116th Annual Thumb Box Exhibition
December 10, 2024 – January 3, 2025 |Skylight Gallery
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Exhibition Requirements
- Open to Salmagundi artist members only.
- All mediums accepted.
- Artists may submit three works for consideration.
- Only work not previously shown at Salmagundi may be submitted.
- Artists are responsible for submitting images with accurate representation of their work. All submitted images are assumed to be images of the completed piece.
- Artwork size may not exceed 108” sq ( 9” x 12”), smaller than 5” x 7” is a security risk.
- Sculptures may not exceed 12” in any direction and weigh less than 40lbs.
- All works must be professionally framed with wire for hanging. If framing is not applicable to your work, it needs to be professionally presentable for exhibiting in a gallery space with appropriate mounting to hang or display.
- Accepted work will remain in place during the exhibition and cannot be removed until it ends.
- The Thumb-box sale is unique in that when a work is sold, the artist has the option of replacing it with another work.
- Works not received by the stated dates will not be hung.
Submissions
- Artists are able to edit their own entries during the entirety of the submission period through ShowSubmit. After the submission deadline, changes to your entry will not be accepted.
- Submissions not adhering to the Exhibition Requirements will be omitted. The decision of the Art Committee as to placement and installation is final.
- Acceptance / Rejection emails will be coming from ShowSubmit. If you do not receive yours by the acceptance notification date, please login and check your ShowSubmit account.
Shipping & Delivery
- If accepted, the artist has the option of delivering the work in-person at the Club during our receiving days.
- If shipping the work to our location, to accommodate the possibility of shipping delays, the artist should ship with an expected arrival date of 1 week before the exhibition opens.
- The artist must include a return shipping label when delivering their work, if it’s to be shipped back to the artist after the exhibition ends.
- If accepted, the hangtags attached to your acceptance email must be printed out, filled out legibly, and attached to each artwork as instructed before delivery. Avoid damage to gilding by not taping directly to the frame.
- After acceptance, works being shipped must be sent in reusable shipping boxes for art, with the name of the exhibition on the outside of the package. Salmagundi members receive 10% off Air Float boxes. Contact [email protected] for the member’s discount code.
Sales
- The club will receive a customary 30% of all sales. 70% to the artist.
- Artists will be notified by Salmagundi’s administrative staff when a sale is made.
Artwork Removal
Liability
Art Committee
Awards
Jury of Awards
Contact
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 255-7740
email: [email protected]
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on November 25, 2024.
You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History (Accepted works will be notated by a green check.)
If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.
Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.
Image and Filename Specifications
- Submit your original JPEG image files.
- Crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual work; do not show mat, frame, etc, only the work itself.
- Image must be displayed right side up.
- You do not need to resize your image files.
- You do not need to rename your image files.
Additional Entry Information
- After your entry is submitted, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (November 11, 2024.)
- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
Support
For questions about the entry process or this website please contact ShowSubmit Support at [email protected]. We will get back to you between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. You can also view the Support Center, Entry Guide, or our FAQ.