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?

Gxldxn

So far I’d say our Courtyard Campout show was a meaningful one for a couple of reasons. It was my first I’d say major collaboration with local label Valley Club Records & lots of other local entrepreneurs. We had such a great turnout and was the first time we got a decent return on our initial investment to produce the show. Read more>>

Lori Bauman

Why do I love art so much? It’s at once meaningful and self indulgent. Now that I have more years behind me than in front of me, I want as much meaning as possible in my indulgent days. Being an artist is always a bit self serving but it can also serve. Read more>>

J. Scott Gavin

As a musician/songwriter/artist I feel like the most meaningful projects are always the ones that lie ahead. Each song or album feels to me more meaningful than the one previous in regard to the message, and expression and identity as an artist. Read more>> 

Mark A Jordan

One project I’ve been working on is a film called “Thief In The Knight”. An idea I started in writing class assignment based on a back story of my two older brothers caught up in life living off a dream to make something in life. Through all we struggle through in life, keep on pushing untill you triumph in your own happiness. This film shows the changes in my real life experience mixed with losing loved ones. Read more>>

Haylie Lee

My project sprouted from my passion for the non-professional adult dance community in Arizona. The opportunity to dance is given mostly to young and/or professional dancers but not to the adult dancers who wish to express and experience their love for dance. My first project was to provide a venue for non-professional dancers to perform, which was successfully held at the Tempe Center for the Arts in 2019. Read more>>

Benjamin Brockman

Sometimes you just get this feeling, like everything, you’ve done leads up to a point. You can look back from that point and everything behind you makes sense – even the stuff that, at the time, made no sense or seemed like a waste of effort. Read more>>

Ralph Michael Brekan

As an actor and musician, I’ve supported myself between shows, working on fellow artists shows as a stage technician and audio engineer. Over 20 years, I was really blessed to work stages large and small from CBGB’s to Woodstock 99. Read more>>

Caylea Barone

I’ve been creating forever, truly, since I was old enough to hold a pencil. My formal training is in drawing, painting, photography, and music. I’ve offered commissions for house portraits, pet portraits, tattoos, and custom artwork since middle school. Read more>>

Justin Suico

I sat down next to a fiercely dedicated woman of Syrian descent at a nearby coffee shop. There she was alone, nestled in the corner with a cup of coffee, as she awaited my arrival. Read more>>

Bree Smith

In April of 2022 I was selected to participate in a public mural arts project. This was a meaningful project for many reasons, personal and professional. It can be extremely challenging to break into the mural scene in an area with many established muralists, and I had been trying to get my first public mural opportunity for almost 5 years. Read more>>

Chanel Hunt

My most meaningful project was one I finished back in 2020. I did a series of over 30 illustrations based on the tale of Sleepy Hollow for my client to use in a Youtube video where he narrated the story. At the time I had no work, and the pandemic had thrown me into a funk that was hard to shake. Read more>>

Nicole Kelner

Painting my warming stripes piece has been the most meaningful project I’ve created. It represents global temperature change from 1850-2018 and is a color progression from blue to red. Read more>>

Alexandrea Pangburn

The most meaningful project that I’ve worked on has to be, Babe Walls. Babe Walls is an all womxn and non-binary mural festival that myself and 7 other womxn started back in 2019. Read more>>

Dominique Postell

Well that’s a tough question. I think I would have to say my project “RECALL”. It’s meaningful to me for a lot of reasons. Mostly because it was the reemergence of me making films since I had actually lost all my film equipment in an incident. Read more>>

 JAYBANGZZ HOUSTON, TX

My most meaningful project would definitely have to be working with Houston’s own Kirko Bangz. My most recent project with Kirko is called “MIO” that I just dropped May 6th couple weeks ago. Mio is a great song in my opinion I feel like its a catchy song at the same time it’s a Spanish and English song which I find it pretty dope that we could make it sound universal. Read more>>

 Shannon Perry

The “In Her Shoes” Mother/Teen Daughter tour is the most meaninful project I’ve spear headed. Read more>>

Erin Beckwith

I’m very lucky to have a job that inspires me daily. The families I meet, the children I get to photograph and the memories I have the honor capturing is incredibly fulfilling. Read more>>

Rosana Eckert

I have had the joy and honor of working on many projects that were very meaningful to me, so it’s hard to choose one as the most meaningful. Read more>>

Olu Laoye

The most meaningful projects that I have worked on were my music albums in 2014 and 2022, and my newly published book. My first album that was launched in 2014 was titled “Tani t’Oluwa and it was a gateway to success for me in Africa, some parts of Europe, Asia, and the United States. Read more>>

Poetryteacher

One of my most meaningful projects to date would be my apparel brand, Words Are Food™️. I started WAF about 4 years ago and I am more proud of it every year. Read more>>

rudence TheAuset Sneed

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on as a business owner of a non profit organization was our first holiday love coat drive. It was very humbling and it’s main reason for being successful was because of the late Mr. Michael Hollywood Hernandez along with Baccus Cleaners. Read more>>

Ty Smith

My debut project “The Summer Slump” has probably been the most meaningful project of mine. I spent a good part of 7 months putting this project together, dating back to August 2021. Read more>>

Jackie Sonnenberg

Incorporating costuming into my work, and making it a part of what I do has been uplifting and beneficial to building my brand! I use this as a unique marketing tool where I can use other talents and passions I have in addition to writing: craftsmanship and acting. Read more>>

NICK GILMORE

I’m actually working on a project right now that is turning out to be one of the most personally meaningful ones I’ve done; it’s also outside of the type of projects I typically do. Read more>>

Carol Killman Rosenberg

The Book Couple assists traditional publishers and independent authors with editorial services and book production. Truly, every single project we work on is meaningful to us because each represents the ideas, knowledge, and stories in someone’s mind—and isn’t that the meaning of life: to experience the world and share those unique experiences with others? Read more>>

Lori Arbel

I went on The International March of the Living, an annual high school educational program, bringing teens from around the world to Poland and Israel to study the history of the Holocaust. I created a college art project & memorial for the children killed so that I could grieve properly. Read more>>

Manuel Zambrano

Throughout the peak of the pandemic, I made this animated short film entitled “Grassman.” The story is loosely based on thoughts I’ve had over the years and is an extension of myself in a way. Read more>>

Vero Murphy

Currently working on a project that I consider my most meaningful project until now. Since 2017 I’ve been working on a series of abstracts paintings in which I use a very special material; ‘yerba mate tea’. It is a very experimental process, which I have been improving over the time. Read more>>

Nikesha Williams

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is my forthcoming book, Mardi Gras Indians (LSU Press, October 5). I left my television news career after 11 years in 2019 to pursue writing full time. Read more>>

Gabriela Pazmino

The most important project of my life is developing right now. When I look back, my life did a 360 degree turn. Several years ago, I was a girl who could not find her purpose and even less a career that I was passionate about. Read more>>

Tyler James

This is going to sound silly, but the most meaningful project I’ve worked on is this journey of life and the pursuit of helping others through that journey. Like so many others out there, my journey has not been an easy one. I have been homeless multiple times, suffered immense heartbreak, and have been lost to the dark unable to see my way back. Sharing parts of that journey and what I’ve learned, sprinkled throughout my various channels of media, has helped and reached people in a way I never thought I would. Read more>>

Josh Gluck

While I’ve worked on many projects (my own as well as others), the most meaningful would have to be my Debut EP titled, “WELCOME HOME”. Years ago when I imagined what creating my first EP would look like, I never pictured it taking place locked away in my house during a global pandemic. Read more>>

Nicole Perry

I can’t say that there has been one most meaningful project. But I think there is a theme when it comes to the projects that stand out as meaningful to me, and that is creativity and collaboration. Read more>>

Samantha Pratts

My best friend and I started the “At the Dinner Table” podcast together to highlight local business owners in the food and wellness industry as well as local events. Read more>> 

Beatricia Sagar

At the beginning of Covd 19 I responded to the isolation by doing Covid drawings. After a few months I came across a blank white puzzle and immediately had the inspiration to use puzzle pieces which are a metaphor for connection for a new project Which I called“ We are all connected art project” I reached out to friends and Artists to participate. I send them 3 x3 inch puzzle pieces which are painted collaged, etc. Read more>> 

Sally Hunter

The most meaningful project I have ever worked on would have to be the casting work I did for the 2019 Desigual “Love Different” Art Basel fashion show that was art directed by this amazing photographer, her name is Carlota Guerrero. Read more>> 

Amanda Morie

One thing that I learnt is that happiness is not out there, it is within you. Also that action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness with out action. It is a symbiotic wave of emotion that goes hand in hand. Read more>> 

Destiny Moore

I recently created a zine that tells a narrative about westernized beauty standards being force-fed onto black women while simultaneously perpetuating colorism within the black community. Read more>> 

Kareem Tabsch

All of the projects I’ve undertaken have been incredibly meaningful to me, but in an odd way its not until you realize how meaningful they are for others that it really hits home how special something is. Read more>>

Rebecca Friedlander

My father left me a cabin. I was a bit shocked when it happened. We were in the intensive care unit over the Christmas holidays, after Dad had been rushed to the Emergency Room… again. Read more>> 

Julie Weaverling

Believing strongly that Art Creates Community, it is collaborative projects that have been most meaningful to me. In my work with Front Porch Gallery, a nonprofit gallery and outreach program funded by Front Porch, a large provide of retirement and affordable housing we have worked on numerous collaborative projects with Front Porch residents and the wider community. Read more>>

John Hancock

By far my most meaningful project was my “Musical Chair” series. The project came about because I wanted to do something to show my appreciation to the musicians in the local San Diego music scene. The idea came after I did a photo shoot with local jazz singer, Steph Johnson. She posed in an old chair we had in the studio. Read more>> 

Christophe Rull

Throughout my career , I have been dreaming to compete on the world chocolate master competition. I have been working on this project for the last couple years and got the title of 2021 USA Chocolate Master last October after passing the national Selection. Read more>>

Victoria Davis

As a full-time freelance journalist, I’ve had the opportunity to tell so many meaningful stories in communities throughout the country, from San Diego, California to Madison, Wisconsin. Read more>>

Andy Humphries

All across my social media platforms, I have written “You are loved. You matter.” in my bio. I do this not only as a reminder for everyone that comes across my page, but also as a reminder for me. Read more>> 

Jas Mardis

Well, my most meaningful project, to date, has been “Let The Tablecloth Speak: The Embedded DNA of Heirloom Linens”. It is an exhibition of 13 quilts made from a single, heirloom, cut-work tablecloth handed down from my 105 year old great Aunt, Roseanna Harris, whose home we gathered at in my formative years. I cut the tablecloth into the sections where family members, extended family and friends had sat or been remembered sitting throughout the years. Some are large, others are just slivers or squares of the tablecloth, but all carry the oratorical and physical DNA of those lives into a quilted piece that carries their image and a narrative poem of their story. Read more>> 

Dan C. Wright

My musical career has been filled with many highlights since I started (about 18 years ago). My first band, throughout high school, signed a management deal with a very influential and affluent team, when we were just starting out. Read more>>

Alec DeJesus

One of the most powerful experiences I’ve had as an artist was when I created my first large scale mural “They Made Their Own Wings They Made Their Own Way”. It was my first travel gig and I was in a tough spot in life which was a large part of the message of the piece. My future in many ways depended on this mural being a success. Read more>> 

Sammy Sossa

I am known for my stage name SammySossa and founder of the music collective ModernOddity. Within the last two years I have expanded into ModernOddityRecords and ModdoFilms. Read more>>

Manuel Beckles

I was invited and selected to participate in the New York Now Showcase, bringing together innovative designers and buyers to connect and discover a world of inspiration. Read more>>

Taylor Davidson

The most meaningful project I have worked on thus far, would have to be my EP called “Tragedy” It was my first time releasing a body of work, and I learned a lot in the process. Read more>> 

Kory Harden

The most recent season I’m releasing in July is the most meaningful project I’ve worked on. It’s entitled “Growing Pains” when I originally made it I assumed it would be a collection of blogs showcasing the growing pains between growing up as a boy and transitioning into a man and the troubles that come with that process. Read more>>

Plot$

My EP None of None just dropped this year & it’s a meaningful project for me. Broken hearts, plane tickets and long nights where love got in the way is what it’s about. Read more>>

Malikah Harris

The most meaningful projects I’ve worked on was and still is, performing with my band SeamLess. I have been a vocalist ever since I was a teenager. I have experienced hands on working with some of the most talented and creative people on this planted. Read more>> 

Anthony Hudson

The most meaningful project I have ever worked on is the ‘September’ series. This group of project always mark another year I can add to my production experience. Read more>>

Julian Fulco Perron

Anytime I have a chance to work with actual cinema film, the stakes are always much higher. And with my upcoming release, this was no different. Read more>> 

Krista Dauphin

I have been so fortunate to create many meaningful items so it is hard to pick just one. Many times I created jewelry pieces for birthday gifts or anniversary’s, or a mother of the groom. I have designed items specifically for fund raising for animal rescue organizations as well. So these are one of a kind items and people respond very emotionally, it’s incredibly rewarding. Read more>> 

Justin Wright

To be honest, the most meaningful project that I have worked on is a project that I am currently in the midst of working on. Over the past three years I have been working on a concept series of orchestral albums, all inspired by the words of author and activist James Baldwin. Read more>>

Jane O’Hara

I am in the midst of a project called State of the Union with Nellie. This series of paintings will include the 50 states. In approaching my first painting of this series, Florida State of the Union, I’d become aware of bad treatment of animals which contradicted the sunny fun image promoted in that state.

Carolina Dalmas

A few years ago, a client of mine, Sandra, contacted me to paint a contemporary mural in her home. The dining room walls were painted pristine white, and Sandra envisioned giant tulips as the main element using bold colors drawing inspiration from a wallpaper placed along Sandra’s staircase that showcased geometric patterns in vibrant colors. Read more>>

Diana Carolina Lopez

Unquestionably, my first individual series. All my projects are very personal and introspective, but when I made this series, I was entering a very important change in my life, I was leaving my career as a graphic designer to dedicate myself fully to painting, which generated a lot of fear, anguish and insecurity in me. Read more>>

Pandora Hobby

One of the most meaningful projects for me hasn’t been mine at all. Being invited to become a member at the art hives, and later helping foster a few art spaces like that is the most interesting and fulfilling work I do. Read more>> 

Frederick Brockington

I recently wrote a book titled Black Boy Anxiety the Wounded Healer. It is a memoir self-help book. In the book, I describe my burn trauma and verbal abuse I experienced in my childhood. Read more>> 

Vickie Martin

As an artist, I always work in a series. Beginning several years ago I began creating art where every piece is inspired by a piece of music. Why? Because as I began losing my mother to dementia and spending time at her assisted care facility I noticed how music really affected those with dementia – it made them animated, they smiled, clapped, tapped their feet and sometimes got up and danced. Read more>>

Et Alia Theater

This is Me Eating___ is probably the most meaningful project we’ve worked on as a company so far. It started as an online project series sprung from an idea by Giorgia Valenti (one of our Co-Artistic Directors) and was developed by the entire company. Giorgia had a lot to say about the struggles with her Eating Disorder, and she felt safe and inspired when talking to her colleagues. Read more>>

Roseann Gaglio

My current project is something most artists do; some are more disciplined than others. Through the years, I’ve read articles about people who produce a small painting every day. Some put their works online and sell them. Others use this as practice. When a friend gave me a book about painting every day, I committed to it. Just like that. Read more>>

Sharon Gilbertson

The most meaningful project that I’ve created began simply, with an acrylic painting I did on a Tarahumara Primitive Rawhide Drum and drum mallet. Read more>>

Cali Tucker

The most meaningful project I worked on happened during quarantine of 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. I had obviously lost all my gigs in Las Vegas and found myself isolated and scared about the future of my business and career. Read more>> 

Caymen Hewitt

I was recently honored with the task of mending/rehabilitating a clay piece that was made by a teenager who tragically passed away. It was an honor that the family trusted my skills with this very special piece. Read more>>

Nilam Patel

There are often times, when we as Women often keep our choices on hold, for what we think is the betterment of our families, but in reality, deep down inside they burn us Out! Read more>> 

 Nick Domingo

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on was my first original song that I released last year. Read more>> 

Josh Hickman

My latest book, Songs In The Key of H: Tales of Irony & Insinuation. I’ve probably worked on it longer than any other single book (on and off for two years). It is a combination of a culmination of my themes and styles mixed with a bit freer form and variety of subjects. Read more>>

Jarmal Burton

This new book that I’m writing entitled “Dear God… It’s written It’s about a boy living and learning with his Grandfather after his Father passes away and his mother is in Jail he struggles with the transition and his Grandfather struggles raising a kid but they learn together to overcome and progress. Read more>>

Jessica Baldivieso

My interest in painting space comes from my passion for architecture. I was born and grew up in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Our people and culture is characterized as being mestiza, a junction of the original Guaraní, and many other ethnic groups with the Spanish colonizers. This mix is evident in our traditions, language, art, music, and architecture. Read more>>

Dante Henry

The most meaningful project that I’ve worked on so far is my most recent one called “Dante’s Inferno. February last year, I was struggling with finances and didn’t know what my next step was as far as musically and mentally. Read more>> 

Stacy Fahrion

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on recently was a commission from the Playground Ensemble for a concert that highlighted the voices of incarcerated people. I was deeply honored to have the opportunity, and learned a lot in the process. Read more>>

Chad Blakely

I think one of my most meaningful projects was my most recent large scale piece of art. Here in Cheyenne, Wyoming, we have these 7 foot tall cowboy boots all over town, that are painted on by a variety of artists. The local hospital commissioned me to paint a boot for them! The boot would be permanently displayed outside the hospital, by their main entrance. Read more>>

Wellington Bullings

The most meaning project for me was when I created my first music video for my single titled, ‘Flame.’ Not only was writing this song meaningful to me because of the subject matter, but because every single detail from the music, production, and visuals took me completely out of my comfort zone as an artist. Read more>>

Kimberly Gionta and Yvette Frampton

In 2019, we participated in the TEDxCherryCreekWomen event. There are many reasons this opportunity was meaningful and pivotal for us as a band. We had just released our first album a few months prior and were thrilled to be included in such a large-scale event along with many inspirational women. Read more>>

Matthew Fiock

I have felt the most meaningful projects as an indie music artist is always when I am in the studio creating new sounds and perspectives. My wife and I have looked for the right studio and it’s producer for a number of years. Read more>>