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.

Mystory

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on thus far is my first album entitled, “Charlotte’s Web” (released July 19, 2021/my birthday). “Charlotte’s Web” is not just an album, it essentially tells my story of a child residing in a new city, Atlanta, and going back to the foundations that were instilled in me growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read more>>

Yaritza Medina

If I must choose between all my projects, I would say the most meaningful was participating in the second season of the Exatlon Estados Unidos sports reality show. Read more>>

Jon Danforth

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my debut full-length album which came out in February of this year. A lot of work went into writing the songs, arranging them, recording them, ordering them, and putting out the record. Read more>> 

Ashlynn Hideman

My most meaningful project is one of my own, but it took a long road to get there. In the summer of 2020, like everyone else, I was bored and desperately wanting to create. I had never written a film before, nor did I know where to start. Read more>>

Jorge Parra

After I left my life as a Research Chemist ages ago, and switched massively into Photography and Visual Arts, there has been quite a number of projects I could talk about. I had to rely on my Personal Projects to rebuild my whole new life from scratch. A total transmutation occurred! Read more>>

IAlejandro Gomez

At this point in my life, working with Actreess Airam Camacho; it is very meaningful because brought my inner child out, this is my first time working with kids, and I am loving it. We did a project about the Mariachi Culture, also part of our rich Mexican culture. We called it Vestido Folclorico and the outcome was Fabulous, II a so greatfull. Read more>>

Aubrianne Bell

A lot of the custom pieces I’ve made have had beautiful meaning and purpose behind them. It’s not required of course, you can have jewelry made just because. Read more>>

Xavier Medina

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on is Sunnyland, our first narrative feature film. In 2019 we applied for a grant from Oolite Arts for an opportunity to be the first Cinematic Arts Resident from this organization and after winning we had the chance to make our first full length movie. Read more>>

Enitza Templeton

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on is my podcast Emerging Motherhood. It was created after a long hard divorce and realization of so many wrong turns I had taken in life. Read more>> 

Zoe Rogers

Starting Boulder Comedy Festival has been a hugely meaningful project for me. When I started in comedy a decade ago, it felt like there was only one woman on a show and very little diversity. Read more>>

Kennedy Lindsay

My most meaningful projects are often the most personal in one way or another, I graduated from Art School in 2018 and although I only had a Bachelors i felt like i understood Fine Art it as if Id gotten my masters or worked a lifetime in it, Read more>> 

Monica Vilches

It was a personal project, but at the same time a community project, if we can call it that. perhaps the project that makes me most proud, my first documentary. Read more>>

Amy Scurria

What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on? Tell us the backstory so we understand circumstances/context and why it’s meaningful to you. Read more>>

Frank Benitez

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on as to be designing a friends Med Spa. Knowing that she chose us to bring her ideas and dreams come to live is beyond anything you can think of. Read more>>

Erica Lynne

Last summer I released an EP dedicated to my late mother, Terry Lynne, called “MOM”. It’s a collection of 5 songs released on her birthday last year (July 3rd, 2021). Read more>>

Karen Kemp

I’m a gouache portrait illustrator and designer but I followed a circuitous route getting here. Throughout my career as a designer I would occasionally dip back into expanding my illustration work. Read more>>

Raymond Elman

I made only abstract art pieces, many of which featured elements of collage, from 1970 to 1989. In 1989, I wanted to document my wife Lee’s pregnancy with our son Evan. So I made a 6 x 5 foot mixed-media portrait of Lee showing off her swollen belly. Read more>> 

Corporate Citizen

The most meaningful projects for us have been our recordings. Each was done in such different ways but we are proud of them all. Our first 4 song demo was recorded at Exum Studios and at Hal from Gentroside’s house. Read more>>

Jonathan Brooks

What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on? Tell us the backstory so we understand circumstances/context and why it’s meaningful to you. Read more>>

Neil Johnson

I’m a singer-songwriter and I’ve been playing music and making money at it for over a decade. This year I recorded and released an album of my own songs. Read more>>

Jakob Takos

Audio In 2019, I released 5 singles and 5 music video under the album title called “Create to Connect.” The two key components in my life are the ability to create and connect with others. Read more>>

Andrew Jones

The most meaningful project I have worked on so far would be the first time I went on tour with Jon Stork and his phenomenal band. In November of 2021, I was approaching finals for my photography class, but I was unsure of my concept, that is until I watched a documentary of Annie Leibovitz. Read more>>

James Darvas

My entire job here at OnStage Playhouse is very meaningful. I started as a volunteer board advisor 6 years ago with this small organization. At that time, the playhouse was catering to an older white audience, they were producing shows that were focused on that demographic. Read more>>

Alyssa Salter

Meaningful work is something I have been obsessed with for awhile. I use the word obsessed because when I am focused on something, it can become all consuming. Read more>> 

Carrie MaKenna

I make artwork to remind people of their interconnection with each other, nature and the universe. The interactive experiential exhibit I put on at the Lakewood Cultural Center titled Enter The Universal Circle, was one of the most impactful experiences of my career. Read more>>

Elizabeth Marie

Developing my brand, Double E by Elizabeth Marie (Elevating Entrepreneurs through empowerment and education) has been the most meaningful thing to me so far. Read more>>

Kate Jenkins

Towards the end of my first year of graduate school (at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago), I was searching to find a project that could serve as my thesis. Read more>>

Kaitlin West

The most meaningful project I have worked on is my recent solo exhibition Constructed Self. This project was a cumulation of three years of research while I attended the University of North Texas to get my Masters of Fine Arts in sculpture. Read more>>

Lyndsey Barton

The word meaningful means to having a serious, important, or useful quality or purpose. After completing my training at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts campus in Dallas, I moved to Las Vegas. The main purpose for relocating to Vegas was to be in a internationally major resort city. Read more>>

Nico Perez

Q: What’s the most meaningful project you’ve worked on? A: I would say, the “Tonicó” collection. The Tonicó Collection was a collaboration between Chicago star “Miss Toto” and I. We partnered up to create a line of inclusive fashion during pride month. Read more>>

Benji Paysnoe

The Most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on is Rudy the Diabloceratops! While I’ve sculpted work for several museums at this point, Rudy was the dinosaur who got me going into my career. Read more>>

Shalisa West

The most meaningful project I’ve done to date is the Nike Jordan campaign released early April 2022. It’s meaningful because 5 years ago i did an impromptu Nike shoot, and told myself i would be in a huge campaign modeling for the brand. Five years later my manifestation came true just a week before my birthday. Read more>>

Alexandra Spieth

From 2016-2019, I toured a one-woman show about the Steubenville rape case to colleges and universities across America. The play included reading of the trial transcripts, interviews with the student body, and a talk-back . Read more>> 

J.E. Hernández

Last year I premiered a work titled Voces Fantasmas (Eng: Phantom Voices). The work is a multi-disciplinary program that honors immigrants detained inside ICE immigrant detention centers. Read more>>

Abi Ogle

When I first moved to Houston, TX, I fell in love with Ruby Red Grapefruit. I carefully peeled back the skin, pulled the pith off in long petals, separated each piece from its core, bit the membrane and gently kissed out the fruit until each piece was a pristinely scraped shell. Read more>>

Hannah Easley

I have been so fortunate enough to be able to travel as a model, and I have two incredible friends, who are photographers, help me see the world! We have travelled to Oregon, and Paris France so far. Read more>>

Sydney Park.

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far was creating a custom “goddess” series with someone who I had met at an art show. She was interested in creating a goddess for her mom, sisters and herself. Read more>> 

Adrian and Andreina Zamudio Cruz

We have had the honor of collaborating with other artists to share our stories. Recently we were able to work with E-Visual Arts on The Color Series. A fun and interactive project where our mugs were painted in abstract, with bright bold colors, but still able to appreciate the wood work. Read more>>