About r/Art
In its own words:
This is a subreddit about art, where we are serious about art and artists, and discussing art in a mature, substantive way. Please READ THE RULES at https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/wiki/index BEFORE commenting or posting. Be on your best behavior. DO NOT talk about art sales in ANY way. We are strictly moderated and BAN WITHOUT WARNING.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 9,292 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 19 communities on our art list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/gadgets (#28) and ahead of r/IAmA (#30) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “drawing and painting” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/Art apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Art leans heavily on images (83% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). r/Art is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 3.0 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 16.2. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 3.4× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/Art climbed from 22,528,063 to 22,565,288 subscribers (+37.2K, +0.17%). That is about 931 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/Art this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- Sink and pink soap, Alai Ganuza, Oil on cradled wood canvas, 2023u/Tokyono · Oct 24 · image
- Asking for a friend, Cedric Smith, Mixed media, 2024u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 23 · image
- Black Cat Series Fluffed Up, ShouXin, Graphite pencil on sketch paper, 2024u/Peach9990 · Oct 23 · image
- After the departure of the husbands' train, Cheri Herouard, Illustration, 1923u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 27 · image
- A New Way , Aman Daharwal, Digital, 2020u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 25 · image
- Sovereign, Jonathan Noon, Oil on ACM, 2025u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 28 · image
- Uncrustable and Nintendo switch joy-con, Noah verrier, oil, 2026 [OC]u/NoahVerrier · Oct 26 · image
- Kevin The Void, Vanessa Stockard, Oils, 2018u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 25 · image
- And then came fall, Pascal Campion, digital, 2018u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 26 · image
- The Vermilion Trail, Mark Maggiori, Oil on Linen, 2020u/Russian_Bagel · Oct 27 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Art, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Waiting under the bridge, Me, Digital, 2020u/aleha_84 · Apr 2, 2020 · 81,742 points · 1,177 comments · video
- Rest in Peace Alex, Topsy, Spray Paint, 2026u/TopZ-undercover · Jan 26, 2026 · gallery
- Evil, Wefail, acrylic/canvas, 2024u/BreakfastTop6899 · Jan 22, 2026 · image
- Clear Boundaries, Hayden Clay, Digital 3D, 2025u/Strawbear · Dec 4, 2025 · image
- Car in a snowy yard, Me, Digital, 2021u/aleha_84 · Jan 23, 2021 · image
- Shadow, my friend, pencil, 2019u/Cathessis · Nov 5, 2019 · 57,793 points · 442 comments · image
- Moai, me, snow, 2022u/mattdjmorris · Feb 19, 2022 · 55,740 points · 841 comments · image
- Don’t Worry I’ve Got You, MJ. Hiblen, Digital, 2026u/InverseNurse · Jan 27, 2026 · image
- Night drive, Me, Digital, 2020u/aleha_84 · Jul 2, 2020 · video
- Who Owns the City, Me, Pixel Art, 2021u/_moertel · May 1, 2021 · image
What r/Art talks about
We read the titles of 692 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “digital”, “acrylic”, “oil”, “canvas” and “paper”. Other frequent themes are pencil, ink, pen, media, watercolor and mixed. Recurring phrases include “mixed media”, “oil canvas”, “colored pencils” and “colored pencil”. By format, 83% are images, 15% are galleries and 1% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Painting (206), Digital Art (143), Drawing (91), Illustration (57), Portrait (28), Mixed Media (21).
Activity and best time to post
r/Art gets about 150 new posts a day. The public archive holds 2,149,803 posts and 6,360,381 comments in total, about 3.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (192 posts) and the quietest was Monday (122). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Art
The moderators of r/Art list 11 rules. In short:
- Use correct title formatting
- Direct Image/Video Links Only
- Do Not Make Multiple Posts
- Do Not Submit Sketches or Doodles
- Do not Submit Work With Extraneous Objects
- Do Not Post Memes or Low Quality Work
- No Fanart, Comics, or Requests
- Be Respectful and Stay on Topic
- No Blogs/Social Media/Stores/Spam/Self-Promo
- No reposts. Also, Turtles are Friends, Not Food.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Art and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/Art have?
r/Art has 22,565,288 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #29 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 37,225 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/Art created?
r/Art was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 26, 2008.
Is r/Art still active?
Yes. r/Art gets about 150 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 2,149,803 posts and 6,360,381 comments. In a sample of 692 recent posts we counted 492 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Art?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Art?
The community describes itself as: “This is a subreddit about art, where we are serious about art and artists, and discussing art in a mature, substantive way. Please READ THE RULES at https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/wiki/index BEFORE commenting or posting. …” Recent post titles often mention digital, acrylic, oil, canvas and paper. Most posts are images (83%).
Is r/Art SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Art as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Art?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Art accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Use correct title formatting”; “Direct Image/Video Links Only”; “Do Not Make Multiple Posts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Art?
Communities with similar topics include r/DigitalPainting (3.7M), r/oddlysatisfying (12.8M), r/painting (4.6M), r/gadgets (22.8M) and r/IAmA (22.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Art.