Program areas at Future Front Texas
We provided many educational opportunities to the community through our public workshops, educational series & conferences which explored creativity, community building and resilience. We provided the community access to our blog, a living collection of free resource guides & interviews.in 2023, we brought the Future Front house - a 2500 sq. Ft. community space at 1900 12th st in historic downtown east austin - to life. Since weve opened our doors, the house has been home to 50 free creative community gatherings, like ceramic workshops and figure drawing clubs.in 2023, 88 volunteers, board members, community curators and collaborators joined us throughout the year to contribute 850+ hours of support to the community. (continued on schedule o)
Through our festival, the Front festival, we provide $10,000+ in peformance and commission opportunities to artists, while connecting them to new fans and community members. In 2023, the Front festival had a record-breaking year, with 1,600 attendees supporting 33 women and lgbtq+ artists across four days of independent music, film and art.
In 2023, across the Front markets spring and fall seasons, we exhibited 403 independent creatives, designers, makers, artists, small business owners and chefs from Texas. The programs two seasons of exhibition welcomed more than 10,000 public visitors. The estimated economic impact of the program surpassed $250,000.
In 2023, we produced the return of the work conference, an annual creative business education and creative leadership education conference in autin, Texas. Designed for affordability and culturally responsive resources in partnership with the university of Texas at austin, this program served 200 emerging, underrepresented creative leaders in Texas.