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 and Operations Departments?

Director of Community Relations :

Table of Contents

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, `technographer, `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 ^RockstarVanity

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. Charity & Fundraising

Support the Beth Anderson Fund
Support $Moonbeam13 in the 2010 Weekend to End Women's Cancer
Support *gimp in the 2010 Weekend to End Women's Cancer
Help fellow deviant ^bQw.
Help `iggygirl give dA the finger for charity

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

5. Important and Interesting Links

Official dA News
Artisan Crafts Gallery - Changes & Additions
Free Shipping Wrap-Up
Community Operations Newsletter - November 2009
Celebrating Deviousness - December 2009
Proposed Changes to the TOS (Terms of Service)
Community Operations Changes
Seniority Announcements - December 2009
Wacom Dreams Contest Semi-finalists announced
deviantART's 100 Millionth Deviation



Informative News & Events
NaNoWriMo Winners!
Good Habits to Protect You From Online Attacks
Helpful Guidelines - Choosing Models
Artistic Nudes - Concepts in Color
Political (Photomanipulations)
The Online Photography Dictionary
Unrestricted Use Stock and Resources Directory
#seniormentors project



Features & Interviews
Shadows + Echoes: Volume 08
Featured Leaders #2
Deviant wins Nature Photo of the Year!
The Blueprint of… Minas Tirith 58 Special part 1
The Artisan Crafts Gallery, edition 88
One-stop-stock FFA Features 2 - Paper Textures
Emotional Emoticons
DA Knitters December Edition
C&C Ask the Pros November
Stock & Awe - A Tribute
Star Wars Pt. 1 - Wrap Up

6. News from the Galleries

Comics & Cartoons


Customization

Digital Art
3-Dimensional

Vector

Fan Art

Photography
General Photography
Abstract & Surreal & Fetish
Artistic Nude
Horror & Macabre

Space & Science Fiction

Stock & Resources
Stock & Resources