Our projects model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.

Since 2015, we have platformed the perspectives of thousands of artists and creatives in Texas. All of our programs are led by artists and creatives themselves, responsively designed to provide more than exhibition opportunity.

 

the FRONT MARKET

The Front Market is an independent marketplace and craft fair, hosted biannually in the Spring and Fall. Since 2016, the program has welcomed 40,000+ guests and showcased more than 2,000 local creatives, artists, designers, chefs, makers and craftspeople in Texas.

Learn more here.

THE FRONT FESTIVAL

The Front Festival is an annual end-of-summer community festival and public exhibition, featuring independent music, film and art. Hosted in Austin, the festival platforms the diverse perspectives of women and LGBTQ+ artists, filmmakers and musicians in Texas.

Learn more here.

 

THE FUTURE FRONT HOUSE

Located in historic East Austin, The Future Front House is a 1000 sq. ft. studio, distinctively designed for open learning, craft workshops, art shows and creative pop-ups.

Stop by during public hours, become a member or book a community rental. Learn more here.

OPEN CREATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS

Our workshops and professional development programs build public education around creative leadership, creative business, community-building, arts wellness and belonging.

Current series include Community Clubs, the Work Conference, our Artist Residency AND Curators Program.

 

CREATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS

Alongside partners, we pioneer unique, community-based models for cultural programming and place-making initiatives in all kinds of spaces—from museums to city streets to public parks—around three core pillars:

  • Our programs model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future. Within museums and city streets, public parks and community spaces, we produce public exhibitions that connect you to diverse creatives, artists, musicians, craftspeople performers, designers, filmmakers and cultural producers in Texas—who live and work in your community.

    Here, you can support and discover their projects, while nurturing your own creativity.

  • All of our programs are informed by artists and creatives themselves, responsively designed to provide more than exhibition opportunity.

    Since 2014, we’ve distributed $1M in commissions and developed culturally responsive resources for artist empowerment, creative business and creative leadership.

  • We all need third spaces that nurture our imagination, creative growth & relationships to community, connection, healing and culture.

    Our programs reflect back the public spaces we want to see in the world—spaces that encourage curiosity, value art and creativity, welcome experimentation and low-tech innovation, center diverse identities and amplify learning.

PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS:

Over the last decade, we have collaborated directly with like-minded companies and organizations to bring expanded versions of our programs and community design frameworks to the public.

This has included designing and co-founding a range of public place-making programs with partner organizations, including Pride Picnic with Pease Park, the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation’s VIBE WEEKEND and EMERGE with The LINE Hotel Austin.

fiscally sponsored COMMUNITY PROJECTS:

Future Front provides partnership, fiscal sponsorship, mentorship and capacity-building support to independent creatives’ community projects in Austin.

2025/26 fiscal sponsorees include Sunday Sessions ATX, Blood Bath’s Community Fashion Show, Broad Studios’ ClubHouse Ceramics Scholarship, DrunkLuck’s Carne Asada and more!

 

Attend events, become a member or apply. Everybody and every body are welcome.