Warriors Art Room

Card Making Workshop: Introduction to Jelly Printmaking
2025-07-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a fun and creative evening as we explore the basics of jelly printmaking! This beginner-friendly workshop will introduce you to the jelly plate—a flexible printing surface that lets you create beautifully layered textures using acrylic paint and everyday materials like magazine clippings.
You’ll learn how to build up your prints with color, pattern, and found imagery, then turn your one-of-a-kind designs into handmade cards through simple collage techniques. No experience needed—all materials provided. Perfect for all ages and a great way to unwind and get creative!
This will be an ongoing workshop through the month of July Mondays 6-8
🖼 Free for veterans and their families. All are welcome!
You must sign up below in order to attend:

Gallery Showing: New England Light :Warriors Art Room is excited to announce an open call for artists!
2025-08-02 17:00 - 2025-08-30 19:00 | SSgt James G Wheeler Memorial Art Gallery, 122 Pleasant St, Suite 105, Easthampton, 01027, United States
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Bringing Our Stories to Life, One Piece at a Time
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Warriors Art Room, 122 Pleasant St. Suite 105, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Join us for a creative evening of art, stories, and community at the Warriors Art Room!

What: Bringing Our Stories to Life, One Piece at a Time – a free art workshop for service members, veterans, and their families

When: Friday, October 17, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 PM

Where: Warriors Art Room, 122 Pleasant St., Suite 105, Easthampton, MA

Why attend:
Create meaningful art guided by simple drawing techniques
Share your story and connect with other military families
Showcase your artwork in the upcoming Shaped by Service Art Show

Shaped by Service A HomeFront Strong Storytelling Event
2025-11-01 08:00 - 2026-01-01 17:00 | SSgt James G Wheeler Memorial Art Gallery, 122 Pleasant St, Suite 105, Easthampton, 01027, United States

Dynamics and Movement
2026-01-31 12:00 - 17:00 | SSgt James G Wheeler Memorial Art Gallery, 122 Pleasant St, Suite 105, Easthampton, 01027, United States
Join us at the Warriors Art Room for a gallery showing that explores movement, energy, and emotional expression through bold mark-making and dynamic composition. Influenced by the raw intensity of action painting, each work captures a moment in motion—inviting viewers to engage with art that feels active, alive, and continually evolving. The exhibition features work by Edward John Stathis and opens on January 31 at 12 PM.

Warriors Art Room
122 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
Easthampton, MA 01027
@warriorsartroom
www.warriorsartroom.org

PLAYING WITH THE PAST
2026-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | SSgt James G Wheeler Memorial Art Gallery, 122 Pleasant St, Suite 105, Easthampton, 01027, United States
Chris Bordenca is the next featured artist at the Warriors Art Room.
Chris is a painter whose work explores personal connections to the objects and places of his youth in the 1970s and 1980s. His paintings often draw from the visual world of action figures, toys, and classic video games, turning familiar images into thoughtful, nostalgic works of art. Chris has exhibited throughout New England in both solo and group shows, and several of his paintings have received awards, including Pink Pony Club, which won First Place for acrylic painting at the Northeast Fine Arts Exposition in 2025.
He was the Amherst Public Art Commission’s featured artist for November and December 2020 and made his first appearance at the 2023 Spring Paradise City Arts Festival in Northampton, Massachusetts. His work can also be found in shops in Amherst, Provincetown, and Hadley, and in private collections around the world.
Chris is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He lives in Ludlow, Massachusetts with his family.
As part of this show, Chris will generously donate 20% of all proceeds back to the Warriors Art Room, helping support our mission and the artists and veterans we serve.
“Almost nothing gets forgotten anymore. The past exists in the collective memory of the internet, and we can reach in and physically bring those memories into our present.” — Chris Bordenca
Follow Chris on Instagram at @chris_bordenca_art to watch time-lapse videos of his painting process, and visit his website at chrisbordenca.com for original paintings and prints.
