Director of Artist Relations & Assistant Director of Artist Relations

The purpose of Artist Relations is to strengthen the community spirit as well as network with fellow artists so that we may bring outside opportunities to you, and help you to hone your skills. Contact the Gallery Director that best represents your art style and tell them your ideas. Need support for a contest? Advice on your artwork? Tips for how to get involved? Perhaps you have feedback for the administration. Artist Relations is your one stop shop for all of your Artistic needs. Gallery Directors are constantly giving your feedback and suggestions to us in an effort to make deviantART best represent the needs and wants of the community.

News

We would like to extend our love and heartfelt gratitude to the efforts of `zeruch, `sbaraci, `DigitalPhenom , `livius, `baKIN and `LiAiL, please do the same

Join us in welcoming back ^limnides (formerly `RockGirl1582) as the Gallery Director of Traditional Art (we knew she couldn't stay away). We are also welcoming ^Kaotika (Film), ^Chimpantalones (emoticons), ^Kitten-of-Woe (Artisan Crafts)

The Film gallery restructure is 90% complete with the final phase involving mass movement of deviations from old galleries into new ones. Please bear with us through this process, we will try to complete it as quickly as possible More about the restructuring can be read here here

On the subject of moving deviations, there will be changes coming regarding this. While my team strives to keep the galleries free of misplaced artwork, sometimes we make mistakes and the automated note that is sent by the system is .. harsh and impersonal in our opinion. We are making changes to be able to send more personalized notes that will include information about why the image was moved and what to do if you disagree as well as information about the galleries, so we can have more communication and less slap in the face feelings. As i've said to my team, the action of moving someone's artwork is an unpleasant act, I know because mine has been moved too and it ticked me off We are doing everything we can to make this better, more on that when we have it implemented

If you are a beta tester then you got a fun surprise as we unveiled the beta release of Project Sleek. There is a misunderstanding that this is version 6 when in fact, Project Sleek is merely a component of version 6. If you have feedback about this component, please make sure you put it on the Beta Tester Feedback Forum. We're working hard to iron out the crinkles so we can release this site wide!

Project Educate is growing every day and as such it deserved it's own home. It's been a very successful project thus far and we hope you visit it at ^projecteducate and you can read about Film & Animation Week as well as what's already passed and what is coming!!


I have received many notes regarding openings in Artist Relations and due to the insane level of activity with the team it's been hard to respond to them all. I will be spending time focusing on filling the remaining gaps over the next week, thank you for your patience

deviantART is going to have a booth at Anime Expo!! This is a first for deviantART and we want to see as many deviants as possible!! If you're going please stop by this poll and let us know! More information coming soon.

*Lynne66124 wants to know how you feel about deviantART. Let her know here

^Hanratty-Stock has a poll about selling stock here

Daily Deviations: How to Suggest

Artist Relations Sponsored Contests

Express It! - Deadline May 10, 2008
Face Your Fear Contest - Deadline May 11, 2008
Suicide Girls Wallpaper Contest - Deadline May 18, 2008
Mother's Day - The Art of Giving Contest - Deadline May 19, 2008
The Forbidden Gaze Contest - Deadline June 1, 2008
Fella Plushie Around the World Contest - Deadline June 9, 2008
"Find Your Seats" Manga Contest - Deadline June 30, 2008




- Pass the Panel - Ongoing

Important and entertaining links you should go to

Weekly Help desk Updates - May 8th, 2008

the Orphan Works Act of 2008

Dangerous Pictures - UK Criminal Justice Bill

deviantART Film Presents: Louie Schwartzberg

Clarifying the Issue of Underage Nudity

New deviantWEAR!

State of Skinning 2007Edition

A Creative Approach to Art

The World Ends with You - Winner's Edition

Okami Contest - Winner's edition

Handheld Highlights - April 2008

The Digital Community's Choice - Feature #2

"Seniors Choice" Fractal Friday

Vector Do's and Dont's - Vol 2

May GPGA Contest

The Forbidden Gaze Contest

The best in 3D Manipulations #11

The Great Tutorial Adventure !

Earth Day 2008 - An Update

A Better Way to Organize Deviations?

The dA Quilt Project Sign-up

Way Back When

Worldplay Vol. 2

Character Swap Artwork

Be Someone's Critical Friend

Constructive Critique: Learning to Talk..

Street Photography Interview: MyPrivateParty!

*daZine

Writing with Light: An Interview with Chris Weeks

May Awareness Months, Weeks, Days



Some thumbs of favorites Roxy and I have added recently (guess which ones ones are mine!)

News from the Galleries

Ring Master

Anime/Manga

Artisan Crafts

Comics & Cartoons

Community Projects

Customization
Handhelds
Visualizations
Wallpaper


deviantART Related

Digital Art - ^cosmosue
Digital Art - ^JunkbyJen
3-Dimensional
Fractal Art
Photomanipulation
Text Art
Vector
Vexel


Fan Art

Film - ^DVeditor
Film - Animation - ^guruubii
Film - Animation - ^feawen

Flash

Literature

Photography - ^equivoque
Photography - ^rhapsouldize
Animals, Plants & Nature
Artistic Nude
Commercial, Glamour & Pinup
Horror & Macabre
Macro
Photojournalism

Resources
Stock Photography

Traditional Art - ^stigmatattoo