Chúng Mình Collective Raises $3,000 Through Inaugural Cultural Cookbook Launch at Future Front
One-part zine launch and one-part dinner, the night’s proceeds amplified NOURISHED, a collection of diasporic recipes, while fundraising for local immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations.
During our Fall 2025 Season, our Community Studio on 1900 E 12th hosted grassroots organization Chúng Mình Collective’s inaugural cookbook fundraiser.
One-part zine launch and one-part dinner, the night’s proceeds amplified NOURISHED, a collection of diasporic recipes, while fundraising for local immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations. Celebrated by a crowd of 75 visitors and friends, NOURISHED sold 100+ copies in just a few days.
ENJOY THIS VISUAL RECAP.
All photos courtesy of the chúng mình collective.
Curious about Chúng Mình Collective?
Learn more and stay connected here: https://www.instagram.com/chungminhcollective/?hl=en
PS — Want to get involved with Future Front?
Our programs model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.
Become a member or donate. You can also explore all of the other ways to join us here.
On Scent As Memory: A Contemporary Art and Olfactory Exhibition
Curated by Carlos Moreno, Scent Fair Austin encouraged an exploration of grief, nature and ritual, encouraging reflections on the community traditions of scent and its connection to movements of resistance.
During our Fall 2025 Season, Future Front hosted Scent Fair, an inaugural artist-led olfactory experience, connecting scent, memory and creative expression.
Curated by Carlos Moreno of Barrio Pop Studio, this guest show partnered with Austin-based artists Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa and Paloma Mayorga to showcase their works Sophia: A Tribute to Grief and haciendo y deshaciendo / doing and undoing. The exhibit also featured an interactive experience and creative workshop, Scents of Memory: An Invitation to Feel, facilitated by Austin-based maker (and former exhibitor at The Front Market) Hannah Jackson of Acquired Taste.
Connecting sense and feeling, Scent Fair Austin encouraged an exploration of grief, nature and ritual, encouraging reflections on the community traditions of scent and its connection to movements of resistance.
ENJOY THIS VISUAL RECAP.
All photos courtesy of Barrio Pop Studio
Curious about Scent Fair Austin?
Learn more and stay connected here: https://www.instagram.com/scentfairaustin/
PS — Want to get involved with Future Front?
Our programs model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.
Become a member or donate. You can also explore all of the other ways to join us here.
Introducing The “Art Tips” Hotline
To celebrate ten years in Austin, text (512) 234-3525 for art tips, creative business advice, Austin recommendations, esoteric grant thoughts and more.
To celebrate ten years in Austin, text us for art tips, creative business advice, local recommendations, esoteric grant thoughts and more.
TEXT — (512) 234-3525
EMAIL — hello@futurefronttexas.org
The line will be open for all of 2026 as we reflect on a decade of The Front Market and The Front Festival—and five years as Future Front.
Submissions will be answered weekly.
We’ll share the best advice for everybody to read, too!
Art Tips is part of Future Front’s commitment to Open Creative Learning.
Through Open Creative Learning, our foundational curriculum and trainings, workshops and professional development programs build public education around creative leadership, creative business and community wellness.
Want to get involved?
Our programs model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.
Become a member or donate. You can also explore all of the other ways to join us here.
2026 Season Calendar And Open Calls
Our 2026 Season honors five years of Future Front and ten years of The Front Market and The Front Festival. Bookmark our big events and open calls for 2026.
Our 2026 Season honors five years of Future Front and ten years of The Front Market and The Front Festival.
As we open for another year and celebrate this milestone, bookmark Future Front’s big event and open calls for 2026.
★ 2026 BIG EVENTS
ACROSS THREE SEASONS, FUTURE FRONT CURATES AND PRODUCES THE FRONT MARKET AND THE FRONT FESTIVAL.
Leading up to these exhibitions, we host seasonal art shows, gatherings and workshops nurturing creative community at our flagship space in historic East Austin on 1900 East 12th.
Event registration opens on a weekly basis at futurefronttexas.org/comethrough (all of these events will be up there soon).
SPRING 2026 SEASON
FEBRUARY 21 — 2026 Open Creative Learning Series Kick-Off
MARCH 2026 — 2026 Season Art Shows Open at 1900 E. 12th.
MARCH 12 — 18 — SXSW x Women’s History Week at 1900 E. 12th
MAY 2 & 3 — The Front Market’s Spring 2026 Season @ Distribution Hall
SUMMER 2026 SEASON
JUNE 25 — Swim Sessions Return!
JUNE 27— Pride Picnic at Pease Park
JULY 16 TO 18— Y’ALL DINNER
JULY 27 — Community Clubs 2026 Season Begins.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2026 — The Front Festival
FALL/WINTER 2026 SEASON
NOVEMBER 2026 — The Front Market’s Fall 2026 Season
Mark your calendar now. Make plans to visit. Get involved!
★ 2026 OPEN CALLS
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SHARE YOUR CREATIVE WORK, GET INTO OUR OPEN CALLS.
We bring creative and cultural projects by diverse, contemporary Texas artists to the world. Our programs connect more than 500 independent artists, creatives, musicians, filmmakers, makers, craftspeople, designers and more in Texas per year, distributing $1M in commissions since 2014.
SEASONAL CALLS
SPRING 2026 SEASON
JANUARY 22 — The Front Market Spring 2026 Season Applications Open
MARCH 26 — Community Club Host Open Call
APRIL 2026 — Broad Studios x Future Front Ceramics Fellowship Open Call
SUMMER 2026 SEASON
MAY 28 — Community Curator Program Open Call
MAY 28 —The Front Festival's Independent Music and Film Open Call
AUGUST 2026 — The Front Market Fall 2026 Season Applications Open
OPEN YEAR-ROUND
Applications for fiscal sponsorship and 1900 E 12th rentals are open year-round. You can also join membership for complimentary access to all of our events, workshops and learning spaces year-round.
All open calls will be listed as they are made available at futurefronttexas.org/apply.
★ THIS YEAR’S THEME: FIVE YEARS
IN 2025, WE CONDUCTED A CLOSE READ..
Our 2025 programs prompted you to pay close attention, ask questions, consider big ideas and make notes in the proverbial margins. To connect how something came to be to what it feels like now—the ultimate creative process.
IN 2026, WE’RE CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF FUTURE FRONT.
It’s been five years since we changed our name and reopened as Future Front.
It’s been ten years since we hosted the first iterations of The Front Market and The Front Festival in 2026.
As a community-led arts organization powered by a tiny staff and 100+ volunteers, we’re lucky to reach these milestones.
So, it’s time to celebrate.
In 2026, expect shows, public exhibitions, workshops, resource guides (and more) that dive in and out of our archives, sharing all we’ve learned over the last decade—and the people and places in Austin that have undeniably shaped us.
Do you want to get involved in 2026?
Our programs model the value of local art and creativity in our everyday lives and dreams for the future.
Become a member or donate. You can also explore all of the other ways to join us here.
2025 Impact Report: A Record-Breaking 26,000+ Visitors
From welcoming 26,000 visitors (breaking our previous record of 20,000) to hosting more than 200+ cultural events across three seasons, this year was transformative for Future Front’s staff, team, volunteers, members and creative community.
From welcoming 26,000 visitors (breaking our previous record of 20,000) to hosting more than 200+ cultural events across three seasons, this year was transformative for Future Front’s staff, team, volunteers, members and creative community.
Continue reading for some of 2025’s highlights and takeaways.
3 BIG WINS:
① 26,309 visitors across public markets, festivals & creative workshops
② $180,000+ in direct commissions and contracts to 500+ Austin-local artists and Texas creatives
③ 250+ free arts & creative community exhibitions in Austin, Texas
TOP 10 GROWTH MOMENTS:
No. 1 — Across three seasons of public markets, festivals, shows & community programs in 2025, we welcomed 26,000+ visitors, opening up $180,000 in commissions and contracts for 500+ independent creatives and artists in Texas. Despite changes in the federal and local landscape for arts funding, this was a 40% increase since 2024.
No. 2— We hosted 200+ free creative community gatherings at Future Front on 1900 East 12th—from craft workshops and art shows (like History In The Making, Spilled Fruit and Heavy, Heavy, Heavy) to panels and performances. We were able to continue waiving rental fees for Austin residents nearly 75% of the time.
No. 3 — Through The Front Market’s Spring and Fall Seasons, we exhibited 400+ independent creatives, designers, makers, artists, small business owners and chefs from Texas, generating an estimated $1M in economic support.
No. 4 — The Front Festival had another beautiful year supporting 35 women and LGBTQ+ artists, musicians and filmmakers. Across all four days, the through-line theme for this year’s festival was an experimental blend of contemporary and classic lenses on Texas culture. Each night converged to present a future-forward lineup that ultimately brought 900 guests together across generations.
No. 5 — 127 volunteers, board members, community curators and collaborators joined us throughout the year to contribute 1750+ hours of support Future Front’s programs. (This is the largest number of active volunteers in our history.)
No. 6 — We brought back Community Clubs, which saw 27 different Future Front members curate and host free creative sessions for 500+ community members.
No. 7 — We presented 25+ community partnerships and fiscally sponsored projects for free arts healing and creative education workshops, like Broad Studios’ Clubhouse’s Ceramics Fellowship (which provided 13 Austin residents with free six-week ceramics programs) and Listening Sessions for LA (an artist-led fundraiser by 40+ Austin musicians for the LA wildfires).
No. 8 — We worked with local and national organizations like Highlander Center, SisterSong and more to host interactive art exhibits and community teach-ins on the artistic, cultural and creative impact of justice and democracy. This year’s themes centered Women’s Suffrage, Civil Rights and Texas Voter Education.
No. 9 — We began developing the Future Front Framework, a creative leadership curriculum around community design, public arts, cultural curation, small business education, storytelling and adaptive leadership.
No. 10 — We were recognized for our work by a number of partners, sponsors and grant-makers, including the Texas Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. We continued creative community design projects with Downtown Austin Alliance Foundation, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park, Red River Cultural District, Waterloo Park and more, too.
For a closer look at this year, head to Future Front’s blog & Instagram (@futurefronttexas).
Your attention made this possible.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, GRANT-MAKERS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
FUTURE FRONT’S 2025 SEASON WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY:
THANK YOU TO OUR MAGNIFICENT STAFF, BOARD AND ADVISORS, TOO. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOU.
FUTURE FRONT IS PROUDLY FOUNDED BY WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
Thank you for nurturing local art and creativity in your everyday life and dreams for the future.
Do you want to get involved in 2026?
Become a member or donate to our end-of-year fundraiser. You can also explore all of the other ways to join us here.
The Front Market Gift Guide (2025)
This year’s Gift Guide is live! We’ve got 100+ recommendations for your holiday shopping, courtesy of The Front Market.
This year’s Gift Guide is live! Keep reading for how to shop—and peek our favorites across each of this year’s gift categories.
NO. 1 — ACCESSORIES
Featured Maker: Luna Chéndi
Luna Chéndi a woman-owned, family-run, sustainably sourced, creative small business, bringing you artistic and unique luxury accessories & home goods.
“With many combined years of working in the fashion, textile design, and fine art industries, the experiences of our designers shaped their dream to create a fulfilling, creative outlet for our ideas and daydreams. “We hope that you find inspiration and happiness in our work, and enjoy joining us through our creative journey.
So, what does chéndi mean? The word chéndi was coined by our Costa Rican grandmother to describe a beautiful orange cat named Pecos Bill who was walking up her New Orleans sidewalk. Over the years, chéndi has been used by our family and friends to describe anything beautiful, cute, or happy—whether that’s a cat or a piece of artwork, a bouquet of flowers, or a knitted sweater. Paired with the word “luna” (or “moon” in Italian and Spanish), we hope that, just like our moon in the night sky, we become a beacon of inspiration, happiness, and peace with our illustrative products!”
Featured Gift: Come Closer Scarf ($225)
NO. 2 — ART
Featured Artist: Elena Marcozzi
From Detroit, Michigan Elena Rodriguez Marcozzi is an American oil painter and fiber artist who beckons viewers into a dreamlike world of texture and color through her wool felt paintings, adorned with whimsical beaded and embroidered embellishments.
The pass two years Elena was based in Austin, Texas, where she found meaning and creative inspiration working as a Teaching Artist alongside artists with disabilities at Imagine Art, a studio collective that furthers her belief in using art to empower and heal. In 2025, she was an Artist in Residence with Future Front Texas.
In 2022, she earned a B.F.A. in Painting from Wayne State University. Following that she was an assistant painter for Detroit based Muralist Elton Monroy Duran of Corpus Art Inc. In 2023, she was an Artist in Residence at the Namingha Institute of the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Looking ahead, Elena aims to pursue graduate studies in Art Therapy, with the ultimate goal of building a career in community arts. Her artistic journey is marked by a deep commitment to both her personal growth and the enrichment of the communities she serves.
Featured Gift: Art Prints & Custom Felts (Contact Artist; Pricing Varies)
NO. 3 — APPAREL
Featured Maker: Future Vagabond
Samantha Asencio (she/her), aka Future Vagabond, is an interdisciplinary artist originally from New York. Shortly after graduating from Pratt Institute in 2015, she relocated to Austin, where she continued her sculptural work. Over time, she shifted her focus to embroidery and later founded the brand FV. The work explores themes of the American road trip, draws on historical references, and examines the notion of impermanence. Her practice invites viewers to consider how memory, travel, and time intertwine.
Featured Gifts: Embroidered Goods ($68 to $280)
NO. 4 — Ceramics
Featured Maker: Barro Babe
Featured Gift: Barro Babe Mugs (Pricing Varies, Contact Artist)
NO. 5 — HOME GOODS
Featured Maker: Barrio Pop Studio
Carlos Moreno is an Austin-based artist, curator, and cultural worker whose practice explores the intersections of scent, memory, community ritual, and material storytelling. What began as a study in the archives of The Andy Warhol Museum became the foundation for a practice that blends scent, story, and cultural memory into experiences of collective care.
Carlos began his museum career in the Director’s Office internship at Artpace nine years ago before completing a fellowship at The Andy Warhol Museum during his undergraduate studies. That early exposure to conceptual art, archival research, and cultural production opened pathways into understanding how objects, materials, and sensory experience can hold—and transmit—memory.
His institutional background includes Artpace San Antonio, SITE Santa Fe, the ICA/Boston, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Carlos holds a degree in Art History from The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Fine Arts, grounding his practice in research, curation, and cultural stewardship.
Through Barrio Pop Studio, Carlos creates experiences that honor ancestral knowledge, support environmental sustainability, and invite people to encounter art through all their senses. His curatorial vision centers accessibility, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the belief that art becomes most powerful when it gathers people in community.
Featured Gift: Nopal Candle ($28)
NO. 6 — JEWELRY
Featured Maker: Leslie Lenhart
Leslie Lenhart is an Earth-inspired jewelry brand dedicated to illuminating the beauty found in nature through a thoughtful dialogue between distinctive materials and craft. After years exploring design through a diverse range of products, elements, and techniques all over the world, Leslie started making jewelry in her studio out of a desire to cultivate a more physical connection to her creative process. Her background in patternmaking and embroidery design in fashion led to designing artisanal and craft-led accessories that told stories about their makers.
Leslie developed her own perspective and aesthetic through her travels, sourcing pearls and vintage tokens from local markets, beachcombing shells while sailing with her husband, Ricky, and curating visually compelling stories as a stylist. Now, in her own line inspired by land and sea and where they meet, Leslie Lenhart brings together unexpected and intentional curations of objects that remind us of where we come from, what we value, and where we’re headed.
Featured Gifts: Assorted Jewelry ($30 to $230)
NO. 7 — SELF-CARE
Featured Maker: Melo Goods
“I am a 2019 graduate from the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Design. I currently work at an innovation agency called Material+ as an Art Director. I’m a versatile, full-spectrum creative who moves seamlessly from concepting 360° brand campaigns to art directing photography and designing digital assets.My creative practice cross pollinates between creating work that is thoughtful and compelling while intersecting brand, social, digital, and e-commerce— in an elevated, authentic way. With every engagement, I aim to work closely with clients as a creative partner to bring their aspirational brand to life.I am currently building a brand called, Melo. A limited fine line of fragrant goods inspired by nature, travel, and everyday rituals. Mas aqui. On my free days you’ll find me out in Marfa, Texas or secluded beaches of La Paz, MX, playing tennis (kinda good), taking pics of textures, or collaborating with gojema. 🤠”
Featured Gift: Travel Spray ($38)
NO. 8 — FOODS & SIPS
Featured Maker: Hijita
Hijita makes small-batch Mexican chocolate rooted in ancestral wisdom, guided by wellness & equity, and inspired by favorite childhood drinks.
“Our cacao is sourced directly from family farms & co-ops in southern México that are passionate about cultivating heirloom cacao through agroforestry systems. Our first ingredient is always regenerative Mexican cacao, delicately sweetened, and enhanced with thoughtfully sourced botanicals. As hijitas of strong Mexican women, we feel called to deeply understand and take ownership of our cultural legacy.”
Featured Gift: Hijita Drinking Chocolate ($11)
NO. 9 — PETS, PLANTS & PAPER GOODS
Featured Shop: Host Publications
Host Publications is an award-winning, women-led independent publisher located in Austin, Texas. Devoted to our mission to elevate historically marginalized writers, Host Publications publishes radical poetry and fiction by emerging LGBTQ+, BIPOC, intersectional feminist, and immigrant voices.
With every book we publish, stage we set, and event we host, we work to empower our community of writers whose work inspires social transformation and creates a new sense of what is possible in writing.
Featured Gift: Praisesong for the People by 2024 Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston ($20)
This Gift Guide features makers, artists and craftspeople The Front Market, which opens every Spring and Fall. Learn more here.
The Front Market's Fall 2025 Season: The Official Recap
For The Front Market’s Fall 2025 Season, we exhibited 150+ independent artists, makers and craftspeople, welcoming a record 7,000+ visitors across the state of Texas.
For The Front Market’s Fall 2025 Season, we exhibited 150+ independent artists, makers and craftspeople, welcoming a record 7,000+ visitors across the state of Texas.
Bask in the visual recap.
Photos by Kate Nuelle
The Front Market would not be possible without support from our sponsors, members, staff, volunteers, friends and you. Thank you.
THIS SEASON’S IMPACT:
★ NO. 1 — 7,000+ VISITORS & 150+ ARTISTS AND MAKERS
From ceramicists and fiber artists to woodworkers and jewelry makers, we exhibited more than 150 artists, makers, creatives and independent craftspeople across Texas, with an average of 3,500 visitors joining us each day.
★ NO. 2 — 100% COMMUNITY-LED CURATION & PRODUCTION TEAMS
It took four staff members, 20 board members, 24 event volunteers, 200+ collaborators and one year of planning to open The Front Market’s Fall 2025 Season at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park.
★ NO. 3 — $2,000+ DONATIONS RAISED, $10,000+ IN COMMISSIONS & CONTRACTS DISTRIBUTED
Thanks to support from our members, volunteers and sponsors at Waterloo Greenway, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, City of Austin's Economic Development Department, Topo Chico, Miscellaneous Rentals and Moontower Rentals, we were able to keep the market free and open to the public, with community workshops, DJ sets and art installations each day.
You can read about this season in The Austin Chronicle, Austin Monthly, Austin American-Statesman and more.
Want to stay involved?
★ Head to thefrontmarket.com (click here) to tap into the Fall 2025 Season lineup of vendors, workshops, DJs, and collaborators at anytime.
★ Remember whyThe Front Market matter. Local artists, makers and creative small businesses build community. Learn more at thefrontmarket.com/mindset.
★ Explore all we do at Future Front—and find what’s for you—at futurefronttexas.org/programming.
The Front Market will return in May 2026 for our Spring 2026 Season.
Applications will open in January 2026 at thefrontmarket.com/apply.
Another Summer-Camp-Style Season Of Community Clubs At 1900 East 12th Street
Hosted by and for community members, this season’s clubs welcomed 20+ new instructors and more than 500 public visitors. From Sewing Club to Community Table Supper Club, these gatherings fostered and nurtured the local creativity of Austin.
During our Summer 2025 Season, we once again opened our doors at 1900 East 12th for three months of Community Clubs.
Hosted by and for community members, this season’s clubs welcomed 20+ new instructors and more than 500 public visitors. From Sewing Club to Community Table Supper Club, these gatherings fostered and nurtured the local creativity of Austin.
ENJOY THIS YEAR’S VISUAL RECAP.
All photos courtesy of Summer 2025 Season Club Hosts
Curious about our Community Clubs program?
Inspired by Future Front’s start as a meet-up ten years ago, Community Clubs have become one of Future Front’s newest pioneering programs, exploring ways to build affordable third spaces in our community.
Featuring clubs hosted by and for members of the community, the summer-camp-style series offers 20+ clubs every summer, exploring creative growth, creative practice and creative connection:
01. Creative Growth — Learning a new skill or way of doing things
02. Creative Practice — Deepening a creative practice, ritual, habit or interest
03. Creative Connection — Celebrating / supporting something everyone in the club loves
Visit Our East Austin Location on 12th Street
Future Front’s community studio is located at 1900 E 12th Street (also known as Dozen Street) within East Austin’s historic African-American Cultural Heritage District.
Future Front’s community studio is located at 1900 E 12th Street (also known as Dozen Street) within East Austin’s historic African-American Cultural Heritage District.
Located in East Austin between I-35 (West), Manor Road (North), Airport Boulevard (East) and East 7th Street (South), this district is more than just a geographic area—it is a living narrative of resilience, creativity, and community pride that has shaped the identity of Austin for generations.
As we learned from conversations with former Six Square Executive Director Nefertitti Jackmon, Preservation Austin board member Miriam Conner and KAZI Station Manager Reno Dudley, historic East Austin has been defined by much more than the ramifications of the City of Austin’s 1928 City Plan, the rising pressures of gentrification, as well as the recent (and controversial) acquisition of 70% of land parcels on 12th Street by developers at Eureka Holdings.
Despite the lack of visible investment from local government and institutions (only 16% total of landmarks in all of Austin are BIPOC) in preserving East Austin’s history, the area’s roots are vibrantly tied to:
cultural centers and historic spaces like:
community-powered radio station KAZI 88.7
The Dedrick Hamilton House (where The African American Cultural and Heritage Facility now stands)
Austin’s first university and HBCU Huston-Tillotson University
nationally known icons like Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Jackie Robinson and Dr. JJ Seabrook
The African American Cultural Heritage District in Austin, Texas, stands as a powerful reminder of the rich history, culture, and contributions of the African American community to the city.
Planning a visit? Book a tour with Black Austin Tours.
We’re also neighbors to many creative spaces and small businesses, as well as organizations that champion the District’s heritage. Scroll and click on each image for more details.
Future Front is open to all on East 12th Street.
Our 1940s building is nestled within Austin’s African-American Cultural Heritage District, and we hope to live up to the legacy of our block.
From soil to cement, our building has a long history that precedes us (from its first owner Vera Barton to the We Rise mural). We acknowledge and honor our neighborhood’s German immigration origins in the 1800s), legacy of Black entrepreneurs following the 1928 City Plan in the 1950s, as well as the diverse Indigenous peoples and all elders—past, present and future—who have shaped and continue to shape this land on which we gather, too.
We invite you to celebrate their active cultural contributions and traditions. Make space and tend good relations here and now.
Through this creative space in East Austin and our flagship programs, we create:
Educational opportunities for creative skill-building and creative wellness
Fund community cultural events
Develop community-building educational resources
Offer subsidized access to arts and culture public space
Nurture free, public arts programming
Experiment with community-driven and creative place-making and place-keeping models—together.
Hot Summer Nights x The Front Market: Transforming Stubb’s Into A Creative Hub
Thanks to the 500+ fans that popped by Red River Cultural District’s second-annual Hot Summer Nights Market, presented in partnership with Future Front and The Front Market.
Thanks to the 500+ fans that popped by Red River Cultural District’s second-annual Hot Summer Nights Market, presented in partnership with Future Front and The Front Market.
For one night only during the district’s iconic multi-venue festival, we transformed the back of Stubb’s into a full-on creative hub with local artists, handmade goods, vintage finds, and community conversation.
ENJOY THIS YEAR’S VISUAL RECAP.
Photos by Levi Thompson, courtesy of Hot Summer Nights
Hot Summer Nights is a free annual three-day district-wide music and arts festival held in the Red River Cultural District located in the heart of downtown Austin.
Founded in 2017, Hot Summer Nights was originally created in an effort to provide additional revenue to district members, as well as paid opportunities for musicians and artists in the traditionally slower summer months.
Hot Summer Nights Market is an official Future Front Public Space Partnership.
Alongside partners, Future Front pioneers 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: Creative Community-Building, Creative Wellness and Creative Belonging.
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. We regularly co-found, design, curate and manage a range of public place-making programs with partner organizations, like Pride Picnic.