Echoes

About the Exhibition

One of the signature enjoyments of being at the Salmagundi Club is being inspired by our past members and their art. For this exhibition, Member Artists will find some work in our collection, from the Library, on the walls or in our Archives, which inspires you and acts as a seed for a new work you create. Selected artists will have both works shown side by side - the old work and your new one.

Here is how it will work:

In your Entry form, you will send photos of both the historical work and your own new piece. Selected artists will have both works shown side by side- with up to a page of text with anything you'd like to say to help viewers understand what inspired you and how you think about the works.

We have worked to get this prospectus out to members early to give you more time to conceive and create your new work.

Accessing the Collection for your Inspiration

Many will have seen a favorite work on the walls of the Club already or remember a piece you can describe but if you'd like to dig even deeper into our collection, our Curator, John Scott and librarian, Jay Barksdale, can support you.

Library: you can visit our Library any time and browse, carefully, the books and folios there. The library was often used by artists seeking inspiration, including illustrators in the Club seeking source material for commissions they were creating for publications.

Collection: The work in our Permanent Collection is created essentially all by Salmagundi Club artists. A dedicated workstation has been set up for us in the northeast corner of the Library and is loaded with the database of our collection. Detailed instructions are on the laminated sheet attached to the computer which will show you how to search for paintings by medium, subject, artist or other keywords and attributes. Thumbnail images are in that database as well. Once you have a handful of works you would like to see "in the flesh" arrange an appointment with Salmagundi Curator John Scott, sending him your list in advance. You will be free to make your own reference photographs of the works at that time.

Exhibition Requirements

• Open to artist members of the Salmagundi Club.
• Artists may enter two pairs of works.
• Only work not previously shown at Salmagundi will be accepted.
• Outside horizontal or vertical dimensions of most accepted works may not exceed 40”.
• Sculptures should be no more than 48” high and no more than 50 lbs.
• Artists are responsible for submitting images with accurate representation of their work. All submitted images are assumed to be images of the completed piece.
• 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.

Sales

• The club will receive a customary 30% of all sales. 70% to the artist.
• Artists will be notified by Salmagundi's administrative staff when a sale is made.
• For the duration of the exhibition, our online catalog functions as an online store for artworks that are available for sale. Please note that for this reason, "not for sale" works may not be listed on our website during the exhibition. However, after the exhibition is over, all artworks will be archived indefinitely on our website, including "not for sale" works.

Awards

Prizes totaling $2000 will be awarded for this exhibition.

Jury of Awards

TBD