You may wonder, what are art hashtags? Well, the world is full of them today! It all starts with the # symbol. This symbol is then linked with a word. This combination is used to search content more easily on social media. Mainly Instagram has become famous because of the use of hashtags.

Well-used hashtags can help you to reach by a bigger and more relevant audience. As Instagram is a very visual medium, many artists are on Instagram too. And therefore, numerous art hashtags exist to promote artworks.

To help you get started, we made a list of some of the most used on Instagram for you. They will help you to make the most of your Instagram experience.

10 Most Used Art Hashtags

10 #artoftheday

With already 4,235,411 posts using #artoftheday it is definitely one of the most used art hashtags on Instagram. Each day artists upload their artwork using the hashtag #artoftheday. The uploaded pictures are then categorized under this key word. If you used this art hashtag and then check it, you will instantly find your piece.

9 #gallery

More than 5 million publications were posted under #gallery. Artists can connect to the community using art hashtag #gallery. By being part of it, they will give more visibility to their pieces.

8 #paint

#paint highlights numerous publications and is a must-have in your social media posts!

7 #instaart

This art hashtag mixes two words that you can easily guess: Instagram and art. Lots of words get combined with “instagram” such as #instafood #instamoment and so #instaart, it will make you visible to the whole world!

6 #creative

As we all know, art is about being creative! So why not use this word as a hashtag? #creative is ranked as one of the most used among art hashtags!

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5 #artwork

When an artist posts a picture on Instagram it is mostly artwork he or she wants to share. Why not show his piece to the rest of the world using #artwork? It has already been used around 15 million times and shows artworks  from all around the work! It will also give you the opportunity to look at some work that you could like or that might inspire you !

4 #painting

Close to the top three #painting, this one is among the more specific ones. It is only for paintings, so if you want to post a painting you absolutely need to use this one!

3 #artist

This hashtag has already 27, 500,000 publications. Whether you are a professional artist or you’re just about to discover your artistic side, use this hashtag to connect to a large base of followers.

2 #inspiration

Where do artists get their great ideas from? What drives them every day to create unique and amazing works of art? #inspiration has been used close to 39 million times and is therefore among the top 2 most used art hashtags on Instagram. From arts to sports to motivational lines, anything encouraging – that’s the hashtag to use!

1 #art

Surprise, surprise! Who would have guessed? #art is among the most used art hastags on Instagram with almost 146 million publications. Anybody who wishes to relate his or her post with some kind of artistic intention can use #art. You will find beautiful works of art, paintings, photography, sketches and portraits as well as music-, dance- or literature- related posts and much more. Very inspiring and fascinating!

How to do art-hashtag research?

When you want to post a picture, just start typing hashtags in the description field. The amount of times a hashtag has been used will show up and you can pick which ones you’d like to use!

Use these art hashtags wisely

Written by: Juliette

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