Museums and Civic Season: Inspiring Community Connections - Live Webinar
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Webinar Description
Join us for a webinar in partnership with Made By Us to learn how museums can take part in Civic Season, a nationwide initiative connecting communities to history and civic engagement. This session will feature insights from Made By Us partners who have participated in Civic Season, sharing their experiences and programming ideas. Whether you’re looking to build on existing programs or create something new, this webinar will provide inspiration and practical tips to help your institution get involved.
Details
DATE: March 13, 2025
TIME: 3:00 - 4:15 pm EASTERN (Remember to adjust for your time zone)
COST: $10 members/$15 nonmembers
ACCESS: You will be provided with instructions on how to access the live event upon registration.
Learning Outcomes
During this webinar, participants will learn:
- Understand the purpose and impact of Civic Season
- Explore proven strategies and programming ideas from current participating organizations
- Learn how to participate in Civic Season 2025
Recording and Captioning
We will record this event. Captioning is provided for the live event.
Connecting the Content
How to Register
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Raina Melvin
Director of Programming and Engagement
Locust Grove
Raina Melvin is the Director of Programming and Engagement at Historic Locust Grove She is a citizen of the Comanche Nation of the Penateka and Yamparika bands. She has held positions in the United States and abroad at First Americans Museum, Science Museum Oklahoma, Nano Nagle Place in Cork, Ireland, and the National Museum of Ireland - Antiquities. Raina received a Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology, classical humanities, and History from the University of Missouri–Columbia and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from University College Cork. For the last three years, Raina has been an advisor for Made By Us's Civic Season, a national initiative focused on engaging Gen Z in civic participation, and recently for the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation Indigenous Interpretation Advisory Committee.
Candace Bey
Community Engagement Manager
Jane Addams Hull-House
Candace Bey is an educator, cultural worker and very proud Chicagoan. Her aim is to share and engage with community histories related to Chicago, Labor and Leisure and African-American stories. She currently works from the Hull-House Museum as the Community Engagement Manager where you can find her running programs, facilitating workshops and giving the best historical tours in the city. Her favorite pastime is hosting her friends from out of town and designing bespoke experiences for them in an effort to convince them to move to the Second City (second to none!).
Nia Mosby
Head of Programs + Civic Season
Made By Us
Nia Mosby is the Head of Programs & Civic Season at Made by Us, where she leads efforts for their summer flagship program, Civic Season, connecting young people with over 500 museums and historic sites across the country. This program invites participants to engage in innovative activities that help them better understand history and civics in their local communities. With over a decade of experience as a nonprofit administrator, Nia strives to make a conscious and meaningful difference in the world, driven by empathy for others. Her formal education in Western Art History inspired her to ensure that people of color are properly represented in historical narratives. Beyond her nonprofit work, Nia is also part of a collective that works to support Mutual Aid efforts in her community.
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