last days of summer.
On September 3, join us on The LINE Austin pool deck to close out The Front Festival 2023—with a daytime version of our classic Swim Sessions, featuring Future Front resident DJs.
Tickets are $10. Capacity is limited. Scroll for details.
WHAT TO EXPECT: SWIM SESSIONS X THE FRONT FESTIVAL
✰ 12 TO 4 PM CT ✰ Day Party DJ Sets
Head back to the pool deck for DJ sets by Austin-based artists in Future Front’s residency: Dreamchild and Clancy Jones. Swimsuits encouraged, but not required. All bodies are pool bodies. Bring your faves.
✰ ALL DAY ✰ Good Food and Hot, Texas Art
Enjoy festival cocktails by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Desert Door Sotol, plus an all-natural taco menu by women-owned shop Veracruz and chef-crafted CBD snacks from Calibrate Wellness.
Stop by the Future Front shop for merch and ways to support what we do year-round.
Pop into the hotel’s lobby or head up to the second floor to view two art installations curated by Future Front, featuring work by Molly Sydnor and artists from Future Front’s residency: Ani Bradberry, Tumi Adeleye, Calder Kamin, Darcie Book, Chantal Lesley, Steph Granillo and Tanya Zal.
MEET THE LINEUP
CLANCY JONES (@FORTY1FLIP) — Clancy Jones (she/her) is interested in the application of sound and movement to explore the poetics and cultural parallels of dance culture as a revolutionary act of joy. Her dj work is akin to the work of translation. Often focused on the communicative inputs and outputs between mechanical languages and our human hardwares. She was born in Cali, Colombia, raised in Queens, New York and is currently based in Austin, Texas. Her sound reflects the intersections of her placehood in these landscapes and her identity as an immigrant woman.
DREAMCHILD (@DREAMCHILDMIXES) — Austin-based DJ Dreamchild (she/her) was raised by funk, jazz, and soul music, listening nonstop to artists like Earth, Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder. While growing up in Los Angeles, she filled her library with hip-hop, rock, reggae, and electronic music, inspired by the city's skate, surf, and rave cultures. She blends these influences together in energetic, bass-heavy sets that make listeners feel good and groove.
HOT, TEXAS SUMMER is a testament to the multidisciplinary and multidimensional roots of Texas art. Curated by Future Front for The Front Festival 2023, this temporary collection features vibrant pieces by Molly Sydnor, Chantal Lesley, Steph Granillo, Tumi Adeleye, Tanya Zal, Darcie Book, Calder Kamin and Ani Bradberry on The LINE Austin’s lobby and second floor.
HOW TO ATTEND
One-day passes* for festival pool parties are $10 pre-sale. Weekend passes* for the entire festival are $40 and include access to both Music and Film Showcases, as well as opening and closing pool parties. This event is 18+. Attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
Name your own ticket price at checkout to donate below.
All donations throughout the festival will directly support our Creative Future of Texas Fund, a $5,000 fund for emerging women and LGBTQ+ creatives in Texas.
BEHIND THE FRONT FESTIVAL
The Front Fest is an end-of-summer festival, featuring performances, films and creative experiences curated by Future Front. Hosted annually in Austin, we put Texas women and LGBTQ+ creatives of all kinds at the front of our lineups.
Over the course of a weekend, we celebrate the power of creative community and fundraise for Future Front’s Creative Future of Texas Fund. Formerly known as BABES FEST, the festival has seen more than 6,000 guests and showcased more than 550 women and LGBTQ+ artists since 2017. Learn more at thefrontfest.com/why.
If you are interested in becoming a partner this year, please email us at hello@futurefronttexas.org.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT
VENUE LOCATION + ACCESSIBILITY — All Swim Sessions will be held at The Line Hotel Austin pool deck, which is located at 111 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, Texas 78701. The venue is wheelchair-accessible and all activities will occur on the ground floor.
PARKING — We highly encourage utilizing rideshare or carpooling as there is limited valet parking available onsite. This venue is easily accessible by Austin public transportation, too.
WHAT TO BRING — Bring a suit and sunblock! Towels provided by the hotel.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY GUIDELINES —
All FFTX staff, volunteers and guests will be required to practice mutual respect, as well as demonstrate an alignment with Future Front’s code of conduct and values.
All sessions are held online or in outdoor, open-air spaces. Capacity is limited 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 potential COVID-19 symptoms and/or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask, regardless of a negative test.
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.
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.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note 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