Community Arts Stabilization Trust

Community Arts Stabilization Trust purchases and leases physical space for arts and cultural organizations in San Francisco and Oakland. It provides financial vehicles, capacity building, and technical assistance that enable arts entities to sustain the creativity necessary to promote vibrant and stable neighborhoods. This grant to Community Arts Stabilization Trust advances the Infrastructure component of the Performing Arts Program’s strategic framework by acquiring and preserving space that benefits communities, artists, and youth.

Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST) purchases and leases physical space for the use of arts and culture organizations effected by the rising costs of real estate in San Francisco and Oakland. It provides financial vehicles, capacity building, and technical assistance that enable arts entities to sustain the creativity necessary to promote lively and stable neighborhoods. This grant to CAST advances the Infrastructure component of the Performing Arts Program’s strategic framework by acquiring and preserving space that benefits communities, artists, and youth.