1–5 June 2022: MoA beginning & backstory

1–5 June 2022: MoA beginning & backstory

a restaurant closing mid-afternoon a stream of postcards sent from the American West an article by a Turkish Noble prize-winning author a basket that answered a challenge a dream that became a reality In an intriguing and inspiring forty-five-minute presentation with...
DANCES IN TWO WORLDS

DANCES IN TWO WORLDS

JULY 2021–JUNE 2022 overview and backstory The exhibit DANCES IN TWO WORLDS features early- to mid-20th-century paintings by Native American artists and prints by Euro-American and American artists. Recent monotypes by MoA’s founding director and curator,...
GRAND OPENING EXHIBIT: SUM OF THE PARTS

GRAND OPENING EXHIBIT: SUM OF THE PARTS

OCTOBER 2020–JUNE 2021overview and backstoryShortly after purchasing a small commercial property in Salida, Colorado in 2013, I bought an assemblage sculpture by Deborah Jang at the Art Students League Denver’s summer art market. The combination of unusual...
16–18 October 2020: OPEN HOUSE & ARTIST RECEPTION

16–18 October 2020: OPEN HOUSE & ARTIST RECEPTION

With curiosity, many of you have peered—literally and/or figuratively—through the windows under the sign MUSEUM OF AUTHENTICITY mounted on the building at 124 E 2nd Street, Salida, Colorado. The Museum is thrilled beyond measure to finally welcome you in! Please join...
21–24 June 2018: MUSEUM PREVIEW

21–24 June 2018: MUSEUM PREVIEW

The Museum of Authenticity Gatehouse opened to the public on 21 June 2018, the first day of Salida’s 26th annual Art Walk. The Museum opening was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting at 4:00 pm on Saturday, 23 June. The first exhibit, “Dances in Two...