Across three seasons, our programs model the value of Texas-local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.
Since 2015, we have platformed the perspectives of thousands of artists, independent creatives, musicians, filmmakers and craftspeople in Texas.
① 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.
② 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.
③ COMMUNITY
STUDIO
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 rental. Learn more here.
④ OPEN CREATIVE
LEARNING
Our workshops and professional development programs build public education around creative leadership, creative business and community wellness.
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Community Clubs are monthly creative community-building and creative wellness workshops led by Future Front members.
From Clay Club to Quilt Camp, Community Clubs are designed to bring local creativity and craft to Austin residents.
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Annually, we work with 15 artists in residence. All based in Austin, Texas.
Collaborating within our programs or with our partners—like The Contemporary Austin, The LINE Hotel Austin and Pease Park—our Resident Artists work with us to create everything from public workshop series to custom playlists to life-size installations.
Designed distinctively for emerging visual and sound artists with community practices in Central Texas, the program includes structured, year-long professional development from Future Front’s staff and partners, as well as group exhibitions within Future Front’s programs.
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We recruit up to 10 Community Curators to join our Curatorial Advisory Board for a minimum one-year term, starting in September of ever year.
With support, training and peer mentorship from Future Front's staff and leadership team, curators learn to jury Future Front markets and festivals, determine annual awardees, as well as nurture their own creative community practices and leadership journeys.
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We provide fiscal sponsorship, mentorship and capacity-building support to independent creatives’ community projects and third spaces in Austin.
2025/26 projects and mentees include Sunday Sessions, Broad Studios’ ClubHouse Ceramics Scholarship and more. To inquire about fiscal sponsorship, email hello@futurefronttexas.org.
⑤ PUBLIC SPACE
PARTNERSHIPS
Over the last decade, we have brought expanded versions of our programs and community design frameworks to the public. We co-found, design, curate and manage a range of place-making programs in all kinds of spaces—from museums to city streets to public parks—around creative community-building, growth, wellness and belonging.
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In celebration of Pride Month, Pease Park Conservancy partners with Future Front Texas to present an annual Pride Picnic—a day of abundant sunshine and community vibes at Austin’s first and oldest public park.
Every year, thousands of visitors enjoy variety of outdoor workshops and the opportunity to support over 30 pop-up shops featuring local LGBTQ+ artists, makers, designers, and independent creatives.
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.
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Designed by Future Front for the Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, VIBE Downtown amplifies the art, local culture and vibe of Austin, Texas.
VIBE Downtown fund $30,000s in commissions for local artists and creatives, as well as year-round public engagement support for downtown Austin’s stakeholders and underutilized spaces.
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Annually, Future Front takes over The LINE Hotel to amplify emerging artists and independent creatives living in Central Texas.
Featuring independent artists and local cultural icons, consider these installations a love note to their work—and an introduction to the city we call home. Here, we let creativity emerge.
Since 2017, The Line Hotel Austin’s Emerge Program has amplified 175+ Austin artists with more than lip service.
Through strategic art installations in the lobby, community swims on the hotel’s pool deck and support for The Front Festival, the program has generated $80,000+ in support for independent creatives and collectives.
Attend events, become a member or apply.
Designed in collaboration with Future Front, VIBE Downtown amplifies the art, local culture and vibe of Austin, Texas.