Imagine if galleries went exclusive, catering only to architects, designers, and consultants:

1. Architects Can’t Have All the Fun: If only designers got in, they’d treat every show like a treasure hunt—”This painting will really pull together my client’s bathroom!”
2. Consultants with Clipboards: Imagine every visitor obsessively calculating the “art-to-wall ratio.” You’d never sell a piece until someone did a cost-benefit analysis.
3. Designers Need an Audience: Half the joy of buying art is flaunting it. If no ordinary souls are around to envy them, does the purchase even count?
4. Where’s the Romance? That spontaneous love story between a visitor and an unexpected artwork? Gone. (And without them, who will post it with the caption: “OMG, this piece just gets me.”)
5. Future Collectors in Disguise: Today’s casual art lover in flip-flops might be tomorrow’s HNI with deep pockets and questionable taste. Close the door on them now, and poof—there goes your next big sale.
6. The Joy of Window Shoppers: Sure, not everyone who wanders in will buy. But hey, free compliments and an occasional “Your gallery is so Instagrammable!” aren’t the worst things in the world.

In short? Keep those doors open. You never know if your next patron is an architect—or just someone who came in for the free food and beverage.