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?
James Parker
One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on so far is my new documentary “In Our Nature”. The film follows three very different communities – youth on Chicago’s South Side, a forest school in rural Kentucky, and military families navigating grief in Texas – as they use nature-based education to heal divides and help kids reconnect with the world around them. Read More>>
Josueños
My most meaningful project to date would be between 2 songs written at life altering stages of my life ‘First Time’ in 2015 and ‘LIME’ which dropped just over a month ago. ‘LIME’ being most recent, ill go into that project. This is probably the most intimately ive shared this and probably will stand as such. Read More>>
Crystal Turnblom
I’m not sure that I can pick one, to be honest. I guess I’ll just do my usual by not following the rules, and pick three (insert five or ten laughing emojis.) A photograph of woman doing a yoga pose inside an abandoned school. A hat I made for a hat party. Spoiler: I won. A wall I made for art Class. Read More>>
Cathyrn Eta
My most meaningful project has to be my newest published and guided journal, Spill It, Sis. Spill It, Sis is actually a revamp of a journal(My Daily Talks of Blessings, Gratitude & Happiness) I wrote a few years ago to help remind me why I am meant to be here every single day, especially when the world gets complicated, cold, and frustrating. Read More>>
Benjamin Ting
I wrote and starred in my directorial debut ‘APE’ recently. I believe that the most engaging works of art offer a private part of the artist up for people to investigate and make their own judgements. APE was a deeply vulnerable experience – it addresses difficult topics on masculinity and generational rage coming from the perspective of an Asian men in the west. Read More>>
Stefani Byrd
In January 2020, I was approached by composer Caroline Louise Miller to collaborate on an audio visual project about the history of transportation and labor in America. That project expanded in scale and complexity to become one of the largest projects of my career titled Here There. Read More>>
Al Monaco
When I was a teenager, my therapist told me to take up knitting as a way to help with my anxiety and OCD. So that’s how I began. I was never knitting with the intention to make anything, but simply to keep my hands and my mind busy. Read More>>
Kaylie Pendleton
Over the past few years, I’ve been working on my stationery company, Ponder Paper Co. The current iteration blossomed from my thesis project at art school in 2021, a project that art students spend a whole senior year focusing on. Read More>>
Daebeom (Gray) Kim
Every project is special to me, but my work with undefined forms like water and smoke stands out. Since they lack a fixed shape, they are very challenging to tattoo. They shift from static to dynamic in an instant. It’s hard to draw them on paper, but tattooing them is a massive undertaking. Read More>>
William McNeill
The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is a two-part documentary about mathematicians from across the African diaspora. A friend from film school reached out about a gig and connected me with the director, George Csicsery. Through him, I met the cinematographer, Ashley James, who ultimately brought me onto the team to light a series of interviews. Read More>>
Travis Marsala
I recently finished a children’s book called A Monster Ate My Pillow. It started out as a joke – I was working in the yard with my then three year old and saw him yawn. I asked if he was ready for a nap, to which he of course responded, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Why not? Read More>>
Jason Moran
The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far is my EP, “Changes”. The journey began in 2019 after I released my first single, “Broken.” Hearing the positive feedback inspired me to keep writing, and that’s when I started working on my next song “Changes.” I really took my time writing this new song, it wasn’t until 2021 that I officially started recording it. Read More>>
YELENA KONETCHY
My most meaningful project was my second dance film titled ‘Bloom’. This film gave me the opportunity to use my skills as a dance artist of 15 years, with my ability to work with children for 17 years as a dance teacher, and choreographic skills to direct and co-write a dance film. Read More>>
Chaoming Li
One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on wasn’t a single project, but a series of healthcare and sustainability-focused designs that helped shape how I see my role as a landscape architect and urban designer. I take a lot of pride in my profession because I truly believe the built environment has a profound impact on people’s emotions, behavior, and overall well-being. Read More>>
Nathan Witt
The most meaningful project we work on is our beautiful hand-turned ornaments and signature Snowmen. We love watching the kids faces light up when they pick out their ornament of the year or when I turn that ornament at a show. We also love making our signature Snowmen each year and debuting then at Travelers Rest Farmers Market Small Business Sarurday. Read More>>
Penprapa Berry
One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on has been offering Pay-What-You-Can sessions during the fall and Christmas seasons. I started them because I wanted families to have beautiful photos without worrying about cost, especially during times of year when budgets can be tight. Some families paid a little, some paid more, but every session felt full of gratitude and genuine connection. Read More>>
Michael Arnold
I. Working on a project now called Ninjamik3 the Anime. I love hip-hop music and Anime soni thought of an original story to tell through lyrics over beats produced by me to give the listening audience something that they’ve never experienced before. Read More>>
Crystal Hernandez
The most meaningful project I have worked on has been the creation of Amor de Mi Vida, my long term vision for a nonprofit built to uplift and empower individuals in my community. Read More>>
Annie Ruth
The most meaningful project I have ever worked on isn’t a single painting or program—it is the living tapestry called community. If I were to name one chapter that embodies this work, it would be Dada Rafiki, a celebration of women who quietly move mountains. Dada Rafiki was born at a time when I was searching for deeper connection. Read More>>
Lisa Marshall
The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on is the one I never planned for and certainly never asked for, telling the story of my husband Peter’s journey with early-onset Alzheimer’s and what it taught me about love, presence, and radical acceptance. Read More>>
Roderick Fecker
Star time podcast was meaningful it started with me talking about life experiences and personal topics such as work school and childhood , it was good at first then i started to do interview collaborations and that was where the retooling of the show came about i think realized that there weren’t as many plays vies on podcast platforms so i took a break and started to retool the platform again. Then i came back and star time live was born interviewing artist, celebs and people who were doing big things in my network at this point more people Read More>>
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto 
For several decades I researched the music and traditional arts which were practiced in the WWII American concentration camps. My mother learned to play the koto when she was 9-years-old at Topaz prison camp in Utah and Tule Lake prison camp in California. Read More>>
Elisa Summiel-Bey
I’ve done so many projects over the years and the most meaningful one was very close to my heart. In 2022 I was commissioned by DivaCup Inc for their BIPOC Creators Fund to create an illustration that brought awareness to a cause I cared about. Read More>>