Introducing Future Front’s first-ever Big Community Flea! ✰✰✰

Welcome to the garage sale of our dreams. Join us to shop goods (online and off) generously donated by Austin creatives you love. Every single purchase you make supports the work we do year-round at Future Front.

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HOW IT WORKS:

The Big Community Flea is a weeklong garage sale and fundraiser, featuring goods by some of our favorite creatives in Austin and Texas beyond. You can shop online or RSVP to join us in-person at The Future Front House at the links below.

SHOP ONLINE (DEC. 1 TO DEC. 10)

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✰ Shop online from 11 AM on December 1 to 11:59 PM on December 10 at futurefronttexas.org/communityflea.

Explore sale items from talented women and LGBTQ+ creatives—offering you a unique opportunity to shop small and sustain local, while making an impact.

SHOP IN PERSON (Dec. 9)

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✰ Shop in person from 11 AM to 5 PM on December 9 at 1900 E. 12th St. Austin, Texas 78702 (The Future Front House).

Shop a unique extended selection of creative goods from The Big Community Flea in-person with us on December 9—for one day only.

 

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WHY WE’RE FUNDRAISING (& NEED YOUR SUPPORT):

We need your support, because we are one of the few 501c3 arts and culture nonprofits serving women and LGBTQ+ creatives and artists in Texas—and we only exist thanks to donations of $5 to $50 from community members like you. So, when you shop or donate at The Big Community Flea, you’re allowing us to:

  • Produce projects & programs that increase access to $100,000+ in opportunities for women and LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas

  • Welcome 20,000 annual visitors across free and sliding scale creative community markets, festivals and workshops in Texas

  • Work directly with 1,000 women and LGBTQ+ artists and creatives in our programs to bring forward projects that our values in Texas

Moreover, like many independent creative spaces in Austin, we were impacted by inflation and increases in expenses this year. Our organization alone has sustained $22,500 in unexpected costs across all of our programs due to rising rent and the effects of Texas weather on our events, our building and our production equipment. We are hoping to recover this unexpected $22,500 in costs through March 2024.

  • ~ $10,000 in unexpected moving costs and repairs to our new building, including replacing doors, fixing leaks, restoring walls and removing mold

  • ~ $10,000 in unexpected costs due to Texas weather-related closures at The Front Market, including nonrefundable equipment & venue rentals

  • ~ $2,500 in unexpected A/C repairs

Thank you for helping us continue our work into 2024. To find out more about the impact of your donation, check out our latest impact report.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS:

The Big Community Flea is a fundraiser—fostered by love from our creative community through donated, in-kind goods and services. Supporting the Flea directly supports everything we do at Future Front, allowing us to nurture vibrant spaces, shows, opportunities & resources for women & LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas another year.

PS: Shop small, sustain local and show up for the independent creatives and small business owners you want to see in your community—today and forever, with or without The Flea!