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As the year winds down, our community is lighting up with creativity, connection, and celebration! From official group challenges to inspiring member-led events, there’s something for everyone to join, share, and enjoy this month. We’re grateful to our amazing volunteers, ambassadors, and contributors who keep our community thriving, thank you for making every event a chance to connect and celebrate together. ✨ Community Highlights Celebrating Deviousness - December 2025 This month, we’re thrilled to celebrate @ashpwright as our December recipient of the Deviousness Award!  Snowball Fest 2025 Celebrate the season with our annual Snowball badge! Earn points, climb the leaderboard, and win a chance at exclusive merch! Group-Led Events Daily Deviation Suggestion Drive Help shape future Daily Deviations by sharing your favourite artworks! Submit your suggestions and spotlight creators who deserve some extra love and you may even win prizes! Winter Mood(board) Adopt

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? This week’s Fan Art Friday does! We’re celebrating the wildly creative Spongebob-inspired pieces from across the community, from bold reinterpretations of Bikini Bottom classics to lovingly rendered tributes of everyone’s favourite goofy goober. Expect colour, nostalgia, and a whole lot of laughs as we spotlight the artists who brought these iconic characters to life in their own style. “Is mayonnaise an instrument?” - Patrick Star “F is for fire that burns down the whole town!” - Plankton Thanks for joining us for this week’s dive into Bikini Bottom creativity! Whether you’re here for the laughs, the nostalgia, or the sheer talent of our community, we hope these Spongebob-inspired pieces brightened your day like a jellyfishing afternoon. Stay tuned for next week’s theme -- same time, same ocean vibes! 🫧✨ Explore previous editions in our Fan Art Friday Collection Want to see your favourite fandom featured? Note

NEW - EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ANOTHER MONTH - NEW (see the new deadline below behind the former date in paranthesis) Elisabeth's Gingerbread (Elisenlebkuchene) Where does the name Elisenlebkuchen actually come from? There is a legend in Nuremberg that says that Elisenlebkuchen was invented by a gingerbread baker around 1720. For a long time, Elisenlebkuchen was said to have healing properties. The legend of the gingerbread baker's daughter The legend has its origins in the illness of a gingerbread baker's daughter. He had lost his wife to a serious illness some time before. Now, as you can imagine, he was very worried about losing his daughter too. No doctor could help. In his great despair, he remembered that oriental spices were said to have healing properties. Since he had always used many of these oriental spices in his gingerbread bakery, he took courage again and came up with a new recipe for his gingerbread. This was made without flour and only with the highest quality

We’re making it simpler than ever to share the amazing art you discover with the Community team! Until now, suggesting a Daily Deviation often meant figuring out who to send a Note to, making sure it went to the right person, and hoping it landed in the right inbox. While we’ll still happily accept Notes, there’s now a faster and more accessible way to get your suggestion seen by the whole DD team. The New DD Suggestion Form Just fill out this form, and you’re done! 💡 Pro tip: Bookmark the link so you can suggest whenever inspiration strikes! What you’ll need: A link to the artwork you’re suggesting The category the artwork belongs in (the form will guide you) (Optional) A quick note about why you love it (Optional) Your DeviantArt username That’s it! No guessing, no searching -- your suggestion will go straight into our shared list for the DD team to review. Why use the form? It’s faster - no waiting for the right person to check their Notes It’s accessible -

It’s been a great run, but all good things must come to an end: close out 2025 with a dream & this final edition of Promptibilities! This month, we want you to DreamUp a fun and festive fireside scene featuring all your favorite winter holiday accoutrements 🕎🎄 Bake up some treats, hang up some lights, put up some decorations, and curl up with some Fireside Favorites this December 🎁🍪 Follow the instructions below to create your own unique prompts from the template outline and make your holidays extra happy with Promptibilities 🪵🔥    Step 1: Fill in the bracketed sections of the prompt below with the type of word or phrase requested.  A cozy [ART] style living room scene from [ERA] featuring a fireplace illuminating a table filled with [TREATS] next to a [CENTERPIECE] surrounded by piles of gifts  Need a little inspiration for your Promptibilities prompt? Examples for each of the bracketed sections in the example above can be found in the list below: [ART]: Fantasy;

DeviantArt is proud to announce a new opportunity for deviants to contribute to the community at a deeper level! The Ambassador program is designed to give deviants a chance to bring artists together, offer ways for artists to hone their skills or try new things, and help shape the future of the community.  Deviants eligible to participate in the Ambassador program are those who are co-founders or top contributors of official DeviantArt groups or affiliated groups. There are many factors that determine whether or not deviants might be a good fit for the Ambassador program, but all potential ambassadors should: Frequently run or organize community events Routinely be active participants in their community Consistently encourage and cheer on other artists Ambassadors will have direct contact with and support from DeviantArt team members when hosting events and challenges, to help their projects thrive.   Are you ready to be a community ambassador? Fill out the application

Our community is alive with exciting events, creative showcases, and opportunities to connect. Don’t miss out on what's happening right now - check out these latest events and jump into the fun! Looking for inspiration or curious about our journey? Explore our archive of past community events, celebrating the incredible projects, contests, and gatherings that have brought us together. Whether you're diving into something new or taking a stroll down memory lane, there’s always a way to get involved and make your mark. Let’s keep creating, connecting, and celebrating together! Want to be part of the action? Join our official @Community group and never miss an event!

This week, we’re heading to the snowy peaks of Mount Crumpit to shine a spotlight on everyone’s favourite festive grouch! From classic Dr. Seuss illustrations to Jim Carrey’s chaotic brilliance and the more recent animated twist -- The Grinch has stolen our hearts (and occasionally Christmas) in so many iconic ways. Today we’re celebrating the incredible fan artists who capture his mischievous charm, his sneaky smirks, and maybe even his heart that’s grown three sizes. “I’m not just a Grinch. I’m THE Grinch!” — The Grinch (2018) “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” — How the Grinch Stole Christmas Explore previous editions in our Fan Art Friday Collection Want to see your favourite fandom featured? Message @moonbeam13 with your idea!

DD Suggestion Drive 2025 After years, we’ve finally brought back the Daily Deviation Suggestion Drive!  What is the Daily Deviation Suggestion Drive you might ask? In past events, many members of our art community came together and suggested an amalgamation of art from many different artists in hopes they would receive a Daily Deviation, but with the twist to see who can also suggest the most work in general to us CVs or Staff Members. The goal was to get as many artists out there for recognition while also showing some fun competitive spirit at the same time. Hence why we’re bringing it back. We hope to bring many talented artists to the Daily Deviation page again.  Daily Deviation FaQ What is Daily Deviation?  A 24-Hour Feature that the staff or Community Volunteers feature for art to be recognized by the community. Where are the Daily Deviations? Next to the DeviantArt logo, press/click the menu and look for the sign. Press/Click it and you’ll be able to find the DDs. Or

New Challenge for @DevNews Home for the Holidays A Contest Challenge to depict being Home for the Holidays, whether it is a Christmas Lighting on the Square of a Town, a gathering at someone's house in a festive setting, a neighborhood light display, a Holiday Party, greeting family for a celebration, sled riding with friends, ice skating amid Holiday decor or just lounging in front of a warm fire, how do you interpret being Home for the Holidays? Submit your entry to the Home for the Holidays folder at @DevNews ~ must be PG and undoubtedly Safe for Work! Accepted Entries are: Photography, Traditional and Digital Art (No AI) Entries must be NEW starting November 25, 2025 ~ All Entries should be submitted by the end of December 18th DA time, which is the Pacific Time Zone Voting by the Judges Begins on December 19th A Holiday can be any Holiday in December One Submission per Account (Entries go into the Home for the Holidays Contest Folder at @DevNews ) There will be Five (5)