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Project: EDUCATE

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Introducing Project: EDUCATE!



A few Weeks ago  $Moonbeam13 hinted to a secret project that "has the potential to change your deviant experience. Bring you knowledge that can increase your potential. Be fun and exciting and a chance to WIN stuff.". Well....here it is! The AR team is extremely excited to bring you Project: EDUCATE!

What is it?



Project: EDUCATE is an initiative from the Artists Relations team to build gallery knowledge, raise community awareness, promote interaction, and most importantly share information.

How's it going to work?



Keep an eye on the news and your Gallery Directors journals! There will be contests, featured chats, news articles, interactive activities, and great information. We will have    "A deviants' Guide to Community Involvement", dA related tutorials and tools, tricks and information on how you can grow and develop as an artist.

Spotlight on Galleries


In addition to the site wide activities, in the coming months you will find the spotlight on different galleries around deviantART. A week long focus on the genre, with fun, info, contests, and a Chat with the Gallery Director(s), where you can ask questions, give input and get involved!
:spotlight-left: Gallery Spotlight Line Up :spotlight-right:

Gallery Spotlights in the coming weeks:

:bulletred:October 29th - November 3rd  - Anthro Gallery
:bulletred:November 5th - 10th - Comics and Cartoons
:bulletred:November 12th - 17th - Photojournalism
:bulletred:November 19th - 24TH - Fetish

and many more scheduled for the weeks after!

Did You Knows



Each week there will be a "AR: Did You Know?". This will be a quick reference point for  tidbits the Artist Relations Team need everyone to know.  Not a long boring article, but concise Question and Answer sheet. We're very excited about this!

Scavenger Hunt, Mates!



Check out `shell4art's AR Scavenger Hunt! A fun contest to kick off Project: Educate! Follow this link to find out more info!


What YOU can do to help


EDUCATE is not only going to involve the volunteers and staff, but it will be deviant driven as well. What can you do to help?

:pointr: Promote Project: EDUCATE by using the stamp [link]
:pointr: Have an Educational article you want to write? Maybe an activty instead of an article? Note `MistressWit with your concept and be an active part of the project!
:pointr:Attend the Featured chats with the Gallery Directors and have you voice heard! Make suggestions, share thoughts, and ask questions!
:pointr: Participate participate participate!




Stay tuned next time for "EDUCATE: AR Mantra and Identity"
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~valentinecrow Dec 8, 2007
DA Education sounds great - it's funny the anthro gallery was spotlighted first, considering - 50% of whats in that gallery isn't anthro to begin with, and upon talking to people whose art was pushed into that gallery found out that some of DA's gallery mods don't know what does and what doesn't belong there either.
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~professtional2b Nov 3, 2007  Hobbyist General Artist
Nice :)
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~fruitartsy Oct 25, 2007
good idea!!
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~couleur Oct 25, 2007
good to know
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~Majoras-Cappuccino Oct 23, 2007
Hm, an interesting prospect. :]
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Mood: Optimism ~ricardomiguelaguado Oct 23, 2007
[link]
Optimism
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Mood: Wow! ~photokillers Oct 22, 2007
good
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~JuliaMarie Oct 22, 2007   Photographer
Do everybody got this message??
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!xXSunnyDXx Oct 22, 2007
yes =)
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`Astarsia Oct 20, 2007  Hobbyist General Artist
:| i meant education, not promotion.. damn its late.. bed time for me lol
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