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Brendt Berger is a painter, muralist, and educator whose career spans over six decades and bridges Hawai’i, New York, and Colorado. He studied at Sacramento City College and earned his BFA from the University of Hawai’i after serving in the USAF Reserves.

Nestled in a small Colorado town is one of the best contemporary art museums in the state. Its collection didn’t cost a dime.

Community Healing Tree at the Museum of Friends (MoF) in Walsenburg, Colorado...

"The Museum of Friends has transformed Walsenburg and Huerfano County through its dedication to cultural enrichment, historic preservation, economic vitality, education and community-driven development with unique partnerships."

Film Credit: Black Dove Studios and Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

Head south for a weekend getaway, pups in tow

By Jamie Lynn Miller

"...we are excited to celebrate these diverse cross-sector partnerships and individuals for their innovative and inspirational achievements and community impact,” says Christin Crampton Day, CBCA executive director.

CURATING ART, COMMUNITY
Walking through history, movements, art with Walsenburg's Museum of Friends

The Museum of Friends to Host Two Exhibits Honoring the Victims and Heroes of 9/11

History Colorado’s State Historical Fund Issues $4.5 Million in Grants to Preserve Colorado

At Colorado’s Museum of Friends, art is priceless – literally

Best of Denver 2022

BEST MUSEUM YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF

'Pleas and Petitions': Southern Colorado’s historic struggle for representation

Enamelist Jennifer Davis Carey layers daguerreotypes with vivid hues — and humanity.

Collaborations and Tangents at the Museum of Friends

Walsenburg’s Museum of Friends, The Improbable Gallery turns 10

Walsenburg Was ‘Built On Coal.’ But Art Is Helping Fuel Its Future

Museum of Friends Getting Second Wind

Big Art Small Town

High Plains Curators-IN CONVERSATION: Brendt Berger with Jim Long

Courthouse Show: Bill & Jeannette Thach

Walsenburg contemporary art museum opens