On Spilled Fruit: A Guest Exhibit By Chance Weick

In July 2025, Future Front hosted Spilled Fruit, a curated selection of portraits and multidisciplinary works by LGBTQIA+ artists in or from Texas.

Future Front TexasAugust 8, 2025Comment

The Return Of Y’all Dinner

Austin-based chef Deepa Shridhar and Future Front Executive Director Jane Hervey host their second-annual supper club and community fundraiser.

Future Front TexasJuly 25, 2025Comment

This Year's Pride Picnic Polaroid Yearbook

For the second time, we brought back the picnic’s annual polaroid yearbook. In these 29 snaps, we hope to celebrate (and document) the presence of community joy in Texas for future generations.

Future Front TexasJuly 9, 2025Comment

Meet Future Front's Resident Artists (2024/25)

In commemoration of Madly Involved and our Spring Season, we interviewed curator Mueni Loko Rudd, as well as artists Sacugar Edwards and Moses Leonardo, on the world-buildling creative rituals that define their practices.

Future Front TexasJune 24, 2025Comment

On Art and Money: A Resource Guide And Recap

Co-hosted by our founding Executive Director Jane Hervey and a lineup of guest instructors, this three-part series was designed for Austin-based independent and DIY artists, creatives and small business owners.

Future Front TexasJune 20, 2025Comment

On Community Stories, Black Art and Cultural Preservation: History In The Making

History in the Making posed two questions — What does Black History mean to you? How are you making History today? — as an expression of solidarity, a celebration of existence and a desire for life. For ourselves and the futures of those to come after us.

Future Front TexasJune 13, 2025Comment

A Letter From The Director: Future Front’s $65,000 NEA Grant Termination

Due to the termination of the National Endowment of the Arts’ cooperative agreement with South Arts, Future Front’s $65,000 ArtsHERE grant award was rescinded on May 5, 2025

Future Front TexasMay 21, 2025Comment

On Austin’s Natural Ecosystems and Creative Community: Squirrel Fest 2025

On April 12, 2025, we hosted a soft afternoon of all-ages creative workshops, outdoor DJ sets and community vibes during Pease Park’s Squirrel Fest—an annual day to celebrate Spring, Austin’s natural ecosystems and the city’s iconic native squirrel.

Future Front TexasMay 21, 2025Comment

The Front Market's Spring 2025 Season: The Official Recap

For The Front Market’s Spring 2025 Season, we exhibited 175+ independent artists, makers and creatives, welcoming 5,000 visitors across the state of Texas.

Future Front TexasMay 7, 2025 Comments

Introducing This Year's Community Clay Fellows

The Broad Studios Club House x Future Front Community Clay Fellowship awards 12 students with six free weeks of ceramic classes every year.

Future Front TexasMay 5, 2025Comment