About r/ArtEd
🎨 A community for Art Teachers to share lessons, strategies, student artwork, seek advice, and support each other in the field of Art Education! 😃 Let’s make Reddit more colorful!
The community at a glance
r/ArtEd is a Subreddit for Teachers and Artists with roughly 20K members. It has been around since 2012. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 6K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Art, Teacher, and Student. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention art schools.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 361 members
- 2014: 275 members
- 2015: 244 members
- 2016: 325 members
- 2017: 427 members
- 2018: 420 members
- 2021: 2K members
- 2023: 3K members
- 2024: 4K members
- 2025: 5K members
- 2026: 4K members
Past year (monthly)
- Oct: 429 members
- Nov: 407 members
- Dec: 467 members
- Jan: 533 members
- Feb: 424 members
- Mar: 451 members
- Apr: 393 members
- May: 449 members
- Jun: 390 members
- Jul: 568 members
- Aug: 534 members
- Sep: 143 members
Themes
- Advice Requests14 posts in the past month
- Resources I made for teaching a color theory watercolor class yesterday!
- I teach private art lessons. How do I handle a “ex” student who keeps emailing me with personal updates?
- I Screwed Up And Now I Need Help!
#114Advice RequestsResources I made for teaching a color theory watercolor class yesterday! · I teach private art lessons. How do I handle a “ex” student who keeps emailing me with personal updates? · I Screwed Up And Now I Need Help! - Pain & Anger4 posts in the past month
- Need help, am drowning
- 11 years in and feeling defeated
- Trying to get admin to pay me for the actual hours I work
#24Pain & AngerNeed help, am drowning · 11 years in and feeling defeated · Trying to get admin to pay me for the actual hours I work - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Need Ideas for Non-standard / Splurge Supplies for art budget
- Recommendations for a new document camera?
#32Solution RequestsNeed Ideas for Non-standard / Splurge Supplies for art budget · Recommendations for a new document camera? - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- Burnt out, needing simple ideas!
- Really tough 6th grade kids, help with ideas?
#42IdeasBurnt out, needing simple ideas! · Really tough 6th grade kids, help with ideas? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- I added a Colour Study mode to my free reference app
#51Self-PromotionI added a Colour Study mode to my free reference app
Topics
- Art19 posts in the past month
- Department of Education planning to cut federal loans for low paying degrees (art, cosmetology, social work, early childcare, etc will be affected)
#119ArtDepartment of Education planning to cut federal loans for low paying degrees (art, cosmetology, social work, early childcare, etc will be affected) - Teacher15 posts in the past month#215Teacher
- Student8 posts in the past month#38Student
- Art Show5 posts in the past month
- Huge mistakes at school art show
#45Art ShowHuge mistakes at school art show - Struggling4 posts in the past month#54Struggling
Product recommendations
- art schools3 posts in the past month
- Best schools for online masters of art education?
- Two part question - Does the school matter when getting a certificate, if so what are the best schools?
- Best art school for illustration/concept art?
#13art schoolsBest schools for online masters of art education? · Two part question - Does the school matter when getting a certificate, if so what are the best schools? · Best art school for illustration/concept art?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ArtEd for?
- Best for Teachers and Artists enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ArtEd free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/ArtEd have?
- Roughly 20K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ArtEd on?
- r/ArtEd runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- How do I join r/ArtEd?
- You can join r/ArtEd by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Teaching communities like?
- Communities for teachers and educators at all levels, from K-12 classrooms to university faculty. Facebook groups and Reddit have the most active spaces for curriculum sharing, classroom management tips, and support around the emotional realities of teaching. You will also find communities for online educators and course creators building educational content.
Monthly Stats
- 3
- Views /mo (-67%)
- 3
- Visitors /mo (-62%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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