Art Galleries - The Variations

There are two major different types of artcommon as the galleries that retain more control
galleries, but once you get past those twoover their offerings to the public. The co-op
distinctions, there are as many different types ofgallery is usually run by a group of artists that
art galleries as there are types of art.share the expenses of operating the gallery in
Art gallery is the name given to a place whereexchange for the opportunity to exhibit their
some type of visual art is displayed. The twowork in it.
different types of art galleries are the artAnother way of looking at the different types of
museum and the contemporary commercial artart galleries is the subject matter and form of art
gallery. An art museum is usually publicly ownedwork exhibited. Certain galleries might offer only
and is not in the business of making a profit, butlocal art, or modern art. Some may be themed
rather displaying and preserving art. It also existsart such as historical art or wild life art. They may
to educate people about art. Some examples ofoffer only religious art. Some galleries specialize in
famous art galleries in the United States are theregional or national art. For example, Asian art
National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C, and themight be the theme for a gallery or European art.
St. Louis Art Museum.Some galleries offer only photographs or
Contemporary art galleries or commercial artsculpture.
galleries have the purpose of selling art ratherRegards of the type of gallery, the purposes of
than simply displaying it. There are as manythe commercial art gallery are to get art in front
different types of these art galleries are thereof the public. This is not done so much for
are types of art. Many of these galleries are justeducational or purely art appreciation reasons, but
in the business of selling works of art and willto make sales and profit. This statement is not
offer pretty much whatever is available. Other artintended to make them sound overly crass. Art
galleries tend to specialize in one type of art orgalleries have encouraged the progress of art by
another.providing opportunity to artists to exhibit their
The different types of commercial art gallerieswork and make a living. It might be said that the
include rental galleries and co-op galleries. Theart museum is the place for the art of the past
rental galleries rent space to artists for theand the art gallery is the place for the art of the
purpose of selling their art. They are not asfuture.