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Summary
With the start of spring rapidly approaching, things are actually happening in the gallery again!
A bunch of things, actually! Here's a few!
TheEmoticonGallery - March Summary 2015Hello Everyone!
I'm happy to say that things have gone quite well for the first month. We have 41 members and 57 watchers! Hopefully we will continue to grow as we have more to offer. For now, here is the latest in the community!
CONTEST/EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
The EmoticonOpus issoon to beup and running again! If you're not familiar with it, it is a hosting group for community member run contests. The contests typically run for a week or two and offer prizes collected by the host. You can head over there and check out past contests/entries, and if you're interested send them a note you'd like to host. The group was a wonderful place to get creative juices flowing. It's time to get them flowing again!
Mirz123 says she will be hosting the Visual Purpose NaNoEmo again this coming June. I know it seems a bit away yet, but time flies so it'll be here before you know it. Watch her (as if you aren't already) and jo
a-kid-at-heart over at TheEmoticonGallery has neatly summarized a bunch of up-coming events and featured quality recent submissions to the gallery! (And in doing so, actually did most of my job already
) Be sure to check out the group gallery as well for a good sample of the emoticons that were submitted in the rest of this month!
Over at NaNoEmo, Visual Purpose NaNoEmo is said to be coming up in June, so watch for further developments from that!Training Theme Complete! (Judging)Weee'rrrre Baaaaaaacck!!
Hello Everyone! a-kid-at-heart here, hosting your newest, and long awaited EmoticonOpus contest. Time to get back in shape!
Theme
The theme for this round is "Training". Whether you're going through it, or giving it to another
Deadline
The deadline for this contest is April 18th 11:59PM EDT
RulesYour entry must be NEW and created for this contest.
Your entry must link back to EmoticonOpus in your artist's description.
Your entry must be submitted to the group's Featured Folder before the deadline. (Please note, you must be a member to submit)
Your entry must have at least one emoticon.
Your entry must relate to the theme.
EmoticonOpus now has a new contest underway! The theme is Training, and has fabulous prizes awaiting to those who can beat the rest! Go make an entry and prove just how awesome you are! Or, alternatively, go donate prizes and prove how awesome you are! 
If anyone else has any other emote-related news they'd like featured, just send me a note and I'll add it here, so don't be afraid to do so!
C.R.E.A.T.E.
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Community Groups
This year, I volunteered to take over the project because 
What is an Advent Calendar? An advent calendar depicts the 24 days in December ending on Christmas Day. 
You can suggest your own artwork for a Daily Deviation, HOWEVER, suggesting it yourself makes me very much less likely to feature it, unless it's some of the best art I've ever seen.
), seems to have brought a bit more of a lull to the gallery's activities, which is to be expected. Still, there's a handful of goings-on in the form of some contests. Also, some contests are concluding, so check those out as well! 
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