Salmagundi Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Exhibition, New York, NY Jul 27 - Aug 7
A Weave of Light No. 2, selected for the "Salmagundi Annual Juried Photography & Graphics Non-Members Exhibition," will be on display in the Main Gallery of the Salmagundi Club from July 27 through August 7, 2015. This competitive fine art exhibition is comprised of works from all over the country, features both well-known and up-and-coming artists' works. The Awards Reception will be held Friday, August 7, 6:00-8:00 p.m. The jury is comprised of the Club's Art Committee, led by Chairman Charles Yoder, and Vice Chairman Annie Patt. The selected image features an extreme closeup of fireworks over New York City during a 4th of July celebration. The Salmagundi Club is dedicated primarily to the exhibition of fine art created by living American artists and to nurturing a friendly atmosphere conducive to learning about art with classes in drawing and painting, discussions about art materials and techniques, lectures, concerts, and a host of social activities. All exhibitions and most events are free and open to the public. The Salmagundi Club is located at 47th Fifth Avenue, New York, NY USA, at the intersection of 12th Street.
Medium: Coated-Aluminum Metal Print, 20" x 20", Edition 1 of 3
Founded in 1871, the Salmagundi Club is one of the oldest art organizations in the United States. Housed in an historic brownstone mansion in Greenwich Village, New York City, the club includes three galleries, a library, a parlor and a restaurant and bar with vintage pool tables. The club owns a collection of over 1,500 works of art spanning its 140 year history, and has a membership of nearly 850 artists and patrons. Its members have included important American artists such as Thomas Moran, William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, N.C. Wyeth and Childe Hassam. Its honorary members have included luminaries as Sir Winston Churchill, Buckminister Fuller, Paul Cadmus, Al Hirschfeld, Thomas Hoving and Schuyler Chapin. Today, the Club builds on its legacy by providing a center for the resurgence of representational art in America. The Salmagundi Club is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.