Pimps and Whoas - January 28, 2012

Pimps

Official dA News

Odyssey Into 2012 - In Retrospect
Introducing the deviantART Collection on Fotolia
Size Does Matter - Artisan Crafts News
For My Own Safety
Site Updates Week 2 of 2012
Popular Results for Browse
The Resource Roundup 4
Artist on Fire: The Creative Juggernaut, Ben Heine
Art we Heart: Flight
Top 10 Prints of 2011
Site Updates: January 27

Official Contests

All "official" contests will begin at midnight PST on the start date and end at 11:59 PST on the end date. This applies to all Community Relation run contests and all deviantART sponsored contests.
denotes US only contest

A Picture Paints 1000 words - Deadline January 31, 2012
Create A Game Level Contest - Deadline February 20, 2012
Love Is Contest - Deadline March 10, 2012

Community Relations Projects

projecteducate- Current Week: Anthro / Next Week: Body Art
Art History Project See full schedule here

Informative News & Events

How to: Critiquing Artwork
devaintART.com Pixel Project
Anthro vs Furry - A Semantics Problem
I can't Draw
Community Interaction Project - Day 6
Vacansopapurosophobia
Killing a Character by #writers-workshop
The Missing Character Fan Art Contest
The Link System Users Guide
Project Plushie -Donate today!
Warm Winter Project - 2012
Body Art History Modern Day
GimmeFeedback ArtQuest 2012 - Help Wanted
Booyah hiring badass animator for Seattle
Birthdays, Donations and you!
Want Comments?
Pair of Canadian teens launch Lego man into space
Schoolism Workshop in Sao Paulo Brazil
The Photography Galleries: Why and How to Suggest
Please help get Amaranthine Project Avatar Going

Features & Interviews

The Founder's Favourites 1st Edition
Photictures XXXII
Forum Features December 2011
What I Do at DeviantART
Hidden
I Came, I dAmned, I founded #21
Feature from All About Film
Serenade Me Sinister: Katatonia
Manga/Anime Spotlight: touchedvenus
Emotiviews 13 - Interview with Kyramy
Wednesday Feature: Artistic Nudes Fashion
Street Photography: The Capture vs The Post
Cities of the World: Bangkok
Why You Should Watch Saiyagina
Expose Lit: Your Literature Lifeline
UnseenArtists Self Pimp-Out Vol. 32
Friday Night Street Specials v1.4
An International Treasure Feature
Your Picks, my Page

Groups

  dAseniors - The senior members of deviantART get together and do awesome things like the weekly hunt!
seniormentors - Check out the new group activity here
dAWishingWell is a group dedicated to helping make wishes come true one deviant at a time!

Whoas - Theme: Magic

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Next installment to be posted February 8, 2012 and the theme for the "Whoas" is love.  

Wanna suggest a theme? Note moonbeam13 with your ideas!