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?

Kriss Knapp

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on recently is a collaborative project I started with my partner, Kat. We began teaching ceramics workshops in our backyard and called ourselves OK Studio — a playful way of saying we weren’t positioning ourselves as experts. Read More>>

paul Williams

Gods and Heroes: The Musical. In the middle of my career, soon after co-founding State Fair Records, I did a two year stint teaching audio production and music business at Booker T Washington HSPVA. I had been primarily producing other artists the few years prior, and being in that environment, around all those creative (even genius) young people really ignited something in me. Read More>>

Kayla DeGennaro

Currently I am in the works of finishing my thesis. At S.C.A.D the Illustration M.F.A students get to have an opportunity to create an ‘Art Book’ like the ones you see after animated movies have been made like, ‘Art of Spiderverse’ ‘Art of Big Hero 6’ etc… Read More>>

Shedrick Pelt

An extremely meaningful large-format photo project I’m currently working on is called *MINNESOTA ICE*. The title is a play on the phrase “Minnesota Nice” — that cheeky Midwestern trope describing surface-level politeness, with an unspoken undercurrent of passive aggression when the boundaries of public grace are pushed. Read More>>

Sherri Welser

I have always loved art and music and wanted to find a way to creatively and uniquely incorporate both and so my vintage art guitars began. Read More>>

Gene R. Singleton Jr.

After creating my first album, “Journey” which I wrote, recorded, produced and both physically and electronically distributed, the funds allowed me a little bit of flexibility to travel. The feedback from this project enabled me to launch my own app in both the Google Play Store and the App Store taking my online presence Global. Read More>>

Lisa Campos

Have you ever taken small children that do not know how to swim to a pool? Keeping an eye on everyone to ensure nobody is at risk of drowning can be very stressful. Read More>>

Sarah Marshall

For the last five years I’ve worked at Lakewood Ave Children’s School as a lead teacher and more recently, as their anti-bias curriculum coordinator. When thinking about my most meaningful project my mind immediately goes to the protest we organized at our preschool. As an unapologetically black educator our children learn history ,and specially black history, all year round. Read More>>

Seth Thompson

My artistic practice has taken on a whole new context after a near-death experience in 2019. That was my last failed attempt at taking my life, which may sound grim, but since then the work I have focused on has centered around the lifestyle changes I have had to make. These changes manifest in the form of spiritual practice and compassion toward others. Read More>>

Allyssa Meyerhofer

My daughter has Trisomy 9p. As a special needs parent you can feel very alone. If you search you will find parents going through similar journeys but depending the journey it may be hard to find. It is important to find a community. I got the idea of writing Mama’s Heart when reading another disability book. Read More>>

Geoffrey Dicker

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my forthcoming memoir, ‘The Book of G,’ set for release in the second half of 2026. The book traces my unconventional creative journey—one built entirely outside formal training. I never went to art school, never studied writing in an academic setting, and never waited for permission. Read More>>

Nervous Giraffe

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my senior exhibition, Stage Fright. It was a fully immersive, haunted circus-themed show with a light-up marquee and popcorn at the reception. The story goes back much further than one semester. Before I picked up a paintbrush, I idolized performers like Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and Freddie Mercury. Read More>>

Veronica Grim

It’s difficult to limit myself to a particular record I’ve made or song I’ve written – rather, I think the most meaningful project of my life has been my band as an evolving organism and labor of love. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of playing with many different talented musicians from many different backgrounds. Read More>>

Wilameana Jones

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on has been the Peace Walk and Peace Talk with the Trayvon Martin Foundation. When I first met with Sybrina Fulton, my intention was simple: I wanted to present concepts for new hoodies and merchandise because I had just opened my printing company, Prime Print Global. What began as a creative pitch quickly became something much deeper. Read More>>

Laura Jean Hocking

My two most recent film projects have been so important for me. The first is Newport & The Great Folk Dream, a feature documentary about the Newport Folk Festival from 1963-1966. I edited and produced this film with Emmy and Grammy winning director Robert Gordon. It uses all archival footage that was scanned in 4K from the original negatives. Read More>>

Monica Harris

When I developed the Meditative Doodling technique, it was as a tool for myself to deal with anxiety and depression. After talking to a lot of people who shared similar situations, I thought it might be worth sharing. The more tools we have as changing & growing people, the better, right? Read More>>

Joey Thurmond

First, thank you and all of your readers for the wonderful opportunity to interviewed. I’m truly honored to be able to share part of my story with you and appreciate the time that your readers take to engage with me. It really does mean more than you may realize. Read More>>

Todd Mosby

My most recent album project is titled American Heartland is musical travelogue that tone-paints the geography and spirit of America. It’s a sonic tribute to my home state Missouri, which I feel is the heart and soul of the heartland of America. Read More>>

 Rex Hausmann

I will be a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome this spring. My current project is titled “The Quotidian: In Few Words.” While there, I’ll be drawing and painting from life, experiencing what the Great Masters saw firsthand and recording both what I observe and what I know. Read More>>

Dalesharee Lee

On December 13, 2024, I released my first EP called “Soft Spot.” This project was special and something I hold near to my heart because most of it is based on my own relationship with my now husband. I named the EP “Soft Spot” because I wanted to find another word or description of love. Read More>>