MoF Exhibits, Events, & Programs

Honoring Place, Memory & Shared Stories

This month at the Museum of Friends, we’re inviting you to take part in creative programs and a special opportunity to help shape a major upcoming exhibition. Whether you’re creating in the studio, walking in nature, or lending your voice to a collaborative community project, your participation makes the museum’s work possible.

Rooted in Place: Legacy Exhibit & Community Collaboration

Opening July 2026 | Museum of Friends

Rooted in Place is an intergenerational exhibit and public engagement initiative in the planning stages at MoF. This special project will honor 250 years of the United States, 150 years of Colorado, and 165 years of Huerfano County.

Through art, memory, and storytelling, we invite community members and visitors to:

Reflect on our shared past
Celebrate Huerfano County’s rich cultural heritage
Envision a more connected, vibrant future

We are inviting local and regional partners, neighbors, and friends to help shape this exhibition. Your stories, photographs, and keepsakes can become part of a lasting archive that future generations will learn from and cherish.

Together, we will:

Nurture civic life through empathy, truth, cultural pride, and shared responsibility
Elevate Huerfano County’s historical and cultural contributions to Southern Colorado
Showcase the Roof & Dick building and other landmark sites as hubs for civic revitalization
Digitize and preserve history for future generations and the state as a whole

📩 To learn how you can participate, click the button below or visit the Museum of Friends. Let’s work together to preserve the living histories that make Huerfano County unique.

Still on View

Small Works, 1966–2018 by Kenny Schneider

Beavers of the Huerfano 1970-2025 by Brendt Berger

Kenny Schneider’s evocative works remain on view in our 2nd floor Small Works Gallery through September 30th. While visiting, you can leave a personal note for Kenny in the exhibition’s guest book and browse the price list if you’d like to add your own Schneider original to your collection.

Beavers of the Huerfano by Brendt Berger

In the Made in Walsenburg Gift Shop, explore a selection of signed Brendt Berger prints, a vibrant extension of his Beavers of the Huerfano exhibition. You can also leave a note for Brendt in his exhibition guest book when you stop by.

Watch the Artist Talks — Before They’re Gone

Both Brendt Berger’s and Kenny Schneider’s artist talks are still available to view on the Museum of Friends Facebook page, but only for a limited time. They’ll disappear after one month, so don’t miss your chance to hear directly from the artists about their work and process.

Both exhibitions remain on view through September 30th. Plus, visit our 2nd floor galleries to explore decades of creative vision and storytelling.

Learn More about Summer Exhibitions Here

Healing Through Art Program Events

Explore Qi Gong Here

Qigong with Dr. Roger Batchelor

Wednesday, August 13 | 3–4 PM

A calming, restorative session rooted in the ancient tradition of Turtle Qigong, designed to support nervous system regulation, mental clarity, and physical vitality. Open to all experience levels.

Walking Earth: Plein Air Artmaking

Saturday, August 16 | 10 AM–1 PM

A nature-based artmaking session led by MoF Co-Founder and New York, 1 percent for the Arts, Artist and Art Educator, Maria Cocchiarelli, blending mindful walking with open studio creativity. Materials provided – just bring yourself and a sense of curiosity.

Mandala & Memory: A Visual Journaling Workshop

Saturday, August 23 | 1–3 PM

Join Creative Artist and Writer, Heather R. Hernandez for an expressive arts journaling session inspired by Brendt Berger’s Birth Book paintings. We’ll use collage, mark-making, and intuitive imagery and writing to explore personal experience.

Bonus: Brendt Berger will be painting in the studio!

These Healing Through Art events are free and open to all. A suggested donation of 8 dollars helps us keep community programs like this going.

Learn More About Events Here

We Want To Hear From You

Community Insight Questionnaire

Your voice matters, and it’s helping us grow.

Take a moment to fill out our short Community Insight Survey and let us know what programs, events, and improvements matter most to you. Your feedback ensures the Museum of Friends continues to reflect and serve the needs of our community.

Thank you for helping us build a museum that belongs to everyone.

Make Your Voice Heard Here

Your Museum. Your History. Your Support Matters.

Give to MoF Here

The Museum of Friends exists because people like you believe in the power of art to bring people together, spark dialogue, and preserve our shared history.

Every gift — big or small — helps us:

Keep our doors open and our programs free for the community
Offer hands-on creative and wellness workshops for all ages
Share exhibitions that honor local voices and connect us to the wider world
Care for our historic Roof & Dick building and safeguard the art inside

If MoF has inspired you, made you feel at home, or given you a new way of seeing the world, please consider making a contribution. Together, we can keep the heart of our community beating strong through art, connection, and shared heritage.

Come see what’s new in the galleries, make something in the studio, or take a quiet moment to reflect. MoF is your space to explore, create, and belong.

Stay connected: www.museumoffriends.org

With gratitude,

The Museum of Friends Team

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