| There are two major different types of art | | | | artists for the purpose of selling their art. |
| galleries, but once you get past those two | | | | They are not as common as the galleries that |
| distinctions, there are as many different | | | | retain more control over their offerings to |
| types of art galleries as there are types of | | | | the public. The co-op gallery is usually run |
| art. | | | | by a group of artists that share the expenses |
| | | | of operating the gallery in exchange for the |
| Art gallery is the name given to a place | | | | opportunity to exhibit their work in it. |
| where some type of visual art is displayed. | | | | |
| The two different types of art galleries are | | | | Another way of looking at the different types |
| the art museum and the contemporary | | | | of art galleries is the subject matter and |
| commercial art gallery. An art museum is | | | | form of art work exhibited. Certain galleries |
| usually publicly owned and is not in the | | | | might offer only local art, or modern art. |
| business of making a profit, but rather | | | | Some may be themed art such as historical art |
| displaying and preserving art. It also exists | | | | or wild life art. They may offer only |
| to educate people about art. Some examples of | | | | religious art. Some galleries specialize in |
| famous art galleries in the United States are | | | | regional or national art. For example, Asian |
| the National Gallery of Art in Washington, | | | | art might be the theme for a gallery or |
| D.C, and the St. Louis Art Museum. | | | | European art. Some galleries offer only |
| | | | photographs or sculpture. |
| Contemporary art galleries or commercial art | | | | |
| galleries have the purpose of selling art | | | | Regards of the type of gallery, the purposes |
| rather than simply displaying it. There are | | | | of the commercial art gallery are to get art |
| as many different types of these art | | | | in front of the public. This is not done so |
| galleries are there are types of art. Many of | | | | much for educational or purely art |
| these galleries are just in the business of | | | | appreciation reasons, but to make sales and |
| selling works of art and will offer pretty | | | | profit. This statement is not intended to |
| much whatever is available. Other art | | | | make them sound overly crass. Art galleries |
| galleries tend to specialize in one type of | | | | have encouraged the progress of art by |
| art or another. | | | | providing opportunity to artists to exhibit |
| | | | their work and make a living. It might be |
| The different types of commercial art | | | | said that the art museum is the place for the |
| galleries include rental galleries and co-op | | | | art of the past and the art gallery is the |
| galleries. The rental galleries rent space to | | | | place for the art of the future. |