America Now: Creativity in a Citizen Democracy

Join us for a summer evening celebrating the ways Americans participate in our democracy—through art, music, storytelling, and service. • Enjoy performances by D.C. hip-hop artist Tarica June and bluegrass bands Steep Canyon Rangers and Seldom Scene • Express what America means to you on a 20-foot community mural • Post Instagram photos from around the museum that will stream in a live feed in the Kogod Courtyard—tag your pics with #AmericaNow • Pose with artworks from the collection in a photo booth • Write letters to active military service members • Share information about a favorite American artist by participating in a Wikipedia edit-a-thon (Sign up here: http://s.si.edu/28T2dWP ) • Come register to vote—the most basic form of American participation—with Rock the Vote FREE admission Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Streets NW, Washington DC Check out the other America Now events this summer at the National Museum of American History on June 14 and 18. Info at s.si.edu/americanow America Now is a three-museum collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of American History, and Smithsonian American Art Museum. It is made possible by the generous support of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Family Foundation. The Washington Post is the media sponsor of America Now.