Raising Citizens
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Celebrating American Holidays to inspire civic responsibility. Family arts programs developed by CMOM and online resources from Freedom’s Feast (www.freedomsfeast.us) help you get the most out of your family celebrations.
Past Raising Citizens Events
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2011 Everyone clapped and stomped to the rhythms of the Harlem Gospel Choir. In workshops families pledged to make a difference with symbolic medals.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2010 Families at CMOM worked on the "Making a Difference Mosaic” in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and the power of children to make a difference. Teens pictured in the mural received the Raising Citizens Service Award for their outstanding service projects. Making a Difference Mosaic (PDF)
Presidents’ Week Leadership
2010 Drawing inspiration from leaders both past and present, children learned what it takes to be a good leader and role model.
Memorial Day
2011 Members of the Military raised citizen participation with military drills and Boot Camp.
2010 Showing appreciation for people serving in the military with visiting members of the armed services from the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard.
Independence Day
2010 To celebrate the American ideal of basic rights in the Declaration of Independence, families created an American Dream Quilt expressing what freedom means to them.
2009 American Dream Quilt Samples (PDF) and American Dream Quilt Statements (PDF)
Labor Day
2010 Celebrate all the workers in your neighborhood that make your community thrive!
Thanksgiving
2010 Families contributed to CMOM’s Community Thanksgiving Table installation.
2009 Freedom’s Feast Festival (PDF)
Raising Citizens Installations
4th Floor Gallery
American Dream Quilt
View an inter-generational quilt created at CMOM by children and families working with Faith Ringgold and other local artists.
Freedom’s Feast Dinner Plate Collection
View plates designed by artists and children’s book illustrators expressing their personal thanks for Thanksgiving and America’s freedoms.
Make a Difference Mural
View a mosaic mural designed by local artist Michiko Kato and families at CMOM highlighting NYC teens who have each made a difference in their communities.
The Raising Citizens series is made possible with generous support from The Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds. Special thanks to Freedom’s Feast Project Director, Lee M. Hendler.
Please Note: Workshops require same-day registration. Tickets distributed one hour before each event at Visitor Information Desk. Space is limited.
Projects made in art workshops are for decorative purposes only, not intended to operate and should not be used as functional objects.
