The world of art-focused instances on Mastodon is surprisingly small, which is rather sad considering how exciting a whole community of different artistic instances would be.
Whether they're for specific mediums/crafts/genres, or just with different aesthetics or feel to the community… gosh, I would love that.
.ART shouldn't be the *only* art instance people know of and gravitate to. It's partly why I started ComicsCamp.Club. But I don't have the spoons to run more than I already do. :(
That being said, I have a list of creative/artistic instances here: https://mastodon.art/@Curator/103128327614838775 That really badly needs updating. :(
What are some creative/artistic instances you know about that are run by great people? I'm going to need some help building a more up-to-date list.
@Rheall I totally agree. ☹️ I feel like one of the larger issues is that Mastodon doesn’t have a “neighborhood” grouping (idea from: https://runyourown.social/#beyond-local-and-public:-the-neighborhood )
@Rheall I like art and could sort of imagine myself running an art instance as a sub community. Like this:
art.mastodon.green - For artists and galleries located in Europe.
It won't happen any time soon, because it would need some kind of sponsorship to cover server costs and also volunteer moderators.
@JohanEmpa I hear you! If I had infinite resources of money, time, and spoons, I'd definitely like to branch off .ART into more sub-instances. It's not going to happen, though. Admining two instances is more than enough for me right now!
Also, having good moderators is worth its weight in gold. I am SO thankful for my mods on .ART. I don't know where I'd be without them. <3
photog.social is also out there for photographers
hopefully there are others that are flying under the radar and can surface on joinmastodon in due time
I love that there *are* some art-focused instances out there! Like socel.net for animators or mograph.social.
I kind of dream of a community of artistic instances that share a Code of Conduct or common ideals that support each other, so people can feel safe moving from one to the other to find which one works best for them.