Community Arts Stabilization Trust
@castsf.bsky.social
Affordable Space. Visionary Spirit. Community Connector. CAST secures and stewards permanent, affordable spaces for artists and cultural workers.
🌐 https://cast-sf.org/
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Hey Bluesky, we’re CAST—working to keep arts and culture rooted in the Bay Area by securing and stewarding affordable spaces where creativity can grow 🎨🏡
Follow us for stories, updates, and a little inspiration ✨
#CASTSF #ArtsAndCulture #SpaceToDream #BayAreaRealEstate
Hey Bluesky, we’re CAST—working to keep arts and culture rooted in the Bay Area by securing and stewarding affordable spaces where creativity can grow 🎨🏡
Follow us for stories, updates, and a little inspiration ✨
#CASTSF #ArtsAndCulture #SpaceToDream #BayAreaRealEstate
In the third and final chapter of Breaking Ground: Colorado, we explore live-work spaces that are creating real stability for artists across the state.
Click the 🔗 to read more about what happens when artists are given the stability to imagine what comes next: cast-sf.org/when-home-an...
Click the 🔗 to read more about what happens when artists are given the stability to imagine what comes next: cast-sf.org/when-home-an...
When Home and Studio Become One - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
How live-work and proximity-based models for artists are creating the conditions for creative stability, community connection, and long-term opportunity.
cast-sf.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In the third and final chapter of Breaking Ground: Colorado, we explore live-work spaces that are creating real stability for artists across the state.
Click the 🔗 to read more about what happens when artists are given the stability to imagine what comes next: cast-sf.org/when-home-an...
Click the 🔗 to read more about what happens when artists are given the stability to imagine what comes next: cast-sf.org/when-home-an...
📣 Opportunity for community-rooted arts orgs!
Community Vision’s CREATE (Community Real Estate – Arts to Equity) program supports financial resilience and real estate readiness for arts & culture groups in the Bay Area + Fresno.
🗓 Apply by Jan 15
👉 communityvisionca.org/advising/create/
Community Vision’s CREATE (Community Real Estate – Arts to Equity) program supports financial resilience and real estate readiness for arts & culture groups in the Bay Area + Fresno.
🗓 Apply by Jan 15
👉 communityvisionca.org/advising/create/
CREATE – Community Vision
communityvisionca.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📣 Opportunity for community-rooted arts orgs!
Community Vision’s CREATE (Community Real Estate – Arts to Equity) program supports financial resilience and real estate readiness for arts & culture groups in the Bay Area + Fresno.
🗓 Apply by Jan 15
👉 communityvisionca.org/advising/create/
Community Vision’s CREATE (Community Real Estate – Arts to Equity) program supports financial resilience and real estate readiness for arts & culture groups in the Bay Area + Fresno.
🗓 Apply by Jan 15
👉 communityvisionca.org/advising/create/
Denver artists are out here drafting their own agreements, shaping their own futures, and proving that artists are some of the best urban planners we’ve got!
Read our latest blog post to meet the artists rewriting the rules of space: cast-sf.org/how-denver-a...
#CASTColorado #DenverArts
Read our latest blog post to meet the artists rewriting the rules of space: cast-sf.org/how-denver-a...
#CASTColorado #DenverArts
How Denver Artists Are Rewriting the Terms of Space - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
How Denver artists are reshaping ownership, negotiating their own agreements, and building sustainable, artist-led spaces across the city.
cast-sf.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Denver artists are out here drafting their own agreements, shaping their own futures, and proving that artists are some of the best urban planners we’ve got!
Read our latest blog post to meet the artists rewriting the rules of space: cast-sf.org/how-denver-a...
#CASTColorado #DenverArts
Read our latest blog post to meet the artists rewriting the rules of space: cast-sf.org/how-denver-a...
#CASTColorado #DenverArts
Big things are happening at 457 Minna, and we’ve got the progress pics to prove it 👀 Construction is moving right along, and it's giving us a clearer glimpse of the future home for Filipino American Development Foundation, Filipino Mental Health Initiative, and Galing Bata.
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Big things are happening at 457 Minna, and we’ve got the progress pics to prove it 👀 Construction is moving right along, and it's giving us a clearer glimpse of the future home for Filipino American Development Foundation, Filipino Mental Health Initiative, and Galing Bata.
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Downtowns look different in the post-pandemic era, and Denver is responding creatively, turning vacant office space into long-term opportunities for the arts. Drawing on lessons from the Bay Area, @castsf.bsky.social is helping artists & developers shape an equitable future through shared interests.
Denver’s Downtown at a Crossroads - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
A look at the transformation of downtown Denver, where post-pandemic vacancies are creating a rare opening for creative reuse.
cast-sf.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Downtowns look different in the post-pandemic era, and Denver is responding creatively, turning vacant office space into long-term opportunities for the arts. Drawing on lessons from the Bay Area, @castsf.bsky.social is helping artists & developers shape an equitable future through shared interests.
SF arts lovers, take note ✏️ @brokeassstuart.bsky.social launched The I ❤️ San Francisco Arts Project, a new effort dedicated to uplifting the artists, culture-makers, and small venues.
Read more about it and how you can support here: brokeassstuart.com/p/the-i-san-...
Read more about it and how you can support here: brokeassstuart.com/p/the-i-san-...
The I ❤️ San Francisco Arts Project
San Francisco's I ❤️ Arts Project champions local creativity through irreverent journalism, amplifying artists, makers, and the city's vibrant cultural soul.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
SF arts lovers, take note ✏️ @brokeassstuart.bsky.social launched The I ❤️ San Francisco Arts Project, a new effort dedicated to uplifting the artists, culture-makers, and small venues.
Read more about it and how you can support here: brokeassstuart.com/p/the-i-san-...
Read more about it and how you can support here: brokeassstuart.com/p/the-i-san-...
Louise Martorano is headed to Houston for @diverseworks.bsky.social's Diverse Discourse series! 🌟 Her talk explores real strategies for artists navigating space, stability & sustainability.
🗓️ Dec 9, 6:30 PM | 📍 DiverseWorks Gallery
Houston artists can apply for a studio visit with Louise by Dec 1.
🗓️ Dec 9, 6:30 PM | 📍 DiverseWorks Gallery
Houston artists can apply for a studio visit with Louise by Dec 1.
DIVERSE DISCOURSE: LOUISE MARTORANO - DiverseWorks
diverseworks.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Louise Martorano is headed to Houston for @diverseworks.bsky.social's Diverse Discourse series! 🌟 Her talk explores real strategies for artists navigating space, stability & sustainability.
🗓️ Dec 9, 6:30 PM | 📍 DiverseWorks Gallery
Houston artists can apply for a studio visit with Louise by Dec 1.
🗓️ Dec 9, 6:30 PM | 📍 DiverseWorks Gallery
Houston artists can apply for a studio visit with Louise by Dec 1.
In a big win for San Francisco’s creative community, the Board of Supervisors has approved the city’s first dedicated Artist Housing Certification Program, including a new 90+-unit artist housing project on Mid-Market.
Read more in this piece from SFist ⬇️
#SFArts #AffordableHousing #MidMarket
Read more in this piece from SFist ⬇️
#SFArts #AffordableHousing #MidMarket
SF Supervisors Approve Program for New Affordable Artist Housing on Mid-Market, Courtesy of Anonymous Donor
The SF Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a new affordable-housing program based in a new building on mid-Market Street that would be dedicated to housing artists and creative types who are...
sfist.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In a big win for San Francisco’s creative community, the Board of Supervisors has approved the city’s first dedicated Artist Housing Certification Program, including a new 90+-unit artist housing project on Mid-Market.
Read more in this piece from SFist ⬇️
#SFArts #AffordableHousing #MidMarket
Read more in this piece from SFist ⬇️
#SFArts #AffordableHousing #MidMarket
Our newest Breaking Ground: Colorado chapter dives into Denver’s post-pandemic downtown, where empty floors, new funding, and big ideas collide.
Click here to read the full chapter and see what we’re learning on the ground in Denver: cast-sf.org/denvers-down...
#CASTSF #BreakingGround #Denver
Click here to read the full chapter and see what we’re learning on the ground in Denver: cast-sf.org/denvers-down...
#CASTSF #BreakingGround #Denver
Denver’s Downtown at a Crossroads - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
A look at the transformation of downtown Denver, where post-pandemic vacancies are creating a rare opening for creative reuse.
cast-sf.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Our newest Breaking Ground: Colorado chapter dives into Denver’s post-pandemic downtown, where empty floors, new funding, and big ideas collide.
Click here to read the full chapter and see what we’re learning on the ground in Denver: cast-sf.org/denvers-down...
#CASTSF #BreakingGround #Denver
Click here to read the full chapter and see what we’re learning on the ground in Denver: cast-sf.org/denvers-down...
#CASTSF #BreakingGround #Denver
Hospitality House has purchased the historic Luggage Store Gallery building at 1007 Market Street 🎉 This secures a lasting home for the nonprofit’s Community Arts Program, a studio and gallery that’s been a creative refuge for low-income and unhoused artists for 15 years.
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hospitality House has purchased the historic Luggage Store Gallery building at 1007 Market Street 🎉 This secures a lasting home for the nonprofit’s Community Arts Program, a studio and gallery that’s been a creative refuge for low-income and unhoused artists for 15 years.
Get a behind the scenes look at Warfield Commons, our hub for artists, journalists, & changemakers. Join us for tours during 2 Blocks of Art on Oct 11 (1:30, 2:30, 3:30pm). Meet at 988 Market St.
www.2blocksofart.org
#CASTSF #WarfieldCommons #2BlocksofArt
www.2blocksofart.org
#CASTSF #WarfieldCommons #2BlocksofArt
HOME | 2 blocks of art
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October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Get a behind the scenes look at Warfield Commons, our hub for artists, journalists, & changemakers. Join us for tours during 2 Blocks of Art on Oct 11 (1:30, 2:30, 3:30pm). Meet at 988 Market St.
www.2blocksofart.org
#CASTSF #WarfieldCommons #2BlocksofArt
www.2blocksofart.org
#CASTSF #WarfieldCommons #2BlocksofArt
Thanks to @sfstandard.com for highlighting #WarfieldCommons as part of the conversation about Mid-Market’s future ✨ The neighborhood is shifting and through it all, we remain committed to keeping arts and culture rooted here.
#MidMarket #CASTSF #CommunityFirst
#MidMarket #CASTSF #CommunityFirst
Stop trying to make ‘Lower Hayes’ happen! Mid-Market can be great
A group of office brokers kicked off a lively debate last week by trying to rebrand the down-on-its-luck neighborhood into something it’s not.
sfstandard.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thanks to @sfstandard.com for highlighting #WarfieldCommons as part of the conversation about Mid-Market’s future ✨ The neighborhood is shifting and through it all, we remain committed to keeping arts and culture rooted here.
#MidMarket #CASTSF #CommunityFirst
#MidMarket #CASTSF #CommunityFirst
👀 Warfield Commons just got an online refresh!
Now it's easier than ever to find events, leasing availabilities, and stay connected to our growing community of artists, journalists, and media makers.
Visit warfieldcommons.com now, and join our movement for independent journalism, arts and culture.
Now it's easier than ever to find events, leasing availabilities, and stay connected to our growing community of artists, journalists, and media makers.
Visit warfieldcommons.com now, and join our movement for independent journalism, arts and culture.
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
👀 Warfield Commons just got an online refresh!
Now it's easier than ever to find events, leasing availabilities, and stay connected to our growing community of artists, journalists, and media makers.
Visit warfieldcommons.com now, and join our movement for independent journalism, arts and culture.
Now it's easier than ever to find events, leasing availabilities, and stay connected to our growing community of artists, journalists, and media makers.
Visit warfieldcommons.com now, and join our movement for independent journalism, arts and culture.
👀 Notice anything different? We have some new bling on our doors ✨
Our new Warfield Commons logo and branding are officially up on the building, and let’s be honest… she’s looking good! Catch us shining on Market Street—this is just the beginning.
#WarfieldCommons #NewLookWhoDis #MarketStreetSF
Our new Warfield Commons logo and branding are officially up on the building, and let’s be honest… she’s looking good! Catch us shining on Market Street—this is just the beginning.
#WarfieldCommons #NewLookWhoDis #MarketStreetSF
September 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
👀 Notice anything different? We have some new bling on our doors ✨
Our new Warfield Commons logo and branding are officially up on the building, and let’s be honest… she’s looking good! Catch us shining on Market Street—this is just the beginning.
#WarfieldCommons #NewLookWhoDis #MarketStreetSF
Our new Warfield Commons logo and branding are officially up on the building, and let’s be honest… she’s looking good! Catch us shining on Market Street—this is just the beginning.
#WarfieldCommons #NewLookWhoDis #MarketStreetSF
SF New Deal’s ENRG Grant is offering up to $50,000 to support small businesses, venues, and cultural spaces bringing new energy to the city’s entertainment and nightlife scene 🪩🎉
Learn more + apply: sfnewdeal.org/enrg
#DowntownSF #SFNewDeal #ENRGGrant
Learn more + apply: sfnewdeal.org/enrg
#DowntownSF #SFNewDeal #ENRGGrant
Downtown ENRG | Revitalizing Arts, Culture & Nightlife in Downtown SF | SF New Deal
Discover how Downtown ENRG helps San Francisco small businesses and artists create cultural experiences that draw people back to the heart of the city.
sfnewdeal.org
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
SF New Deal’s ENRG Grant is offering up to $50,000 to support small businesses, venues, and cultural spaces bringing new energy to the city’s entertainment and nightlife scene 🪩🎉
Learn more + apply: sfnewdeal.org/enrg
#DowntownSF #SFNewDeal #ENRGGrant
Learn more + apply: sfnewdeal.org/enrg
#DowntownSF #SFNewDeal #ENRGGrant
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Check out Monocle’s recent The Urbanist podcast episode, which highlights how cities around the globe are securing permanent affordable space for arts and culture: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Our Executive Director, Shelley Trott, talks about our work with @castsf.bsky.social.
Our Executive Director, Shelley Trott, talks about our work with @castsf.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Check out Monocle’s recent The Urbanist podcast episode, which highlights how cities around the globe are securing permanent affordable space for arts and culture: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Our Executive Director, Shelley Trott, talks about our work with @castsf.bsky.social.
Our Executive Director, Shelley Trott, talks about our work with @castsf.bsky.social.
Warfield Commons just got a glow-up ✨
August 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Warfield Commons just got a glow-up ✨
Reminder: The Warfield Commons Open House is this Thursday! 🎉 Join a tour of SF’s new creative hub + enjoy Market St Arts' Unstaged events. Free w/ RSVP 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/warfield-c...
Warfield Commons Open House
Be part of this growing arts and media community as CAST and KALW welcomes you to a sneak peek into our new building in SF's Mid-Market.
www.eventbrite.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Reminder: The Warfield Commons Open House is this Thursday! 🎉 Join a tour of SF’s new creative hub + enjoy Market St Arts' Unstaged events. Free w/ RSVP 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/warfield-c...
The latest episode of Monocle Radio'sThe Urbanist featured the story of CAST’s work with CounterPulse as told by our Board President and Executive Director of @krfoundation.org, Shelley Trott.
🔗 Listen here: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
#CASTSF #Monocle #TheUrbanist #CounterPulse #ArtsAndCulture
🔗 Listen here: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
#CASTSF #Monocle #TheUrbanist #CounterPulse #ArtsAndCulture
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The latest episode of Monocle Radio'sThe Urbanist featured the story of CAST’s work with CounterPulse as told by our Board President and Executive Director of @krfoundation.org, Shelley Trott.
🔗 Listen here: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
#CASTSF #Monocle #TheUrbanist #CounterPulse #ArtsAndCulture
🔗 Listen here: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
#CASTSF #Monocle #TheUrbanist #CounterPulse #ArtsAndCulture
🌿 SF artists—apply for a 12-week residency (Feb–Apr 2026) with @sfac.bsky.social + @sfenvironment.bsky.social to create work on environmental justice, equity, & more. 📅 Apply by Aug 22 → www.sfartscommission.org/find-opportu...
San Francisco Arts Commission
www.sfartscommission.org
August 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🌿 SF artists—apply for a 12-week residency (Feb–Apr 2026) with @sfac.bsky.social + @sfenvironment.bsky.social to create work on environmental justice, equity, & more. 📅 Apply by Aug 22 → www.sfartscommission.org/find-opportu...
Even with City lease talks taking longer than expected, our partnership with the GLBT Historical Society is strong. Together, we’re working toward a permanent LGBTQ+ Museum and Archives in the Castro — a home to protect and share decades of history for generations to come 🌈 www.ebar.com/story/156577
Political Notebook: SF LGBTQ museum lease delay impacts CA funds
With talks dragging on between San Francisco officials and the GLBT Historical Society over the lease for a new LGBTQ museum in the city’s Castro neighborhood, the delay is raising concerns about a lo...
www.ebar.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Even with City lease talks taking longer than expected, our partnership with the GLBT Historical Society is strong. Together, we’re working toward a permanent LGBTQ+ Museum and Archives in the Castro — a home to protect and share decades of history for generations to come 🌈 www.ebar.com/story/156577
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Efforts to secure affordable space for arts and culture are happening in cities across the country and the world. @castsf.bsky.social is now bringing their expertise to Colorado to support the city of Denver in building a more permanent, sustainable ecosystem for the arts!
RedLine Executive Director to Join Community Arts Stabilization Trust, Deepening Focus on Denver’s Need for Affordable Space for Arts and Culture - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
CAST expands its work in Colorado to create more sustainability for arts and culture.
cast-sf.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Efforts to secure affordable space for arts and culture are happening in cities across the country and the world. @castsf.bsky.social is now bringing their expertise to Colorado to support the city of Denver in building a more permanent, sustainable ecosystem for the arts!
CAST is growing! 🌎 We’ve been invited to bring our work to Denver—partnering with local leaders to protect cultural space. Thrilled to welcome Louise Martorano as Managing Director of CAST Colorado! 🏔️✨ #ArtsAndCulture #Denver #CASTColorado #BonfilsStantonFoundation #DenverArtsAndVenues #DenverArt
RedLine Executive Director to Join Community Arts Stabilization Trust, Deepening Focus on Denver’s Need for Affordable Space for Arts and Culture - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
CAST expands its work in Colorado to create more sustainability for arts and culture.
cast-sf.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
CAST is growing! 🌎 We’ve been invited to bring our work to Denver—partnering with local leaders to protect cultural space. Thrilled to welcome Louise Martorano as Managing Director of CAST Colorado! 🏔️✨ #ArtsAndCulture #Denver #CASTColorado #BonfilsStantonFoundation #DenverArtsAndVenues #DenverArt
CAST is moving! We’re leaving 447 Minna (still stewarding it!) and settling into Warfield Commons in SF’s Mid‑Market 📦✨ A new launchpad for artists, storytellers & cultural power. Want to join us? 👉 warfieldcommons.com #WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #CommunityPowered
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
CAST is moving! We’re leaving 447 Minna (still stewarding it!) and settling into Warfield Commons in SF’s Mid‑Market 📦✨ A new launchpad for artists, storytellers & cultural power. Want to join us? 👉 warfieldcommons.com #WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #CommunityPowered
Next Tuesday, our Managing Director of Real Estate @carolynchoy.bsky.social will be joining @spur-urbanist.bsky.social's virtual discussion about how arts and culture can drive community well-being. Register here: www.spur.org/events/2025-...
#CASTSF #SPUR #UrbanPlanning #ArtsandCulture
#CASTSF #SPUR #UrbanPlanning #ArtsandCulture
Urban Planning Culture Now
This session explores how arts and culture can drive community well-being, social cohesion, and economic development. Authors from the Routledge Handbook of Urban Cultural Planning will discuss strate...
www.spur.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Next Tuesday, our Managing Director of Real Estate @carolynchoy.bsky.social will be joining @spur-urbanist.bsky.social's virtual discussion about how arts and culture can drive community well-being. Register here: www.spur.org/events/2025-...
#CASTSF #SPUR #UrbanPlanning #ArtsandCulture
#CASTSF #SPUR #UrbanPlanning #ArtsandCulture