Working on something meaningful is a common desire – but how? We started asking folks to share the story of how they ended up working on a project they felt was meaningful because we wanted inspiration but also because we wondered if hearing from people from across a range of industries would help us identify patterns making it more likely for anyone to be able to find and work on projects that they would find meaningful.

Delrose Wilkinson

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far has been my EP project titled Momentum. It’s a personal testimony of mine that has a theme of perseverance through valley seasons and gaining strength through renewed faith in God Read more>>

Elijah Isaiah Johnson

I’ve been really blessed to be a part of so many meaningful projects and opportunities, from producing black-owned content with AnimeHipHop, doing coverage of multi-cultural or marginalized projects with POCCulture and Nerds of Color to working with special needs youth with my brother and Mother Road Studios. But I think the most recent highlight would be the latest film release, Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later. Read more>>

Gian Paolo Avanzo

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Christopher Studenka

After being an actor in dozens of other projects, I decided I wanted to write and make a film on my own and I was able to make a short film “Father’s Day”. I had worked with Director Justin Rose on a prior film and he agreed to make this for me. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about a man who’s finds that his life has not turned out as he expected and he is at a personal crossroads. Read more>>

Victora Bianca

On the Sunday evening of November 5th, 2023, I curated & hosted my eighth poetry event which was my most momentous event to date in my 2 year creative career. It was a completely sold out event. I showcased over 12 authentic & urban poets & hosted over 60 guests who were each from different walks of life bringing us all together for one purpose: to be thankful from where we came from. I brought the whole hood out. People say I brought the whole city out which is a great accomplishment in my eyes. Read more>>

Gabi Conti

Co-creating the 9-part fiction podcast Bad Influencer with NY Times Best Selling Author Jane Green meant so much to me. I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember because I wanted to be just like my dad. Growing up my dad wrote, produced, and directed radio commercials. But not the annoying ones you turn off, commercials that really pulled at your heartstrings, that still make me tear up when I listen to them today. Read more>>

Shari Albert

I like to think that all my projects are meaningful in some way or other. I hope so, anyway. But presently, my most meaningful project is a feature script that I’ve been working on with a partner, Laura LeeLun. It’s a love story with comedic elements called, Double Happiness. It’s about a Jewish widow who falls in love with a Chinese restauranteur who has been serving her family every Christmas for 40 years. It’s about second chances and acceptance. Hopefully, it’ll make you laugh and cry! Read more>>

Gayle Mangan Kassal

It’s hard to choose just one meaningful project since each one is important in its own way. Every mural I create either for children in hospitals or with children as a legacy project in schools have their own stories. From hospital pediatric rooms aiding in treatment to primary school walls highlighting the importance of being environmental stewards, each project is meaningful. They all bring joy to so many, including myself. Read more>>

Stephan Cox

I recently finished “Brilliant Floral”, a commissioned sculpture for the Greenville SC residence of an esteemed architect and his wife. This couple has purchased numerous smaller pieces over the years and we’d talked at intervals of doing a significant piece for either his architecture firm headquarters or their home. The sculpture was to be a gift to his wife so we decided to install the piece at their home; a large,’ elegant structure designed by the owner. Read more>>

Fabio Scalia

The most meaningful project that I have worked on is the development of our first retail product, our FS Collezione line of luxury hair brushes. The reason why it is so important is because it is attached to our work philosophy and mission – which is focused on empowering everyone to have the luxury of beautifully healthy hair. I realized that there is a big crack in the customer’s knowledge regarding what tools to use, how to use them and most importantly, the consequences. Read more>>

Albreon Gardner

I would have to say it’s hard to choose just one. Each project is a special journey of its own. I learn something new about myself and my purpose with every project I embark on. My creative interests are quite vast, and I find that with each project I am able to express and explore different elements of who I am. Read more>>

Shaniece Nicole

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is myself. In fact, I’m still working on it. Growth is never linear. Sometimes it’s stagnant and motionless. Other times, it is full force and fluid. Finding peace with the realization that I am a project has been a difficult endeavor in and of itself. I’m also finding that I’m allowed to give myself grace in times where I feel like I’m incomplete or haven’t dedicated enough hours to the process of completion. Read more>>

Shannon Hutchison

A meaningful project I’ve had the privilege of working on is the “Windows Into Our World” initiative. This project holds a special place in my heart due to its profound impact on students, their families, and the community as a whole. Read more>>

Jordyn M. Barrett

One of the most meaningful projects that I’ve worked on was a show called “Adventures of the Abnormal.” I’ve always had a great appreciation and love for animated shows or movies, and in my appreciation I made the decision to create something of my own. So about three years ago I put together a small team of artists, voice actors, and writers to make an animated series about a nature vs tech story called the “Adventures of the Abnormal.” Read more>>

Robin Wang

The project that holds the utmost significance for me is “Neither Donkey Nor Horse,” a short film funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which I directed this past summer. This film resonated with me profoundly as it delves into themes that strike a personal chord. The film unfolds a gripping historical biopic, portraying the remarkable journey of the first Chinese doctor to study at Cambridge. Upon returning to old China, he confronts and combats the deadliest airborne plague the world has witnessed. Read more>>

Serik Slobodskoy

Launching The Hyperbits Masterclass, my online music production school, has been a defining chapter in my journey. It took me out of my comfort zone, beyond just producing tunes, and into areas like community-building, video editing, web development, and the intricate dance of digital marketing and partnerships. The learning curve was steep, but every challenge brought its own set of rewards. Read more>>

SLACKMACHINE

My favorite project to date was writing and producing my debut EP, “VISION OF TOMORROW”. The 7-track EP was my personal love letter to the 1982 Cyberpunk film Blade Runner. Each song on the record is inspired by my favorite moments and characters from the movie (if you listen closely you might just catch a few of the easter eggs I included). The songs almost wrote themselves. It was such an amazing feeling given the fact I had been trying to make music without much success before – it was truly cathartic. Read more>>

Roberta Rosa

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is called Fill The Void. Now, I’m inviting you to embark on a personal odyssey that traces my journey from the vibrant streets of Buenos Aires to the exhilarating but challenging world of professional sports, and ultimately, to the profound depths of self-discovery. Buckle up as I recount the intricacies of my life, the battles fought, and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, my early years were marked by a seemingly typical childhood. Read more>>

Yoko Oko

I’m half Japanese (dad’s side), half American (mom’s side). I was never taught what being biracial could look like, what it meant to be culturally different from others, and what all of that could entail. I wasn’t white enough. I wasn’t Asian enough. I felt like I could never fit anywhere. While growing, I still dealt with bullying and getting picked on for my last name and my “smelly” lunches. Read more>>

Rachel Fawn Alban

I am grateful to work on many meaningful projects! I can tell you about a few of them. Read more>>

Kelly Henderson

Do hard things; they become easier the more you step into them. They are meaningful, and they matter. Read more>>

Sonny Kruger

One of the most meaningful projects I have ever worked on has to be my “Dead” trilogy. “Dead” was the story that started it all for me. My brother Eddy and I loved playing movies as kids with our toys, but eventually we stopped. Then I would just think of movies and shows in my head. I thought they would be so great and win all of these awards if they happened, but I didn’t have the money to make them. Read more>>

Nicholas Jensen

Over the last few years, a big part of what I do as a photographer has shifted to photographing the night sky. Read more>>

Johannes Formella

Meaning begins with curiosity. Over time, curiosity transforms into passion, giving life to a sense of purpose. Music, I believe, naturally embodies this process. When you cultivate a curious connection with your music, you contribute to the depth of your own meaning. This aligns seamlessly with creativity. It’s a fluid and instinctive approach, a natural way of doing things. Read more>>

Michael R Moore

Most meaningful project: One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on to date was my recent Alumni 50th Class Reunion Portrait Project. The project aimed to gather and showcase portraits of some of my alumni who graduated 50 years ago. Read more>>

Ryan Lindsay

“Meaning” can be a tough thing to pinpoint sometimes as an artist. What I have experienced over time is that your sense of purpose in your work as a musician changes as you grow as a person. When I started in my my first band, I thought it was a rush getting out under the lights, and having a good time with everyone in the audience. I was playing mostly dancehalls at that time. Read more>>

Shuang Cai

“Queer Knowing,” a group exhibition I co-curated with Eden Chinn and Blair Simmons at All Street NYC, is a heartfelt tribute to the queer experience, capturing moments of profound belonging. In this diverse showcase of thirty-two artists, we delve into the intimate territories of identity and community, often through sentimental collections of found objects and imagery. These personal museums, rich in emotion and personal history, become windows into the complex tapestry of queer life. Read more>>

Erica Robinson

As a creative, there are often internal and external pressures to produce personal projects from trauma. In June 2021, when I was diagnosed with stage 2, EP+, HER-2, 5% metaplastic breast cancer, this feeling of creative pressure hit me instantly. My cameras traveled with me to chemotherapies, mammograms, surgeries, and radiation treatments, and I disconnected and reconnected with my cameras dozens of times. Read more>>

Mahalia Jackson-Butler

We are fortunate to have curated a portfolio that contains a number of meaningful projects; however, our latest film production, Premonition, is one of our most memorable projects to date. Premonition is our company’s first SAG-AFTRA film as well as our first feature film. We tapped veteran actor and film industry legend, Bill Duke, to join our cast in addition to having a member of our family- owned and operated business, Mallian Butler-my daughter, lead as one of the stars of the film. Read more>>

Chiara Sorgato

Much inspiration for my works comes from political facts, also from news about the economy and society. Issues that interest me most are what I called polarized, ideological themes very fascinating for mind but for dialectical diatribes too, just like: relation between different religions, the immigration issues, the conflict between sexs or opposite generations, welfare disequalities. These are my macro themes. Read more>>

Trentdad

The project i believe to be the most meaningful to myself will have to be my market series by the name of Rock Street Market. The confidence in myself and my dreams it gave me hasn’t been matched by any other project or creation of mine. Read more>>

Ibrahim El Helw

Throughout my career, I have been trying my best to choose only the projects that are meaningful to me and that convey a positive message to the audience . One of my most meaningful projects was the shooting of my last film “The Good of Man” alongside my co star Robert X. Golphin, based on a true story, in which I portrayed a muslim convenience store owner who became famous in 2009 after being subject to a robbery gone right! Read more>>

Sofia Villarreal

I used to feel really hopeless by trying to save the Earth as a musician. What good does playing a song help with climate change? Then I realized that every role in society has such a crucial part to play, and that musicians and artists have an amazing ability to reach people’s hearts and spread powerful messages in a way people are open to receiving. Read more>>

Sandra Morales

I started studying graphic design in 2014 at BUAP (Mexico), and during my classes, I discovered something called typography. I began to delve into the history of typography and fell in love with it. Later, in 2017, I did an academic exchange at UNLa (Argentina), and it changed my life. I learned to approach design projects from a typographic perspective, and my vision expanded more and more. Read more>>

Hally Smith

When I was in school for acting, I was told many times that beggars can’t be choosers. That when you’re first starting out, you’ll have to take projects that aren’t well-written, work with directors who don’t know what they’re doing yet, and overall have some sub-par experiences on set. This means towards the beginning of an acting career, you don’t always get the chance to work on projects you connect with. It might not come as a shock then, that despite getting to work on some awesome projects, the experience I’ve found most meaningful is still the first film I made myself. Read more>>

Patricia Goins

The making and completion of my film project This Can’t Be Love, is one of my greatest accomplishments. It took me 7 years to film it and a total of 10 years to finally release it to the public. In 2003, I prayed and asked God to help me to write my first novel and to help me turn that novel into a movie. With no traditional investors, limited skills, and a dream, I set forth to turn my dream into a reality. Read more>>

Kristalyn Gill

Through the years as a movement artist, I have learned the delight and value of being in creative spaces where the art I am working to produce (whether as a dancer or director) directly leads its recipients or viewers into conversation and reflection. This contemplation is a catalyst for generating a creative community that rallies behind maintaining a curious mind. I have been a member of both concert and commercial projects that have echoed this striving for ignited exchange – a dancer in “smile & wave” by Brian Golden and “Reorganizing Euripides” by Joseph Hernandez, a writer for “While We Wait” by Candace Brown, a director and choreographer for “LOOK AT ME,” a multimedia installation developed within my own creative journey. Read more>>

Stan Evans

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Jada Avezzu Morandi

I was born and raised in Switzerland, and I started having a big passion for music when I was very young, my mother used to tell me I learned to sing before I learned to speak. I started writing music at 11 years old after watching “Camp Rock” for the first time and learning about “songwriters”. Music was my biggest passion, and I had always wanted to go to the United States to pursue a music career, but my mother wanted me to wait until College to leave, so I did just that. Read more>>

Ozias Lapsys

“Play Space” initially began as a school project. Read more>>

Alicia Pal-singh

Outside of being a mom my book “I see you ” is one of my greatest accomplishments. The excitement I see on a child’s face when I tell them I’m an author is priceless. The message in my book is personal to me, I wanted my son to know he can be anything he wants because I believe in him. Often the world tries to tell our children who they are and what they should be doing. I personally believe parents are the first teachers. We should encourage our children to work hard to achieve their greatest potential. Read more>>

Beth Mello

Working on meaningful projects is where I find my true purpose as a makeup artist. It’s not just about enhancing facial features or creating fun looks; it’s about using my skills to contribute to projects that hold significance and evoke emotions. Whether it’s collaborating with photographers on empowering photo shoots or working with clients who have unique stories to tell, I relish the opportunity to bring more than just beauty to the table. Read more>>

Galen Sylk

I began volunteering for Soul Dog Rescue last spring, and it has become the most meaningful thing I have ever done. When I first started volunteering, it was to become a foster for the shelter. Shortly after visiting the shelter a few times, I felt like there was a really big need when it came to socialization for the shelter dogs. Read more>>

Deborah Favorite

First off, I want to thank you so much for inviting me to showcase my book, “Memoirs of an American Buddhist in Los Angeles: Synchronicity is No Coincidence.” Completing this work of love has been one of the most monumental and deeply fulfilling accomplishments of my life. So, thank you again for this opportunity! Read more>>