Community Relations Newsletter - June 2009

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deviantART's Community Relations Team provides a unique collective effort that seeks to create and sustain collaborative relationships among deviants and to develop innovative opportunities within the global art industry. These relationships are meant to provide and encourage opportunities to foster creative genius.  The CR Team acts as a window of information for the community on how to utilize deviantART in a way that will empower and enable themselves as respected and successful artists.

Our ultimate vision is a community of artists that come together unified and strengthened by sharing the belief that they hold the artistic power to create and shape their own success.  In order to realize our vision,  our mission must be to exceed the expectations of our community, whom we view as partners, and we will accomplish this by committing to our shared core values. Our core values are listed in FAQ #84: What are the Core Values of the Community Relations Department?


Director of Community Relations :iconmoonbeam13: :

Table of Contents


1. Welcome!
2. deviantART World Tour 2009
3. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations
4. Question from the forums
5. Share your Opinions!
6. Gallery Streamlining, Changes and Additions
7. Charity & Fundraising
8. Community Projects
9. Official Contests
10. Important & Interesting Links
11. Featured Favorites
12. News from the Galleries


1. Welcome & Thank You


We would like to welcome the following people to the Volunteer Gallery Moderator team :

sambees - Anime/Manga
Gonzale - Street Photography
Thebuild - Traditional Art - Sculpture
DCZed - deviantART Related
l8 - Wallpaper
SkippyJr - Film

Go give them a welcome !!!

Also, a special thank you to NunoDias who has left the team for personal reasons.  He deserves thanks for his contributions to the the community and we will miss him as part of the team.  :heart:

2. deviantART World Tour 2009


If you still haven't heard about the World Tour, you don't log on enough :P The next stop on the World Tour is home base - Los Angeles - home of deviantART HQ.  The devMEET will be Saturday July 18th in Echo Park and more details can be read over at hq.  If you aren't already watching hq, you should be! This will be the location to get all insider news on upcoming features, developments and peep into the everyday ongoings of those of us that work here :)


3. Volunteer Openings in Community Relations



If you're interested in learning more about being a volunteer on deviantART please read FAQ #85: Can I be a volunteer on DeviantArt?

To see current openings on the Community Relations volunteer team please go to this journal

If there isn't a spot open please consider helping out from within the community.  Read How to be a guiding light and shining example by the awesome EveryNextDream :love:

Please note that there are a lot of inquiries that come in and I may not be able to respond to each and everyone.  Your understanding is appreciated :)  


4.  Question from the forums!



Taken from this forum

lycaenops asked:

Hi Moonbeam, I was wondering if there where any plans of making the gallery forums more prominent? I just found out about them the other day, and checked out a few of them, and was disappointed to see that they don't have very much activity.

This is a great question :) In the past, we used to have gallery pages that served as an introduction into the "gallery" and the forums were far more prominent.  Yes, I am currently drafting some ideas with input from the volunteers and the community in regards to gallery portals, usage of the new groups system etc.  To better find ways to improve communication and interaction from the community.  I would love to hear any ideas the community have for bettering these systems so please head over to my personal forums and chime in :)



5. Share Your Opinions!



I'm actively using my personal forum to try and connect more with the community and I have a series of threads:

:new: The top things you need to know to be deviant?
Questions for Community Relations - ask me anything!
Tools of the Trade - What do you use?
Profile Page Modules - What should we build?
General Feedback
Gallery Changes or Additions
Community Relations Project Requests
Subscriber Feature Requests
Requests for improving Literature on deviantART


these forums are all accessible from my profile page at moonbeam13 as well and I will be adding more. I encourage you to speak up and get involved! We're in this together :)


  6.  Gallery Streamlining, changes and addidtions



I'm in the process of streamlining and will be starting with the Artisan Crafts gallery and Literature.  This process is painful and can take time and could cause frustration but we will keep you updated on progress and try to keep the annoyances to a minimum. If you wish to send me coffee, I would love you long time :)


7. Charity & Fundraising



:bulletred: Support moonbeam13 in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer
:bulletred: Support gimp in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer
:bulletred: Support Collumb in the Kilimanjaro Climb for Charity
:bulletred: Support Ek0s in the Relay for Life>
:bulletred: Support grimfairyreaper in her ride for cancer
:bulletred: Support KingNorth in his effort to raise money for S.P.O.T Pet Rescue
:bulletred: Support sheaint in the UK Race For Life
:bulletred: Help a deviant in need =kahl needs us
:bulletred: Help save Jack the girl cat

:note: Have a charity or fundraising effort you want to promote?? Note me with the details!


8. Community Projects



:omg: Want to show your devious pride and get involved in ongoing Community Projects? Check on one of these:

:bulletred: Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

:bulletred: World Cancer Day

:bulletred: The deviantMIX Project

:bulletred: Random Acts of Kindness

:bulletred: Project Positivity

:bulletred: That Was Then, This is Now

:bulletred: Chaos Gerbil

:bulletred: Helen Levitt Tribute

:bulletred: Dave Arneson Tribute

:bulletred: Pimp the Positive Stamps!

:bulletred: May Events/Awareness/Holidays

:bulletred: June Events/Awareness/Holidays

:bulletred: Michael Jackson Tribute

:bulletred: Farrah Fawcett Tribute

:bulletred: July Events/Awareness/Holidays



:star: These projects are open all year round, despite whether they represent a particular 'day' or 'month' :heart: :community:


9. Official Contests



:bulletpurple: I Dream - Deadline July 15, 2009

:bulletpurple: Natures Natural Textures - Deadline July 24, 2009

:bulletpurple: Paper Heart - Deadline July 29, 2009

:bulletpurple: See You at the Fair - Deadline July 30, 2009

:bulletpurple: dA 9th Birthday Wallpaper Contest - Deadline August 1, 2009

:bulletpurple: LIFE - a photojournalism contest - Deadline August 31, 2009

:bulletpurple: Move It - Deadline August 31, 2009

:bulletpurple: Story of a Nude Contest - Deadline September 1, 2009

:bulletpurple: Myths & Legends - Deadline September 13, 2009


Please note that all contests end on the deadline stated at 11:59:59 PM PST

:whisper: Rumor has it literature, film and vector contests are coming soon to an Art community near you ;)

10. Important and Interesting Links



Official dA News
:bulletgreen: Monthly Help Desk Newsletter - June 2009
:bulletgreen: New Subscriber Feature - Journal Skins
:bulletgreen: A Word on Miscats
:bulletgreen: Emoticon Legend Refresh
:bulletgreen: Celebrating Deviousness - July 2009 - `Rushy
:bulletgreen: Portfolio - The How's and Why's of Portfolio Design

Informative News & Events
:bulletgreen: Live Chat with Gary Tonge in #spaceart
:bulletgreen: Resources & Stock - Print Challenge
:bulletgreen: Introducing Metering Modes
:bulletgreen: Four Seasons Community Project
:bulletgreen: The Breaking Point: End-stopping and Enjambment
:bulletgreen: The Abstract Photographer #3
:bulletgreen: Shadows & Echoes: Volume 02
:bulletgreen: Painting With Light: a quick online tutorial
:bulletgreen: The Manchester Fiction Prize
:bulletgreen: Titmouse Animation is Calling for Characters
:bulletgreen: deviantART 101 - Part One
:bulletgreen: Macro or Darkroom/Photomanipulation
:bulletgreen: Deviance - Issue 3
:bulletgreen: April Showers, May Flowers: The Winners!

Features & Interviews
:bulletgreen: Tribute to Inqy :heart:
:bulletgreen: Behind the Symbol with Ghouldaddy
:bulletgreen: iCAF Vol. VII - Penril
:bulletgreen: Writers to Read: Allen Ginsberg; Guest Post
:bulletgreen: Science Fiction Art of the Month v.17
:bulletgreen: 3DLove #6
:bulletgreen: Conceptual Photography Interview - aksdareflection
:bulletgreen: June: Fan Artist of the Month
:bulletgreen: OTIS Seniors Show 2009
:bulletgreen: A Word from the most devious ninja around - $spyed
:bulletgreen: The LOL Corner [#64]
:bulletgreen: Putting the ART in #devART Vol.6
:bulletgreen: The DV8 Selection
:bulletgreen: dAknitters' June Project Features/July Collection

11. Featured Favorites



Sketch Card - Braaains by Mollinda Cherry Blossoms by Swaggertoes Haikuthon - July 2009
- 1 - (haiku)
sparse gems-
summer dew passes
with the morning
- 2 - (tanka)
venerable stones-
from clouds,
ancient mystics
observe their dignity
- 3 - (tanka)
peaking
under tree eves-
the sun's sultry touch
finds the car
already hot
- 4 - (haiku/senryu)
blazing sky-flower-
its thunderous birth
sparks infant tears

- 5 - (haiku)
wave battered-
a child's enjoyment
of his torment
- 6 - (tanka)
rains
of sunlight
deflected
by a gray
miasma

- 7 - (haiku/senryu)
a timely waft
clears more
than the air
- 8 - (haiku/senryu)
seeking the sun
for light
and enlightenment

- 9 - (haiku)
lilting whistles-
and the gray terminator
passes
- 10 - (senryu)
into the bin-
another memory
shattered

- 11 - (haiku)
dissolving gloom-
the daylily
reopens
- 12 - (tanka)
the air
co

Monkion Collection by curster The Fox And The Heart by Skia prezzie for Moonbeam13 by Kitten-of-Woe
Elias the Valley Strider 8 by Boggleboy Where are u Pacman? by wrongsideout
Knitted Shroom Rainbow by tastee-tea Suicide Girls Fan Art: Cori by WeaselGuy :thumb85960072:

12.  News from the Galleries



:bulletblue: Community Projects

:bulletblue:Anime/Manga
:bulletblue:Anime/Manga

:bulletblue:Anthro

:bulletblue: Artisan Crafts

:bulletblue: Comics & Cartoons - Majnouna
:bulletblue: Comics & Cartoons - Thiefoworld

:bulletblue: Customization
:bulletgreen: Dolls
:bulletgreen:Emoticons - Synfull
:bulletgreen: Emoticons - irient
:bulletgreen: Handhelds
:bulletgreen: Skins & Themes
:bulletgreen: Visualizations
:bulletgreen: Wallpaper - splintered13
:bulletgreen: Wallpaper - l8

:bulletblue: deviantART Related

:bulletblue: Digital Art
:bulletgreen:3-Dimensional
:bulletgreen: Fractal - cmptrwhz
:bulletgreen: Fractal - Platinus
:bulletgreen: Pixel Art - armaina
:bulletgreen:Vexel

:bulletblue: Fan Art

:bulletblue: Film & Animation

:bulletblue: Flash

:bulletblue: General Photography - zerocomplex
:bulletblue:General Photography - PorcelainPoet
:bulletgreen:Abstract & Surreal & Fetish
:bulletgreen:Animals, Plants & Nature
:bulletgreen: Commercial
:bulletgreen:Artistic Nudes
:bulletgreen:Horror/Macabre
:bulletgreen:Macro
:bulletgreen: Photojournalism
:bulletgreen: Pin-Up
:bulletgreen: Street - Gonzale
:bulletgreen: Street - bQw

:bulletblue: <a  href="news.deviantart.com/article/85…">Space Art

:bulletblue: Stock & Resources

:bulletblue: Traditional Art - limnides
:bulletgreen: Body Art
:bulletgreen: Sculpture
© 2009 - 2024 moonbeam13
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Boggleboy's avatar
:blush::blushes: I didn't even know you'd featured me with all these other folks...thank you. :tighthug: You have no idea how honored- and surprised- I am by this from you! :tighthug: