Every once in a while we have the good fortune of working on a project that we feel truly matters, a project that we’ll still be thinking about years from now. Maybe even something we can imagine telling our grandkids about – surely you’ve had moments like that where something you did in your professional life really mattered?

Miss Storm

Earlier this year I released a single called “Quicksand” from my upcoming concept album “Black Dreams” This project is based around the “African American experience”. Black Dreams is a powerful and meaningful body of work allowing me to bring my listeners into my world and tell the story of countless others like me speaking up for the voiceless inspiring listeners, pushing for social change, and finding solidarity with others in the struggle. Read more>>

Shania Brown

This one is hard because all my projects are very meaningful to me. I do everything from a passionate place so it’s kind of hard to just pick one but if I HAD TO pick, it would be the PLAY IN DALLAS Merch. I am the founder of a non profit organization called the PLAYHouse Foundation and PLAY stands for Providing Leadership Around Youth, the PLAY IN DALLAS Merch was the first thing I created to announce my organization and it represented everything my mission stands on. Read more>>

Michael Sneed II

Every project I have worked on has been very meaningful. The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is the docuseries, “The Cooz Story.” The story is about a prominent family and legend of the inner city of Third Ward Houston. The Cousinards & PJ Cousinard, and his AAU basketball team, Cooz Elite. They have saved many kids lives and given them brighter futures by being great human beings. Read more>>

Rachel Crosby

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far, would have to be the mural I did for “Black Love Mural Fest” in 2021. I was hand selected out of 60 other artists to create a large-scale curation in Civics Center Park! It was such a great opportunity to not only be surrounded by Black artists, but to be able to represent so many communities within my work. Read more>>

Megan Lowe

It’s hard to select just one meaningful project! So here is a little bit about 3 of my most recent works. In a time with particularly strong anti-Asian sentiment, driven by ignorance and the COVID-19 pandemic, Megan Lowe Dances shifted our attention to sharing free and accessible outdoor public art in solidarity with API communities, as part of efforts to revitalize the community during the pandemic. Read more>>

Ana Alic

I am lucky to have been a part of many meaningful projects. One specific project recently that has been very significant to me, came to me in a perfect combination of divine timing and preparation. My dear friend Katie Boland, who is an accomplished and incredibly talented actor, writer and director was making a feature film (and yes she was the lead actor playing twins, writer and director!) and asked me to do costume design. Read more>>

Sabella Reyes

I had the privilege of executive producing Christian Hip-Hop Rapper and Songwriter, A-Dub White’s, debut album “Cupid Tape.” The album is the start to his blueprint for millennial, Christian-romance. My contribution to the project initiated after I approached A-Dub White (on Instagram live) requesting his collaboration in a Christian-romance single originally titled “Shoot My Shot.” Our creative processes meshed so well we ended up collocating on a full album about this topic! Read more>>

Shanna Forrestall

Out of all of the important work we do, our work with young people on the autism spectrum is very close to my heart. I have been working with young people on the autism spectrum for years since I published my first children’s book WHY THE GIRL BECAME A CAT. Read more>>

Tran Nguyen

Artistic careers can be fulfilling yet exhausting on the art-maker over time, which often leads to burnout. To offset this, I try to make time for personal work so that I can bring my stories to life on my own terms. In working on a series of personal drawings that were based on a short story that I wrote, it led to new work opportunities. It led to new book cover projects, murals, and other commissions. It also led to a new style/ approach to illustration that I’ve been working on the past years to better. Read more>>

Mona Lee Ray.

I have two deeply meaningful projects that come to mind. One, was a movement-art visual I co-produced in 2018 with my friend, Eddie Rodriguez, to Vicktor Taiwo’s “Digital Kids.” This was also around the same time I started writing my book, which is the other most meaningful project to me. Read more>>

Tiffany Heng Hui Lee

During the spring of 2021, cherry blossoms located in Washington, D.C. had their peak blooms several days ahead of the 30-year average. In Kyoto, Japan, the cherry trees’ peak bloom was the earliest on record in 1,200 years. This follows a pattern of earlier blooms since the 1800s. Scientists warn that the blooms are just one sign of the greater looming climate crisis; earlier blooms were probably caused by warmer mean springtime temperatures. Read more>>

Anthony Sanchez

I’m blessed to be in the position I’m in as a T-4 spinal cord injury survivor so every project is meaningful but there are a few that really stand out. After I broke my back, I lost my ex, lost my job, and lost myself. On top of all that, I had also recently found out my ex was pregnant with my daughter. Being in the state of self loathing and self pity and fighting through those months of pain and solitude compelled me to start to make real and lasting changes, starting with my health. Read more>>

Vadim Egoul

My family—Ukrainian dad, Russian mom and two kids born in Kazakhstan—immigrated to Northeast Philadelphia after the Soviet Union collapsed. Many others did the same, forming a community of similarly situated, hopeful Americans. I recently made a short film that aims to craft an intimate portrait of a Russian-American family in this pocket of Philadelphia. Read more>>

Miles Jena

This project started 10 years ago with my best friend. A decade ago, a strange kid threw a beach ball at my face as I entered youth group one night. Never had I met this kid in my life. Soon to find out, his name was Adam. As I continued to come to youth group each week, this kid and I started to find things in common. Read more>>

Mike Stilwell

Imagine a job that you only get to do once a year from November 25th to December 25th, but is so rewarding and magocal! To me it’s not a job, but a blessing. I’m blessed to bring joy to children of all ages… I’m Santa! Read more>>

Raymond Appleberry

Building the Empire 2018 – 3 KINGZ EMPIRE created showcase series were enlisted platinum hip-hop artist to headline concerts. New and upcoming artist were given the opportunity to perform at these events and their material would be exposed to bloggers, tastemakers, and a different fanbase. Read more>>

Rajesh Vemula

I am starting my first short film project at the end of July 2022. This is a periodic thriller addressing a social issue. We are planning to submit to different film festivals once we complete the film before releasing it on Social media platforms.. Read more>>

Sabrina The Bruja

I was the human canvas as part of the End Violence campaign by Charles Gitnick. I clutched an assault rifle to my body, the paint camouflaging the weapon into my silhouette, to demonstrate how closely we carry the burdens of gun violence with us. Months prior to this project, a family member fell victim to an armed robbery in Haiti. The performance was a statement, from a pro-gun rights standpoint, that action needs to be taken to regulate gun control. Read more>>

Jodi Smith

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on to date is giving back to my local hospitals NICU departments. Six years ago, in October was the beginning of a twin pregnancy miscarriage for my husband and I. Two surgeries 2 weeks apart left me broken.It was devastating and heart-wrenching but with the help of my husband, family and my closest friends I managed to get through. Read more>>

Mary-Ann Prack

My most meaningful project is the one I am currently working on; the creation of monumental size sculptures. This is a vision I have had since becoming a sculptor. I have been told and fully believe that size does make a huge difference in terms of exposure, recognition and the potential for success as a sculptor. To have this artistic dream come true is also important to me personally; though in terms of my art everything is personal. Read more>>

Tami Ruiz

I started a project of expressing my emotions that are the hardest to put into words. Growing up, I always found it hard to verbalize the things I feel and usually relied on other people filling in the blanks for me. I started trying to give visuals for feelings like my issues with my body, mental health issues, and constant frustrations I deal with in my life. Read more>>

Michael Frazier

The most meaningful project that I have worked on is one that I am currently working on. It’s “Popstarz -Deserted” An ultimate Popstarz experience where I have invited 8 dancers on a road trip of a lifetime where our final destination will be the location of our next dance music video. Read more>>

Morgan FlowerChild Jones

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my original Musical Theatre production, Plain A New Age Cabaret. Plain came from a bad relationship I had. I based it around my situation of feeling low self esteem, depression, hiding my authentic self as to not upset others. The characters I wrote were all real people in my life. Being a Theatre baby, goer, and having gotten a BFA in Theatre I wanted to share with the world what a Cabaret felt like- but an urban one! Read more>>

LoSmoothe

When I first started my music journey I was is a rap group. Most hooks I would write would be a singing hook, I often gravitated towards singing, it was something about singing that I connected with more than rapping. I decided write a full r&b song for just my inner circle to hear. I found myself writing more and more r&b music and by the time I ventured into being a solo artist I already had a full album ready to record. Read more>>

Passion Burnell

My most meaninful project would have to be my blank canvas zine! It is a passion project that I started in January to do a 10 page mini magazine of creative and sneaker content. This means a lot to be because it allows me to put all my creative ideas in one place and share with others, also keeps my creative juices flowing. Read more>>

Mara-Joanne Derinor

The most meaningful project I have worked on is one of my visual art projects. The project is titled “My Bad Mama”. The project highlights awareness of domestic violence. This project is significant to me because of the importance of raising awareness of social issues within the community and society. I directed the project and wrote the song and poem used in the project. I was an actress for the project. I also created the storyline of the project. I have intertwined my talents and art to raise awareness of domestic violence within the community. Read more>>

Michael DeLalla

It’s funny, every project is the most meaningful when I’m immersed in it. I’m going to refrain from discussing a current one and select the writing of my book “The Mindful Guitarist” (© 2015 Falling Mountain Music). While ostensibly a guitar instruction book, it’s actually a detailed outline of my creative process, told through the allegory of my Yoga practice. Read more>>

JayEss

The “Wildflower” series It was the end of 2019 when I started working on an instrumental I was planning to release for the upcoming year 2020 as a single. That single at the time was named “Wildflower”, now titled “Flower in the Wild” on the album. I was coming fresh off from working on 2 of my great music friends projects I produced Read more>>

Myron Silberstein

My ongoing project is to bring attention to composers who have been largely forgotten since their deaths. I have recorded first performances of music by Peter Mennin (former president of Juilliard), Norman Lloyd (former dean of Oberlin), and Vittorio Giannini (founder of the North Carolina School of the Arts). Peter Mennin’s piano sonata was composed in 1963 and had languished in library stacks for half a century when I recorded it. Read more>>

Amb. Mercy Ifeanyi / Mentor/Liife Coach Nwachukwu Ukah

I anchored a very meaningful project during covid 19 lockdown though we always have had meaningful projects and that period was the peak of our humanity periods as we went all out helping people and making sure we support humanity We shared palliative to the needy and hungry people We empowered people thru media to observe covid 19 rules and we made noise mask to support several people to keep the social distancing Read more>>

Saidy Gabriela Burch

At the start of the pandemic, I was admittedly happy to have a much more substantial amount of time to myself. I was excited to be able to concentrate on creative projects–drawing, writing, and dipping my toes into songwriting–without the concern of social events hovering over my head. As time passed, however, I found that this lack of social interaction began to wear on me–something I didn’t recognize for a very long time throughout the pandemic, and something I certainly did not expect as a total introvert. Read more>>

MoneyWay K

I’ve recently released a Album on all streaming sites titled “All or Nothing”. The meaning behind this Album title is from at least 6 months – 1 year of recording and mixing for this project and literally put my all and last into this. My passion for music is unmatched especially when it comes to perfection and polishing the music the way that I hear it in my head. This is my first Album and full body of work. Read more>>

Tayler Sallee

Currently, I am collaborating with Friends of Strays Animal Shelter to help get rescued dogs adopted through sustainable fashion shows and events. Earlier this year I started designing up-cycled pet fashions and putting animals on the runway with fashion models and the local St. Pete, FL community has been nothing but supportive. This cause is personally meaningful to me because I have a 9 y.0. Read more>>

Brooke Lewis Bellas

After a 25-year career, I have been blessed to work on and produce so many meaningful projects. I feel like I find meaning in most projects I work on, as that is what inspires and draws me into a project in the first place. If I have to share some titles, I would choose projects that I have been a full Producer on and had some hand in the creative development process. Read more>>

Ciatta-Mae Oju Stubblefield

I am a preschool special education teacher by day but I consider myself a full time creative. I have written, directed and produced three stage plays. My stage play “The Bending Tree” was featured in a Stage Reading at the 2019 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival. My latest stage play “Bloodlines” is slated for a November 2022 release. Read more>>