A Letter From The Director: Future Front’s $65,000 NEA Grant Termination
Due to recent rollbacks and bans on federal diversity programs across the country, our communities and public spaces—like libraries, museums and arts organizations—are facing unprovoked defunding.
This includes Future Front’s recentLY TERMINATED $65,000 award from the National Endowment of the Arts.
Continue reading for a note from our Executive Director, Jane Hervey.
what do you need to know and how can you help?
“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National Endowment of the Arts’ cooperative agreement with South Arts, Future Front’s $65,000 ArtsHERE grant award was rescinded on May 5, 2025.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 will no longer receive these promised funds, alongside countless other prestigious and award-winning arts and culture organizations across Texas and America.
I recognize that this news comes at a difficult time for Austin’s arts and culture landscape. With the City of Austin’s cultural funding ecosystem now also under review and delayed, you may read this and immediately wonder what’s next.
We are not going anywhere. If you can support our work during this loss, I highly encourage becoming a member (click here) or contributing an annual donation at futurefronttexas.org/donate.
Find meaningful and measurable ways to include arts organizations, artists, makers, cultural workers, filmmakers, musicians, curators, creative producers, designers and community-builders alike in your personal, professional and philanthropic budgets now.
Community will always keep local art and creativity alive and well. We’re proud to be a part of this one.”
— Jane Hervey, Founding Director at Future Front
LOOKING FOR RESOURCES?
need time to recenter?
Join us for an Open Sounds Healing Studio at The Future Front House with wellness practitioner and multdisciplinary artist Sara Palma on June 20. Click here for details.
CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL FUNDING FEEDBACK:
Contribute feedback to or join a focus group with the City of Austin by June 5, 2025 for the Creative Reset here: https://www.austintexas.gov/page/creative-reset