ART - Types of exhibitions

Commercial exhibition - Definition

Privately owned and operated to sell artworks to the public and to institutions

Commercial exhibition - Purpose

To create profit from the sale of artworks, revenue going to the owner of the gallery

Commercial exhibition - Audience

Private and public collectors of artworks. Public institutions and corporate clients.

Commercial exhibition - Funding

Selling artworks on behalf of the artist or other owners, taking a percentage of the sale price.

Commercial exhibition - Artist type

Usually stable artists who have established an impression on who exhibits their work.

Commercial exhibition - Conservation/preservation

Professional, well cared for and carefully preserved

Public exhibitions - Definition

A gallery funded by local, state and federal governments. Housed in a public building.

Public exhibitions - Purpose

To make the viewing of art accessible to the public.

Public exhibitions - Audience

The general public

Public exhibitions - Funding

Funded by the government through taxes

Public exhibitions - Artist type

Varies, exhibitions change from one to another often

Public exhibitions - Conservation / preservation

Professional, well cared for and carefully preserved

Artist run exhibition - Definition

Galleries run independently by artists

Artist run exhibition - Purpose

To champion the work of emerging artists

Artist run exhibition - Audience

Typically younger people

Artist run exhibition - funding

The artist’s own money

Artist run exhibition - Artist type

Typically young artists out of art school

Artist run exhibition - Conservation/preservation

Varies, can be more amateur as its done by younger, less experienced exhibitors

Site specific Exhibition - Definition

Location rather than a gallery space

Site specific Exhibition - purpose

To liven up areas and add interest

Site specific Exhibition - Audience

Visitors to certain locations

Site specific Exhibition - Funding

Likely through government funding or individual business owners trying to draw attention

Site specific Exhibition - Artist type

Multimedia, sculpture or 3D, tangible artists

Site specific Exhibition - conservation/preservation

Have to account for the wear and tear of being outside, as well as defacing.