Community Relations Newsletter - Nov/Dec 2009

Dec 31, 20098 min read

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Published: Dec 31, 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 :

1. Fond Farewells & New Additions
2. 2010
3. Volunteer Opportunities
4. Charity & Fundraising
5.Important & Interesting Links
6.News from the Galleries

1. Fond Farewells & Change

Every person that comes into Community Relations, enhances and touches the community in a positive way during their time - and they should be celebrated for their efforts and love for the community.

With that, we give our love, adoration and eternal gratitude to CookiemagiK, oilsoaked, DCZed, dandelgrosso, LawrenceDeDark, orangefruits, Synfull, AIBoobPicsForSale, cmptrwhz and Kitten-of-Woe

Please also help me welcome the new additions (or re-additions) to our team

Damaged927, Katerina423, and rydi1689

2. 2010

As we wind down 2009, I'm looking forward to what 2010 will bring. We've come a long way as a community and with the launch of groups, I truly believe we will begin to really see the fruits of our labors. I will be focusing the first month of the year on completing a variety of category structure changes and filling in the gaps in our Volunteer team. I will also be focusing heavily on the groups I'm running communityrelations, fella and deviantHEART as well as the groups I'm an active member of deviant365 to name but one

While we've not shared the purpose for all of these groups yet, all will become clear in the new year.

Engage, empower, encourage, promote and educate are going to be the primary focuses for 2010 and I hope you'll all come along for the ride

I will be posting new feedback forums on my page for the purpose of conversation and to encourage you all to become a part of decision making process. Once these are in place I will let you know

Thank you for a superb 2009, our community continues to inspire me and I believe that 2010 is going to knock our socks off

Happy New Year Everyone

3. Volunteer Opportunities

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 blog

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