Introducing 2026 Broad Studios x Future Front Community Clay Fellows
We're back for another year of clay, community and creative growth—welcoming a new class of fellows to The Broad Studios Club House x Future Front Community Clay Fellowship.
This fellowship emerged in 2024 as a pay-it-forward project—generously funded by the independent artists behind the women-owned Broad Studios Club House—to make ceramics more financially accessible as an artistic practice and form of creative entrepreneurship. In 2026, the program received 170 applications for 12 funded six-week classes.
Selected through a community-led, ranked-choice selection process, we're thrilled to introduce this year's cohort of 12 Community Clay Fellows.
Photo courtesy of Broad Studios Club House
MEET THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS:
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Broad Studios Club House x Future Front Community Clay Fellows
Melissa Martinez
Lyra Reign
Jessy Wilson
Carlos Moreno
Sarah Calvin
Taylor Edwards
Kelsey Phelan
Ana Martinez
Kalle Duncan
Rabia Meghani
Megan Baker
Maryam Abdullahi
ABOUT BROAD STUDIOS CLUB HOUSE:
Broad Studios Club House is a team of ceramic/multidisciplinary artists who opened up a ceramics studio and learning space to create a community where artists at every level can feel welcomed, empowered, and inspired. Learn more here.
ABOUT FUTURE FRONT:
Homegrown in Austin, Future Front is an award-winning cultural space and public exhibition series—with women and LGBTQ+ creatives at the front.
As a 501c3 arts and culture nonprofit, we produce two annual community-led exhibitions, The Front Market and The Front Festival, platforming independent artists and creatives across disciplines in Texas. Beyond our flagship exhibitions, we host seasonal shows and workshops at our creative space in East Austin, welcoming 20,000+ visitors per year.
Through these programs and a diverse network of partnerships, we invite the public (including you) to dream of a future where local art and creativity thrive in Texas—where we see ourselves and our cultures reflected in our communities.
FUTURE FRONT IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Texas Commission on the Arts, The LINE Hotel Austin, Pease Park Conservancy, Preservation Austin, Zoox, Movability,ART FOR ALL, Partiful, Moontower Rentals, Distribution Hall, Miscellaneous Rentals, Thirstday Tequila, the Red River Cultural District, Topo Chico, as well as Future Front’s donors and members.
