Cara

We heard your concerns about the rumors, here are our answers: - Does Cara make me sign away my copyright? No. Our Terms of Service grants us permission to host your images, resize, crop, & display them on Cara. Cara doesn’t own nor sell your work. - Does Cara train an AI, or give Hive AI user data for training? The answers are: no and no. Cara does not train any AI models on its user data. Our terms with Hive ensures they do not train on our users’ data either. We use Hive to detect AI images and keep them off Cara. That’s it. - Was Cara founded by an AI supporter? No, our founder @zemotion has always advocated for artists’ copyright, does not support unethical GenAI practices, and is a lead plaintiff in 2 class action lawsuits against AI companies such as Google, Stability AI, and Midjourney. She has fought for artists’ rights in court to raise awareness that artists do not give up their copyright when sharing their work online, and she is committed to continue fighting for and advocating for artists rights to be respected both through her own work and with Cara. To our community who took the time to stand up for us from these claims, thank you. 🙏

Hi everyone, sorry for the absence, we hit 300k users on Cara!!!!! 🥹🤯🥳 We made it to top 5 in App Store for social networks in the US—passing Twitter, Discord, Reddit, LinkedIn, and Messenger! Unfortunately this traffic spike has caused the site to crash like crazy, and our small team has been working around the clock to fix the issue. If you have been having a hard time signing up or accessing the platform, this is why. As some of you know, I’ve been paying out of pocket for Cara for over a year now. It’s a passion project I started because I wanted to see a social and art platform that respects creatives’ rights. But with the sudden flood of traffic, we’ve had to upgrade our servers seven times and will have to pay $13,500/mth just to cover our database bills in order to keep the site running. If you can chip in, a coffee would be great help right now—though I understand if you can’t!!!—And thank you to all of our supporters who have sent coffee! You are what’s making it possible for us to keep the site up right now. And we hope Cara can become a great home for everyone who loves art online in time. ❤️ We’re very grateful to have a community of 300k with us on this journey. Thank you for joining us despite all the hiccups and potential issues along the way. Thank you for your patience and support. I will do all I can to make Cara the best it can be. ❤️ #cara300k

Hi everyone! Cara is currently experiencing very heavy traffic and we’re aware that some users had trouble signing up or accessing the site these last couple days. We’d like to share a quick update on the current status: - TLDR: We had a huge surge in traffic, some were new users (hello & welcome!!), but some were attacks. It took the team a while to disentangle everything so we apologize for the delay. - Status: Temporary fix is in place & we’re working on permanent solutions. Site should be returning to normal but please let us know if you notice slow loading times/crashing issues again. - Known issues: 1. Couldn’t sign up/sign in: please try again now 2. Avatar/Profile Pics not saving on mobile app: 1) try scroll down settings page & click save; 2) try in browser 3. OTPs issues: please DM us with the email & browser you used 4. Glaze temporarily disabled: had to do this for our security measures, working to reenable it soon, sorry! We have upgraded things on the backend, so the site should be running smoothly now. But do let us know if you still encounter issues. Gentle reminder that we’re still in beta so there may be hiccups and things are far from polished. We hope you can be patient with us as Cara is built by a group of volunteers and we are a small team! If you would like to support Cara, a coffee would go a long way in helping with hosting costs - /cara.app ❤️🙏 Thank you everyone for your understanding and patience! #caraapp #caraartists #artistplatform

For #PleinAirpril , the artists on Cara invited us into the forests of their imagination ✨🌴 From tropical to enchanted, sun-lit and moon-kissed, their creativity knows no bounds! 🌲 We hope you enjoy everyone’s challenge entries as much as we do and are happy to share some of the many amazing pieces and artists with you: @framillman @marieyafioti @shivani.khot @katerado @baputi_ @alisartjourney_ @green_basilic @sergiolopezfineart @toasted_alien @pol._.anya #warriorpainters #pleinairpril #artchallenge #environments #landscapeart #intotheforest

🧜‍♀️ Let's make a splash with ocean- and mermaid-themed artwork this May! 🧜‍♂️ Wanna join? Then dive into the #MerMay drawing challenge with us! 🌟 To participate, all you have to do is draw a mermaid according to your imagination or inspired by one of the many prompt lists. We included our own in this post! 🌟 Make sure to tag us @cara_artists in your entry and use #mermay2024 when you post your art on Cara so it appears on our temporary MerMay Feed on cara.app! Whether you draw a mermaid a day throughout the entire month or participate with a single entry is completely up to you. We hope you can forge fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy MerMay together. We look forward to seeing your creativity unfold! ❤️ 🌊 Check out the amazing artists behind these past MerMay pieces we discovered on Cara: @tobiaskwan @jeffsimpsonkh @atom_cyber @anthonybrooksart @tunganhart @caal.ace @pikabyunn_draws @lumen_sk @yusakovichi @luneillusoire #caraartists #artchallenge #drawingchallenge #joinus #caraapp #MerMay #mermaids #fantasyart #conceptart

Ready for #pleinairpril ? 🧑‍🎨🌟 We are delighted to team up with @warriorpainters to give this annual challenge a platform to share and discover the community’s work! 🎉 Due to Instagram recently limiting posts that can be discovered through hashtags, challenge entries shared on Cara stand a better chance of being seen and reshared by the #pleinairpril community. We are happy to highlight the hashtag on our Explore page throughout the month of April! Not sure what PleinAirpril is? The art challenge was originally started to celebrate Earth Day. During April, participants are encouraged to paint and share one plein-air painting a day. The themes for this year are: City, Forest, Ocean, Mountain. When sharing on Cara, you can automatically apply Glaze to your posts to protect your work from style mimicry by generative AI models. We look forward to your pieces! Here are some past PleinAirpril works shared by incredible artists and members of our communities for inspiration to get you started! 😍 @alex_forner_ @/jellyoctopus on Cara @angothemango @kbrandenberg @itsmoriartea_ @kelseyrolandart @spookyastronaut @pattivincentstudio @seanbodley @warriorpainters #pleinairpril #warriorpainters #caraapp #artchallenge #pleinairpainters #artcommunity

Excited to announce that we are partnering with Cara (@cara_artists ) this #PleinAirpril with the goal to discover more new artists and share their artwork 🥳 🌟 Cara is a new social media and portfolio platform for artists. One of its standout features is the capability to filter out AI-generated images, fostering a safer space for human artists to share their work. Sign up for an account now and try out the auto Glaze function on Cara 🤩 To celebrate Earth Day and engage with plein-air enthusiasts across the globe, Warrior Painters initiated the #PleinAirpril Challenge in 2017. The #PleinAirpril Challenge is a social media campaign that challenges artists and painting enthusiasts to paint and share one plein-air painting a day during the month of April. Over the past seven years, thousands of artists worldwide have participated in the challenge! ❤️ Given Instagram’s recent limitations on artwork discovery via hashtags, we advise PleinAirpril participants to consider posting on Cara for increased visibility. Content shared on Cara stands a better chance of being discovered and reshared by our community 🙌 Feel free to post on both Instagram and Cara! 😎 #warriorpainters #NoPleinNoGain #paintingchallenge #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting

It’s the Year of the Dragon and we’re excited to announce our first Cara art challenge of 2024—themed around Asian dragons! 🎊 ⭐ Share your dragon artwork using #LNY2024 on Cara. The hashtag will be featured on Explore until the end of the month. Join the fun and ignite the dragon spirit within you! 🔥🐉 Happy Lunar New Year everyone! 🥰🎊✨ Today’s post features these fantastic artists: @/ymhin on Cara @a_o_s_m__ @/fugurisko on Cara @/yushan on Cara @artof666k lethendralis_art @/snowgao on Cara @/eclypse on Cara @/infall on Cara @/cciko on Cara #caraapp #caraartist #LNY2024 #lunarnewyear #yearofthedragon #illustration #conceptart #environments #sketches #portrait #characterdesign #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #artfeature

With Cara’s first anniversary drawing closer, we’d love to draw more attention to the amazing artists who’ve decided to join our social media and portfolio platform! And if you haven’t already: hop back onto your Cara account, get your own #carabest9 template and share it anywhere you like! ✨ Today’s post features these great creatives: @kotartist @/fugurisko on Cara @s.norva_xo @etienne_hebinger @tobiaskwan @/glaucocarvalho on Cara @zemotion @pipei321 @/goterina on Cara @coliandrium #best9 #caraapp #caraartist #conceptart #characterdesign #traditionalart #sketches #digitalpainting #environments #fantasyart #portrait #artfeature

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your best works of the year compiled in a neat square 😍 Join in on the fun by checking out your own Best 9 posts of 2023 on Cara and sharing it across your socials. We’ll be checking the #carabest9 hashtag for a while to feature posts on our story and gallery! ⭐ Today’s post features these fantastic creators: @tahlwin @brucebrenneise @fayelit @seven.teenth @chengelingg @lina_kit_art @dofreshconceptart jurij_scar @wickedalucard @nara.icat #best9 #caraapp #caraartist #conceptart #characterdesign #traditionalart #sketches #mangaart #animeart #digitalpainting #environments #fantasyart #portrait #artfeature

Happy 2024! 🥳 Seeing everyone’s #carabest9 and new year wishes on Cara has been pure eye-candy. What pieces are you the most proud of from last year—and what are you looking forward to creating this year? We hope to bring more great new features and events to Cara to make it the best space for artists, collaborators and fans to connect! 🌟 Today’s post features these incredible artists: @aenderlara @gabe.moise @joel_chaim_holtzman @carol.cornils @armandluro @bouss_bouss @soulu_art @_dobrovolska_art @/disdew on Cara @artofates #happy2024 #newyear #best9 #caraapp #caraartist #conceptart #characterdesign #traditionalart #sketches #mangaart #digitalpainting #environments #fantasyart #portrait #artfeature

Happy Holidays from Cara! 🌟🎄 To wrap up 2023, we have put together a cozy autumn-to-winter season art feature on our blog! Get comfortable with some happy food and drinks and enjoy the last few days of the year! ❄️☃️✨ Today’s post features these wonderful artists: @/valeriane @avalach_art @ornitoplatypus @jeffsimpsonkh @graemedalyart @zemotion @lingy000 @bkvoxel @etienne_hebinger groeegr #happyholidays2023 #seasonalgreetings #winterart #caraapp #caraartist #conceptart #characterdesign #3Dart #digitalpainting #environments #fantasyart #portrait #artfeature