... commercial appeal to the public audience. A commercial galleries are another type of gallery. They are a private business which is profit based. They are responsible for a stable of artists, which are selected by the Director of the galley. The artwork is displayed on a regular basis, usually once a year, with the artists being either exclusively aligned with a single commercial galley only allowing their work to be featured at one gallery, or they are more of a free lanced artists whose work can be displayed at more then one gallery. Artworks from the gallery are sold by the gallery themselves through the exhibitions and sales from the stock room. Commission is taken at a rate of 20 - 40 % of the total sale price depending on the gallery's own agreements with the artist/s. By doing this a commercial gallery then processes sales, arranges openings and promotes ...

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