Jane Claire Hervey is a community and brand development director, award-winning curator, creative producer and accidental nonprofit founder.
Over the last decade, she has led teams and programs for 25+ creative companies and start-ups, arts and entertainment organizations and public spaces across the US. Designing thoughtfully curated cultural experiences, brand identities and storytelling projects, her client list reflects independent creatives and nonprofits, cities and local government, as well as lifestyle and tech brands like The LINE Hotel, Bumble and Waymo.
Currently, she directs Future Front, a 501c3 cultural space she founded in 2021, alongside her own consultancy, group work.
Through these projects, her community-designed festivals and fairs have distributed more than $1M in commissions and support to independent artists, musicians, filmmakers, craftspeople, curators, cultural workers and multidisciplinary creatives in Texas since 2015. This pioneering work in public and private programming, creative direction and brand strategy has been recognized for its undeniable impact on Texas culture—from the DIY underground to public parks—by ADWEEK, Texas Monthly, The National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Austin’s Women’s Hall of Fame. As a keynote speaker and curator for organizations like Austin FC, Fusebox Festival, The Contemporary Austin Museum and Soho House, Jane has become a known advocate for contemporary Texan storytelling, cultural justice and diverse community practices in creative leadership.
Jane has also composed records and music as an independent recording artist for global projects since 2012, pulling influences from Björk to Frank Ocean.
The daughter of a naturalist, her artistic work is a practice in witnessing, blending sonic landscapes and spoken word with the Gulf Coast tropics and reimagined symbols of rodeo queen girlhood. Since putting out her first four-track lo-fi EP “Sour Grapefruit” in 2019, she has opened for the likes of OSHUN, Nomi Ruiz, Bunny Michael, played stages for festivals like South by Southwest (SXSW) and composed for an internationally recognized cross-border album.