There are few people who know the Tenderloin like Del Seymour does 🏙️ In the latest #BreakingGround conversation with @kalwradio.bsky.social, the Code Tenderloin founder reflects on the people, relationships, and everyday acts of care that make the Tenderloin a community.

“Fall in Love with the Tenderloin”: A Conversation with Del Seymour - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

Del Seymour shares what makes the Tenderloin feel like home, how the neighborhood has evolved, and what he hopes new neighbors will understand about the community.

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As part of our #BreakingGround storytelling series, we’re partnering with @kalwradio.bsky.social to hear directly from the community leaders and storytellers shaping the Mid-Market and Tenderloin communities.

SCRAP’s journey to a permanent home has been years in the making ✨ Our latest blog post takes you behind the scenes of how the beloved creative reuse center secured its new home in the Bayview, and the role CAST played as a trusted advisor along the way 🤝

The Ultimate Upcycle: How SCRAP Found Its Forever Home - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

Learn how SCRAP partnered with CAST to navigate the complex path to permanent space, and what other organizations can learn from their journey.

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Join us on Sunday, September 27 from 12–5 PM for the Warfield Commons Housewarming & Grand Opening, a free public celebration marking the opening of this new multi-story hub for arts, culture, media, and civic connection at 988 Market Street! Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/warfield-c...

oin us on Sunday, September 27 from 12–5 PM for the Warfield Commons Housewarming & Grand Opening, a free public celebration marking the opening of this new multi-story hub for arts, culture, media, and civic connection at 988 Market St! Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/warfield-c...

Join us on August 12 at Warfield Commons for ULI San Francisco’s Building Creative Infrastructure for Arts & Cultural Spaces panel discussion. With our partners at @kalwradio.bsky.social, we'll explore how this historic Mid-Market building is being transformed.

ULI San Francisco: Building Creative Infrastructure for Arts & Cultural Spaces | ULI San Francisco

Join ULI SF for an exclusive panel discussion and guided tour of Warfield Commons, exploring how the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) and KALW Public…

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Thanks to the Denver Business Journal for highlighting our newest Colorado project at 444 17th Street 🌇🎉 We're looking forward to sharing updates as this project takes shape. Read the full story: www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/... #DowntownDenver #CASTColorado #DenverBusinessJournal

Former downtown bank branch to get new life as microcinema and gallery - Denver Business Journal

A nonprofit navigated a months-long funding process to make the project a reality.

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As Denver continues to invest in its creative future, one thing is clear: artists need more than opportunity, they need permanent, affordable places to create ✨ Thank you to @westword.com for including us in this important conversation about what's next for Denver's arts ecosystem. Read the story ⬇️

City-funded arts projects have Denver on the rise, but some plans are crashing down

DDA-backed Denver Immersive Repertory Theater has exited the stage before it even got a chance to open.

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CAST has reached a major milestone in Colorado with the Denver Downtown Development Authority's approval of $1.35 million in funding to support the acquisition and transformation of a vacant downtown storefront into a permanent, affordable home for Denver's creative community 🎉

City of Denver Approves $1.35 Million for CAST’s First Multi-Use Affordable Arts Space in Downtown Denver Near 16th Street Corridor - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

CAST reached a major milestone in its Colorado expansion with the Denver Downtown Development Authority's (DDDA) approval of $1.35 million in funding to support the acquisition and transformation of a...

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A remarkable collection of African art now has a home in Denver 🏔️ Earlier this month, we joined partners and supporters at the Clayton Early Learning to celebrate the opening of the Denver Center for African Art gallery featuring pieces from the collection of Dr. Paul L. Hamilton.

Earlier this month, the CAST team stepped away from our desks and came together for our annual retreat ⭐️ Across two days of conversation and collaboration, we explored themes of affordability, infrastructure, stewardship, and what it means to build cultural spaces.

SOMA’s arts scene has never been hiding. It’s been thriving in storefronts, studios, community spaces, and artist-led venues across the neighborhood ⭐️ Thank you to @missionlocal.org for spotlighting the artists, organizers, and cultural spaces keeping creativity rooted in SOMA. #SOMASF

In West SoMa, an arts scene hides in plain sight

In storefronts, SROs and former warehouses, unhoused residents, professional artists and community makers have found space to create art

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An exhibition by Oglala Lakota artist and poet Arthur Short Bull is now on view at the East Street School in Trinidad, CO. 📍 East Street School, Trinidad, CO 📅 Open through September 30 🎟️ The exhibition is free to view by appointment. Click here for more info ⬇️ #CASTColorado

Looking for an artist live-work space in southern Colorado? Our East Street School building in Trinidad has three units available for artists seeking an affordable place to live, work, and create 🎨 🔗 Click this link to learn more and schedule a tour ⬇️ #ArtistHousing #TrinidadCO #CASTColorado

East Street School | 210 East Street - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

For more details about the spaces for lease, contact us below.

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Tomorrow, we’re headed to Trinidad, CO for the 2026 Colorado Creative Industries Summit 🏔️ Artists, cultural workers, community leaders, and creative thinkers from across Colorado will come together to share ideas, build connections, and explore what it takes to support thriving creative communities.

Do you know an artist whose work explores immigration, arrival, or belonging? @artspansf.bsky.social is accepting applications for "Arrivals: Stories of Welcome and Belonging" — a free public exhibition at San Francisco's historic Ferry Building. 📅 Deadline: May 11, 2026 ✏️ Apply here⬇️

ArtSpan - ArtSpan Call for Art: Arrivals at the Ferry Building 2026

Arrivals, an Art-In-Neighborhoods Exhibition presented by ArtSpan at the San Francisco Ferry Building. Made possible with support from Hudson Pacific Properties.   This call for art solicits 2D and lo...

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Congratulations to the 2026 Rainin Arts Fellows! 🎉 It’s inspiring to see artists across disciplines recognized for the ways they’re shaping and sustaining the Bay Area’s creative ecosystem. And a big thank you to the @krfoundation.org for their continued commitment to supporting artists!

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Please join us in celebrating the 2026 #RaininArtsFellows! 🎉 - Cece Carpio (Public Space) - Sarah Crowell (Dance) - Danny Duncan (Theater) - Cheryl Dunye (Film)

San Francisco Art Fair is approaching, and we’re happy to share that our Director of Operations, Matthew McTire, will be speaking on the panel: 🎤 Professionalizing your Network: Artist Residencies in the Bay 📅 Sunday, April 19, 2026 | 🕓 4:00–5:00 PM 📍 San Francisco Art Fair Theater More info ⬇️

We are proud to present Next Episode, a new exhibition by artist Desi Brown at Studio 108 Arts ⭐️ 📅 Opening Reception: April 11, 6–9 PM 🖼️ Gallery Hours: 11 AM-4 PM Tuesday through Sunday 📍 Studio 108 Arts, 901 Englewood Pkwy, Englewood, CO #CASTColorado #EnglewoodArts #ColoradoArtists

Thanks to the @sfchronicle.com for highlighting the complex realities facing cultural real estate in downtown San Francisco 🏙️ The future of the Yerba Buena cultural corridor depends on sustained civic commitment and investment in the arts.

S.F. has a stunning shuttered museum for sale. Turning it into something new won’t be simple

This downtown San Francisco property carries a restrictive covenant that limits its use, meaning the museum couldn’t be turned into housing.

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CAST is partnering with Cultural Space Agency in Seattle to support the agency’s next chapter of creating affordable, community-rooted cultural space 🌇 Tap the link to read the full press release 📰  #CulturalSpaceAgency #CASTSF #Seattle #SeattleArts

Cultural Space Agency Launches A New Chapter Through Partnership With San Francisco-based nonprofit Community Arts Stabilization Trust - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

Collaboration with CAST offers national expertise to support CSA’s cultural real estate efforts for Seattle’s creative communities.

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Shoutout to @westword.com for the feature on our Colorado work, and on the incredible leadership of our Managing Director of National Programs, Louise Martorano 🙌 Read the full story ⬇️ #CASTColorado #ArtistSpace #CreativeInfrastructure #SupportArtists

Artists Need Affordable Spaces to Survive In Colorado. This Trust Is Here to Help.

The Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) wants to help artists and cultural workers thrive in an expensive state.

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CAST Colorado on the ground at RiNo ArtPark! 🎨 About a month ago, our #CASTColorado team spent time meeting our newest cohort of artists at RiNo ArtPark. Thank you to the artists and Alto Gallery for welcoming our team!

Sightline is officially open for programming proposals and rental inquiries! We’re reserving space for subsidized, community-centered events led by artists, nonprofits, and mission-aligned orgs while also welcoming corporate and private event rentals. Have an idea? Head to sightlinesf.com 🌊

A headline can make it look simple: buy the building, save the space, move on. But anyone who has done this work knows, it’s never just the deal. If you’re curious about what it really takes to hold cultural space for the long term, we invite you to read more. Click here to read the full post 👇

Beyond the Transaction: The Long Game of Cultural Space - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust

As excited as we were to be featured by the New York Times, we felt compelled to expand the narrative and respond to the many questions and comments that followed.

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Our grantees @castsf.bsky.social & Artist Space Trust were featured in the New York Times! We’re proud to support their work to secure affordable space to ensure artists can live & create in the Bay Area. And we’re excited that these models are inspiring cities across the country & around the world.

Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?

Artists have played a vital role in defining the American city only to be forced out when rents rise. A novel approach in San Francisco seeks to break the cycle.

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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

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

Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?

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Our friends at @artspansf.bsky.social just opened a Call for Art for their upcoming exhibition, Cross Section: Members Showcase, hosted at Mission Bowling Club in San Francisco. 👉 Apply here: artspan.submittable.com/submit

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Our Denver team is growing! 🏔️ Please join us in welcoming Sarah Wallace Scott to CAST as our new Creative Real Estate Manager for CAST Colorado 🎉 Swipe to get to know more about her ➡️ #CASTColorado #TeamCAST #AffordableArtsSpaces #RealEstate