertficate a subject to revocation at any time fa violation of any sweet artist
regulation.
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( 3. The +ssuance of tNs Certificate does rrot const~rlte an endorsement by the Ciry and
par `~ Counry of San Francsco of the article sold pursuant to the terms of This Certificate.
~. ~ 4. This Certificate is net transferable.
~ 5. This Cerifuate shag be praninerNfy displayed.
~ r 6. The Art Corimissbn reserves the right to establish such conditions as to further the
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~ ~ interest of the adists and community. Its decision shall be final.
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~ 1. This Certificate must fx renewed rithin ten (1D~ otlice wor< lays prior to cr
after its date of expiration. Failure to renew shall rewtt in forfeiture of th;s
Cerfdieate.
~ ~+ 8. A street artist who has forfeited a Certifiate In this manner and wishes fa
9_.~ = obtain a new CeAificate must re-apply, and the new application she'' be placed
at the end of t1u Iist of crew applicants waiting to tx sueened.
Some of .the items displayed here (the photograph, name,
signature, expiration date) require no explanation. Othei:~ items
may need explanation.
On the front side of the certificate, at the bottom and
after the certificate holder's name, is the print~:~d statement
"is hereby authorized to display and vend in designated areas the
following arts and crafts:", which is followed by a handwritten
list; in this particular example, the list is "jewelry with beads
& found objects; hairclips; sewn f abric scarves, bags, &
headwraps." These are the items approved by the Advisory
Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners after
verifying that the certificate holder makes the items.
They are the items which the certificate holder is permitted to
sell.
A basic principle of the Street Artists Program is that you
may only sell those arts and crafts items for which you have been
reened and certified. If you are certified for "metal
jewelr_y," for example, you may nr~t simply set up one day to sell
leather belts. You must go before the Advisory Committee of
Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners, also called "the
screening committee," and demonstrate to the committee's
satisfaction that you can actually make a leather belt. After
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doing so, you may sell the leather belts in street artist spaces,
as you do with metal jewelry.
~-Let's go to the back side of the certificate. On the margin
of the certificate is an eight-digit number preceded by the
letters "SRBH." This is the number of your California State
Board of Equalization Seller's Permit. The Board of Equalization
is the State agency which collects State sales tax. State law
requires all businesses engaged in retail sales, including street
artist businesses, to collect sales tax on all items sold, except
food and medicine, to fill out a return at least once a year, and
send the sales tax which has been collected, together with the
return, to the Board of Equalization. __,_______________.__ __._,_
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In addition to the "SRBH" number, you may also see written
on the margin of the certificate a rectangle containing the word
"unit" followed by a number. The number is the certificate
number of a street artist who is the partner of the certificate
holder in an arrangement known as a "family unit": two or more
persons jointly engaged in the creation or production of an art
or craft item, no one of whom stands in an employer-employee
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relationship to any of the OL[1eZ il-CuLCi.:~. .~- 1 ~•- -•~ • --
family unit, this item will not be on the back of your
certificate.
YOUR AGREEMENT WITH THE ART COMMISSION
At the top of the back side of your certificate is the
statement: "This Certificate is issued subject to the following
conditions" herewith reprinted:
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`'° 1. All work presented for sale is a handmade craft
'.. product of the vendor of his family unit.__~___~ ____.
2. The Certificate is subject to revocation at any
_ time for violation of any street artist regula-
tion.
3. The issuance of this Certificate does not con-
stitute an endorsement by the City and County of
San Francisco of the article sold pursuant to
the terms of this Certificate.
S 4. This Certificate is not transferable.
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• 5. This Certificate shall be prominently displayed_
• 6. The Art Commission reserves the right to establish
such conditions as to further the interest of the
artists and community. Its decision shall be
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7. This Certificate must be renewed within ten
office work days prior to or after its date
expiration. Failure to renew shall result
-'- .forfeiture of this Certificate.
8.
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A street artist who has forfeited a Certificate in
this manner and wishes to obtain a new Certificate
must re-apply, and the new application shall be
placed at the end of the list of new applicants
waiting to be screened.
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'When your certificate is issued and before you sign it, you
~1•:C,}1~ ro_rRad these eight conditions. Ay signing the
certificate, you signify that you understand the conditions and
promise to be governed by them.
r' For example, with condition number 1, you promise not to
sell .anything which is not a "handmade craft product" made by
yourself or your family unit. With condition number 2, you agree
that your certificate may be revoked if you violate any street
artist regulation. With condition number 4, you agree not to let
anyone else use your certificate; and so on throughout the list.
Since by your signature you have agreed to these conditions,
it is important to read them carefully and understand what they
mean.
APPLYING FOR A CERTIFICATE \~
To apply for a certificate, you must fill out an application ~'~
form. Application forms are available from the Street Artists ;
Program office. You may come to the office and get a form, or
you may request and receive one by mail. After filling out the
form, return it with $20.00 (application fee) either in person or
by mail to the Program office. NOTE: Applications submitted by
mail must be registered certified in order to be considered as
,proof of mailing.
THE CERTIFICATE
It is accepted by the Art Commission that the statements you
make on your application are true. If you make a false statement
on your application and this is discovered after your certificate
is issued to you, the certificate may be suspended or revoked.
After you have submitted your application, you will receive
by mail a notification of an appointment to submit your arts
and crafts for examination by the Advisory Committee of Street
Artists and Craftsmen Examiners. If there is a lengthy waiting
list of applicants delaying your appointment, you may receive a
notice later on asking you to inform the Program of your interest
in obtaining a certificate: _ _ _._ _ _,1----'~" ~~ ~~l'
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~~Time Limit for Applicants to Respond to Notice of
Examination. Applicants for certificates, who. receive notice of
examination of their arts and crafts, must respond within thirty
(30) days from the date of the notification in order to receive
an appointment with the Advisory Committee. (This provision and
the due date for response shall be stated in the notification.)
Failure to respond within the time period shall result in
forfeiture of the applicant's position on the waiting list.
For a discussion on the Advisory C;ommittee's screening
procedure, see the next chapter.)
The Waiting Period. There will be a waiting period between
the time at which you submit your application and the time for
which-your screening appointment is set. The length of your
particular waiting period will depend on the number of applicants
who have submmitted applications before you submitted yours and
who have not yet been screened. Since screenings are held
monthly, the length of time you will have to wait will also
depend on how .many applicants are called for screening each
month based on the ability of the Advisory Committee to
thoroughly screen the wares of each applicant at a given meeting.
Non-refundable Application/Examination Fee. Every person
applying for a street artist certificate, whether for the first
time or for re-issuance of certification after a lapse in payment
of the certificate fee, is required to pay a non-refundable
application/examination fee of $ 20.00 (Ordinance 383-96). This
fee is paid by an applicant upon filing an application for
certification or by a former certificate-holder upon submitting a
written request for priority issuance of a certificate. The
application or the written request will not be processed or acted
upon until the application fee is paid.
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Time Limit on Issuance of Certificate. After you have
passed the screening, a period of fifteen (15) working days is
allotted for you to obtain (pay for) a certificate.
After the Screening. If you have passed the .screening, and
if the Art Commission has received no charges against you of
deception resorted to in obtaining the certificate or any other
violation of the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code, you
are entitled to purchase the certificate within fifteen (15)
office work days from the date of your screening.
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Prior to paying for the cer ificalI#~/'e,~ owever, you must
complete the following two steps: J~~iy~ ~~
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1) Go to the Tax Collector's O ice, ~5-Q~e~ss~ ~F~
~r~ F-r=~ (telephone 554-4470) and fill out an application for a ~'
business tax registration certificate. If your art/craft
business grossed $15,000 or more during the previous year, you
may be required to pay the Tax Collector $200 at the time of your
application. If, however, you grossed less than $15,000, you may ~`
~~ apply for an exemption from paying the $200. If the exemption is
granted, the fee you will pay to the Tax Col±eeLOr i5 $~5. For
1 the exemption, the Tax Collector will require that you fill out a
"DECLARATION OF EXEMPTION" and may also require you to attach a
copy of your Schedul or Form 1055 of your Federal Income Tax
return. NOTE: Flea ~ :ta ur CERTII`ICATE NC?MBF,R BE µiitITTEti ON A PIECE JF PAPER.
Each year you will be required to file an application with ~
the Tax Collector for business tax registration of the upcoming
~ year. You will also be required to report your gross income for ,~
the preceding year. (Failure to file may incur stiff penalties.) ;-'
The Tax Collector's Office will issue you a receipt and/or ~,
certificate upon receiving your fee. BRING THIS DOCUMENT AND THE \
DOCUMENT YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
(as follows) O THE STREET ARTIST PR AM OF CE. ~~ [~„o.n ~ ~ ~_
2) Go the Sta B rd o qualization,
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and obtain a Seller's Permit. It is our
understanding from the Board of Equalization that that Board will ~
not require street artists to pay an upfront fee or deposit. The ~~
Seller's Permit is relevant to the sales tax you will be~~~~
'',collecting from your sales and will be forwarding to the State.
BRING THE RECEIPT AND/OR SELLER'S PERMIT ISSUED YOU BY THE
'STATE BOARD TO THE STREET ARTISTS PROGRAM OFFICE. -,~
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The Certificate Fee and Period of Validity. Bring to the
Street Artists Program office the documents you received from the
Tax Collector's Office and~the State Board of Equalization. In
addition, bring two (2) photographs of yourself: one photo will ,/
be affixed to one certificate card for you to display prominently ~~'
on your display booth, and the other photo will be affixed to
another certificate card for you to carry and show at the
lotteries for obtaining selling spaces.
Upon submittal of the above items to the Program office, you
may obtain your street artist certificate (two cards) by paying a
fee of either $87.50 for a certificate which is valid for three
months or $350.00 for a certificate which is valid for one year.
Listed on the certificate.__is,__y_our names the._-a-rts~ aricT crafts
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ou are authorized to---sel3;'and the date of the certificate's
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xpiration . _ _-- __ __..
Certificate Renewal Period. A street artist certificate
must be renewed within ten (10). office work days prior to and
including its date of expiration, or ten (10) office work days
after its date of expiration. r'aiiure ~O ic:iat.:W rc''~iait5 iii
forfeiture of the certificate.
Please understand that the "10-day grace period" does not
mean that that when your certificate expires you may continue
selling for ten days before renewing the certificate! This is not
at all what the "10-day grace period" represents. The "10-day
grace period" was adopted by the Art Commission to provide street
artists with an extension of time in which to renew their
certificates rather than lose the ability to renew them. It was
not adopted to provide for an extension of time in which to sell.
When your certificate expires, the "10-day grace period"
gives you the opportunity to .renew the certificate. You will not
have to fill out an application and submit your wares to the
Advisory Committee of Street Artists .and Craftsmen Examiners. You
will not have to do so if you pay for the renewal of the
certificate within ten (10) office work days before or after the
date of the certificate's expiration. ("Office work days" means
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; legal holidays and week-
ends are not counted as part of the ten days.)
iiiARNING: If you sell after the expiration of your
certificate, the Art Commission may deny renewing your
certificate or may issue you a new certificate and suspend it for
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a period of its validity.
Expired Certificates Not Accepted at the Lottery. Lottery
workers are required to check the certificates of street artists
who wish to obtain spaces in the lottery. Artists with expired
certificates will not be allowed to use the lottery even if their
expired certificates are within the "10-day grace period." The
Lottery Committee member in charge of each lottery is expected
to inform the Street Artists Program of any artist attempting to
use the lottery with an expired certificate.
Certificate Renewal. by Mailed Payment. You may make
arrangements to renew your certificate by mail. Whenever you
come to the Program office to renew your certificate, you may
sign and leave on file two blank certificate cards for future
renewal and mailing of the cards. Upon receipt of your mailed
payment for each of the next two renewals, the staff will
validate and laminate the pre-signed card and will mail it to
you.
Failure to Renew; Request for New Certificate. If you fail
t0 renew your cercificar.e, you may re--apply ~~t;iy ~~~'.v arrii~.:G%.ivTi
fee) for a screening of your wares and issuance of a new
certificate, and .your application will be placed at the end of
the waiting list of current applicants.
In some situations, it is possible to appeal to the Art
Commission in order to reduce the waiting period:
Granting Priority in Issuance of New Certificates to Former
Certificate-holders. In 1.989, the Art Commission adopted the
following policy: "The only cases for consideration shall be
those who f ile an appeal within ninety ( 90 ) days of the date of
their certificate's expiration, with the exception of those cases
who submit with their request documentation of medical or other
significant reasons for inability to renew. As per Section 26 of
Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code, the Art Commission
may exercise its sound discretion as to whether a certificate
should be granted or denied. All former certificate-holders
whose appeals were filed after ninety days of the date of their
certificate's expiration and whose appeals are approved for the
issuance of a new certificate must be re-screened by the Advisory
Committee before certification is granted."
The Art Commission, by vote, has the authority to waive the
re-screening provision.
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Commencing Validity of a Renewed Certificate. In 1994, the
Art Commission adopted a certification procedure whereby the
validity of a renewed street artist certificate shall commence on
the day the artist pays for the renewal, within the ten-day grace
period for renewals, and not on the expiration date of its prior
period of validity. For example, if your certificate expired on
December 2nd and you submit payment for its renewal on December
15th (the ninth day of your "ten-day grace period), your renewed
certificate will commence on December 15th - not December 2nd.
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The "Family Unit". Certified street artists may not have
employees within the Program. This means you may not hire other
people to make things for you to sell under your certificate; and
you may not hire other people ~to sell for you unde r your
certificate. To do either is a violation.
However, you may have a partner or a "family unit" member
who works with you in the production of your art and craft items.
This "family unit" member may not be your employee. If the
member wishes to sell, then his or her name must be placed next
to your name on an application for certification (each of you
w~ 1 l pay a X20 application fee) . Both of you will be screened
together in order i:or the Advisory Committ~.ee to ascei~~tain whar it
is that you contribute to the production of the craft item and
what it is that your. "family unit" member contributes to the
production of the same craft item. Upon approval, your "family
unit" member is eligible to purchase a separate certificate,
paying $87.50 or $350. Your certificate number will be
inscribed on the back of your "family unit" member's certificate,
and your member's certificate number will be inscribed on the ,
back of your certificate. You may both sell the same item for
which you were approved as a "family unit."
You may also add a partner or "family unit" member of ter you
receive your certificate; the member must apply for his or her
awn certificate, listing your name with theirs, on the
application, and you both wait to be screened for the product
which represents your combined expression.
Here is an example: You may already be certified to sell
your own paintings. Another artist may already be certified to
sell his own paintings. You both wish to become a "family unit"
and sell paintings you work on together. You both put your
namesd on an application for "paintings created by" (your name)
"and" (the other artist's name). At your screening, you show
finished and unfinished samples of the paintings you both wish to
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sell. You then start creating a painting and hand the piece over
to the other artist who demonstrates painting on the same piece.
The Advisory Committee assesses whether your combined expression
looks similar to the samples -you showed for sale. If the
Committee so verifies, you will both be certified to sell the
paintings represented by your combined expression. You will be
able to sell the combined-expression paintings as well as your
own paintings, but you will not be allowed to sell the other
artist's own paintings. Similarly, the other artist will be able
to sell the combined-expression paintings as well as his own
paintings, but he will not be allowed to sell your own paintings.
Some Items for Which Certificates Are Not Issued. Street
artist certifi~~•+'es are not issued for the production and sale of
food items, perfumes, body oils, soaps, or other
cosmetic producc._
No Certificates for Street Performers. The Street Artists
Program does not issue a certificate to street musicians or
.performers; there is no provision in the street artist ordinance
for the certification of performers.
No street performer may use a designated street artist
selling space.
Warning Against Use of Deception in Obtaining a Certificate.
Section 5 of Proposition "L" approved by the voters in the
election of November 4, 1975, lists "deception resorted to in
obtaining the certificate" as a ground for not issuing a street
artist certificate. This is also a ground for not renewing a
certificate. In 1996; the Art Commission adopted procedures to
be used by the Program Director and the Art .Commission in
acting on charges of deception resorted to in obtaining the
certificate, as well as on charges of other violations. These
procedures may be used to address violations in addition to, and
may be taken with, the existing suspension-revocation procedures
See Chapter 9 for details of these measures.
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After you have applied f or a certificate and paid the
nonrefundable $20.00 processing fee (see Chapter 2), you will
receive in the mail an appointment to appear with your work
before the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen
Examiners.
This Committee, called here "the screening committee" for
brevity's sake, was created in Section 2 of Proposition "L"
(street artist ordinance) passed by the voters on November 4,
1975. The five members of the committee are appointed by the
Mayor who selects them from a list of candidates supplied by the
Art Commission. Four members must be "experienced artists or
Graf tspersons" and one member must be an "ar~: educator." Because
of the possibility of a conflict of inte he committee
members cannot be street artists.
~ The screening committee is an integr«.l component of the
Street Artists Program. Its members are persons whose
qualifications have been carefully verified by the Art Commission
and whose recommendations axe taken seriously by the
Commissioners, the Director of Cuiturul .iiffairs, ;sn~:i the .~Sti•eet
Artists Program Director of the Art Commission.
The purpose of the screening is to verify that
craft item(s) for which you are seeking certification
of your own creation. This verification will be in
~ with the screening guidelines drafted by the Advisory
and adopted by the full Art Commission.
the art or
to sell is
accordance
Committee
At your screening, you must show the committee members ,`.
samples of each craft item you wish to sell. (You may not sell
any art/craft item which the committee has not screened.) At this
screening or any future screening, you may submit no more than
three (3) kinds of arts or crafts. For each art or craft item you
wish to sell, you must show the committee- the following:
1) At least 1 dozen FINISHED SAMPLES of your craft; if your
craft is beadcraft jewelry, you must show at least 2
dozen finished samples (bracelets, necklaces, earrings).
2) At least a half dozen UNFINISHED SAMPLES of your craft
showing the various steps or stages of the craft's ,
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3) The tools which you use to make your craft.
4) The invoices or sales receipts for materials you
purchased for the making of your craft.
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The screening committee will examine your samples to verify
that you made them. During the screening, the committee may
require you to make the craft item in its entirety or to make a
significant portion of it. If the committee requires further
~ evidence, you may be asked to return at the following scheduled
screening with such evidence; if evidence such as large or heavy
machinery cannot be brought to the screening, you may be asked to
provide the committee with a videotape of you using the machinery
to make your_._craft.
/~ The committee also has the option to assign at least one
~f its members to visit you at your studio to watch you make your
craft there.
the committee approves your work- what--is,-- verifies that
,= the work is of your own creation - it will .recommend to the
Program D1reGLOr, aCt.~ilg' OT'. t~ei;ct12 Of the 1~1Ie.~C:tur Ui l;ui-~tiirii
Affairs, that you be certified to sell the work.
If the committee recomment3,s that you not be certified, you
may appeal the recommendation by requesting the Program Director
for a hearing with the Art Commission's Street Artists Program
Committee which reviews such matters and other issues of the
Program. If the Program Committee upholds the screening
committee's recommendation, you may appeal to the full Art
Commission. If the - full Commission upholds the Program
Committee's -decision, you may appeal to the Board of Appeals
which is another City department.
ARTS AND CRAFTS CRITERIA.
One of the most important duties of the screening committee
is, from time to time, to recommend to the Art Commission arts
and crafts criteria for verifying that an applicant makes his or
her own work. The criteria, established after extensive
consultation with street artists -and after public hearings, are
approved by resolution of the Art Commission.
In verifying that you make what you wish to sell, the
following approved criteria are used by the screening committee
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to determine whether your item satisfies the definition of
"Handcrafted Item" contained in the street artist ordinance: "An
item predominantly created or significantly altered in form by
the street artist."
(The criteria are given in the original language formulated
by the screening committee and adopted by the Art Commission.)
BEAD MAKING: If a craftsperson makes his own beads, he may
sell them either individually or strung as a piece of jewelry. If
the bead maker creates a string of beads which includes his
handmade beads as well as purchased beads, the rules for BEAD
STRINGERS are applied.
BEAD STRINGING: Beads cannot be sold the same as when
purchased: when strung by the craftsperson, their design must be
different f rom the original purchased design. Individual beads
not made by the craftsperson cannot be sold separately. No
purchased bead, shell, bangle, or crystal may be attached to a
store-bought neck ring or chain.
i:aYYi.:ys~ a.i3 Wtic?:pi~s:F_-c3C?'?.Tlgs and stickpins
must have a numerical minimum of two (2) comp~~nents
in addition to their "findings" (working parts -.for_
example, ear wire, jump rings; catches, posts). A
commercially manufactured pendant may be permissible
in an earring when the pendant has been determined
by the Advisory Committee to be an integral element
of, and/or subordinate to, the total design of the
earring. Handmade clasps may be acceptable as com-
ponents, but handmade jump rings are not. Chain must
be broken and a design structure added; cord must be
braided, knotted, or cut between the clasps.
Pendants: The pendant, stomacher, brooch, cameo,
and medallion part of the bead art object of sale
must be an item predominantly created or altered in
form by the street artist or craftsperson. Exception:
a commercially manufactured pendant may be permissible
in a beaded necklace when the pendant has been deter-
mined by the Advisory Committee to be an integral
element of or :subordinate to the total design of the
necklace.
Bead Stringing (using onl commercially manu-
factured beads): The Advisory Committee shall
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verify whether the beadcraft item's commercially
manufactured bead components are significantly or
predominantly altered in form by the item's design
arrangement. No more than 15$ of an artist's total
displayed beadcraft may be of items comprised
entirely of the same type of bead. All commercially
manufactured pendants are not allowed unless
approved as an integral part of the item's design
arrangement. At least two dozen finished samples
of each type of beadcraft jewelry (bracelets,
necklaces, earrings) are required to be submitted
for certification.
BUTTON-CRAFT JEWELRY:
used as jewelry must be
altered on the f ace of the
carving, collage - or they
-for example, additional bu
- that significantly alter
Commercially manufactured buttons
predominantly and/or significantly
button - for example, with painting,
must have two or more integral parts
ttons, beads, feathers, or metal parts
the commercially manufactured button.
CANDLES: Wax, as a raw material,- may be changed into any
variety of forms by direct manipulation; <•andles d3.pped,
fabricated, and molded from original designs are acceptable.
Candles made f rom molds not created by the craftsperson must show
a change from the original mold.. Candles made from kits are not
acceptable.
CASSETTE TAPES: In its examination, the Advisory Committee
shall listen to the tape for which the artist seeks certification
and shall hear and view the live performance. A copy of the
artist's tape shall~be given to the Street Artists Program and
shall be part of the artist's file. The artist's tape must be
copyrighted with the Copyright Office, Library of Congress, and a
photocopy of the copyright form(s) shall be given to the Street
Artists Program and shall be part of the artist's file. The
artist/performer of the tape shall not have to be the author of
the performance. Other artists/performers involved in the
recorded performance may be eligible for certification to sell
the tape under the following conditions: (a) the performer(s)
must apply for certification as family unit members with the
primary artist of the tape. ("Family Unit": Two or more persons
jointly engaged in the creation or production of an art or r~,•raf t
item, no one of whom stands in an employer-employee relationship
to any of the other members thereof); (b) a technician involved
in the recording of the performance may be considered as a family
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unit member if the technician uses the technology as an
instrument in the performance~_..__`-__.___ ~.. ,,_
/ CASTINGS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURE: If the finished item is
produced by starting from raw materials by reduction or
fabrication, it is considered handcrafted. Original molds from
non-original objects are acceptable only if of a highly
innovative nature, or only if they represent a new way of
conceptualizing the original object. Ceramic glazes containing
lead will not be allowed on kitchenwares. ,_-__-------------~~
COIN CUTTING: Same criteria as for FABRICATED AND/OR CAST
JEWELRY.
COMPUTER-GENERATED & "NEW TECHNOLOGY" ART:
(1) The artist must demonstrate, in front of the Advisory
Committee, creating his/her own images on a new disk on a
computer or other equipment. The artist is required to bring a
computer or other equipment with extension cord and necessary
components to demonstrate creating the art with the equipment.
(2) Images not ~~f the artist"s ow~i creation must. be
significantly altered in form and shall be examined for approval
on a case-by-case basis.
(3) All computer-generated or other printed work must bear
the artist's printed signature, initials, logo, or name of
business on or near the image.
(4) All laser-printed or photocopied images are subject to
the same criteria as for commercially printed items - that is,
limited to 50 per edition.
DECOUPAGE: The craftsperson must use original work or
original photography, or else the pictures must be on self-made
backing which in itself would qualify as a handcraft.
DOUGHCRAFT: Same criteria as for CASTINGS, CERAMICS,
SCULPTURE. .
ENAMELING: Designs must be the original work of the
craftsperson. Commercial stencils are unacceptable.
ENGRAVING: The only items that may be engraved upon and
displayed are items that have been certified as the artist's own
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creation.
FABRICATED AND/OR CAST JEWELRY: The craftsperson must make
jewelry by fabricating and/or casting with raw materials such as
silver, gold, bronze, etc. Casting from commercial wax patterns
is not acceptable; the craftsperson must make original molds from
original work. Assembly -alone does not constitute being
handmade. If items are fabricated or cast, the craftsperson does
not necessarily have to do his own lapidary work; but stones not
cut by the craftsperson cannot be sold separately. (Stones cut
by the craftsperson can be sold separately. See criteria for
LAPIDARY.)
FEATHER ART: The feather work must be constucted by the
craftsperson, using feathers and other accessories. Pre-strung
boas, pre-glued mats, and other pre-constructed pieces are
unacceptable. No items containing feathers from endangered
species will be allowed.
FIBRE ART: Macrame, crochet, knitting, weaving and other
fibre crafts start with unknotted cord, string, rope or yarn,
producing a f finished produ::t US1.rig a ~er1P_S O~ t:illsLS 2ili~ ;sia:iu5
with the option of other materials. Fibre spun and dyed by the
craftsperson can be sold unknotted and braided.
FOUND OBJECTS: See criteria for CASTINGS, CERAMICS,
SCULPTURE; and MISCELLANEOUS.
GLASS-ART (BLOWN GLASS AND STAINED GLASS): Blown glass is
heated and blown by the craftsperson. Stained glass is cut by
hand and painted or silkscreened or arranged to produce a design
or pattern.
RITE MAKING: See MISCELLANEOUS.
LAPIDARY: The artist must cut, polish, and engrave all
stones to be sold, and must demonstrate knowledge of the tools of
lapidary.
LEATHERCRAFT (INCLUDING BELTS AND SOFT CLOTHING): All
tooling must be done by hand (no machine design work, "rolled" or
"clicker" allowed). Sewing machine-applied designs are allowed.
No belt buckle may be sold separately unless it is made by the
craftsperson.
Sale of Buckles-and Belts: No commercially manu-
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factured buckle may be displayed without being
functionally attached to a certified belt.
MILLINERY: A hat body that is significantly altered in form
by the artist through the process of blocking or shaping, with
the addition of adornments and trim (examples - ribbons,
feathers, flowers, etc.).
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Any craft wh
changes it into an entirely different
function is acceptable as a handcraft.
acceptable, even though it may be
exception may be for certain kits such
modeh airplane kits.
ich takes a material and
shape, design, form, or
Any purchased kit is not
assembled by hand. An
as extremely complicated
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: CASTINGS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURE and
WOODCRAFT CRITERIA apply, except in exceptional cases. --
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PAINTING AND DRAWING: All traditional and experimental
works are acceptable, as long as the artist is the instigator,
maker, or <:ollabor.ator on work containing his own signature.
(For multiples, see criteri~~ for PLAIN : ~r~~.%,'.: G. )
PAPER AND PAPIER MACHE JEWELRY: The criteria for SCULPTURE
and FABRICATED JEWELRY apply to--papier mache. Handmade paper is
acceptable if the artist works from the raw materials to the
final product.
PHOTOGRAPHY: The artist must do the original shooting of
the subject. Self-developing film camera work should be employed
in some conceptually unique manner. If the artist does only the
shooting, the number of prints by commercial printers is limited
to the following: machine commercial prints limited to 200;
machine custom prints limited to 300. Each print must be signed
and consecutively numbered, bearing the letter "s" for street
sale, with the edition number - for example, 1/200s, 2/200s.
(The number must be visible.) For each numbered edition, a
"justification" as .required by the California Print Statute must
be signed and filed with the Street Artists Program office.
PIPES: See CASTINGS, CERAMICS, SCULPTURE; MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS; and WOODCRAFT.
PLANTS AND DRIED FLOWERS: All dried flowers must be
collected and not purchased, unless the flower container is
handmade. No plants are acceptable unless their container is
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handmade. _.---.._ .
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PLASTIC AND METAL ARTS: See criteria for CASTINGS, ~
CERAMICS, SCULPTURE; GLASS ART; and_. WQQ~2CRAFT . _.~.. ~.._. , ._ ,._.._..----_._______ _ _ _._ ...-
PRINTMAKING: The artist must do the original artwork. If
prints from the original are also done by the artist, the number
of prints allowed for sale is unlimited. If the printing is not
done by the artist, the number of prints allowed for sale is
limited to 500 per edition. Each print must be signed and
consecutively numbered, bearing the letter "s" for street sale,
with the edition number - for example, 1/200s, 2/200s. (The
number must be visible.) For each numbered edition, a
"justification" as required by the California Print Statute must
be signed and filed with the Street Artists Program office.
PUPPETS AND DOLLS: See criteria for either CASTINGS,
CERAMICS, SCULPTURE or SEWN ITEMS.
SEWN ITEMS (INCLUDING SOME PUPPETS AND DOLLS): Beginning
with a basic fabric,-cutting and sewing it together to produce a
finished product, ~h~ tc 1~ acceptabi~: ~E:~:.=.aTisi25: ^y3~.~i~~nt5,
toys, applique, pillows). But application of mass-produced
commercial patches or iron-ons is unacceptable. Patches and
iron-ons designed by the artist, but not reproduced by the
artist, will have limited editions (see PRINTMAKING criteria).
SHELL JEWELRY: The craftsperson may not mount a shell on a
store-bought neck ring. If the shell is worked on (and then
mounted on a store-bought neck ring), it falls into the
acceptable LAPIDARY category.
STRING SCULPTURE: See MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
TERRARIUM HARING: The terrarium must be planted by the
craftsperson, or, in the case of unplanted terrarium, it must be
constructed from raw materials. Bottles by themselves are
unacceptable. Plants by themselves are unacceptable.
TEXTILE ARTS: Handmade textiles are defined as follows:
beginning with cloth or garments and making or changing or adding
a pattern or design - for example: batik, tie dye, handpainting,
airbrushing, silkscreening. Mass-produced, commercial decals are
unacceptable. If the artist makes the original design (to be
applied to the textile), but the design is not reproduced by the
artist, limited editions are required (see PRINTMAKING criteria).
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TOY MAKING: Toys must contain no toxic materials; the
toymaker must demonstrate that the toys are safe. Toys are
generally covered under the criteria for CASTINGS, CERAMICS,
SCULPTURE; WOODCRAFT; and SEWN ITEMS. All other toys will be
generally considered under MISCELLANEOUS.
WOODCRAFT: The craftsperson must start with a rough piece
of wood, slab, or log, and change the shape of the wood into a
finished product. Staining a pre-cut or pre-routered shape is
not considered a handmade craft.
INVOICE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STREET ARTISTS: A thorough
review of all current invoices for tools, supplies, and materials
will be made at all the arts and crafts screenings and
re-screenings. Failure to produce good invoices, showing the
name of the seller, name of the buyer, date of sale, description
of items purchased, and the price for each item, may be grounds
to recommend refusal or revocation of certification. The
Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners
recogr.~ yes that ~.-,~,e materials v^ed in pror~ucing art and craft
works are found, traded for, or even home-grown. F,xception5 of
this type will be made. In order to maintain accurate records for
possible violations, some invoices and records may be photocopied
during the screening and placed in the applicant's file.
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SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
NOTICE OF CHANGES IN SCREENING CRITERIA
RICHARD NEWIRTH
DIRECTOR OE CULTURAL AFFAIRS
This is to inform you that on October 4, 1999, the full Arts Commission
unanimously voted the following changes in the criteria used by the Advisory
Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners in examining art and
craft items for street artist certification:
PROGRAMS
CIVIC DESIGN REVIEW 1) Elimination of limited edition numbers provided by current
COMMUNITY ARTS
6i EDUCATION screening criteria for art and craft items reproduced by third
PERFORMING ARTS
PU6LIC ART parties.
CULTURAL EQUITY GRANTS
SUITE 60 2) Approval of recommendation of Advisory Committee of Street
CIVIC ART COLLECTION artists and Craftsmen Examiners amending screening criteria
STREET ARTISTS LICENSES
SUITE 70 by requiring street artists to attach to the back of each print,
ART COMMISSION GALLERY created by the artist or reproduced by a third party, an
4O1 VAN NESS AVENUE
415.554.6080 "edition statement" containing the name of the artist and the
type (medium) of the print.
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With respect to item # 1 above, the limited edition numbers are hereby
eliminated from the current screening criteria for PHOTOGRAPHY,
COMPUTER-GENERATED & "NEW TECHNOLOGY" ART, and
PRINTMAKING. The criteria for these arts and crafts no longer contain
limited editions.
With respect to item # 2 above, street artists who sell prints, either
created by the artist or reproduced by a third party, must now attach to the
back of each print a statement containing the artist's name and the type of
the print (for example, laser print; offset lithograph, monoprint; linoleum
print; woodblock print; etching). It is not necessary for the artist to glue or
tape the statement to the back of the print; the statement may be enclosed
with the print in clear plastic or other means.
Howard Lazar
Street Artists Program Director
aCOU/yf'
= October 12, 1999
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