We asked some of the most talented folks in the community to talk to us about projects they’ve worked on that they still think about, projects that really meant something. Have you had such an experience? Are you looking for inspiration for your next project? Check out the stories below, they are exciting, entertaining, and most importantly – inspiring.

Joy Orleans

I’m really proud of my song I Am A Woman! I wrote it during a time when there were a lot of debates, conversations, and even full-on podcasts surrounding women’s innate value and how to quantify said value. Read more>>

Jason Crossman

More often than not, life requires us to do many things we don’t like or enjoy: paying taxes, waiting in line, rush hour, bills, etc. So, it becomes vitally important to discover what provides you the most joy and meaning. Read more>>

Charis Michelsen

It thrills me to uplift others personally and professionally, and I’m so grateful I’m able to do this regularly by being a Co-Editor and columnist for two luxury global publications, Elle Global Woman (EGW) Magazine (egwglobalmagazine.com) and Bella Vida Magazine (bellavidamagazine.com). Read more>>

Annah Tencic

I feel lucky to have worked on many great films and projects over the past year. Among them, there is “Lokja”, a drama directed by Jean Lepeudry (Jay) which was released on February 1st 2024. Read more>>

3RDegree Nikee

I embarked on the creation of a song encapsulating aspects of my life journey, harboring a vision for a choir-enhanced chorus. Read more>>

Graham Streeter

My most meaningful project has been my latest feature film UNFIX. I had written the first initial drafts of Unfix before covid. Like many people, during the first few months of covid, my confidence in what the world would ultimately look like was uncertain. Read more>>

Erin Schuppert

The core mission of Affordable Art Fair is to make collecting contemporary art more approachable and accessible to everyone and to spread the joy of collecting art. Read more>>

Marina Claire

I was born at a very young age. A few years later, I started drawing animals. My mom turned one of my drawings of a dog into a stuffed animal. Read more>>

Heidi Lowe

Surprisingly, working with people going through some change in life. I never expected to like commissions, but I love having intimate connections with clients in vulnerable moments, such as losing a parent, getting married, getting divorced, or getting through an illness. Read more>>

Jaclyn Cori Norman

“Born on the Same Day” is a 13 year long photography project about my twin daughters. It has become a poetic family album like no other. Read more>>

Caitlin Hickey

Founding Brass Beyond Binaries NFP – nonprofit that uplifts female and gender nonconforming voices in brass playing. Read more>>

Eric Nazarian

Definitely my first feature film “The Blue Hour” that is composed of four short stories set around the Los Angeles River where I grew up. Read more>>

Ellie Verrecchia

I came to a creative career through a non traditional route. As a child, I painted, made things and drew before I could walk, and it seemed obvious that creative would be the route for me. Read more>>

Michael Wogulis

In my second year of graduate school, I had the opportunity to work on a brand new play called ‘Hells Canyon’ by Keiko Green. Before having been assigned to the project, I had seen a staged reading of it and immediately fell in love with the script. Read more>>

Danah Matthews

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on has to be the infrastructure and syllabusI have built for my clients of my coaching business. Read more>>

Elena Lozonschi

The most meaningful project I’ve had the privilege to work on was the multilingual adaptation of Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard. The journey began when producer Anya Zhang drew inspiration from the Japanese movie “Drive My Car”. Read more>>

V3x

I believe one of the most satisfactory feelings in life is completion. Feeling that relief and pressure lift when you’ve FINALLY done all you needed to do. For me, when things happen in my life, I write.. Read more>>

Waner Zhang

When I was working at Lava Studio I worked on a project to create game banners for MLB, the whole process was easy and fun and I learned about the logos and history of the different teams, as someone who never watched baseball I watched the whole game while the project was live, and now I have 3 MLB hats in my closet! Read more>>

Christina Angelos

The most meaningful project I ever worked on, and the project that kickstarted my creative career was my senior thesis show in college. I was prompted by my advanced drawing professor to create a series of drawings inspired by the human experience. Read more>>

NAKKAB

Last year I hosted a workshop about my unique “Sernakkab” works at Deichtorhallen Hamburg, recognized as one of the most significant contemporary art museums in Germany! Read more>>

Ogranya

The most meaningful projects I have worked on had less to do with music and a lot to do with charity. With how overly saturated and transient entertainment has become, it is feeling less and less likely that one can actually do something of meaningful impact through songs. Read more>>

Cassidy Wurtz

During the middle of the pandemic, when many of us were struggling with sudden changes, a group of friends and I decided to create something meaningful for our community. Read more>>

Yichen Qu

In the past few years, I have been honing my musical skills and realizing my creative ambitions as the bassist in the band Absolute Purity. We released our first full-length album “We Fought Over The Moon” in 2022. Read more>>

Foo Jeng Wong

I have a new composition for percussion and electronics that will be premiered on April 20th 2024 at rasp.la in California. The piece is a collaboration between percussionist Matt LeVeque, who will be performing the piece, and myself. Read more>>

Alexa Jaye

The most meaningful project I ever completed was the first song I made entirely by myself. I wrote, produced, sang on, mixed, mastered and released the song last October, and realizing I didn’t need help to present a fully finished work to the world was incredibly gratifying and empowering. Read more>>

Junk Food Charlie

The album I’m currently working on (slated for release this year) feels the most meaningful currently. Of course, everything I’ve done up to this point has been meaningful in its own way and I wouldn’t be where I am now without those projects. Read more>>

Seoyoung Kim

Site’s inaugural exhibition “Chaotic Networks” Site 001. Chaotic Networks February 16-17, 2024 Studio 45, 213 Troutman St, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Seoyoung Kim Identity and Design by Amu Lee Read more>>

ITing Kao

This is a difficult question for me to answer. Each piece is a unique time capsule, preserving my emotions, experiences, and reflections from that particular moment in my life. However, there are two specific pieces I’d like to talk about. Read more>>

Horacio Fernández

– Composing orchestral pieces that merge classical music with Modern Latin Music. – Producing up and coming artists from Latin America Read more>>

Elijah, Chris, Desmin Elkins, Quattrocchi, Peifer

Our new song, “Moment,” encapsulates the essence of cherishing life’s fleeting moments. It’s a celebration of the present, a reminder to savor every experience and embrace the beauty of the here and now. Read more>>

Joanna Comstock

This is something I have personally struggled with in my work. A lot of what I’ve created in recent years has been based on bulking my portfolio with mostly original work that I thought was aesthetically interesting in order to stand out at comic conventions in seas of fanart. Read more>>

Catherine Glynn

My life has been filled with meaningful projects, and one thing I value is staying Present. So, let me tell you about my upcoming project with Audacious Raw Theater! Read more>>

Yuying Chen

My thesis project, “Dérive Baltimore,” expanded the concept of mapping, poetically and logically representing territories. It transformed mapping into a conceptual space with a grid system, acting as a container. Read more>>

Kennedy Lindberg

My most meaningful project was my most recent, my thesis I completed at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2023. This was created for my costume design class/ major and I chose to make a rhinestone cowboy or “nudie suit”. Read more>>

Kim’Mia Bratcher

Speaking of the importance of meaningful projects and be aware of who to work with when it comes to your visual concepts. Read more>>

Alyssa Toledo

First short film out of college. I was a PA on the Outer Banks series and wrote a short script. I was one of 20 PA’s on set trying to get their foot in the door to be a ‘writer/director,’ and was looking just for general feedback on my script ‘Lift Off.’ Read more>>

Xianlong Deng

The Yichang Music Town Planning project should be the most meaningful project in my career path. – Background of Project Read more>>

Amanda Jeanne

The most meaningful project for me has been “Your Mess is a Masterpiece.” It began as a performance piece for “Salut les Voisins” at the Y4Y Youth Leadership Forum, designed to connect deeply with the audience by sharing personal narratives as living art. Read more>>

Benton Letterman

THEPROTOTYPIST Studios stands out as the most significant and all-encompassing project I’ve ever been involved in. It marked my inaugural experience of not just conceptualizing an idea but also expanding and developing it to a level of scalability and enduring impact. Read more>>

Neo-Art Piano Duo

We have been working on a project of arranging the complete Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Variety Orchestra), originally written for the orchestra, into four-hands on one piano. Read more>>

Sawyer Brice

I recently wrapped up a year-long documentary project entitled, ‘Pilot’- A Jarrah Webster Story. The film is an experimental observation of the contemporary evolution of fashion designer Raja Babu and his brand; Jarrah Webster. Read more>>

Sarah Walko

Meaningful projects are at the center of my life as both an artist and as a director in the arts. I feel very strongly that the arts are a kind of superpower, an adaptive, ever innovative tool and experiential asset for the world. Read more>>

Connor Behrmann

New works and collaborations always fuel my creative drive. Most recently, I had the opportunity to debut the role of Then/Now in Josíah Garza’s opera “Maria” with the UT Austin Butler Opera Center. Read more>>

Xiaoxiao Wu

Due to the constant moving home during my childhood, I have a blurry memory of “home” and lack a sense of belonging. The only thing I remember is the scenery and my imagination about the outside of the window, which is my safety zone, utopian world. Read more>>