Exhibitions

Gallery Hours: Monday thru Friday, 1-6 pm; Saturday and Sunday 1-5 pm

Annual Open Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
June 29 - July 10, 2009
Upper Gallery
This highly competitive juried, non-member exhibition includes works by painters and sculptors from all over the country.

COGAP Exhibition
Now - July 10
Lower Gallery
The Coast Guard Art Program 2009 Collection comprises thirty-four works by 19 artists. Twenty of these are the result of artist deployments to missions underrepresented in the collection. All these works are generously donated by COGAP members, most of whom are professional artists.

Gary T. Erbe: 40 Year Retrospective
July 12 - August 7, 2009
Upper Gallery
Gallery hours: 12-6 pm daily
The Butler Institute of American Art has organized this major traveling exhibition, featuring over 60 paintings of Gary T. Erbe's work from public and private collections throughout America. Erbe, a master of contemporary Tromp L'oeil, creates thought-provoking paintings that engage us on many different levels.

Contemporary Expressions
July 13 - August 7, 2009
Lower Gallery
This exhibition includes works by Salmagundi artist members in all media executed in a contemporary, abstract, and/or "modern" style. This may include contemporary subjects created in a traditional fashion.

History Panorama at Fraunces Tavern Museum
One of the First Exhibits in NYC Celebrating the Founding of Manhattan by the Dutch.
Closed due to renovations.

Save the Dates

Film Series in AUGUST: More videos coming next month, including landscape instruction by Stobart and Schmid, portrait painting by Burton Silverman, and others.

Events are being scheduled for August - Stay tuned!

Membership Corner
(for members only)

Non-Members: Learn about our membership benefits. To be eligible for Junior and Scholarship Membership, you must be 21-35 years old.

For more information about membership, please email or call us at (212) 255-7740.

Have a casual bite at the Bar this summer!

Try our Chef Barone's own Chicken Quesadillas, Spring Rolls, Beef Empanadas, Apples & Brie, Hamburger or Cheeseburger, and fabulous Fries. Prices range from $4 to $9. Available at the Bar from 5:30 - 9:00 pm.

Events

Film Festival: Sister Wendy's "The Story of Painting"
5 Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm. (60 minutes each)
July 1, Early Art
July 8, The Rennaisance
July 15, Baroque to Romanticism
July 22, The Age of Revolution
July 29, Modernism

July 2 and July 9, 7:00 pm, Live Musical Performance by Traditional Irish Folk Band, "The Wellies."Relax, cool down, order a beverage and/or something from the Bar Menu, and enjoy some Irish folk music.

New: Art Workshops

These 2-day, weekend workshops will inspire you with specific techniques and methods, and the chance to practice them. Meet other like-minded art students, enjoy the friendly, supportive atmosphere. For detailed info, click here.

August 15 & 16
Expressive Drawing, Anne Kullaf
10 am - 4 pm, one-hour lunch break
$325 Non-members, $300 Members. Sign up by July 8 and take $25 off.

Put more expression & spontaneity into your drawings while building your confidence & skills--great for artists/students intimidated by challenging subjects and concepts.

For more information about Anne, visit her website, www.kullaf.com, and her blog, www.kullaf.wordpress.com.

To sign up, please call (212) 255-7740, or send an email to info@salmagundi.org.

September 19 & 20
Transparent Watercolor, Thomas Valenti

October 24 & 25
Portraits in Oil, Max Ginsberg

November 21 & 22
[to be announced]

Event and Gallery Rental

Event Rental: The Club is an ideal venue for your next event, party or meeting. Nearly all of the public galleries and rooms are available for rental with the option of on-site catering.

Gallery Rental: Weekly rentals for art exhibitions are available for the Main Gallery, Billiard Room (aka Lower Gallery), the Library, and the "Patron's Gallery," a lovely, newly renovated space on the second floor.

Please send us an email to info@salmagundi.org for rate sheet. Reasonable rates!