commercial art
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of commercial art
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Ms Sood stresses that Khoj operates outside the commercial art world, offering young and mid-career artists a space to explore, experiment, and "even fail if they have to".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Adjacent to the institutional spotlight, more than three dozen commercial art galleries are planning fall shows related to scientific themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
KAMPALA, Uganda — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had just one commercial art gallery, a small space that emerging artists struggled to get into.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Rather than commercial art galleries or performance spaces run for profit, Station Space targets community organizations that provide artists a space to create.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Adele was a registered nurse and also had an associate degree in commercial art.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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