Future Front Texas

Our last meet-up of the year 📍Next Saturday, November 2 at The Future Front House!

This month’s special guests include:

🌏 Stories from improv educator Nathaly Batista, Angela Mathews of Keep Looking Shop, mThe Front Market's Fall 2024 Seasoneller Megz Kelli and Ana Peralta of FLIT

🌏 pop-up shopTito's Handmade Vodkaet's Topo Chico USAon, featuring Wavy Roller and Strawberry Milkweed

🌏 DJ set by OLIVIA KOMAHCHEET

🌏 Drinks by Tito's Handmade Vodka and Topo Chico USA

🌏 Community announcements and introductions galore (you can hop on the mic, too!)

RSVP* with a $10 donation at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

Happy first birthday to The Future Front House. 🎱 We opened our brick-and-mortar doors to an eclipse last October, and it’s been a year of miraculous firsts and diabolical roof leaks and 100 (free) creative community events since.

What a time, y’all.

Photos by Yvonne Uwah and Jinni J

We’re honored!

Congratulations to the ArtsHERE grantees!

Through grants and peer learning opportunities, ArtsHERE invests in organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity within their practices and programming. Learn more about the grant recipients at https://www.arts.gov/ArtsHereGrantAnnouncementSept2024

Let's hear it for Art As Mentorship, Dance Maker Academy, Art Spark Texas , Arts Connect, Future Front Texas, Creative Reaction Lab, Kimbilio, RACE Dance Collective, Rising Stars Academy of Dance & Performing Arts, Teatro Dallas, Mattie Rhodes Center, The Welman Project, Ovations Plus, The Union for Contemporary Art, and the Wyandot Nation of Kansas! 👏

FUTURE LANDS IS BACK 🌏This October, we’re welcoming Highlander Center for another free community teach-in at The Future Front House.

This time, we’re exploring the artistic, cultural and creative impact of southern people’s struggles for justice and democracy and what that looks like in our current political climate. We’re diving deep into the third spaces we love and the intersections of pleasure, healing and visioning in movement-building—all through the lens of Black Feminist resistance.

Come through for good food (by Austin’s own ) and grounded conversation in our gallery among artists, organizers and facilitators.

Swipe through the slides for the schedule. You can RSVP at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

All are welcome. 🤠

Coming soon! See y’all there.

BIG NEWS, Y’ALL 🫠 With the closure of so many venues in Austin, we are grateful to announce that The Front Market’s Fall Season has officially found a new home.

This Fall, we will be taking the market to Waterloo Greenway on November 23 and 24 as the venue’s first outdoor market of this size and scale.

Booth applications are now open through September 15 at thefrontmarket.com/apply.

As always, you can expect an exhibition of 150+ makers, independent artists, small business owners, chefs, designers and artisans across the Texas South—so if that sounds like you or someone you know, get into it!!!!!!

More to come. Thank you for the support.

THE FRONT FESTIVAL OPENS TONIGHT. Swipe through the slides for everything you need to know.

Remember—daily passes, lineups, schedules and directions will be posted all weekend at thefrontfest.com.

Tickets are available online and at the door.

SEE YOU SOON ‼️

TWO WEEKS AWAY. 🌪️

Today, we’d like you to meet all 31 independent artists, musicians, bands, DJs, filmmakers and directors joining us at The Front Fest 2024.

Enjoy and explore at thefrontfest.com/2024lineip.

SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS.

Film lineup is here! ‼️

Congrats to all 13 filmmakers, writers and directors joining us at The Front Fest 2024 this year.

You can learn more about each film and our August 30 showcase at thefrontfest.com.

SUMMER CAMP STARTS NOW.

As of today, this season’s Community Clubs are officially live at futurefronttexas.org/clubs.

Most clubs are completely free—and they all start between July 15 and August 15. So, pick yours now at futurefronttexas.org/clubs. We’ll see you soon. 🌀

Bring It From The Back 🌪️ Now on view through September 1, 2024 at The Future Front House.

Throughout the exhibition, we’ll be gathering stories on Central Texas Ballroom culture to accompany the prints on display, as well as Austin photographer Manuel Frayre’s larger archive. So, come through to share yours or learn something new. You can plan your visit at futurefronttexas.org/house.

(Limited edition prints are available of each work for $75 to $200, too, with a portion of proceeds benefiting community initiatives in Austin.)

ART DINNER ❤️‍🔥 To celebrate Future Front’s third birthday, we’re hosting our first-ever supper club with Austin-based chef Deepa Shridhar on July 11, 12 and 13!

Join Deepa and Future Front’s Director Jane Hervey for a four-course meal in our gallery. Featuring South Indian x Texan dishes—all inspired by some of the duo’s favorite cultural icons—expect a sweet evening among new and old friends (with plenty of stories to go around).

Everything’s served family-style (swipe for the menu), so come alone or bring a crew. All are welcome! And all proceeds benefit our programs, as part of our summer birthday fundraiser.

Earlybird tickets are *only* available through June 30. All details at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

🍄 Our third-annual Pride Picnic with Pease Park Conservancy is back in three weeks, y’all!

This year, the picnic will be hosted on Saturday, June 29 from 10 AM to 2 PM, featuring:

• 30+ immaculate pop-up shops by q***r creatives from The Front Market
• All-Ages Tie-Dyeing with The Little Gay Shop
• DJ sets on the lawn by DJ KICKIT
• All-Ages Improv Camp with Thee Gay Agenda
• Drag ‘n’ Draw edition of sketch club in the Pease Park treehouse with Gothess Jasmine
• Pride Picnic Community Plant Swap with Black Trans Leadership Austin
• food trucks and snow cones and BYOPICNIC vibes
• all the Austin, Texas nature and outdoor magic the park has to offer ❤️‍🔥

Everything is free and open to the public (including the workshops), so mark your calendar. As always, this picnic is family-friendly, dog-friendly, human-friendly. No RSVP required.

Lineup, schedule and parking details at futurefronttexas.org and peasepark.org. See y’all there.

SWIM SESSIONS ARE BACK. 🌏🌏🌏 And the lineup is here! Starting June 27, you can join us at The LINE Austin on the last Thursday of every month.

Expect community swims and curated, sunset sets from Future Front resident DJs! We’ve got bonus daytime sessions planned for The Front Fest this year, too.

$10 pool passes and season passes are available now at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

All proceeds benefit our Creative Future of Texas Fund. All lineups feature women and LGBTQ+ DJs. And all bodies are pool bodies, lovers and friends, so come on through.

Future Front is three years old today. We didn’t think we’d survive reopening and changing our name in 2021, but we’re here. You’re here. 🥲 Thank you.

Can’t wait to celebrate with y’all this summer.

Our Annual Artist Open Call is back📍

We’re accepting submissions for music, film, visual art, comedy, poetry and performance art for The Front Festival 2024, as well as our year-long Visual Artist & DJ Residency.

You can submit your work *for free* until July 8, 2024. Details on all open opportunities and how to apply at futurefronttexas.org/submit.

Photos from The Front Fest 2023 & The Future Front Residency 2023/24

Introducing our Summer Season. ❤️‍🔥 SWIPE AND SAVE THE DATES!!!

From pool parties at The LINE Austin to Pride Picnic with Pease Park Conservancy to The Front Fest 2024, everything is live at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough.

Look out for lineup announcements weekly. 📍See you soon.

We’re hiring! All positions are part-time in Austin, Texas. 🌏

Learn more about each role and how to apply at futurefronttexas.org/jobs.