The term Contemporary Art Gallery refers to a privately-owned for-profit commercial gallery. These galleries are mostly found clustered together in large urban centers. Even smaller towns will be home to at least one gallery, but they may also be found in small communities and remote areas where artists congregate.
Contemporary art galleries like Ashok Art Gallery usually open to the general public without any charge; however, some are semi-private. They usually profit by taking a cut of the art’s sales; from 25 to 50% is usual. There are also many not-for-profit and art-collective galleries. Galleries often hang solo shows. Curators often create group shows that say something about a certain theme, trend in art, or group of associated artists. Galleries sometimes choose to represent artists exclusively, giving them the opportunity to show regularly.
A gallery’s definition can also include the artist run centre, which often operates as a space with a more democratic selection and mentality. An artist run space also typically has a board of directors and a support staff that selects and curate shows by committee, or some kind of similar process to choose art that typically lacks commercial ends.
