SCNY December reception
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Open to the public
RSVP required
About the Reception
Join us for refreshments and mingling amongst a display of fine art from talented artists. See the award winners! This is your evening to spark real human connections with art, their artists, and art lovers like yourself.
Soft drinks and platters will be provided for your enjoyment. If desired, Salmagundi’s Wiggins bar will be open on the lower level for purchase of wine and beer (card only, no cash). ID for age 21 and over will be required.
Still Hungry?
If you have membership with Salmagundi, you are always welcome to have dinner in our dining room. Dining reservations must be made in advance via our Reservations page.
Featured Exhibitions
SCNY 118th Annual thumb-box | skylight gallery
This show of small works is a tradition begun by club founders in 1908. Thumb-box paintings are similar to what most galleries today call ‘small works,’ ‘cabinet works’ or ‘intimate works.’ with traditional rules specifying works of less than 20 x 16 inches in either direction. The yearly Salmagundi exhibition received the name, ‘thumb-box,’ after the compact wooden paint box that was used to paint outdoor locations and then to carry the wet panels back to the studio.
SCNY Monotype impressions | Rockwell gallery
This show will focus on the monotype and the ‘unique more one-of-a-kind impressions’ one is able to make. At the Salmagundi Club, NY, in the late 19th century, monotype parties were a tradition of spontaneous art-making and camaraderie. In 2010, current Salmagundians revived the practice, and the monotype party has once again become a monthly occasion. This exhibit celebrates the history of monotype at the Salmagundi Club and the variety of imagery possible with this beloved open-ended technique.
SCNY December remembered | Hartley & bridge galleries
A holiday memory rarely arrives as one whole picture. It comes back in scattered pieces: a smell, a sound, an object, a moment. Illustration excels at capturing exactly this kind of memory, however it takes shape on the page. This show asked illustrators to work towards creating an image that carries a feeling too diffuse to describe directly.
SCNY The Village through the years | Moran gallery
In 1871, the Salmagundi Club began with an illustrators meeting to critique their illustrations and show their paintings. Among our members were Thomas Hartley, Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, and Norman Rockwell. Our stretch of Fifth Avenue has seen bustles give way to minidresses, carriages give way to cars. We have seen protests and parades of all sorts. The Village has always been and remains a center of our culture and change. How would artists illustrate a scene of Village life and its events?