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Welcome to the Salmagundi Club! 🎨

One of the oldest art organizations in the US, since 1871. Open to the public seven days a week!

Hours are 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Mon - Fri, and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Sat - Sun. Salmagundi is a professional and social club, created in 1871 by artists and patrons to support one another. It is one of America’s oldest arts organizations with more than 1,100 current members throughout the United States and abroad.

07/10/2025

We are honored to be featured in two national publications this month, each celebrating the artists and historic spaces that shape Salmagundi Club.⁠
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American Art Collector authored by Michael Pearce showcases member Noah Buchanan (NRA 2021) in an in-depth feature, exploring his psychologically rich and vivid works—including panels painted for the Club’s Smith library.⁠
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Artists Magazine spotlights the Club’s historic Wiggins Bar and our rare collection of over 130 artist palettes. Bearing the marks of painters such as George Inness Jr., John George Brown, and Gustave Cimiotti—capturing our living connection to generations of American art.⁠
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Salmagundi Club expresses our sincere thanks to both publications for illuminating the people and places that make Salmagundi what it is today.

07/09/2025

Before Salmagundi takes the month of August off, join us Thursday, July 25th for an unforgettable night of jazz, joy, and the Lindy Hop at this year’s Seersucker Ball.

Are you new to the Lindy Hop? Or Curious to try? This is your chance to learn (or relearn) the classic Lindy Hop with Seth Harris and members of his award-winning troupe The Findyhoppers—a body-positive, inclusive performance group known for their infectious energy. No partner? No problem. You’ll find many at the Ball.

• Live traditional jazz from the Small Dog Jazz Society
• Intro to Lindy Hop lesson
• Seersucker encouraged, but not required
• Expect great music, vibrant guests, and a special night of community and celebration

Whether you’re a seasoned Salmagundian or new to our halls, this is a unique night you won’t want to miss. Visit the link 🔗 to RSVP and dance with us: https://salmagundi.org/2025-seersucker-ball/

07/08/2025

Join us for the second of two delicious Friday night films this July! Featuring Babette’s Feast (1987), this highly acclaimed film is set in a late 19th century and based on a story by Isak Dinesen.

In a remote, strictly religious and teetotaling Danish community, two elderly sisters, daughters of the late Pastor, take in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as their cook/servant: Babette, who is also is a superb Parisian cook. On the occasion of the sisters’ late father’s 100th birthday, and in thanks for the family’s support over the years, she creates a lavish banquet (including turtle soup and fine wines). It both amazes and shocks the diners.

To learn more and RSVP: https://salmagundi.org/2025-summer-film-series-babettes-feast/

07/07/2025

Join us for our 9th Oil Portrait Sketching Competition on July 13th, 2025. It's an exciting one-day, on-site competition where artists will work exclusively from life. This immersive experience gives artists a chance to connect, create and compete. Whether you're a seasoned professional or emerging talent, this is a rare opportunity to put your skills to the test in a live setting. ⁠
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The competition will be juried by three accomplished artists from the New York Metropolitan art scene: Edmond Rochat, Michael Fetherston, and Rodrigo Mateo. Each with unique roots in painting and portraiture, they bring a wealth of expertise ranging from figure drawing, oil painting, and even sculpture.
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To learn more about the panel of jurors and the upcoming competition, visit the Link 🔗 : https://salmagundi.org/2025-oil-portrait-competition/

Up to $4,500 in Cash Prizes will be awarded. Limited to 50 artists, on a first-come first-serve basis. RSVP to secure your spot! ⁠

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Image Credits: Alexander Katlan | Video Credits: Patrick Okra

07/04/2025

Join us for one of two delicious Friday night films next Friday night on July 11! FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD! 🍽️⁠
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Featuring Big Night (1996): In a struggling Italian restaurant on the Jersey Shore (ca. mid 1950s), two brothers make a final effort to build both PR and “traffic” by offering a unique “Big Night” dining experience; featuring a visit from the hugely popular Italian-American singer Louis Prima! Does he show? Irresistible!⁠
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To learn more and RSVP: https://salmagundi.org/2025-summer-film-series-big-night/

07/03/2025

Salmagundi proudly announces the opening of, To Thee We Sing, now on view in collaboration with the United States Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP). Presented in honor of America’s forthcoming 250th anniversary, this exhibition offers a visual tribute to Americana, the nautical spirit, and the American experience.

With the upcoming July 9th reception, this exhibition brings together striking images that reflect the richness of our maritime history, diverse cultural fabric, and the iconic symbols that define the American spirit.

Let this exhibition be a beacon of inspiration, gratitude, and celebration as the nation approaches its semiquincentennial. Join us for the opening reception and experience this exhibition for yourself.

• Upcoming Reception: July 9th 2025 (RSVP required)
• Exhibition On View: Jul 1 - Jul 29, 2025
📍Bridge & Hartley galleries at Salmagundi Club
🎟️ Free to attend and open to the public

Visit the 🔗 Link to RSVP and learn more: https://salmagundi.org/2025-scny-to-thee-we-sing/

Featured Works:
• A Tribute to Fallen Heroes by Anthony Almeida
• Ices Vendor by Carole Teller
• Pride is Catching by Anthony Almeida
• At The Beach by Jane Sklar

07/02/2025

Relevant to the current Sargent exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, join Professor Emeritus Neill Slaughter to learn how the gifted artist John Singer Sargent began a promising portrait career in Paris. ⁠
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Until a scandal in 1884 prompted his move to England, where he briefly considered abandoning portraiture before reestablishing himself in the Gilded Age art world of the late 1880’s, running through the first quarter of the 20th century.⁠
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This talk offers a chance to delve deeper into the pivotal moments that shaped Sargent’s legacy.⁠
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To RSVP and learn more, visit the 🔗 Link: https://salmagundi.org/2025-john-sargent-masterful/

07/01/2025

Beginning today on July 1st, the Coast Guard Art Program’s inaugural exhibition and Journeys Onward exhibition highlight the diverse roles and experiences of those who serve our country through the lens of fine art.

• The Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) marks its 44th anniversary with the 2025 collection of 34 works by 24 artists in the Skylight Gallery. These pieces offer visual testimony to the Coast Guard’s roles in military, humanitarian, and law enforcement missions. All works are donated by COGAP members, most of whom are professional artists.

Coast Guard Art Program: Inaugural Exhibition | Visit 🔗: https://salmagundi.org/2025-coast-guard-art-program-inaugural-exhibition/

• As part of Salmagundi Art Club's on-going dialogue with the military community, Journeys Onward in the Rockwell Gallery, is a powerful exhibition that showcases the art and accompanying words of military veterans or their family members, shedding light on their unique experiences. The exhibition features about 100 works in various mediums by over 35 veteran artists. This year’s show continues the series of successful exhibitions held at the Salmagundi Club in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Journeys Onward: Military Veterans' Experiences | Visit 🔗: https://salmagundi.org/2025-journeys-onward/

📍Opening Today | July 1st at Salmagundi Club
🎟️ Free to attend and open to the public

Featured Works:
• Absorbing The Roll by Ken Stetz
• Clear by Major Michael L. Reynolds (US Marine Corps)
• With Her Blood by Diana de Avila (US Army Veteran)

06/30/2025

When mirrors became available in the 15th century in Europe, selfies became prominent in the Renaissance with its increased wealth and interest in the individual. 🪞⁠
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Next Thursday on July 10, our popular presenter Eleanor Sypher will look at self-portraits of noted artists from 1433 to the mid 20th century. Artists will include Michelangelo, Titian, Caravaggio, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse and Picasso.⁠
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To learn more and RSVP: https://salmagundi.org/2025-sypher-self-portraits/
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🎨 Featured artworks:⁠
• Frida Kahlo⁠
• "Self porftrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird"⁠
• oil on canvas on masonite⁠
• 1940⁠
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• Jan van Eyck⁠
• "Self porftrait"⁠
• oil on canvas on masonite⁠
• 1940

06/27/2025

Today is the final day to experience Salmagundi’s 47th Annual Open Exhibitions: a juried showcase of photography, painting, sculpture, and graphics that quietly reflect on human form, presence, and memory.

Across both shows, artists explore the power of subtle gestures and silhouettes. Whether it’s a faceless figure, a moment of contemplation, or a quiet pause, these works don’t shout. They invite you to look a little longer.

Visit the 🔗 Links below for more details and to explore the featured artworks for sale.⁠

Featured in Photography (Rockwell Gallery):
• Crossing in the Rain by Gene Nemeth
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• Fun at the Bus Stop by Robert V Guido
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Featured in Painting, Sculpture & Graphics (Skylight Gallery):
• Contemplation by Chris Rossow
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• StarLite by Theckla White William
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• Elizabeth by Andrea K Schneider
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Stop by between 1-6PM today, 27th June, 2025, to experience these works for yourself. For more details on the 47th Annual Open Exhibitions visit 🔗:

📷 Photography Exhibition: https://salmagundi.org/2025-scny-47th-annual-open-photography-exhibition/

🖼️ Painting, Sculpture & Graphics Exhibition: https://salmagundi.org/2025-scny-47th-annual-open-painting-sculpture-graphics-exhibition/

06/25/2025

These featured works in the 47th Annual Open Painting, Sculpture & Graphics Exhibition reflect on the theme of Journey and Destination. Offering a glimpse into transitory spaces, from docked boats to airborne planes, these works capture not the departure or the arrival, but the in-between—the liminal pause of travel where direction meets uncertainty.⁠

Each vessel becomes a portrait of movement; of waiting, drifting, and flying. In exploring these suspended moments, these artworks invite us to reflect on how travel shapes our sense of time, place, and self.⁠

Experience these works for yourself, now on view through July 27th, 2025, in Salmagundi's Skylight Gallery. Visit the 🔗 link for more details: https://salmagundi.org/2025-scny-47th-annual-open-painting-sculpture-graphics-exhibition/⁠

To explore the featured artworks for sale:
• Cavallino Rampante by Russell Smith
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• From the Cable Car to Roosevelt Island by Merrill French
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• Thunderstorm Over Baltimore by Oleg Shvets
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• Under the Eye of Horus by Lin M Yang
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06/23/2025

Hello Salmagundi members! Do you know about our Photo Workshop Group? The Photo Workshop Group holds monthly meetings on the last Friday of each month; open to all club members who are interested in photography.

For July, we will be staying in the Club and focusing on the library. As you may know, the library is a unique and interesting location, which we can explore from a photographic perspective. This will create both technical challenges in creating, and finding, an image to properly expose. We will assemble in the Hartley Gallery and wander down the hall to the library to work. As usual, we can then gather to discuss the shoot and grab a bite or a beverage.

To RSVP: https://salmagundi.org/2025-photo-workshop-group-jul/

Address

47 Fifth Avenue (Between 11th & 12th Streets)
New York, NY
10003

Opening Hours

Tuesday	1pm - 6pm
Wednesday	1pm - 6pm
Thursday	1pm - 6pm
Friday	1pm - 6pm
Saturday	1pm - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12122557740

Website

http://www.salmagundi.org/

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