2023 Fall Auction

Exhibition Requirements

• Members-only
• All mediums accepted.
• Artists may submit two works for consideration.
• Artists are responsible for providing images with an accurate representation of their unframed and framed work. 
• Professionally displayed with wire for hanging.  
• Outside dimensions of frame may not exceed 36 inches on its longest side. 
• Sculptures are to be less than 30” in any direction and weigh no more than 40 lbs.
• Works not received by the stated dates will not be hung. 
• Acceptance / Rejection emails will be coming from ShowSubmit. 
• Artists can edit their own entries during the entirety of the submission period through ShowSubmit. After the submission deadline, changes to submission entry will not be accepted.
•  Labels must be filled out completely & legibly. Please cut labels where indicated. Attach the top portion to back of frame. Attach the bottom portion so it can be seen from the front. Avoid damage to gilding by not taping to the frame. 
• Submissions not adhering to the Exhibition Requirements will be omitted. The decision of the Art Committee is Final. Works must be removed immediately after the exhibition. A return shipping label must be provided by the artist if the work is to be shipped back after the exhibition. 
• 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, and a return shipping label provided. Salmagundi members receive 10% off Air Float boxes. Artists who do not utilize reusable shipping boxes will incur a $35 unpacking/packing charge. 
• Liability: Images of accepted artwork may be used by the Club for publicity, advertising, or other purposes.  
• Consent: Artworks will be available for sale on The Salmagundi Club website. The artist gives consent to being photographed and/or recorded during reception, if attended. 
• 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. 

Pricing and Bidding

• The opening bid will be 33% of the price set by the artist (rounded up to the nearest bid increment). 
• For example, if the market value is $1,200, the opening bid announced by the Auctioneer will be $400. 
• It is imperative that each artist set a REASONABLE market price for his or her work. As these auctions are fundraisers for the Club, 50% of the selling price goes to the Club.  
• There will be NO protective reserves other than the opening bid established by the artists’ market price. 
• For each artwork you submit, please try to secure at least one potential bidder from your list of patrons and supporters.
• *Write a paragraph describing yourself, your process, or the artwork itself for the auctioneer to mention at the time your piece is on the auction block. Attach this to the artwork.
• Starting bids submitted by artists will be rounded up to the nearest bid increment, according to what price they’re starting at 
• Bids increments start at $25, Increases to $50, if price is above $500, Increases to $100, if price is above $1000, Increases to $200, if price is above $2000.

Artist Consent

1. Consent to allow the auctioneer to sell your art below the opening bid with discretion. Artists will still receive credit for 50% of the agreed minimum bid if this occurs. 
2. Artist has the option to donate all the proceeds from the sale of their work to support Salmagundi.  
3.  Artists whose work does not sell may offer it for a Second Chance Sale.  The item will be listed on Salmagundi’s website for three weeks following the auction. Works will be priced at what the minimum bid (+ buyer’s premium) was of the unsold work at the completion of the live auction. All unsold items must be collected by or may be donated to Salmagundi after the end of the Second Chance Sale, December 9. 

Marketing and Sales

Art Committee

Auctioneer 

Awards

1. Macowin Tuttle Memorial Award (any Medium), $1000  
2. Sylvia Maria Glesmann Award for a Still Life, $400                       
3. Philip Isenberg Memorial Award, (any Medium), $100 
4. Mortimer Freehof Memorial Award for a Watercolor, $50           
5. Certificate of Merit Award                                
6. Certificate of Merit Award 

1. Franklin Ballard Williams Patron Members Award, $500
2. Ronnie Cutler Memorial Award for Oil Landscape, $500
3. Martin Hannon Memorial Award, $150
4. John N. Lewis Memorial Award, $150
5. Certificate of Merit Award
6. Certificate of Merit Award  

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