TELLING THE WHOLE STORY—TOGETHER

July 4th commemorates the moment a new nation was born, based on ideals that each generation since has worked to bring to life:  freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity. Juneteenth, celebrated just a few weeks earlier, reminds us of the struggles and hard-won victories in our ongoing journey to form a “more perfect union.” Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday with our newest, mobilizing a movement to understand our past and shape our future.

Our Mission

Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. This summer, no matter where you are, you can connect to stories, inspiration and tools to help you power our democracy, from a vast array of credible sources. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations who have the most at stake.

Leadership

The Made By Us Board of Directors is composed of leaders from major history museums.

Sheffield Hale
Executive Director and CEO, Atlanta History Center
Neil A. Barclay
President and CEO, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History

James Pepper Henry
Executive Director and CEO, First Americans Museum
Patrick Madden
Executive Director, National Archives Foundation
Anthea Hartig
Elizabeth MacMillan Director, National Museum of American History
Louise Mirrer
President and CEO, New-York Historical Society

Design Fellows

The 2025 Civic Season is co-designed by Fellows ages 18-30 across the United States.

Keonte Wells
Hessmer, LA
Brooke Tran
Ann Arbor, MI
Scottie Vandy Washington, D.C.
Camille Serrano
Buena Park, CA
Erik Li
Tempe, Arizona
Maggie Bell
Camilla, GA
Haoshu Sascha Deng
Chicago, IL
Vi Anderson
Sarasota, Florida
Amanda Morrison
Philadelphia, PA
Eliana Massey
Salt Lake City, UT

Ambassadors

Bringing Civic Season to life in communities and feeds near you.

Adam Ginsburg
Washington, D.C.
Alana Gomez
Raleigh, NC
Citlali Santos- Martinez
Los Angeles, CA
Jane Clarke
Boston, MA
Trinity Crenshaw Tuscaloosa, AL
Natalie Collings
Kingman, AZ
Juan Otoya Vanini
Queens Village, NY
Lina Lin
Philadelphia, PA
Mona Hassan
Reston, VA
Jessica Baloun
Indianapolis, IN
Tara Mason
Cinnaminson, NJ
Trisha Tiwary San Ramon ,CA

Advisory Board

History, civics and movement experts steer the design and roll-out of the 2025 Civic Season.

Raina Melvin
Historic Locust Grove
Michael Madeja
Independence Seaport Museumn
Candace Bey
Hull House Museum
Melissa Tran
Heinz History Center
James Herr
Japanese American National Museum
Claire Haley
Atlanta History Center
Tasha Stanton
Monticello
Nicole Moore
Center for Civil and Human Rights
Felicia Abrams
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Jeremy Goldstein
Trust for the National Mall

Team

A small and mighty team from Made By Us is behind Civic Season. 

Nia Mosby
Head of Programs + Civic Season
Cameron Katz
Head of Content + Partnerships
Hope-Marie Delgado
Program Assistant
Alex Edgar
Youth Engagement Manager
Allie Pae
Intern

Katie Costa
BLYNK Social
Graphic Designer
Caroline Klibanoff
Executive Director

Champions

These organizations bring Civic Season to life through materials, activations, and amplification. Learn more about becoming a 2025 Champion here.

Democracy Champion

K-12 Champion

Corporate Champion

Slice of History Co-Creators

Podcast Producer

Service Champion
Libraries Champion

Libraries Champion

Campus Champion

Museum Champion

Poster Creators

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Contributors and Hosts

More than 500 organizations share events and resources during Civic Season:

Our Supporters

Civic Season is made possible thanks to these generous supporters and more. Want to support Civic Season? Consider a gift to help us grow or get in touch about partnerships or sponsorship.














IN THE PRESS

Check out how we’re making headlines

Civic Season Podcast Wins Silver Anthem Award

Anthem Awards

Pizza to the Polls Brings Pizza to "Slice of History" Parties Nationwide

Press Release

Civic Season Mobilizes Gen Z to Take Part in Our Democracy

Press Release

How to get Gen Z to care about politics? A nationwide pizza party

GoodGoodGood

Civic Season in DC

NBC4

Civic Season Comes To Cheyenne This Summer

Cheyenne Post

Juneteenth: Reflection and Celebration in North Carolina

WFDD

Organizers Prep for Depot District Event

Muskogee Phoenix

Boat tours add another avenue of history at Fort Ticonderoga

WAMC

A brand new movement led by museums and historic sites: Civic Season

NBC Washington

The Time is Now for Tackling Historical Illiteracy and Creating a New Type of Civic Participation

Smithsonian Magazine

Where We Started…

This graphic represents the themes for the first Civic Season, in 2021, that were generated through a series of Socratic Dialogues. These guided conversations with students, historians and civic practitioners raised key questions and ideas around independence, celebration, and interdependence, forming a foundation for this emerging new tradition.

…And Where We’re Going:
The Road to 2026

We began Civic Season in 2021 to build a movement to shape the ways in which we understand and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Our story is complex and ever-evolving. How might we use a new holiday tradition as a springboard to face our past and shape our future? In 2024-2026, we'll build on Civic Season (and continue it!) with a suite of tools for institutions and Gen Z-ers, Youth250.