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Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi Club

2023 Fall Auction

October 2 – 27, 2023 Rockwell Gallery
Deadline was September 11th. Members Only.

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Deadline for entry was September 11, 2023
Auctions will take place live at the Salmagundi Club in the SkylightGallery.  The work will be hung in the Rockwell Gallery

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. 
For additional criteria, please download the prospectus.

Pricing and Bidding

Each artist must set his/her own fair market price for each piece submitted. 

  • 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.
On the submission form, you will see three following consent options. 

  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

We encourage all artists to notify collectors of the presence of their work in the Auctions. Successful strategies have included Instagram posting, mailings to customers with an image(s) of the Auction work(s) emails including an image informing clients and collectors of the upcoming Auctions and dates, and personal notes about the Auctions—again containing an image or two of work included in the Auction sales. Members who have done this have had much more success than those who have not. Also, of great advantage is for members to bring friends and patrons to the live auction. 

Art Committee

Chairwoman: Karene Infranco
Vice Chairwoman: Kate Faust
Anthony Almeida, Janet Cook, Lou Lali, Stephanie Mouw, Joan Marie Palmer, Georgette Sinclair, Shawn Sullivan, Lisa Palombo, Patrick Okrasinski.

Alternates
Nicole Alger, Laurene Krasny Brown, Mackenzie Swenson, Alycia Thompson 

Auctioneer 

Del Bourree Bach

Awards

JURY OF 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 

PATRON JURY OF AWARDS
  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  
Patricia Watwood, Chairman, Jury of Award

Contact

Karene Infranco, Chairwoman, Art Committee
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
email: [email protected]

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on September 18, 2023.

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 (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

  • 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

  • You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
  • After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (September 11, 2023.)
  • Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
  • Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

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