~~ foxy.art ~~ is a group of artists gathered together against all odds, for
fun and profit! We sail the open seas of the web and make cool shit (and lots of porn)
to post online.
Every member gets their own domain <yourname>.foxy.art as well as
an e-mail address <yourname>@foxy.art, with which they may do whatever
they wish (pursuant to the terms below, of course), as well as access to their own piece
of the shared community blog! More technical users may also request access to the foxy.art
shared server, if they wish to host a custom website or gallery.
While anyone may join the community IRC chatroom, special permissions are given to members
such as access to private channels, reserved usernames, and permissions to chat during
lockdowns (in the case of spam or etc).
The buzz of the modern internet often drowns out the voices and records of people who
enjoy making things. So often do services and "communities" like Twitter and Discord
produce little walled gardens of obscurity, dictating what artists can and can't do
and what is and isn't shared based on opaque algorithms and the whim of their operators.
foxy.art is how we're pushing back on that, just a little. Artists should own their
online spaces, and express themselves on those spaces however they please: personal sites,
weird little galleries, passion projects nobody asked for but everyone was glad existed.
Just because someone doesn't know the technical aspects that run the internet doesn't
mean they should be denied their own space online.
It's also simply more fun to do things together. Shared infrastructure, shared community,
and reasons to actually build something with others instead of posting into the void.
Community breeds creativity and capability alike! Don't know how to make your
own site like the other group members? Curious about someone's art style? Unsure where to
even start? Ask!
The whole point of this group is to have a community to discuss and share these things.
There is no level of "skill" or popularity required to become a member. If you consider
yourself an artist in any medium, and the things you create are made with your own
effort, then you qualify. Of course, it always helps if we can get to know you first,
be it over IRC or through a recommendation through an existing member.
The cost of registration is one (1) single artwork made in any medium of your choosing,
in any intelligible fidelity or quality level, that includes the site URL in it in some
recognizable form. You must create the artwork yourself, in accordance with the terms of
membership below. Your artwork will be included in the gallery at the bottom of the page.
To register, please send an e-mail with the below template to admin@foxy.art.
You are expected to write with proper e-mail etiquette — write it like you would a
physical letter — though you're free to customize it as you please, and write it in
your own tone and style, so long as it's polite. LLM-generated messages will be sent
straight to the spam folder.
Good <Morning/Afternoon/Evening>,
I'd like to join foxy.art! I'll attach my registration
fee (artwork) below. This e-mail constitutes my full
agreement to the foxy.art group's social etiquette
guidelines and terms of membership. I also certify that
all the information presented in this e-mail is true.
Desired Handle:
Desired First Name:
Desired Last Name:
My domain should forward to (choose one):
- A custom link (such as to your bluesky or DA)
- My blog.foxy.art page
- I am a technical user and would like to
host my own website on foxy.art.
I'd like to use my domain as my bluesky handle (yes/no):
If yes, my current bluesky handle is:
Existing Social Links (Optional):
- https://bsky.app/profile/xxxxxxx
- https://deviantart.com/xxxxxxx
- Etc
Regards,
<name/handle>
Your desired handle will be your username across all foxy.art group services; for example, if
you pick tess, your domain will be tess.foxy.art, your e-mail will
be tess@foxy.art, and your reserved chat nickname will be tess.
If your form of artwork is not embeddable in an e-mail, a link is also acceptable. If your
artwork is interactive, e.g. a video game, please include a video recording of the artwork
as not all members reviewing applications may be able to run arbitrary executable files.
folliesfox
tess
These are guidelines for social behavior that can be applied in online (and even offline) spaces. All members are expected to uphold these principles at all times, whether or not they are acting in foxy.art community spaces.