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?

Rachel Gita Karp

I have what has become a multi-iteration project called TEMPORARY OCCUPANT. It’s an invitation for a personal inauguration following the presidential one. I first made it in January 2021 through Clubbed Thumb and its Directing Fellowship. It was still very deep COVID, and so it was an experience made for one person at a time. Read more>>

Million Tyler

My most recent album would go down as my most meaningful project. I was dealing with a lot of family trauma which caused me to take a year long break from music. I almost fell into a depression you could say. Writing has always been my way of releasing emotion, and it seemed I couldn’t even do that at the time. Luckily, through prayer and support I got my head back in the game. Building rapports with other artist and like minded individuals to help reinvent myself. Which then brought my creative juices back and my album “Please Excuse my Absence” was created. With tracks expressing what was going on, but that’s for my fans to decipher. Read more>>

Eduardo Castrillo

All of my projects have been meaningful but I really want to talk about my latest film: Bears on a Ship! It’s about a group of stranded passengers and spring breakers who decide to take a ship voyage back home to the United States. Unbeknownst to them however, are two more passengers aboard that vessel. More specifically; Man-eating bears. We screen April 25 and 25 at the Chabot theater in Castro Valley followed by a May 17th screening at Look Cinemas in Downey. Read more>>

GaijinIsntPhysical

Lately I’ve been working on my main game “BEEF”. Its a crossover between the classic Def Jam games and The stylized action of anime. If y’all remember the Def Jam games, it was the ONLY franchise that had rappers fighting each other and was mad unique. Read more>>

Kate Santucci

I recently had a solo show called Water Rising. The pieces were all centered on water images, both abstracted and realistic. My medium is encaustic, which is a mixture of beeswax, damar resin, and pigment. It is applied in layers and fused with a torch. The layers are built up, and can be used to create visual depth and texture. When I originally began thinking about the body of work, I wanted to push my medium to really capture the feel of water, the depth and reflections in water, and the layers and translucency that the medium could bring into the depiction of water. I was thinking about climate change, flooding, and our relationship to water on a large scale, and how we adapt – or don’t- to environmental change. Read more>>

Heather Morrow

Over the years in Los Angeles, wildfire evacuations have become a haunting ritual—a sudden scramble, a heart-racing departure, knowing that the fire will be battled along the edge of civilization. On January 7, 2025, when my sister-in-law texted, offering refuge at her home in Riverside, I didn’t yet know that flames had erupted in Eaton Canyon just two hours earlier. Read more>>

Sandrine Hermand-Grisel

As a photographer myself, I truly understand how difficult it can be to get your work noticed. It’s a constant struggle to break through the noise and gain the recognition you deserve, especially when visibility can often feel out of reach. That’s why, in 2013, I co-founded All About Photo with my husband, Fabien. From the very beginning, our mission has been to support photographers worldwide by giving them a platform to showcase their work and helping them achieve the exposure they need. Read more>>

Shaina Wexler

You know, I feel so grateful when I hear this question, because a myriad of projects immediately spring to mind! What a gift! One of THE most meaningful and fulfilling projects I have worked on has definitely been my vocal coaching work, past and present, and I truly feel that this work is more important and meaningful than ever in today’s world! Read more>>

Julia Craft

My step grandmother was an artist, and while we weren’t blood related we were very close and she was always so supportive of me making art. After dropping out of art school in my early 20’s I really struggled to ever make it back to art/start creating again. My step grandfather was a HUGE butterfly guy and always had the coolest books, he himself was basically an encyclopedia for butterflies, and while he didn’t have the hugest collection he had one Morpho that was beautiful that I made comments about every time I visited. A few years ago both my grandparents passed away within a year of one another. When my step dad went through their house he gifted me my grandfathers butterfly, and a bunch of frames my grandma had in the garage for future art projects she never got to finish. Read more>>

Richard Skipper

Without question, Richard Skipper Celebrates Hello, Dolly! stands out as one of the most meaningful projects of my career — and not just because of the show’s legendary status or its unforgettable music. It’s meaningful because it allowed me to fully merge my love of history, performance, and personal connection. Read more>>

Will Johnson

The most meaningful projects I’ve ever worked on wasn’t just a “projects”—they was a part of me. They are a part of me. If you knew what I had to survive to create them, you’d understand that it wasn’t about ambition. It was about survival. It was about reclaiming my voice in a world that had tried, over and over, to silence it. Read more>>

Nelson Seda

All my art is very unique because it comes from the lense that is a biblical worldview. I understand historically all people on earth I’m every nation used art visually as a form of worship and to document the times. I use my artwork to share hints of Christian ideologies, basic tenants of my faith, things about the person of Christ or hus people be it The Church or Israel. One of my favorite pieces is the drawing I have of christ carrying his cross to Calvary hill. Read more>>

Seppo

Last year I found an old Gretsch guitar from the 1950s on Craigslist and was drawn to it. It was in poor condition. The body was in decent shape, but the neck was hanging on for dear life by some cracked glue that a luthier had applied some decades ago. If you tuned the guitar up to concert pitch, the tension from the strings would have snapped the neck right off, but it was able to support light strings tuned down a few notches. This made it sound like an empty shoebox with rubber bands tied around it (like the “guitars” you might make in a third grade arts and crafts class). Read more>>

Torry

When I first started my podcast, Ready to Be Petty: A Pop Culture Podcast, I was searching for a space where I could talk about the ins and outs of my favourite celebrity news stories. And I’m talking the INS and OUTS. I felt like I had tapped out my friends – they didn’t want to re-litigate how Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber had gotten together for the hundredth time. So I decided to create the space myself! Read more>>

Tosha Jones

I feel the most meaningful project I have worked on would be Gürlz-Gürlz-Gürlz! It’s an all-female Mötley Crüe tribute band based out of Indianapolis, IN..

Over the last ten years, I have wanted to be a part of a Crüe tribute so badly because I obviously love their music, but it’s so satisfying to be able to embody a worldwide male dominated band and not just be aesthetically pleasing, but we are also amazing and highly talented musicians, who just happen to be women. Read more>>

Elisheva Novella

Definitely Time Skipping. During the pandemic, I was struggling with my mental health. I’m multi-neurodivergent and wasn’t able to get through college, regardless of my efforts. The lack of a traditional path was really hitting me at that point. But I managed to channel a lot of that frustration into poetry. I created a free verse-poem about wanting to skip ahead in time to the end of life. Watching a hypothetical future husband be put into his grave after a long life of letting others take the reigns. Finally realizing that, at last, I’m free. Dancing, creating a mess, making wild art to my heart’s content and knowing that no one would be watching me anymore. The invisibility forced onto older women might be lonely, but I could also see it being freeing. Read more>>

Danielle Marivette

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on (thus far) is my One Woman Show – Danielle XX! It’s a piece I wrote in 2018 about womanhood and unseen factors when it comes to love and the choices we make to get there. Now in 2025 I see writers, podcasters and TikTokers really zeroing in on the core themes of Danielle XX – things like the invisible labor of women, the demands on Traditional Homemakers, and of course the different rules that are fed to men and women from youth when it comes to love and relationships. Read more>>

Alexa Springman

The most close to home project I have worked on so far was my EP “The Other Side of the Screen”. I made it during my last year of high school and it sums up all of the feelings I was feeling at the time growing up and looking to the future. I can admit it’s not a masterpiece but I never said I was… just like myself I think it is a work in progress. Read more>>

Autumn English

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far has to be “Perfect Casting,” my animated capstone film I made in college. The story follows a quirky, yet skilled costume designer as she struggles to collaborate with an asocial creature actor who is scarily good at playing his monster character. Through character conflict, hijinks, and a little bit of horror, I aim to tell a story about accepting the strange and spontaneous nature of the creative process. Read more>>

Ifjams

This story starts some years back. In 2019, I had vinyl records pressed for one of my early singles ‘SIlver.’ I used an indie presser called Groove Family Records (s/o to Andrew) who specialized in custom shaped and colored vinyls, so I decided to go with a clear, square 7in. lathe-cut vinyl. I ordered 25 of them and sold out in a day. My first physical media product, gone just like that. Shortly after my release, the world shut down because of the covid virus. Read more>>

Ellie Plourde

I recently produced and starred in “Kin” by Bathsheba Doran at The Chain Theatre in New York City, marking the inaugural production of my theatre company, Making Our Space Theatre Co. (MOS). It was my first lead stage role in over a decade, the most demanding producing project of my career, and the company’s boldest endeavor since its founding in 2023. Acting as both lead producer and lead actor, I had the opportunity to establish MOS as a legitimate force in NYC theatre, provide opportunities for fellow artists, and fulfill my own passion for performing. Read more>>

Ohene Twum

For years that I had been abroad in the United States, a growing passion within me began to bubble, addressing the issues of maternity care in Ghana. As a brother to two incredible and socially-aware sisters (Addobea and Natalie), this thought may partially have been a byproduct of my familial exposure but stemmed more from the view that as architects, our clients are also those yet to be born. Read more>>

Matt Vettese

My podcast: OurSpace with Matt Vettese is the most meaningful project I’ve worked on. As a kid, I grew up loving emo, pop punk, punk and hardcore. I spent every weekend downtown Toronto at different shows because I loved the scene and the music. By the way the music and going to shows made me feel I knew I wanted to be surrounded by it all day, every day.  Read more>>

Alysa

One of the meaningful projects I’ve been working on lately has been my work in progress. That’s a novel I began during my master’s program at the University of Washington Bothell. It’s called Mist Manifesto—that’s a working title, and it might change as I get to the final chapters. Read more>>

Yuchen Lu

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on was a recent commission for Hearts & Science, part of the Omnicom Group, in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month in New York City. I was invited to create an original artwork to honor the occasion, and the project offered a rare opportunity to explore cultural through visual storytelling, in a way that also speaks universally. Read more>>

Lulu Jiang

We just wrapped our first-ever group exhibition, The Journey, at the beginning of May. We featured 26 artists across a wide variety of mediums and welcomed more than 250 art lovers over the 3-day exhibition. What makes this exhibition unique are two key aspects. First, we give artists the spotlight and the space to talk about their work—because we believe, “Nobody talks about art better than the artists themselves.” Second, we curated an exhibition that’s affordable for most people, offering accessibly priced artwork starting from $200. We sold seven artworks, and most of the collectors were artists themselves. Read more>>

Deprise Brescia

The birth of the, “Butterfly Sculpture Garden” AKA, a metamorphosis of, “Veterans Voices” the art exhibition/installation which I created and curated beginning in 2017. It was created as a way to introduce veterans to the arts as a means of expression and healing from PTS, MST and other forms of anxiety and or depression. We partnered artists and veterans, some created together forming co-creations, some artists were interpreters as veterans shared their vision and story while other veterans boldly created their own artwork covering a range of topics, uncensored, unfiltered and unjudged… We allowed a safe place for creative expression to be seen, heard and respected. Read more>>

REY Carrie Bezler

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on was my first solo exhibit in Germany where I debuted my Sea Creatures series at “Ruckkehr zum Meer” or “Return to the Sea” in 2022. The project was important for me because it highlighted the current state of our oceans through my art and also my personal journey from living in Germany and the process of returning back to my home state of California. The exhibit was meant to educate the public to the numerous issues affecting our oceans, including especially overfishing. I was inspired by the film “Seaspiracy” from filmmaker Ali Tabrizi, which highlighted in detail what is happening in our seas and what we can do to help. Read more>>

Nichole Terrett Troyer

I’ve spent most of my career working full-time in non-profit work and creating art as a side hustle. Over the years, I’ve found the most joy in my “day job” when the two intersect. Often, when a boss or colleague finds out I’m an artist, I quickly become deeply involved in or leading the creative projects for the organization (usually storytelling, design, or fundraising initiatives). I’ve always encouraged this because my most meaningful work is the intersection between my drive to create art and my heart for creating a better world for vulnerable and underserved people. Read more>>

Anna Kidd

This past fall someone reached out to me to make them a custom oil painting of a forest scene. I thought, heck yeah, this is right up my alley as nature or wildlife inspired pieces are what I am best at and what fuel my creative fire the most – not thinking it would lead to the most meaningful piece of work I’ve done to date. Read more>>

The Lowly Faluters

We both grew up attending and learning to play in Texas Style fiddle contests. We also enjoy learning about and discussing history, so when we started playing together we naturally started digging into the roots of the music we grew up playing by learning more about the styles from which it evolved over 100 years ago. We’ve gone on a personal and musically inspiring journey learning from the communities and musical nuances in Traditional Celtic, Appalachian Old Time, Western Swing and Jazz, and formed our own style as The Lowly Faluters by playing tunes or using aspects from each of these styles in our sound. Read more>>

Ryan Adams

The most meaningfull project I’ve ever worked on started gradually by accident . It was a painting I started on the side. One that I was painting for myself. One which had zero stress connected to it and I could paint whatever I wanted to entertain myself and have fun doing it. So with that said, I asked my girlfriend to pose for me so I could practice painting women realistically.. I placed her to the side to maximize space on canvas cause I was thinking about a collage. We ended up going our own ways but I had that unfinished canvas. So months pass and so does reality. Sometimes things happen in life that inspires you to act. In this case it was the signs of the time I was living through. Read more>>

Kendall Davis

This year I started working on my first one-woman show, ‘Euphonia.’ In the show I portray Tallulah Tinsel, a forgotten chorus girl in a waning vaudeville revue – who was once considered a prodigy for her skill as a euphonium player. I played the euphonium (a low brass instrument) for five years. I did not enjoy my time as a euphonium player in band. I wasn’t good at it, I didn’t care about getting better at it, and I hated the way I was treated as one of the only girls in the low brass section. I quit band when I was 15 and didn’t touch a euphonium again until this year. Read more>>

Yuxin (Yesenia) Tian

“#352” is an experimental film of mine, based on a sound score I made. At its core, it reflects my yearning for the sounds of my closest neighborhood that I grow up with back in China. The film was made in 2023, shortly after the strictest quarantine restrictions of the pandemic were lifted. Living on the other side of the globe, I vividly imagined the sounds of the apartment building I used to live in. I had lived there for so long that I felt so dear and could easily envision sounds emerging from each floor. I’m very happy that through this project, I went further with my interest in experimental animation and sound design, being able to create a connection between these imaginary sounds and the visual form. Read more>>

Chiina Bloodmire

Without a doubt, the most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on is everything connected to the Bloodmire lineage. This world has lived in me for over two decades. I was around nine or ten years old when the Bloodmires started speaking to me, long before I had the words or tools to fully understand what I was creating. Now, at almost thirty-two, I can say with pride that Bloodmire has grown with me. It has matured through every version of myself and evolved alongside my own voice. Read more>>

Sumi Zhang

Tattoo workshop as a form of meditation — a way to learn a new skill while practicing focus and mindfulness.
I chose to host workshops to give more people who are interested in tattoos the opportunity to explore this craft and to share my own experience of how tattooing has helped me find a sense of calm and focus in a fast-paced world. Read more>>

Kathleen Vance

The most meaningful project that I have worked on recently was the creation and development of Traveling Landscapes that relate for waterways in the Hudson Valley, specifically the Rondout Creek and the Mohawk River. Read more>>

Daniel & Chip Coleman & Bouchard

One of the most meaningful projects we’ve worked on was producing Heartbeat Retreat, a multi-day music and wellness festival we created with our team at Lonely Lovers Records. It was more than just a party. It was a space built around connection, creativity, and intention. We partnered with The Jed Foundation to raise money for mental health and suicide prevention—something that means a lot to us and to a lot of people in our community. Read more>>

Mitch Snider

We just wrapped up our third album with this version of our lineup, and we’re really excited about it—mostly because we handled everything ourselves, from start to finish. We’re drawn to artists who take the DIY route, and this record is really in that tradition. Read more>>

Lily Be

The most meaningful project I’m working on is actually happening right now. I’ve been collaborating with different creative people—serving as both a creative assistant and a show producer—to help them cover their living expenses. What makes this so powerful for me is that I didn’t understand why I needed to be homeless until now. Because I live in my van and don’t rely on an income from these shows, I’m able to give 100% of the ticket sales directly to the performers. I don’t know of any other shows that operate like that. Read more>>

Zhi Qu

One of the most meaningful projects I have participated in is the New York production of the opera Remorse. This production premiered in February this year at the Off-Broadway venue Dixon Place and marked the opera’s first international performance since its original creation in 1981. I served as the director, music director, and artistic director of the entire production, which also marked my professional debut as an opera director. Read more>>

JING JU

One of the most meaningful project I’ve worked on is Miss Circle’s Sensorial Flagship Store as my JUJU studio’s first permanent retail project in New York City, it marked a pivotal moment in translating our vision of sensorial storytelling into a lasting spatial experience. Working closely with the brand, I designed a space where every visitor feels like a star, immersed in warmth, drama, and elegance. From concept to completion, this project challenged myself to break away from conventional retail tropes and craft an inviting, theatrical environment that reflects both the brand’s identity and our design ethos. Read more>>

Holly Forbes

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on was through Brushes with Cancer, a program that pairs artists with individuals impacted by cancer. I applied because I’ve always loved creating art that feels deeply personal. Read more>>

Matt Fockler

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is developing an Artist Advocacy network. I’ve spent years in the music industry witnessing its ongoing development. I feel like many have been swept up in our discombobulated music ‘business.’ I’ve seen countless artists get burnt out and quit because of the ‘gate-keeping’ attitude that surrounds the ‘music business’ (between radius clauses, artists not sharing their quality venues, and festivals not communicating line-ups before making it public) and all the “have to dos” to get into quality, well-paying festivals and venues. Plus, they’re overwhelmed by all the phone time, computer time, graphic design advertisements, and daily hustle involved in hustling to make a living. Likewise, local artists and many listeners are tired of events where the music is drown out by the noise of a bar crowd. Read more>>

Gui Mu

Bridge #2811661 was a pivotal project in my early design career—marking the moment I began to understand design not only as a functional practice, but as a medium for human connection and storytelling. Created during my final year at Pratt Institute, this sculptural bench was inspired by the symbolic and structural logic of bridges, embodying my desire to create spaces where people come together—physically and emotionally. Its selection for both the Brooklyn Museum and Pratt’s annual graduation show gave me my first experience presenting work in a public institutional context, reinforcing my commitment to designing with purpose and intention. The project also laid the foundation for my ongoing interest in how material, form, and narrative intersect—an approach that continues to shape my practice across furniture, spatial design, and experiential installations. Read more>>

Joe Ren

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is “Of Color and Ink”, a documentary about Chang Dai-chien, one of China’s most influential painters of the 20th century. I was brought on as the graphic designer, creating the key visuals for the film—posters, titles, promotional material. It was an incredible experience, not just professionally, but personally. Read more>>

Neal Portnoy

I illustrated a 24″x18″ felt-tip marker rendering “The Greatest Raiders of All Time”, that was purchased by the Las Vegas Raiders and enlarged to a 28″x40″ mural inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. To date, it is the largest work of art inside the stadium. Read more>>

Kristina Coccoluto

The most meaningful project I’ve had the honor of being part of was giving the keynote speech the night before I ran the 2023 Boston Marathon. I stood on stage in front of 1,000 people—patients, pediatric patients and their families, fellow runners, their loved ones, and the very doctors helping to fight cancer every day. My speech was titled “Someday,” and in that moment, I felt the weight and beauty of what it means to unite a room through a shared mission and lived experience. Read more>>

Thomas You

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on was for my darkroom photography class. I set out to photograph strangers across campus—people waiting for the bus, studying under trees, or simply walking alone. At first, it was just a technical assignment. But as I developed the film in the darkroom, I began to notice something deeper: the quiet beauty in everyday life and fleeting human moments. Read more>>

Danielle Angeloni

Shooting the music video for my song Summer (What’s Around) was a big “aha” moment for me. A few of my very best friends collaborated on the making of the song and video – including Kayla Zuskin my co-writer/guitarist and the featured dancer in the video, Erica Messonier. I was standing on a rooftop in New York City overlooking Manhattan thinking to myself “I am doing it.” Collaborating and creating with people I love and respect is my most favorite thing to do. Erica was my best friend in high school and just so happened to be on break from a broadway national tour. The timing was perfect and my friend Craig Parker did a beautiful job filming and directing. It felt like a full circle moment – I love those! Read more>>

Tricia

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on was designing a mental health app that helps patients track their moods and understand their emotional well-being over time. As someone who is passionate about mental health, this project felt incredibly meaningful because it wasn’t just about creating a product, it was about building something that could support people in navigating their mental health journeys. The app uses a multi-modal data ecosystem that helps a patient’s care team to get a holistic view of their moods, behaviors and social relationships and this helps in tailoring a more thoughtful and personal path to healing. Working on this app reminded me how powerful design can be when it’s used to make people feel seen, understood and supported. Read more>>