Join us for the closing reception of Metaphorical Community Garden at Ani’s Day & Night.

Curated in collaboration with Rachael Garbowski of Ani’s, the show features work by Future Front resident artists Anahita Bradberry, Calder Kamin, Chantal Lesley, Darcie Book and Steph Granillo.

From 7 to 9 PM CT, you can drop in for a final chance to view the work, as well as an artist talk facilitated by performance artist Andie Flores.

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BEHIND THE SHOW

Metaphorical Community Garden is an exhibition of works from women artists in Future Front’s ‘22/’23 Creator Residency.

Exploring diverse textiles, materials and perspectives, each piece reflects the talent in our proverbial ecosystem—and the community web linking independent artists invested in care.

MEET THE ARTISTS

MEET THE MODERATOR

andie flores (b. 1990) (she/her) is a performance artist in Austin, Texas, who uses embarrassment as a medium for investigating hyper, almost obsessive, visibility in a racialized body. Her work has been shown at Presa House Gallery, The Museum of Human Achievement, Ivester Contemporary, MASS Gallery, Future Front Film Fest, Contrast Film Festival, Fusebox Festival, and The Dallas Latino Cultural Center; and her writing has appeared in fields, Precog, Jezebel, and Remezcla. She was named one of Remezcla’s ‘40 Emerging, Texas-based Artists to Know’ in 2020, and recently made Glasstire’s ‘Best of 2021’ list. She will be debuting her first solo stage show, To Get There… You Must Undergo… A Radical Transformation at OUTsider Festival in February 2023.

HOW TO ATTEND

This event is free or by donation. When you RSVP, you have the option to donate to our work. <3

Every pledge made with your ticket will directly benefit our programs, as well as the administration of our Creative Future of Texas Fund, a micro-grants program for emerging creatives and small business owners in Texas.

Name your own ticket price at check-out to donate below:

PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO ANI’S DAY & NIGHT

VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — This event will be held at Ani's Day and Night, which is located at 7107 E Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78741. The venue wheelchair-accessible and all activities will occur on the ground floor.

PARKING — Ani's has a 60-car parking lot with ample, complimentary street parking in the surrounding neighborhoods (please be mindful and courteous!). We highly encourage utilizing rideshare, carpooling or the City of Austin's public transportation, too.

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 FFTX staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s guidelines and 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.

• All guests are required to practice mutual respect and social distancing, as well as follow APH’s COVID-19 Guidelines, which currently include:

  • At all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by their personal level of risk.

  • People with COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should not participate in an in-person Future Front event or visit a Future Front location until they test negative and/or they are no longer at risk.

  • People with a positive COVID-19 test and/or not fully vaccinated should not participate in an in-person Future Front event or visit a Future Front location until they test negative and/or they are fully vaccinated and no longer at risk.

If you have a question about the building's accessibility or anticipate needing assistance, shoot us a line at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you. :)

MEET THE PRODUCERS, FUTURE FRONT TEXAS

Future Front is a 501c3 nonprofit, homegrown in Austin, Texas. We nurture spaces where women and LGBTQ+ creatives, founders and leaders can grow together. Currently, we produce The Front Market and Festival, host year-round workshops and meet-ups, as well as create resources for resilience in creative industries.

You’re invited to join us, of course. You can learn more about how it all works, our team and what we do: futurefronttexas.org