WAL Overview

Artist Jake Castro paints a geometric mural on the rooftop at WAL. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Warehouse Artist Lofts at 1108 R Street in Sacramento was developed through a public-private partnership between CFY Development and the Capital Area Development Authority. Residents began moving into WAL early in 2015. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Artist William Ishmael painted steel panels and installed them in the hallway behind the Community Room at the Warehouse Artists Lofts at 1108 R Street in Sacramento. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Brian Schmitt custom-made lights for the WAL Community Room using Tyvek stretched over a wood frame.

Raphael Delgado hand-made concrete prisms to create a WAL lobby sculpture using the elevator wheel from the original Lawrence Warehouse. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Artist Shaun Burner confers with Ali Youssefi of CFY Development, who oversaw the construction of the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street and the installation of local art projects. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

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Hennessy Christophel (left) and Sofia Lacin carry a panel of perforated metal out of the spray booth in their studio at LC Mural Design. The two artists designed and painted murals for the courtyard and alley at WAL. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

William Ishmael arrives at WAL with painted steel panels to install in the main corridor.

Artist William Ishmael painted steel panels and installed them in the hallway behind the Community Room at the Warehouse Artists Lofts at 1108 R Street in Sacramento. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Chris Biddle programmed an eight-inch cube of LED lights to display images and messages. It was installed in WAL's Community Room. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Gerry Simpson uses pencils to outline geometric shapes on WAL columns. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Ali Setayesh prepares art to be hung in the Community Room at the Warehouse Artist Lofts at 1108 R Street in Sacramento. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Contemporary artist Gale Hart other Sacramento studio. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Curator Tre Borden (left) and Ali Youssefi of CFY Development discuss art projects to be installed at the Warehouse Artist Lofts on R Street. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Shaun Burner used found objects – including a fireball from the historic Lawrence Warehouse – to create his lobby sculpture. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Warehouse Artist Lofts at 1108 R Street in Sacramento was developed through a public-private partnership between CFY Development and the Capital Area Development Authority. Residents began moving into WAL early in 2015. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Demetris 'B.A.M.R.' Washington installed two murals at the Warehouse Artist Lofts – one on the exterior along 11th Street, and the other in the entrance to the underground parking garage. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Artist Gale Hart adds paint to complete her "Don't Shoot" installation in the R Street lobby at WAL. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Irubiel Moreno paints a mural in the 12th Street lobby at WAL. (Photo by Joan Cusick)

Creating his "cosmic" artwork is a multi-step process for Jose Di Gregorio. First, he paints the walls black. Then he adds a layer of color. Splattering the wall is the third step before geometric lines are applied. (Photo by Joan Cusick)