Hashtags for Artists

This is a (imperfect, but growing) list of hashtags that you can use to get some extras eyes on your work online.  If you know of other hashtags that are art related, please comment below so I can add them to the list!

General "share your work" art hashtags:

#portfolioday

• Quarterly, the 2nd Tuesday every 3 months. 
• Most recent was July 9, 2019. Upcoming ones are Oct 8th, Jan 8th, Apr 9th

#artstationday

• Annually, Oct 26th
• There were suggestions for it to be quarterly but I'm not seeing set patterns for this

#artvsartist - need confirmation on dates

• Seems to mostly happen around April 11
• Also seeing bursts of posts around July 9th. Might be quarterly

#meetthedev - need confirmation on dates

• Seems to mostly be around Sept 1st

Weekly hashtags:

Not all of these are entirely art related, but they can be used for self-promotion regardless. If you know of more specific game art hashtags like #vfxfriday, please let me know!

• motivationmonday
• tiptuesday
• wipwednesday
• throwbackthursday / #tbt
• followfriday
• vfxfriday
• screenshotsaturday
• cutiesaturday

Monthly hashtags:

• januarycomicsmonth
• March of Robots
• Mer-may
• MaySketchaDay 
• Juneicorn 
• KaiJuly 
• Smaugust
• Sketchtember
• Inktober
• Drawlloween
• Drawcember

One-day hashtag challenges:

• HourlyComicDay - Feb 1st
• 24HourComic - October 6th
• Selfportraitday - Nov 1st

Hashtags for minority groups:

I included all of the ones I'm aware of. Definitely open to adding more. I think most of these are primarily on Twitter.

• #transmascartists 
• #visiblewomen
• #visibleNB
• #drawingwhileblack
• #artistsofSEA
• #southasianartists
• #WeAreNigerianCreatives 
• #LatinxsCreate

 Platform-specific hashtags:

• artistsoftwitter
• artistsoftumblr
• artistsoninstagram
• artistsofinstagram 
• instaart
• instapainting/drawing/style/artist

Misc hashtags:

#noobmevsnewme

• Just popped up recently around July 18th
• Not sure if there is a schedule for this or if there will be

Hashtags to post anywhere, anytime:

• #art #artist #artwork #gameart #illustration #sketch #painting #color #draw #creative #digitalart #gamedev #artoftheday #style #life #sketchbook #design (etc etc etc)
• Don't get too specific with hashtags. The vague/general ones are the ones with actual traffic.
•  https://ritetag.com/best-hashtags-for/art is the best place to start

Hashtag popularity search tools:

•  https://hashtagify.me/ 
•  https://ritetag.com/
•  https://ritetag.com/hashtag-search 
•  https://www.all-hashtag.com/ 
•  https://influencermarketinghub.com/instagram-hashtag-generator/