Martorano, who spent fifteen years at RedLine Contemporary Art Center — most of it as executive director — and spearheaded its Satellite Studio Program, an effort to help artists find affordable local studios, now spends her days continuing that work as the managing director of national programs for the Community Arts Stabilization Trust, a nonprofit real estate organization committed to helping artists and cultural workers stay anchored to where they create.
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Founded in San Francisco in 2013, CAST’s expansion to Colorado last summer marked the agency’s first extension to another state; Martorano says the goal is to create a network of support in communities beyond Colorado and the Bay Area. In fact, CAST is already working with other locales, such as Seattle and New Mexico.
