/r/artbusiness/

r/artbusiness

142k members
r/artbusiness is a subreddit with 142k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, business, hard time, and commissions, and they frequently recommend/review portfolio website, printer, and stock.
r/artbusiness is a place to discuss everything related to the business side of art: from dealing with clients and contracts to marketing, social media (megathreads only) and merch production. Please use the dedicated megathreads if you wish to share your business, talk about social media, or ask about pricing your work.

Popular Themes in r/artbusiness

#1
Advice Requests
: "[Discussion] need advice. Artist acting colder after accepting commission."
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "[recommendations] where to order prints from. Small order quantity."
12 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "[Art Galleries] Places to vend in Oregon ?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "[discussion] am I being unreasonable in my frustrations with an artist I’m dealing with?"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "[Financial] Would you accept an offer that is lower than what you originally priced if the collector was buying multiple pieces?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/artbusiness

#1

Struggling

40 posts
#2

Looking For

31 posts
#3

Business

18 posts
#4

Hard Time

12 posts
#5

Commissions

12 posts
#6

Art

11 posts
#7

Discussion

9 posts
#8

Printing

: "[Printing] Postcard Printing website?"
7 posts
#9

Social Media

6 posts
#10

Tired

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/artbusiness

#1
Squarespace
4.2 from 6 reviews
#2
Pixpa
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Shopify
4.0 from 2 reviews

Printer

11 reviews
#1
Canon
4.5 from 6 reviews
#2
Epson
4.6 from 5 reviews

Stock

8 reviews
#1
Red River
3.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Ilford
3.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Hahnemühle
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/artbusiness

#1
Advice
: "[Community] Artists who are running snail mail art print clubs"
44 posts
#2
Discussion
: "[Discussion] I’m a self-taught abstract painter making a full-time living from licensing royalties and collectors worldwide, with no art degree. AMA"
43 posts
#3
Product and Packaging
: "[Recommendations] How did you go about pre-orders for prints?"
5 posts
#4
Artist Alley
: "[Artist alley] Smell tips?"
4 posts
#5
Pricing
: "[Financial] Someone asked to buy the original of a print, unsure what to charge"
4 posts
#6
Commissions
: "[Clients] Getting ghosted after first message / providing details?"
4 posts
#7
Sales
: "[Financial] Question for Ukrainian artists about commission payments"
2 posts
#8
Megathread - Pricing
: "Pricing Megathread Weekly"
2 posts
#9
Career
: "[Recommendations]What are the best open calls and opportunities for emerging artists in Europe?"
2 posts
#10
Marketing
: "[Art Market] Inventory for first art market?"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/artbusiness

Yearly
+38k members(37.0%)

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Last updated: August 13, 2026