Celebrate with CAST & the SoMa community who are dreaming of new ways to design artist-centered, community-driven spaces on Minna Street.
Join artists, cultural leaders, community members, urban planners, and residents to explore the creative ways in which San Francisco’s SoMa community has come together to collectively design and reimagine the SoMa neighborhood and in particular, 447 Minna.
Festivities include:
Community Design Day sketches and next steps
Recognition of the Dreaming Spaces Steering Committee & community participants of our Community Design Day
Food by The Tempest and local food truck The Waffle Roost
Live beats by DJ Lamont of Fingersnaps Media Arts
Outdoor art gallery featuring work by artists of 6th on 7th Gallery & Hospitality House
Video interviews from our Steering Committee
After a five-month design process with the Dreaming Spaces Steering Committee and a Community Design Day with the greater SoMa community, we joyfully honor their visionary ideas and are excited to showcase some of the design proposals!
Come celebrate with us as we unveil a diverse set of ambitions, design sketches and creative programming from our SoMa community.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
TIME: 4-7PM
WHERE: CAST - 447 Minna Street & The Parks @ 5M (Minna & Mary St.)
FREE – ALL AGES WELCOME
Hosted by Community Arts Stabilization Trust at the Parks at 5M
COVID-19 PROTOCOL: Face coverings are required indoors when not eating or drinking.
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What is Dreaming Spaces?
Dreaming Spaces is a community program sponsored and hosted by Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST), with a goal to increase the agency of artists and community members in making decisions about creating and keeping space.
Initially developed in Oakland as a response to the pandemic in 2020, CAST continued the effort in San Francisco in April 2022. Together with artists, cultural workers, and community residents in SoMa, CAST asked participants to envision what can be done presently to create welcoming, inclusive spaces and share art in safe environments. After a series of community-building design workshops, this group, along with designers, architects, and city leaders, participated in a design charrette to envision and plan for what community spaces might look like in our current pandemic-led physical climate.
Click to learn more about CAST’s Dreaming Spaces SF.
Funding for Dreaming Spaces San Francisco is generously provided by the San Francisco Arts Commission.
Parking is limited. We advise you arrive by public transportation (nearest BART stop Powell St.) or rideshare service.
We also encourage wearing layers for windy/foggy weather.
Public park rules apply.