Coffee and Create with Coterie Commons
SPONSORED BY FUTURE FRONT
Bring a thing, make a thing! Sip some coffee, get creative and hang out at Coffee and Create.
Hosted by Coterie Commons at the Carpenter Hotel, this is an in-person hangout to connect with fellow creative types and swap notes.
Whether you’re into art-making, writing, crafts or more, bring something to work on while Future Front Resident DJ Sonder spins us through the afternoon.
HOW TO ATTEND
Coffee and Create has been organized by Coterie Commons, a fiscally sponsored project of Future Front Texas. Thanks to Future Front and the Carpenter Hotel, this event is free and open to the public.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT BELOW:
*If you are a Future Front member, please provide your name at the door for entry or head to members.futurefronttexas.org or futurefrontmembership.squarespace.com to access member rates for event tickets, applications & other perks at anytime.
THE LINEUP
Organizer + Host
Megan Baker of Coterie Creative Commons
Founded by experiential and architectural designer Megan Baker, Coterie exists to make creativity communal — transforming everyday environments into living rooms for Austin’s art community. Through a series of rotating pop-up art cafés, workshops, and gatherings, Coterie invites people to slow down, make something with their hands, and share in the process of creation.
Each activation is an experiment in belonging: a place to play, learn, and connect with local artists while rediscovering the joy of making. Rooted in design, hospitality, and community care, Coterie is reimagining how we experience art — not as a spectator, but as a participant.
@megantbaker — @coteriecreativecommons
Guest DJ
Sonder
Sonder is a DJ and creative producer. Originally from Detroit, she got her start in Austin as the co-founder of Do Not Disturb Collective, a celebrated party and community event series amplifying Black Austin creatives and local favorites. As a DJ, her sets blend house, jazz and R&B, with regular residencies in venues across the city.
@sonderlovehall — @donotdisturbcollective
PREPARE YOUR VISIT TO CARPENTER HOTEL
400 Josephine Street is the historic site of the Carpenters Local 1266 Union Hall, built in 1948, and its original building serves as the heart and entrance of the hotel. The hotel is nestled in an old pecan grove on the edge of Zilker Park in South Austin. It’s an easy walk to Lady Bird Lake, downtown, and central to everything worth doing.
WHERE TO PARK: There is street parking surrounding the hotel that is metered by the city. Additionally, we have a 15-minute check-in spot located right out front on Josephine St.
OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY 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 code of conduct and values: futurefronttexas.org/values.
Capacity is limited to reduce crowding of any kind and all events will be held in primarily outdoor and open-air spaces or have access to proper ventilations and well-maintained A/C systems.
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 or dangerous substances and objects. This includes:
Discouraged use of tobacco products on the property of nearby businesses and residences, to improve air quality, throughout our events.
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.
Concealed or open weapons and firearms (including handguns) are not allowed at any Future Front venues.
GOT QUESTIONS? Shoot us a note at hello@futurefronttexas.org. We're happy to help and will get back to you!
ABOUT FUTURE FRONT
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY The City of Austin Economic Development Department, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, 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.