<![CDATA[Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community?]]>Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community?

What accounts / hash tags would you recommend they follow to get started?

My logo designer is not enamored with what traditional social media has become and interested in trying out the Fediverse and I'm hoping to set him up for success.

UPDATE: got several good suggestions, thank you Masto fam!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/be579b03-97db-459f-8caa-c770389e0eb3/hey-my-peeps-what-masto-instance-would-you-recommend-for-a-queer-visual-artist-trying-out-the-fediverse-and-looking-for-a-communityRSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 18:08:43 GMTSun, 05 Apr 2026 23:44:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:30:03 GMT]]>@NatureMC @gairdeachas

Thank you for the recommendation Petra 🙏

Casey, if you want a human-curated easy-to-use way of discovering reliable instances try https://fedi.garden

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116367910708533396https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.growyourown.services/users/FediTips/statuses/116367910708533396Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:30:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:23:59 GMT]]>@gairdeachas I have no server recommendation but if you look for help, follow @FediTips and their great guide https://fedi.tips which also collects the most well-known hashtags. The guide explains well the possibilities and how everything works on Mastodon.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116367886899228722https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116367886899228722Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:23:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:15:03 GMT]]>@gairdeachas Thank you, really glad you like it!

Hope your friend enjoys it here!

@jonobie

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116363369045611982https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116363369045611982Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:15:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:59:17 GMT]]>@stefan @jonobie This is super cool! I used it to build a custom URL for my friend -- now to see if he joins and we an keep him here!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gairdeachas/statuses/116361419679844416https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gairdeachas/statuses/116361419679844416Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:59:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:38:10 GMT]]>@cairobraga @gairdeachas another vote for @mastodon.art If I ever need to move instances that's where I'd go. It's full of wonderful artists and art enjoyers. A very well moderated, safe space for queer, neurospicy and other marginalised folks, strongly antifascist and anti-racist.

Also they're generally whimsical, fun, folk.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/GeekyTeaKitty/statuses/116360156941616496https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/GeekyTeaKitty/statuses/116360156941616496Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:38:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:36:05 GMT]]>@jonobie Yes, thank you for tagging me!

@gairdeachas Hi! I don't necessarily have a good answer to your original question, but if you do find a good community, this might be useful:

https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=wandering.shop&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,ODI5,OTIw,ODY4&lang=en-us

Easy to customize: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/

Hope this is useful!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116358969163247459https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116358969163247459Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:36:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:34:34 GMT]]>@gairdeachas Also, I can highly recommend my instance (social.coop) as a good multi-purpose instance. It does have dues, so that may be a factor. But it's incredibly well-moderated, mid-sized (so you get an active feed), and is a co-op (which is just cool :).

@stefan

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/jonobie/statuses/116358963169522032https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/jonobie/statuses/116358963169522032Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:34:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:32:20 GMT]]>@gairdeachas I don't know if the instance is open or not, and it may be more writer-focused, but I feel like everytime I see someone on wandering.shop, I nod and go, "Ah, yes, good people on that instance." 🙂

There was also a really cool tool that ... @stefan (?? maybe??) wrote that gives people a bunch of pre-built links for getting onto fedi for the first time. Would recommend that as an adjacent helper.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/jonobie/statuses/116358954361707679https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/jonobie/statuses/116358954361707679Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:32:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:39:09 GMT]]>@quinze @gairdeachas what's this relentless harassment you talk about? does this have to do with them calling out queer people for being racist?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNHTK3SF7RYPSN8JPFYHZMYPhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNHTK3SF7RYPSN8JPFYHZMYPMon, 06 Apr 2026 16:39:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:18:15 GMT]]>@cairobraga @gairdeachas a lot of queer folks block mastodon.art because it's admin has relentlessly harassed queer people, so I would not recommend anyone open an account there if they care about reaching queer people.

Your friend should peruse through these local timelines and check whether one has vibes they prefer:

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://corteximplant.com/ap/users/115683974421577142/statuses/116358427160104689https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://corteximplant.com/ap/users/115683974421577142/statuses/116358427160104689Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:18:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:30:17 GMT]]>@gairdeachas Mastodon.art is my recommendation for an instance!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/lisamakesstuff/statuses/116358238557351021https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/lisamakesstuff/statuses/116358238557351021Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:30:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:34:29 GMT]]>@pentup @gairdeachas it's more than queer-friendly, it's queer-led, and it's radical in its community care and policies, which is amazing. 💚💚💚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNGYVMYF3DJ7BN4G86NY8Q0Xhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNGYVMYF3DJ7BN4G86NY8Q0XMon, 06 Apr 2026 08:34:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:48:57 GMT]]>@cairobraga @gairdeachas Seconding this. Not only because it's art-focused and queer-friendly. It's also the goldilocks zone of firm moderation and large community. Smaller instances are great, but when you're starting out and there's nothing on your home feed, you rely on that local feed, and smaller instances can be offputtingly quiet.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/pentup/statuses/116356660432745304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.art/users/pentup/statuses/116356660432745304Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:48:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT]]>@gairdeachas @Lazarou Don't know but happy to boost and follow!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/raindrops_and_roses/statuses/116355760137079906https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/raindrops_and_roses/statuses/116355760137079906Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:22:47 GMT]]>@cynblogger @gairdeachas I'd also like to add that following the relay.fedi.buzz account for a hashtag will vastly increase the number of posts you see for a given hashtag you follow.

Here's a good post on it:

https://mastodon.art/@jsstaedtler/115299520641730176

You can even add each relay.fedi.buzz account to a list to keep posts related to a topic in a single feed.

In my "Transformers tags" list, for example, I have added the accounts for the TransformersG1 tag, TransformersIDW, OptimusPrime tag, etc.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fanglitch.space/users/pengilly/statuses/116355377881003769https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fanglitch.space/users/pengilly/statuses/116355377881003769Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:22:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:21:08 GMT]]>@gairdeachas sfba.social might be a good fit for you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/pussreboots/statuses/116355371397609995https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/pussreboots/statuses/116355371397609995Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:21:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:38:54 GMT]]>@gairdeachas So, for artists, I suggest two "services" in Fedi:

1. Wafrn: The equivalent in "vanilla social media" is Tumblr. It offers a lot of personalization in your profile page using CSS styles - app.wafrn.net
2. Vernissage: The equivalent of Flickr. There's only two instances of this service, but I think it's a great option to upload your work if you usee high quality images.

And please, please: stay away from Pixelfed (the "instagram of Fedi"). Its handling of privacy is poor.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-8869-d30e-aef0-f44961415655https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://libranet.de/objects/0b6b25a8-8869-d30e-aef0-f44961415655Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:38:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:23:27 GMT]]>@gairdeachas mastodon.art 💚💚💚

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNG2RHZAQSXWS17TSDVM3FSYhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KNG2RHZAQSXWS17TSDVM3FSYMon, 06 Apr 2026 00:23:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community? on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:20:22 GMT]]>@gairdeachas
Follow art-related hashtags and find those people who appeal to you. All artists (amateur & professional) use hashtags on each post. To see the most relevant, just type and your screen will be flooded.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/cynblogger/statuses/116354896515836550https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/cynblogger/statuses/116354896515836550Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:20:22 GMT