Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi Club

117th Annual Thumb-box Exhibition

December 9, 2025 – January 2, 2026 Skylight Gallery
Deadline is October 13th. 11 weeks left to enter. Members Only.
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Deadline for entry: October 13, 2025
The Thumb-box is a long standing Salmagundi tradition, displaying original small works by artist members in all media.

Exhibition Requirements

  • All mediums accepted.
  • Artists may submit up to 3 works for the exhibition.
  • Only work not previously shown at Salmagundi will be accepted.
  • Artists are responsible for submitting images with accurate representation of their unframed and framed 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 should be no more than 12” in any direction and no more than 40 lbs.
  • 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.
  • All work must be for sale.

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 submission 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 notifications.

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 prepaid return shipping label from a shipping provider (USPS, UPS, Fedex, etc.) when shipping their work to the club. This is required to ship the artwork 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.
  • After the exhibition ends, sold artworks and artworks that have been shipped by the artist will be shipped out within the following week.
For additional criteria, please download the prospectus.

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.
  • The Thumb-box sale is unique in that when a work is sold, the artist has the option of replacing it with another work. If desired, the artist may communicate this to our Staff after a sale is made, before delivery of their replacement piece. Hangtags (as provided in the acceptance email) must be filled out and attached to the replacement piece as well.

Deinstallation

Works must be removed immediately after the exhibition. If artists did not provide a return shipping label, the work will be returned only at the artist’s request and expense. 30 days after the end of an exhibition, each uncollected work will incur a $50 monthly fee which shall be billed to the artist. while the work stays at the Club. Uncollected works after 180 days will legally be considered abandoned property.

Liability

The Salmagundi Club is not responsible for loss, fire, burglary, or any other damage to artwork submitted. Submitting or sending a work of art implies an agreement on the part of the artist with the conditions set forth above. Images of accepted artwork may be used by the Club for publicity, advertising, or other purposes.

Art Committee

Lou Lalli & William Jobson (Co-Chairmen), Karen Loew (Vice Chair), Anthony Almeida, Janet Cook, Joan Marie Palmer, Georgette Sinclair, Joel Moskowitz, Bob Clyatt, Shawn Sullivan

Awards

Painting
Mary McCord Award, ALL MEDIA- $500
John N. Lewis Memorial Award, ALL MEDIA $400
Martin Hannon Memorial Award, ALL MEDIA $300
D.Wu & Elsie Ject-Ket Memorial Award for oil or watercolor $200
Don Donaldson Memorial award for figure painting, all media $50
Certificate of Merit, all media (4)

Sculpture
Alphaeus P. Cole Memorial Award $150
Philip Isenberg Memorial Award $50
Certificate of Merit (2)

Photography
Philip Isenberg Memorial Award $100
Certificate of Merit (3)

Jury of Awards

To be announced

Contact

Questions about exhibition criteria:

Art Committee: Lou Lalli & William Jobson, Co-Chairmen Karen Loew, Vice Chair
Anthony Almeida, Janet Cook, Joan Marie Palmer, Georgette Sinclair, Joel Moskowitz, Bob Clyatt, Shawn Sullivan

[email protected]

Questions about delivery and installation:
Brandon Beckstrom, Art Handler
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 255-7740
[email protected]

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on October 27, 2025.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History.

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

  • File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
  • Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
  • Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
  • Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
  • File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
  • File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.

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 (October 13, 2025.)
  • Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Support

For questions about SCNY or this Prospectus, please contact ([email protected]).

For technical support or entry questions, first check our Help Center or Entry Guide. If you still need help, email ShowSubmit Support ([email protected]). We’ll respond between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.