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