2025 Spring Auction

Exhibition Requirements

• Open to Salmagundi artist members only
• All mediums accepted.
• Artists may submit 2 works.
• Only work not offered at a prior Salmagundi Club auction 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.
• 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, artists are strongly advised to use plexi-glass to avoid breakage. The Salmagundi Club is not responsible for broken glass damage.
• The decision of the Art Committee is final as to the selection and placement of work.
• Accepted work will remain in place through the auction and cannot be removed until it ends.

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 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.
• 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.

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).
• 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.
• Artists have the discretion to donate more than 50% up to 100% of the proceeds of the sale of their work. In that case, the artist must specify the percent of the final sale price to be donated 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.
• No phone bids.
• Buyers will pay for shipping and Live Auctioneers will ship to the online buyers.

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