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?

Amy Hoskins

I made it into a competitive artist entrepreneur program called Periscope, this past Spring. After the first session, the first presenter was talking with me afterwards. I showed him my website (www.amyhoskins.com). He asked what was the emotional draw or pull to my artwork. I thought, my story, my screenplay that I’ve had since 2018 — that is the most emotional of all my artwork. Read more>>

Omilani Alarcon

Latinegras has been a breath of fresh air in my life. Sometimes our projects are bigger than ourselves and it is akin to seeing your reflection in the mirror for the first time. I began the project at a time when people were just beginning to embrace AfroLatina identity via social media. Read more>>

Karin Thyr Eriksson (aka the duo Thyra)

As songwriters and musicians we have came across different genres and we have collaborated with a broad variety of creators. It’s always exiting and you always walk away with new inspiration. But sometimes it’s hard to motivate yourself to set aside time to focus and work on your own projects. There is always a deadline or something more pressing to tend to. Read more>>

Kim Anguiano

I have steadily painted and created throughout my life but finding an outlet in a photo art in conjunction with abstracts and the interactive art series “Words and Reflections” has been the most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far. Read more>>

Brooke Tiera

Throughout my journey as a creative and lover of the arts, I am grateful for all the opportunities I experienced thus far because they were all impactful. The most meaningful project for me would have to be the stage play, “Mama I’m Your Child” that I starred in and was my debut in acting. Read more>>

Nicole Strahm (Person 1) Mackenzie King (Person 2)

One of our most meaningful projects is our EP we released this year “So…That’s It?” We first started working on the EP the summer of 2021. We had been wanting to create some sort of album/EP for a while but due to the circumstances, we could never find a time to work on it. Read more>>

Kaitlin Urka

The most meaningful project I’ve been a part of was the first all-female broadcast of an NHL game. The broadcast was my idea, and I was able to see it through from concept to completion. As someone who grew up without any female role models in the sports industry, it was incredibly important for me to take advantage of the opportunity to showcase the incredible women that work both in front of and behind the camera on a daily basis. Read more>>

Steve Myers

I think there are a couple, but mainly anytime I can work on making someone’s story come to life in a comic. I’ve been approached by a few writers now to work on their dream projects and seeing the end result has always been amazing. Its a lot of hard work, but once you get the book in print and you’re holding it and see how excited that writer is to see their baby out in the world it makes it all worthwhile. Read more>>

Katie Power

The most meaningful project I have ever worked on was my collection of singles I am releasing. It was originally supposed to be an EP but every song was so special to me that I decided to release them all as singles. This project is so special to me because I wrote all four of these songs myself. Read more>>

Taylor Watkins

In grade school I told my mother “I will play music for the rest of my life, even if I live on the side of the road to do it.” Now 26 years old, I live in a travel van and have explored the country for 3 years and counting. Read more>>

JaCobe King

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my first EP I released in 2018, “Consonance.” The word consonance is a musical term that means a combination of notes which are in harmony with each other due to the relationship between their frequencies. Read more>>

Patrick Weaver

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is documenting the search for my biological parents and putting it into a series on my YouTube channel. I was adopted from foster care when I was 4 months old, and I always knew I had been adopted, but it was a completely closed adoption through Catholic Social Services in Mobile, AL. Read more>>

Kaitlin Crockett

This summer I worked on a zine publication called Sentimental St. Pete. After hearing about yet another classic local haunt closing down, my favorite dive bar, Wilson’s, I was inspired to memorialize the special places we’ve lost in a little booklet. Read more>>

Risa Risque

The Blacklist Babes Caberat has always stood out by joining burlesque performances and live music since we started it back in 2015. Our motto has always been “music first.” My husband, David J. Sirois and I started writing storylines to go along with the Blacklist Babes Carbaret burlesque shows in 2019. Read more>>

dev11n

There are a few projects that come to mind when I think of the most meaningful work that I’ve done, but my very first EP #The11thHour is the most meaningful to me. At that time in 2013, I was dealing with what seemed like every life change imaginable. Read more>>

Vibehouse EST

The group project that stands out the most is our debut music video and single release, “What A Day”. Following two years of preparation for the highly anticipated release, the drop was truly developed from the ground up. Read more>>

Sherye Bradley

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on thus far has been my photobook. I’ve spent the last two years in my photography journey intentionally capturing photos for this book. One of the reasons this book is meaningful to me is because it says I’ve been here. Read more>>

Drew Fish

My dad’s dad served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot and then a flight instructor and my mom’s dad served in the Air Force as a medic and then the Navy as a Flight Surgeon. I grew up in a family with a tremendous amount of respect for our armed forces. Read more>>

Krista Roser

Who is your hero and Why? I think it’s hard to just pick one person that I look to as a hero. I feel like I have several core strong women in my life that I look up to, share advice with and vent to. We celebrate each other and are there for each other when things are hard. Each of these women are business owners, Read more>>

Samuel Sheppard Jonathon Egan

At the start of the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic, during a period of personal upheaval, Jonathon reached out to his son Samuel out of concern. They began writing music together remotely (Jonathon from California, and Samuel from Utah) over zoom. Read more>>

Dionte Hall

My latest single ‘Don’t Blink’ is my most meaningful project this far. It is dedicated to a very close friend of mine that was murdered in August of 2020. It is my response to the violence that takes place in my city, Read more>>

Demetri Wiley

The most meaningful project I’ve done to date is titled More 4 Less Vol. 2. This project is to release in late September/ early October. It feels like an autobiography, done over some brilliant instrumentals from producers all over. Read more>>

Jenny Klukken

My biggest and most meaningful project has definitely been my 2021 album “Color in Motion”. I did some music studying in Paris in 2018 and wrote a ton of music. I spent about a year performing and fine-tuning the compositions and then was ready to record my debut album as a band leader and composer. Read more>>

Sarah Lorentz

I am currently working on a collection of plein air landscapes for an upcoming exhibit at the Lambert International Airport in St Louis, Missouri (scheduled spring 2024). It was a great honor to have my work selected for an exhibit; the series is one of the most meaningful projects I have worked one. Read more>>

Ashley Jefferson

I think our Nguzo Babies Kwanzaa episode of 2021 was such a big deal for me. Almost five years ago I wrote a curriculum about the principles of Kwanzaa to encourage families to use the framework for building communities and loving the skin you’re in. Read more>>

Mike T. Lewis of the Twangtown Paramours

Our new album, Double Down on a Bad Thing was released in February. We worked on it for a year in our studio in isolation during the pandemic. The purpose of the project was to cheer up ourselves and our listeners during a pandemic and in a disconcerting political environment. Read more>>

William Whetstone

I wouldn’t say that there is a specific project that has been the most meaningful so far, but the particular style that has been the most meaningful is boudoir. This style can leave clients feeling vulnerable. Therefore, I prioritize each client’s safety and comfort. Read more>>

Mathias James

I’ve been putting out records and playing shows for years, but even with all that work, helping launch Breakfast Music Group is probably my most meaningful project. Breakfast is an artist-owned boutique record label, music publisher and creative services company based in Los Angeles, but the story of how we got here is long and winding. Read more>>

Shelly Snow Pordea

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is actually my current work. I have a few projects in progress, but they all have the same theme. I was raised in a religious cult and it took me many years to pull at the strings that unravelled the theme of my own story. Read more>>

Alaina Lurry

The Cereal Shoot is the most meaningful project I have worked on. This piece is a trilogy from a photographic study I conducted on the juxtaposition of childhood and adulthood while in a stage of adolescence. Read more>>

Isabelle Leonard

In the Fall of 2020, I was finally able to attend USC’s School of Cinematic Arts in person. Having graduated from high school in 2020, my first year of film school was online, and as you can imagine, it was tough. Read more>>

Dr. Leisa Herrera

SoulPhamm, Inc. is a labor of love that I began on June 25, 2021. My husband Luis and I created the program as a way to give back to young people in our communities by providing them with an outlet to learn and excel as young athletes and artists. Read more>>

Olivia Gilling

The most meaningful project that I have worked on would have to be my latest book, especially with it coinciding with the foundation of my project called Liv’s Journey, which encourages people to never give up on anything no matter the roadblocks. Read more>>

Shannon Johnson

I’ve always been compelled to create and making art has always been my passion. Over the years I’ve noticed a building tension whenever I didn’t have a creative outlet in my life. Read more>>

Akua Taylor

During the pandemic lockdown, I found comfort in participating in outdoor yoga with friends. My friends suggested I contribute positive music to the yoga experience. Specifically, my friend Vortxmath asked if I would sing affirmations on his music project for the chakras. Read more>>

Mercury Moon

I’d have to say, my project “braille”. It was the first piece of work I had released since reinventing myself creatively and sonically! I got to collab with a lot of my contemporaries. I feel like the songs are more meaningful/confident. I had a pretty good rollout with videos and shows. Read more>>

LaKisha Jews

One of the most meaningful projects that I have worked on and currently still do is creating and donating handmade cards to various organizations such as Cards for Kindness, Cards for Cubs and a few other non-profit agencies. The cards get distributed to hospitals, foster cares, nursing homes and cancer centers. Read more>>

Jesse Pimpinella

My comedy special, Hot Mess, is by far my greatest project yet. My friends and producers Matt O’Nesti and Harrison Poole decided to shoot and film my special. Now, what makes this amazing is that we didn’t wait for opportunity to knock, we decided to kick the door through and charter our on course in life. Read more>>

Lex Deveaux

My very first EP “Free” was very meaningful to me. The reason being, is because I had so much self doubt over the years, and I was just so afraid to release my music.. This EP was personal because I felt free to do what I wanted to do. Read more>>

Demaree

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is the Single Mom’s Devotional that I am writing. It’s the first time I am sharing some of my story and life as a single mom. It’s been therapeutic and tough and humbling to revisit some moments, but I really hope it will be a healing resource for other single mom’s. Read more>>