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title: Fauna
description: Members-only exhibition at Salmagundi Club in NYC on the theme of animals, with $1,000 in prizes.
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type: program
status: open
createdAt: "2026-10-17"
updatedAt: "2026-10-17"
programType: Exhibition
organization: Salmagundi Club
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/salmagundi-club
deadline: "2026-11-23"
location: Rockwell Gallery, New York, NY, United States
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compensationRange: $1,000 in total prizes across six named awards
---

# Fauna

**Hosted by:** Salmagundi Club

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Rockwell Gallery, New York, NY, United States | **Deadline:** November 23, 2026

## About This Program

### About the Exhibition

Since the Paleolithic cave paintings, artists have been inspired to depict animals of all kinds. This exhibition invites you to bring your contemporary voice to this most ancient of subjects. Finned, furred, feathered, or six-legged, every creature that is neither human nor microbial is a welcome subject.

### Exhibition Requirements

- All mediums accepted.
- Open to Salmagundi artist members only.
- Artists may submit 2 works for consideration.
- Framed size should not exceed 24” in any direction. However we will also be accepting a few (possibly 3 or 4) larger works of up to 84” in width to also exhibit.
- Sculptures should be no more than 12” square horizontally and up to 24” tall. Weight must be no more than 40 lbs.
- Only work not previously shown at Salmagundi will be accepted.

### Sales

- All works must be available for sale.
- The club will receive a customary 30% of all sales. 70% to the artist.

### Awards

A total of $1000 in prizes will be awarded.

- Gordon Euker Memorial Award $250
- Harry Russell Ballinger Award $250
- Henry Nordhausen Prize $150
- John Neilson Lewis Memorial Award $150
- Mary McCord Award $100
- William Zahn Memorial Award $100

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** All disciplines
- **Note:** Open to Salmagundi artist members only. Only work not previously shown at Salmagundi will be accepted.

### Additional Requirements

- Artists may submit 2 works for consideration
- Images must be original, high-quality JPEG files, at least 2400 pixels on the longest edge
- Maximum file size of 30MB per image
- Framed size should not exceed 24" in any direction (a few larger works up to 84" in width also accepted)
- Sculptures no more than 12" square horizontally and up to 24" tall, weighing no more than 40 lbs

## Compensation & Benefits

$1,000 in total prizes across six named awards

**Includes:** Prize

Six awards totaling $1,000: Gordon Euker Memorial Award $250, Harry Russell Ballinger Award $250, Henry Nordhausen Prize $150, John Neilson Lewis Memorial Award $150, Mary McCord Award $100, William Zahn Memorial Award $100.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** October 16, 2026
- **Deadline:** November 23, 2026
- **Program Start:** January 12, 2027
- **Program End:** February 5, 2027

## Contact

**Email:** art@salmagundi.org

**Phone:** (212) 255-7740

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://showsubmit.com/show/scny-fauna-2027