Borgia Gallery

Promoting the arts at Elms College for over twenty-five years, the Borgia Gallery seeks to expand and challenge our understanding of art and the world around us through a diverse and inclusive program of artworks and artists. Presenting a variety of shows each academic year, we are delighted to host national and regional artists, and student art showcases.

The gallery is supported through the generous funding of the Humanities and Fine Arts Division at Elms College.

Visitor Information
Free and open to the public.
Open daily from 9am – 9pm during all posted exhibition dates, except college holidays.

Located in the Mary Dooley College Center, 2nd Floor
291 Springfield St. Chicopee, MA 01013

Borgia Gallery Spring 2026

Polish Folk Art
January 21- March 6
Opening Reception: January 22, 5-7 PM
Curator’s Talk: Tuesday February 10^th, 11 AM- 12 PM

Quantum Art: Art of Amber Scoon
March 23- April 17^th

April Study Cafe
Tuesdays in the Borgia: 1-3 PM
Come study in the gallery with art, snacks & tea!

Spring Student Exhibition
April 28- May 18
Opening Reception: April 28^th, Tuesday 12:15-1:15

Note: The gallery is closed on February 16 due to President’s Day and March 7-22 and April 18-27 for installation.

If you would like to arrange a tour of the gallery please email Dr. Amber Scoon at scoona@elms.edu

View Previous Exhibitions

Borgia Gallery and Well Gallery
Exhibitions & Events
Fall 2025

The Visionary Window: Selections from the New England Visionary Artists Museum

Exhibition Dates: October 20-November 21st

Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 28^th, 12:15-1:15pm
Pierogi from Bernat’s Polish Meat Products — All are welcome!

Special Artist Talk from the Director of NEVA

Tuesday October 28^th, 10:00-10:30am, in the Borgia Gallery.
All are Welcome!

Tree Swallow

An exhibition by Stephen Petegorsky and Naila Moreira

September 3^rd– October 10^th.

Free and Open to the Public.

“For a Pair of Wings”

Location: Borgia Gallery
Exhibition Dates: March 17- April 18

Opening Reception Date: March 27, 12:15-1:15

This exhibition is a retrospective exhibition by Hannah Hurricane about motherhood, the environment and birds. Hannah Hurricane has degrees in Environmental Science and Fine Arts. She divides her time between Florida and Texas

Gallery Closed for Installation: April 21- April 30.
Please drop off student artworks in the gallery, April 21 – April 30. All student work is welcome!

“Student Art Exhibition”

Exhibition Dates: Thursday May 1- May 19^th
Opening Reception: Thursday May 1, 12:15-1:15
Artwork (and reception) will be in two locations: Borgia Gallery & Alumnae Library, lower level.

Student Art Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: December 5- February 28

Please drop off student art in the Borgia Gallery between Wednesday November 27 and Wednesday December 4^th. All student art is welcome! Students do not need to be enrolled in art classes to submit artwork.

“Tibetan Monks Mandala Sand Painting”

Location: Well Gallery of Alumnae Library. Alumnae Library is open every day.
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 30-Oct. 4

Talk on the Symbolism of the Sand Mandala: Monday, September 30
- Closing Ceremony: Friday, October 4

“Diverse Cultural Heritage of Chicopee”
Location: Borgia Gallery.
Open Monday- Friday, 9am – 5 pm

This exhibition celebrates the history and cultural heritage of Chicopee. The exhibition includes artifacts, photographs, maps and interactive media.

Exhibition Dates: September 4^th – November 22^nd

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 19, 12:15-1:15
Closing Reception: Thursday, November 21, 5:30-6:30

The Borgia Gallery is closed for Installation: Nov 25 – December 4

First Day of Elms Classes: Wed, January 17

Current Impressions: Zea Mays Printmaking
Opening Reception: Wed Feb 14 from 12:15-1:15.
Exhibition Dates: February 12- April 5

Special Artist Talk with Liz Chalfin, the owner of Zea Mays
Date: February 27, Tuesday 11:00
Location: Borgia Gallery
All are welcome!

Talea: A transformative mikrokosmos: Debbie Gomes
Photography
Well Gallery in Alumnae Library
Exhibition Opening: January 22
Exhibition Dates: January 22 – April 19

Current Impressions: Zea Mays Printmaking and Debbie Gomes
Recent Photography are both part of Women’s History Month
Celebrations.

“Student Exhibition”
Well Gallery, Alumnae Library
Opening Reception: Thursday April 25, 12:15-1:15
Exhibition Dates: April 26- May 31

Last day of Elms Classes: Friday, April 26.

“Diverse Cultural Heritage of Chicopee”
Borgia Gallery
Exhibition Dates: April 18- September 27
Exhibition Opening Reception: April 18

Fall 2023
Exhibitions, Opening Receptions and Events

Exhibition: “Diacritics and Gestures”
Location: Borgia Gallery
Artists: Jen Olvera Luna, Jeremiah Ibarra and Miranda Martinez
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 21, 12:15 – 1:15pm
Exhibition Dates: September 11- November 10

Event: Artist Talk Jen Olvera Luna, Jeremiah Ibarra and Miranda Martinez
Location: Borgia Gallery
Date: Wednesday, September 27 from 11:00 – 11:45am. All are welcome.

Exhibition: “Pequeños Signos Diacríticos y Gestos”
Location: Well Gallery in Alumnae Library
Artists Jen Olvera Luna, Jeremiah Ibarra and Miranda Martinez
Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 15: 5-6 PM
(This reception coincides with the 50th Jubilee Library Celebrations, and follows the poetry
reading, in the Well Theater)
Exhibition Dates: November 15 – January 12

“Diacritics and Gestures” and “Pequeños Signos Diacríticos y Gestos” is Part of Hispanic
Heritage Month Celebrations

Exhibition: “Student Art Exhibition”
Opening Reception: Thursday November 30
Exhibition Dates: Thursday November 30 – February 2

Spring 2023

Current Impressions: Zea Mays Printmaking
Opening Reception: Tuesday Feb 13 from 12:15 – 1:15pm.
Exhibition Dates: February 12 – April 5

Special Artist Talk with Liz Chaplin, the owner of Zea Mays Printmaking
Date TBD: March 2024

Debbie Gomes: Recent Photography
Well Gallery in Alumnae Library
Exhibition Opening: Date TBD (march)
Exhibition Dates: January 17 – May 5, 2024

Current Impressions: Zea Mays Printmaking and Debbie Gomes Recent Photography are
both part of Women’s History Month Celebrations.

“Student Exhibition”
Opening Reception: Thursday May 2
Exhibition Dates: April 29 – May 31

Elms College is proud to share the exhibition, “200 Women” with the public from January 16- February 12.

Wednesday, January 25^th
Opening Reception with Special Guest Speaker, Diane Foley.
4:30-5:30 Library Theater
5:30-6:30 Borgia Gallery

Please join us for the Opening Reception of “200 Women”.

We are honored to host one of the women in the exhibition, Diane Foley. Join us at 4:30 in the Library Theater to hear Diane Foley tell her story. Then at 5:30, join us in the Borgia Gallery for refreshments.

David Shapleigh
“The Potential of Space”
Feb 21- April 6th, 2023
Opening Reception: February 28, 12:15-1:15
All are welcome!
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM- 5 PM

Artist Paul Lindale is exhibiting “The Human Error. Landscape in the Anthropocene”, from September 7-November 18, 2022. This is a two- part exhibition. From September 9- September 30^th, the audience views Lindale’s projected drawing program. From October 6- November 18, the audience views still images from Lindale’s work.

On opening reception will be held on October 6^th from 4-5 pm in the Borgia Gallery. All are welcome.

Born 1965 in Liverpool, England, Paul Lindale’s computational work is rooted in the tradition of fine art landscape painting. Through fictive environments that form meditative spaces, Lindale explores notions of being, time, place, and memory. His work evokes both a sense of loss and of mnemonic correspondences. Since 2012 his work has primarily focused on man’s impact on the environment during the Anthropocene (1945 to the present).

Lindale has exhibited throughout the US and the UK. He holds a B.F.A. in Fine Art from Liverpool College of Art and an M.F.A. in Media and Performing Arts from Massachusetts College of Art & Design. He taught at Massachusetts College of Art & Design and Westfield State University 1993-99 before joining the Art Department at Greenfield Community College in 1999. He served as GCC Art Department Chair from 2010-22. https://art.gcc.mass.edu/

Gallery Hours for “The Human Error. Landscape in the Anthropocene” are:

Sept 9- 30, 9:30 am- 2pm (Monday- Thursday)

October 6- November 18, 9 am- 4 pm (Monday- Thursday)

Introduction to the Arts – Spring 2021
Class Exhibition

Studio art courses for the 2020-21 academic year are running in the ElmsFlex format where students have the option of taking classes in-person, online, or a combination of both. Many students safely participated in-class, while others completed their coursework at home.” In lieu of our Annual Spring Student Art Exhibit, please view the works from students via these four digital collections.

Featuring works by students in the Printmaking Project course.
A. Moses, instructor