- Community Engagement
Walter & Elise Haas Fund WE Initiative Grant
The WE Initiative will select 25 nonprofit organizations to receive $100,000 annually as general operating funds over a five-year period.
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Dreaming Together: 5 Takeaways from a Season of Conferences & Events
The CAST team reflects on recent gatherings with cultural space leaders across North America and beyond—sharing key takeaways, ongoing questions, and what it means to build for collective ownership.
- Real Estate Solutions
Port Commission Approves Lease with CAST to Create City’s Largest Combined Artist Studio and Exhibition Space at Pier 29
This newly envisioned cultural hub will house dynamic exhibitions, artist residencies, public performances, and skill-sharing events.
- Real Estate Solutions
San Francisco Hosts First-Ever Creative Land Trust Summit to Address Global Affordability Crisis for Artists
Global cultural leaders to convene in the Bay Area to explore long-term solutions for preserving affordable creative space, inspired by CAST’s groundbreaking model.
- Community Engagement
Expanding Our Community: Longer-Term Impacts of Dreaming Spaces at Pier 70
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.
- Real Estate Solutions
CAST & KALW acquire the historic Warfield building, spurring a renaissance for Mid-Market
CAST joins forces with KALW to establish Warfield Commons, a permanent home for independent media, arts, and cultural organizations at 988 Market Street.
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The Svane Family Foundation’s Culture Forward Grant Program
Culture Forward is a $5 million grant initiative by The Svane Family Foundation supporting arts and culture projects that attract families, students, and young professionals to Downtown San Francisco.
Upcoming Events
- Community Event
- 447 Minna – Dempster Building
Figure Drawing with Sketchboard
Monday, January 13th, 2025
6:30 pm9:30 pm
