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.

Amita Bhakta

Humans are drawn together by the languages they share. Through words, they form bonds, build communities, and give rise to culture. India is a living testament to this truth. Its Constitution recognizes 22 official languages, yet hundreds of other tongues and dialects weave through daily life. This vast chorus of voices reflects immense diversity, yet it carries a thread of unity. Read more >>>

Beki Song

Most of the projects I’ve worked on so far have been solo exhibitions that came from a deeply personal place. In those shows, I explored emotions like love, fear, obsession, and vulnerability through sculptural beings I call wild babies. These figures exist somewhere between humanity and monstrosity—they reveal the complexity of love and the uneasy beauty hidden in emotional fragility. Read more >>>

Sade Moore

I move with intention when it comes to my profession; I look at most things I do as meaningful. I am a journalist and do content creation. I tell stories with integrity and create lifestyle and travel content to encourage and inspire my supporters. Read more >>>

Paula Be k

The most meaningful project I have become connected and emotionally attached to happened on a trip to Tanzania and learning and getting to know the local tribe. I connected with them and we co-designed jewelry. Read more >>>

Rose Dillon

To me, my entire career feels like one ongoing, deeply meaningful project.’ People often have preconceptions about aesthetic or cosmetic work — that it’s superficial, or only about vanity. But what I do goes so much deeper. Read more >>>

Heather Hale

As an artist, every project is meaningful. Otherwise: why create art? Just go get a job! ;-) It’s WAY easier! LOL! ;-) Art HAS to be meaningful to you to be worth all that it takes out of and from you. Read more >>>

Joslyn Lawrence

The Song of Absolution Series was started as a collaboration over 18 year ago and is still going strong as more information comes out about trees and the way they communicate with each other. The work was created in response to the ever-changing environment and our own relationship with the landscapes we are connected to disappearing and taking new forms. Read more >>>

Ebony Nicole

The most meaningful project that I have worked on has been this second full length album that is set to be released 10-24-25. It is called ‘I’m a little blurry with romance’ and I have been writing and recording this album the past two years and the decision to make this album was a difficult one. Read more >>>

Saloni Pasad

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is ‘Legends of India’, a series of detailed illustrations of 12 famous Indian kings and emperors. These illustrations were turned into informative collectibles like posters, pins, and postcards, designed to celebrate India’s rich and diverse heritage. Read more >>>

Meesh Tsakiridis Rachael Ma

Creating Kyra Collective has been a meaningful project for us because it has become a space for female and femme creatives in the music industry to support one another and help each other grow. The music industry is heavily male-dominated so having Kyra Collective as a community to empower each other is essential. Read more >>>

Tia Sculpt

Many of my projects are extremely meaningful to me! Sometimes a series is approached with meaning in mind, and other times the work forms its own meaning overtime. With all my work a natural timeline is formed and looking back at work reminds me of where I was at the time of its creation and this wonderful timestamp is formed around the works. Read more >>>

Alexander Rivest

The most meaningful project for me has been Canary. I trained as a neuroscientist. Before becoming a filmmaker, I received my PhD from MIT, where I studied memory systems in mice. But I had this growing conviction that the way science stories are told was missing something essential — the human side. Read more >>>

Mahima Jain

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is a personal illustration series I began during and after quarantine. At the time, I was struggling to process a lot of emotions I couldn’t quite put into words, even in therapy. So I started visualizing them instead. Read more >>>

Madison Stroik

If you know anything about me, one thing is very clear: I love fish. Any chance to rant about my favorite aquatic organisms I will always take. But another thing I love is, of course, drawing. I like to create stories and characters and build worlds out of my art. So the only logical conclusion is to combine those two interests. Read more >>>

AnnMarie Henry

I am part of three member team that started to research Black Miami history because we were frustrated with the lack of information that was available on the subject. We decided we were going to chronicle Black Miami history from the mid 19th century to the present day. Read more >>>

Brian Smith

I was once commissioned to create a sculpture that doubled as an urn. It was a gift for her daughter and would contain her grandmother’s ashes. I was honored to create something so personal, but felt the pressure to do a good job. In the end, it turned out to be exactly what they requested and was pleased. I was relieved. Read more >>>

Arianna Tysinger

The most recent film I’ve worked on, Clementine Rodeo, I feel was a creative calling card for all of the skills I’ve cultivated over the years. I got to play Clementine Rodeo, a mime-styled clown who wanders around a town and finds herself involved in multiple extreme situations. Read more >>>

Sarah Monzon

All of the novels I have written have been meaningful to me for one reason or another. Writing, for me, is a very vulnerable journey, as I put a lot of personal experiences and emotions into my stories. One of my more recent projects, however, that has a special place in my heart is a book I released earlier this year, An Overdue Match. Read more >>>

RICHARD Mondio

A project is meaningful if it absorbs you completely. A project doesn’t necessarily need to be about making money although it could help if it gives you satisfaction doing it. A project is an experience that makes you happy because of new discovery and personal growth. Long ago I started a new website for my business but knew nothing about website development. Read more >>>

Gustavo Padrino

As I was working at the theater, I was asked if I could support with a ‘sensory-friendly performance’, a new program that serves kids and adults who are neurodivergent that had basically started about a year ago, and they needed someone to support putting it together. I knew nothing about it but it sounded pretty amazing. Read more >>>