Fourth-Annual Plus-Size Clothing Swap & Community Fundraiser
Our Plus-Size Clothing Swap is back by popular demand—celebrating XL+ bodies and booties.
Time to clear out your closet & snag new-to-you garments! Hosted by Future Front board members Xochi Solis and Hali Martin, this event's one-part swap and one-part fundraiser for Future Front’s third birthday. So, join us to support our little org AND keep clothing out of landfills.
The swap will be held on Saturday, AUGUST 10 from 11 AM to 1 PM CT.
Tickets are $25 (benefitting Future Front Texas’ nonprofit initiatives), and all attendees must bring at least five items (size XL+, all styles welcome) to participate. There'll be an opportunity to win incredible raffle items onsite, too.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
SWAP GUIDELINES
✰ A ticket is required to participate (it's a fundraiser, y'all!).
✰ Attendees must bring at least 5 items to swap. No more than 15 items, please
All clothing must be sized XL and up. (Standard Women’s size 12+, Standard Men’s 36+)
All styles of clothing for larger bodies are welcome. All seasons and occasions are welcome, i.e. winter coats, cocktail dresses, etc. Shoes, athletic wear (lightly used), and accessories are welcome.
All clothing must be clean. All clothing should be in good, wearable condition. No holes, rips, or stains (unless stylistic). Vintage items must be in excellent condition.
✰ This event is entirely indoors. Bathrooms and small changing areas will be made available. Clothing racks will also be available, thanks to a generous loan from Leandra Blei.
✰ Any unused or un-swapped clothing will be re-homed and/or upcycled, thanks to our new partnership with Material Union.
✰ The Future Front House’s newest art show, BRING IT FROM THE BACK, will be on display throughout the event, and many local businesses will be open next door and in the area! Explore after you swap.
RAFFLE GUIDELINES
✰ One raffle ticket comes with your $25 donation. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the event for $5 each (must be present to win). Raffle prizes include:
5-Class Package (Retail $49) from Body Positive Barre with Natalie Sanders
4 Weekend Passes ($160) to The Front Festival 2024
Future Front tote bag & limited edition cap ($40)
1 Annual Events Membership ($175) to Future Front Programs
New Client/Transformation Haircut (1.5 hr session, Retail $195) from Shapeshifter Studio
Gender and Identity Affirming Voice Coaching Session (Retail $160) with Tallulah Breslin
60-min Empowerment Portrait Session with Holly Max (retail $350)
HOW TO ATTEND
This is a fundraiser for our rad programs! Participating in the swap requires a $25 donation.
Name your own ticket price to donate below:
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Hali Martin (she/they) is an accomplished marketer, born in the Bay Area, living and working in Austin, Texas. Their work includes campaigns for technology companies, film festivals, and universities. Currently, Hali works in digital marketing for technology companies here in Austin. She has a professional and personal passion for diversity & inclusion, facilitative deliberation, queer theory, and uplifting up the voices of QTPOC. Outside of work, they moderate panels, and teach workshops on google analytics and SEO best practices. Hali can be found at the farmer's market, reading the Sunday paper and finding new recipes to cook.
Xochi Solis (she/her) is a mixed media artist born and raised in Austin, Texas. Her works include multilayered, collaged paintings that rely on the illusions created by photographic surfaces to tell a nuanced narrative about time, place, and sensation. Solis grapples with the question of how to represent an environment where her heritage, her body, and dreams of the future can co-exist.
As an accomplished artist and leader in her community with over 18 years of experience, Solis is also enthusiastic about continuing to transform her practice as a cultural producer into a vehicle for active citizenship and civic responsibility. In addition to her studio practice, she spins records as Mira Mira with a focus on the preservation and performance of Tejanx culture. You can learn more at xochisolis.com or on Instagram (@xochisolis).
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO THE SWAP
The Future Front House is located at 1900 E. 12th Street.
WHERE TO PARK: The Future Front House has a large paid parking lot across the street and is directly accessible by bus line. There’s also free parking up and down the street and in surrounding neighborhoods. Carpool, if you can!
WHAT TO DO: The Future Front House is located within the historic East 12th Street District, which is home to many other creative spaces and businesses, as well as organizations like Six Square. Explore the District while you’re around.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES — ASL interpreters can be provided upon request. Si necesita traducción al español para participar en este evento, envíenos un correo electrónico a hello@futurefronttexas.org.
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NOTES + GUIDELINES —
All Future Front staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s guidelines and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
All Future Front sessions are currently held online, outdoors or in open-air spaces where quality air flow is possible, ADA compliance is prioritized and assisted mobility devices can be utilized.
All Future Front sessions follow capacity limits to reduce crowding of any kind.
At Future Front events, all guests are expected to follow Austin-local health and safety guidelines for gatherings, as well as practice consideration with the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and any other legal, mind-altering substances.
Tobacco use and electronic smoking device use are not permitted at any time within Future Front properties and event spaces at least 15 ft from entrances, exits, operational windows, or ventilation system intake vents.
Littering of tobacco-related products on the grounds or parking lots is also prohibited.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND FUTURE FRONT
HOMEGROWN IN AUSTIN, FUTURE FRONT IS AN AWARD-WINNING CULTURE SPACE AND EXHIBITION SERIES—WITH WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ CREATIVES AT THE FRONT.
As an arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival. Beyond our flagship showcases, we host year-round shows and workshops at our creative space in historic East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and collaborations, we invite the public to dream of a future where creativity, curiosity and intersectional design thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities. Learn more at futurefronttexas.org.
THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, Waymo, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, the Red River Cultural District, Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members. THANK YOU!