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The New York Times: Can Artists Help Shape American Cities Again?

By Zachary Small Artists have played a vital role in defining the American city only to be forced out when...

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Monocle: What happens when a city decides that its cultural scene is worth saving?

London’s cultural crisis hotline is rescuing studios, theatres and music venues from closure – and New York is taking notice. Could this be the future of urban creative survival?

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San Francisco Examiner: Savvy group sees homes for art groups in low building prices

Ken Ikeda, CEO of the Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), leverages San Francisco’s plummeting commercial real estate values to secure long-term spaces for arts and cultural organizations.

San Francisco Chronicle: Massive art and culture hub coming to S.F. pier that’s been empty for more than a decade

The Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) has secured a lease to transform San Francisco's long-vacant Pier 29 into the city’s largest artist studio and exhibition space, aiming to revitalize the waterfront and provide affordable, creative space amid downtown’s commercial downturn.

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San Francisco Business Times: New owner will convert Mid-Market building to an arts and culture hub

Arts trust and KALW public radio team up to buy a Mid-Market office building to create an arts and culture hub

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San Francisco Chronicle: This historic S.F. office building was going to become housing, now it’s slated to be an arts hub

CAST provides art organizations a pathway to property ownership, giving artists much-needed space to create and displaytheir work