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Included with admission, which is FREE for Illinois residents on this day!What actions will you take to be a more engaged citizen? How will you stay informed about issues affecting your community? Find inspiration for your civic participation. Connect with community-serving organizations, learn about the civic superheroes of our past, and explore your creativity during multiple art workshops.
Learn more about Civic Season: https://www.chicagohistory.org/civicseason/
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10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Outdoors in the Rear Plaza
- Family Friendly Games and Crafts hosted by Lori
- Pretty Cool Ice Cream Giveaway
- Collaborative Mural Activity: “My Civic Participation Looks Like . . .” – Reflect on how you envision civic and community support for Chicago by contributing to a collaborative mural with local teaching artist Natalia Virafuentes.
12:00–3:00 p.m.
10 Questions for Civic Love: Read and Respond
Inspired by the National Public Housing Museum’s 36 Questions for Civic Love, our 10 Questions activity offers visitors the opportunity to respond to a civics-themed questions and show support for responses from others.
Printmaking with Purpose
Sit in on a printmaking session with teaching artist Jomo Cheatham and make your own to take home!
Button Making
Buttons are a stylish way to show your support for topics of interest! Design your own civics-focused buttons to wear home. This activity is inspired by our newest exhibition Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s.
Guided Exhibition Tour
Come along for a facilitator-led tour of Designing for Change: Chicago Protest Art of the 1960s–70s! Get a focused look at important Chicago examples of activist art. https://www.chicagohistory.org/exhibition/designing-for-change-chicago-protest-art-of-the-1960s-70s/
Civic Superheroes at CHM
Go on a self-guided exploration of CHM’s galleries to locate and learn more about Chicago’s past civic superheroes. A digital geolocational map accompanies this activity. Pick up your guide at the Ticketing Desk!
Face Painting
Wearable art is a great way to show your support for the things that matter to you! Have a seat and let face painters from Party Picassos and Face Painting by Valery create a unique design just for you.
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Hot Dog Trivia
Join CHM director of exhibitions Paul Durica as he leads us through a trivia contest about one of the city’s most recognizable foods―the Chicago hot dog! Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners.
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Musical Performance: Civic Soundstage
ChiArts Performance joins us for an hour of civics-inspired music. Come listen to the music that gets us pumped to go out and change the world for the better!
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Chicago in Action – Toward an Equitable Future: Youth Empowerment and Democracy
Mikva Challenge CEO Verneé Green joins us for a conversation about ways to encourage our city’s young folks to become more engaged in their communities and to continue the ongoing work of ensuring democracy, like Chicago’s youth, has a bright and promising future.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, United States,Chicago, Illinois
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