how does the application process work?

Your application will be reviewed and considered by our board (criteria available upon request) and your acceptance will be adopted by a 2/3 vote of BABES FEST, Inc.'s board, in accordance with our bylaws.

What do you do as a Curator?

• For a minimum one-year term, you meet quarterly for two hours with the Future Front staff to participate in design sprints, as well as contribute feedback and ideas. These meetings are held in September, January, April and July of every year.

• You take on curatorial projects, reviewing submissions and applications for The Front Market’s Spring and Fall Showcases, The Creative Future of Texas Fund and other Future Front projects.

• You have an annual impact goal of $500, which can be accomplished through fundraising efforts, as well as volunteering.

What are the eligibility requirements to apply?

• You are required to make 75% of quarterly meetings and attend at least one Future Front event per quarter.

• You must have prior experience and involvement with Future Front in one or all of the following ways:

  • Actively attending events or visiting Future Front programs

  • Participating in our programs as a Future Front member and/or featured artist/creative in The Front Market, The Front Festival or other Future Front programs

  • Contributing as a volunteer or community partner

What do you get as a Curator?

• You receive facilitated training, support and personal/professional development resoruces in creative community curatorial frameworks guided by Future Front’s values, like intersectional design sprints and rank-choice voting.

• You receive a complimentary Future Front membership, with free access to all of our events.

• You have the opportunity to submit pitches, partnerships and ideas (up to you!), request support for your own projects in line with our mission, as well as represent the org behind the scenes at major programs.