The full CAST team all in one place ✨

Our Colorado teammates are paying a visit to the Bay this week, and it has us reflecting on how much our team has grown! We’re grateful to gather and share about all of the amazing work to come.

#CASTSF #CASTColorado #AffordableArtsSpaces #RealEstate

Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?

Thank you to @nytimes.com and @zacharyhsmall.bsky.social for spotlighting how skyrocketing real estate prices have pushed creatives out of the very neighborhoods they helped define, and how innovative models like ours are working to change that.

#NewYorkTimes #CASTSF #CreativeLandTrusts #BayAreaArt

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

Turn it up 🎧 Psyched! Radio SF is now broadcasting from Warfield Commons! An independent voice for music + culture, they’re the newest tenant at 988 Market, keeping SF’s radiowaves alive. Stay tuned for more! #CASTSF #PsychedRadio #WarfieldCommons

🎧 We joined @kalwradio.bsky.social + Jeff Chang at Warfield Commons for a preview of Notes from the Edge—a new podcast launching July 22 exploring culture, politics + imagination. Grateful to see this kind of storytelling rooted at 988 Market. #WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #KALW

What’s it like being a CAST intern? 🎨 Anna’s giving us a behind-the-scenes look—lunch breaks, Canva, and all. Follow along as she dives into nonprofit arts with our comms team through the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact. #CASTSF #InternLife #DayInTheLife #Nonprofit #SummerIntern

CREATIVE LAND TRUSTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE The Creative Land Trust Practical Guide is filled with global case studies and step-by-step advice for cultural leaders looking to adapt this innovative model in their city and secure affordable creat...

New from @worldcitiesculture.bsky.social 📣 Creative Land Trusts: A Practical Guide, a global resource for securing lasting creative space.

🔗 Click here to download the guide: worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/...

#CreativeLandTrusts #CreativeCities #CulturalDisplacement #CASTSF

The Warfield Commons: A Bold Cultural Beacon for a New San Francisco YouTube video by KALW Public Media

Now premiering 🎬 The Warfield Commons — a short film on culture, creativity & community in downtown SF. See how @castsf.bsky.social & @kalwradio.bsky.social are reimagining 988 Market as a home for artists & storytellers. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBw...

#WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #KALW

Kicked off the #CreativeLandTrustSummit with a walking tour of creative spaces in downtown SF! Honored to share how we're using community-rooted models to protect creative spaces. Hosted by @krfoundation.org with @worldcitiesculture.bsky.social + Left Bank Co.

#CLTSummit #CASTSF

Warfield Commons Explore Warfield Commons, a vibrant San Francisco space for arts, media, and cultural organizations with affordable rents, innovative facilities, and community programs.

The Warfield Commons splash page is live! A new cultural space is taking shape in SF’s Mid-Market—centered on equity, creativity & community. Learn more: warfieldcommons.com

#WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #KALW

Ken’s not technically on tour, but with back-to-back talks (IRL and virtual), he might need a tour bus. 🚐💬 Catch him speaking on equity, ownership & community power! #CASTSF #SpaceToDream

Where the bay meets the brush: Pier 29 reimagined as a hub for SF's artists A new project on the waterfront will deliver the city's largest artist studio and exhibition space.

ICYMI: CAST is opening SF’s largest artist studio + exhibition space at Pier 29! 🎨 @axios.com covered how this long-vacant waterfront site will become a hub for residencies, exhibitions, and public art.

Read: www.axios.com/local/san-fr...

#CASTSF #Pier29

Home - SPRE Summit The Nonprofit Centers Network is thrilled to announce the Social Purpose Real Estate Summit. We will bring together community real estate professionals and practitioners interested, active, and expert...

Next week, CAST staff are heading to LA for the 2025 SPRE Summit! We'll be connecting with community real estate leaders from across North America to share ideas and strengthen the movement for community-owned spaces. #SPRESummit2025 #CASTSF

We took the arts to the Capitol! 🎨🏛️ CAST joined California for the Arts for #ArtsAdvocacyDay 2025 to speak up for funding, healing, and hope. As Patricia Zamora said, “Creativity is hope.” Big thanks to all building power for arts + culture! 💥 #CASTSF #CreativePower #CAForTheArts

Massive art and culture hub coming to S.F. pier that’s been empty for more than a decade A massive art and culture hub is coming to San Francisco's Pier 29, which has been empty for more than a decade

📣 CAST is reimagining Pier 29 with the Port of SF!
100K+ sq ft for artist residencies, a public gallery, and low-cost space for local arts events.

A bold new space to dream together 💫

Read more: www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

#Pier29SF #CASTSF #ArtAndWater #BayAreaArtists #SFEvents

Spaces like these remind us that buildings hold stories—of the artists, workers, dreamers, and neighbors who’ve passed through their doors. We’re excited to be part of the next chapter for this iconic spot.

#WarfieldCommons #SFMidMarket #DowntownSF #MidMarketHistory #CASTSF #ArtsAndCultureSF

Expanding Our Community: Longer-Term Impacts of Dreaming Spaces at Pier 70 - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust CAST shares how it partnered with the Noonan Artists and the broader arts community to create a vision and goals for the new arts center at Pier 70, and how it continues to shape future projects.

At Pier 70, we brought together the Noonan Artists & 200+ Bay Area creatives to shape the future of a 90,000 sq. ft. arts center. What mattered most?
🏠 Affordability
🎨 Diversity
⚖️ Equity
🤝 Community
♻️ Sustainability

More in our latest blog post: cast-sf.org/expanding-ou...

#Pier70 #CASTSF

CAST & KALW acquire the historic Warfield building, spurring a renaissance for Mid-Market - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust CAST joins forces with KALW to establish Warfield Commons, a permanent home for independent media, arts, and cultural organizations at 988 Market Street.

ICYMI: Earlier this week, we announced that we're partnering with @kalwradio.bsky.social to bring new life to San Francisco’s Mid-Market with #WarfieldCommons!

Click the link to read the full press release ⬇️

#WarfieldCommons #CASTSF #CAST #KALW #ArtsAndMedia #MidMarketSF #SanFrancisco

Beautiful, functional, and permanent spaces for arts and culture aren’t a luxury; they’re a necessity. And we’re here to make sure artists and cultural communities have access to them. ✨

#ArtistsDeserveMore #SpaceMatters #CASTSF #SpaceToDream

447 Minna Reimagined by CAST as a dedicated cultural hub and small performance venue, 447 Minna hosts arts and cultural events, workshops, pop-ups, and community activities in SoMa.

Stay tuned as we share more about the amazing spaces and people that make #447Minna the creative hub it is today! Want to learn more about upcoming events and rentals? Head over to 👉 447Minna.com

#447Minna #WomenInAudio #BayAreaArts #CASTSF #ArtandCulture #SOMASF #WomensAudioMission

New space, who dis? 👋

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