The Contemporary x Future Front
This Fall, we’ve curated a sweet lineup of DJs and artists from Future Front’s residency for The Contemporary’s iconic Rooftop Sessions, a monthly series celebrating the museum’s latest exhibition.
So, join us on the museum’s rooftop—overlooking downtown—for an evening of sound and art.
Capacity is limited and walk-up admission is not guaranteed! Reserve early to grab your spot.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Welcome to Joy and Sound.
Begin with an after-hours exploration of the exhibition IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY, then head to the roof and connect with fellow art and music lovers from all over Austin. For this month’s session, we’ve invited DJ Melding out for a live DJ set, as well as local artists Ani Bradberry and Tak Tak to showcase their work.
Enjoy complimentary drinks poured by Little Brother, too, featuring Austin favorites like LALO Tequila, Austin Eastciders and Topo Chico.
MEET THE ARTISTS
DJ MELDING — Mikaela Rodriquez (she/her), known as DJ Melding, is a queer disabled producer from Austin, born and raised in South Texas. Her production is inspired by early electronic pioneers like Aphex Twin and Oval while also drawing from classic Chicago House. Mikaela creates music as a form of cathartic release and to share the joy of sound and movement. She's critical of the paradigm of artist as commodity accelerated by social media. She has a day job as a technical writer—to keep the lights on.
ANAHITA BRADBERRY— Anahita (Ani) Bradberry (she/her) is an Austin-based artist creating sculptural situations with rare gas plasma light. Raised in Pittsburgh, PA, she earned an MA in Art History in 2015 in Japanese Modern and Contemporary Art from American University (Washington, DC), conducting primary research in Tokyo with the help of a Mellon Grant and lecturing on her research in photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016. She later assisted in archival projects at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. During her time in DC, she co-founded DIRT: an accessible online platform for unconventional art criticism and intimate artist interviews. Concurrently, her focus turned to an experimental studio practice as she learned neon glass bending in DC and NYC. She has been featured in exhibitions at Dominique Gallery (LA), Two Six Eight Bowery (NYC), the Washington Project for the Arts (DC), Transformer (DC), VisArts (VA), the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (DC), George Washington University's Gallery 102 (DC) and CICA — the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (South Korea).
TAK TAK — Tak Tak is handmade with humor in Austin, Texas by Risa Recio alongside a ragtag crew of oddball glassblowers.
Tak Tak began over a Friendsgiving dinner in Chicago in 2018. Our dream is to make glass more accessible for folks everywhere. We hope your new tabletop companion brings joy, humor and magic to your daily ritual.
HOW TO ATTEND
Tickets are $5 by donation and support The Contemporary Austin.
PREPARE YOUR VISIT
Learn more at thecontemporaryaustin.org/visit.
Got questions? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
BEHIND THIS EVENT:
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
The Contemporary Austin operates two art spaces in Austin, Texas—The Jones Center Downtown and The Laguna Gloria. Each space is home to year-round creative community programs, as well as celebrated and nationally recognized exhibitions and commissions. The Contemporary believes in the capacity of art to transform lives. We dream of a future where more eyes, ears, hearts and minds are opened by contemporary art in all of its forms. Learn more at thecontemporaryaustin.org.