Critique shouldn't depend on which school you attended.

The standards behind competitions, gallery applications, and residencies are clear to the people inside those systems and cloudy to everyone else. CritMe gives artists a place to ask for specific feedback, give it to others, and reach experienced artists who know what those panels look for.

Why CritMe

Quick feedback: Skip the weeks-long wait for a critique and get responses when you need them.
Low pressure: Post work in progress without worrying about being judged. Critiques are monitored, and the community stays friendly.
Only the advice you ask for: Want technical pointers or a gut reaction? You choose, and reviewers stick to it.
Find other artists: Message people, start group chats, and browse by tags like abstract, realism, or charcoal.
Made for artists without a formal art education: If you don't have a teacher or a critique class, CritMe gives you real feedback to learn from.
Medals for helping out: You earn recognition when you give good critiques. In CritMe 2.0, critiquing also earns you access to experienced artists.

Who it's for

Artists of all levels, from beginners looking for guidance to professionals refining their craft. That includes self-taught artists, art students, and anyone preparing a portfolio for a competition, gallery, residency, or MFA application. CritMe starts with visual art, and musicians are next.

Why we're building it

Audrey attended UNCSA, an arts high school on a university campus, and saw how much one critique from someone in the field can change a practice. Her own YoungArts wins and portfolio development trace back to peer and professional guidance.

Beatrice saw the same as a touring violinist, where attentive, personalized critique usually comes only from private teachers or the occasional masterclass. CritMe aims to make that kind of feedback available to more artists and musicians.

Where CritMe is now

The first version launched on iOS and reached 250+ users at UNCSA and Carnegie Mellon's art precollege. We paused development after funding it ourselves, and we are rebuilding CritMe as 2.0 with new features, including audio and video for musicians.

Team

Audrey Song

Founder and CEO

Wellesley College, Computer Science and Studio Art, BA, '30

Audrey started CritMe in high school and built the first version in Flutter, Flask, and Firebase, which grew to 250+ users. She is a YoungArts Visual Arts winner and a six-time Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key recipient who also works as a web developer at Rhyno Healthcare, a healthcare startup.

Beatrice Jiang

Co-Founder and CTO

MIT, Electrical Engineering with Computing, SB, '29

Beatrice leads the technical rebuild of CritMe, drawing on her engineering experience at Arm and her published IEEE research. She is also an award-winning violinist with over 12 years of international touring, competitions, and masterclasses with professional musicians.

Contact

Questions, concerns, or stories? Write to us.