Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi Club

2025 Fall Auction

September 30 – October 24, 2025 Skylight Gallery
Deadline is August 18th. 3 weeks left to enter. Members Only.
St. James by Marcus Pierno
St. James by Marcus Pierno
Open Calls

or to submit.

Deadline for entry: August 18, 2025
Auctions will take place live at the Salmagundi Club in the Skylight Gallery. The work will be installed in the Skylight.

Exhibition Requirements

  • Salmagundi Members Only
  • All mediums accepted.
  • Artists may submit 2 works for consideration.
  • Only work not previously offered at Salmagundi auctions will be accepted.
  • Artists are responsible for submitting images with accurate representation of their work. All submitted images are assumed to be images of the completed piece.
  • Outside dimensions of frame may not exceed 36”.
  • Sculptures should be no more than 30” high 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.
  • If displaying the artwork under glass, it’s recommended that artists use plexi-glass to avoid breakage. The Salmagundi Club is not responsible for broken glass damage.
  • Accepted work will remain in place during the exhibition and cannot be removed until it ends.
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 you enter on ShowSubmit the market value of $1,200, the opening bid announced by the Auctioneer will be $400).
  • Bid increments start at $25 and increase to $50 if price is above $500, increase to $100 if price is above $1000, increase to $200 if price is above $2000 and so on.
  • 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 sale price of each painting sold will be automatically donated to the club.
  • There will be NO protective reserves other than the opening bid established by the artists ’market price.
  • Artists will be notified by Salmagundi’s administrative staff when a sale is made.
  • For each artwork you submit, please try to secure at least one potential bidder from your list of patrons and supporters.
  • No phone bids.
  • Buyers will pay for shipping and Live Auctioneers will ship to the online buyers.
When submitting work, artists must answer the following consent questions:
  1. Do you 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 upon opening bid if this occurs.
  2. Artists have the option of donating all proceeds from the sale of their work to support Salmagundi. Otherwise, only 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Salmagundi.

Submissions

  • Framed images are not required for submission. If accepted, the option to submit extra shots of your work will be available via a separate form that's included in the acceptance email.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.

Awards

Cash Awards and Certificates of Merit

Juror of Awards

Jury selection of awards is performed by the Salmagundi First Vice President and a jury of Salmagundi Members.

Contact

Questions about exhibition criteria:

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


Questions about delivery and installation:

Brandon Beckstrom, Art Handler
Salmagundi Club
47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
(212) 255-7740

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on September 2, 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 (August 18, 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 Lou ([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.