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?

Eric Beutel

For most of us in the band Pipin’ Hot has been one of the most meaningful endeavors of our adult lives. Musically we have pushed ourselves and grown as players and had incredible experiences. However what’s really special is the community and family we’ve built amongst the band and our fans. We are mostly transplants so finding a new home in a new place is often challenging, the fact that we have been able to find that through our shared passions and hard work almost feels too good to be true! Read more>>

Lori Sitterding

Two years ago, I covered the healthcare worker protests. During covid, a time when you would think we needed our healthcare workers most, they were being fired at an alarming rate if they decided against getting vaccinated. People who dedicated years of hard work, sacrifice and schooling were honestly being shunned. Read more>>

Phoebe Fox

It’s hard to choose, but I think creating my upcoming book, On the Verde River, has been the most meaningful project I’ve worked on. Back in Fall 2018, my husband and I took a leap of faith and purchased a very rough piece of property on the Verde River. We knew it would take a lot of blood, sweat and tears to transform into something we could truly enjoy, but it turned out to be a beautiful opportunity! Read more>>

Yi Fu

I like to share a story about my recent artwork named Sunset Amusement Park. In the enchanting world of the Sunset Amusement Park, a young and imaginative child named Zizi finds himself in a remarkable situation. He is the only human amidst a sea of mechanical wonders. With his boundless creativity and passion for adventure, Zizi has transformed the park into a captivating playground. Read more>>

Madeline Arnault

In the summer of 2018 I created an installation for the LA County fair, titled Touching Distance. The fair was Route 66 themed and, quite amazingly, I had spent a few days in August 2017 driving from Cape Cod, MA to Pomona, CA with my father. We followed the old Route 66 for part of the way. The installation meant I could go back to a year before and revisit the memories Dad and I made driving cross country in a red car stuffed with my sewing machines and thread collection. Read more>>

Maggie Monica

My local coffee shop is the first place I took myself on a date when I moved to Atlanta in October. Parkgrounds is a 4 minute walk from my house, 6 if it’s the morning for me. The massive ancient oak tree in the middle of the courtyard shades the picnic tables from the Georgia sun. After a few months of fantasizing a gig for my band under the shade of the oak, I asked Devyn, the manager if they ever had live music. Read more>>

Ron Elliott

Most of my career so far has been spent working on remodel and addition projects, many of those being historic homes. Even though they are all different, there are often many similar problems and solutions. Regardless of any similarities, there is always going to be this one problem with every remodel and addition and that is authorship. It is like trying to write a different ending to someone else’s book. Read more>>

Erin Wu

I am currently working on a dance choreography project based on “women limited in their homes by their father or husband, The character is a trapped person trying to break free from the restraints” Read more>>

Nicole Parra

I am entrusted by a wide variety of clients locally, and throughout the US, to create heirloom quilts out of their cherished T-shirts and/or clothing from loved ones whom have passed. It’s an honor for me to channel my creative abilities and talents to create a tangible item that can not only help people remember some of their favorite moments in life, but also provide comfort to those missing their loved ones. Read more>>

Cynthia Penna

The installation of artworks by Laddie John Dill (american icon artist of Light and Space Californian movement) at MANN Archaeological Museum in Napoli , Italy. The artworks made of long tiny glass tubes inflated with neon or argon gas were installed close to ancient gigantic sculptures of Pompei and Herculanum present in the Museum, to start a dialog between old times and contemporary time.  Read more>>

Cholly Cunningham

As a creative and visual artist, I’ve always been passionate about creating art. When I became interested in botany, I realized this was another avenue where I could create. Read more>>

Rene Saheb

I would like to talk about a recent project of mine, “Walking Through the Eggshells.” I showcased a small interactive installation as part of the SVA art residency program. This project is not just another artwork for me; it is a page ripped straight out of my life journal. Imagine walking into a space where the floor is entirely covered in eggshells, actual eggshells. Read more>>

David Ruano

As a creative person I am always looking to enhance my craft and with doing so you must be able to do a lot of problem solving and here is where my meaningful project began. With a global pandemic bringing all types of art shows and gallery events to a halt, and art being my brother and I source of income, we had to figure out how to share our art in a new way. Read more>>

Michelle Danner

The first thing that comes to mind as a meaningful project is certainly the last film I directed, Miranda’s Victim, which is being released in theaters on October 6th. It was a unique story about Patricia Weir who fought for justice after her assault in 1963. And in the aftermath, the Miranda Ruling was created. Stories about justice are important to me because so many injustices happen in the world. Read more>>

YIFAN SUN

“Judgement” this animated short film I made is particularly meaningful to me for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, the story of the film is about the issue of cyberbullying, something I’ve noticed in news stories and on social media. It’s disturbing how cyberbullying can lead to depression and even tragic outcomes. Even though it might seem distant from my life, I believe it’s a problem that can affect anyone, anywhere. Read more>>

Adam Chester

Back in 1984, I was a junior at the USC Thornton School of Music studying  Theory and Composition. There was no pop music department back then at the school, which was mainly focused on writing avant-garde, highly dissonant music. While I complied and did my best to write atonally, back in my dorm I was still writing pop songs and dreaming of becoming the next Elton John or Billy Joel. Read more>>

Lissa Dee

The most meaningful project I’ve had the privilege of working on is my new song and music video for “Empty Bottle.” Read more>>

JaVaughn Graves

I’m currently finishing up an EP called, “For Heaven’s Sake”. It’s produced and written by me. I’m excited about this project because it’s a new chapter for me and for those familiar with my music, shows growth in a lot of different areas. I’m a storyteller at heart and so my music discography has these 3-4 year gaps between albums sort of written as time stamps catching my audience up on my life. Read more>>

Jonathan Jamal Jones

I’ve been blessed to work on a lot of meaningful work with a variety of great artists and people, but the project closest to my heart so far is my solo debut album, “For What It’s Worth”. Read more>>

Louie Mandrapilias

During the pandemic lockdown, I finally wrote my memoir (and accompanying screenplay) about my brief career as a gay drug smuggler in New York City circa 1978. My eventual arrest resulted in a unique bond between my nefarious father, Nick the Greek, a descendant of ancient Sparta, and myself. Read more>>

Johnny Payne

It’s vital to be open to circumstances. I recently spent a month in Peru on a grant, to research the archives of a politician/poet. I did get what I went for. However, in the interim, I began to meet a series of local writers and intellectuals. Among them was a documentary filmmaker, José Huaman. He had been trying to make a documentary film about ritual warfare between two Andean indigenous groups. Read more>>

Stephanie Alaniz

My most recent body of work titles “Taking Up Space” aka “Fat Quilts” is incredibly significant to me. Through this work I am spot lighting fat individuals and celebrating them. This is something that never happens as we exist in anti-fat society and based on research through a Harvard University study, 4 out of 5 people harbor strong opinions against fat people. Read more>>

Travon Merritt

There’s multiple projects I have done throughout the years that have been meaningful to me but there is two of mine that stick out the most to me. First is the “Cereal Frenzy” concept photoshoot I did a while back. The idea of the photoshoot came to me months before it was executed, I figured cereal was a major part of my childhood growing up as well as other people. Read more>>

Stephanie Pierre

While I’ve had the pleasure of producing many events that were meaningful, producing the first ever Haitian Heritage Parade in NYC has to be the most memorable. As a proud daughter of Haitian Immigrants, it was such a proud moment to produce a large scale cultural event that resonated with so many people all over the world! Many in attendance were in tears as they watched Haitian culture in its full glory parade down Central Park West. Read more>>

Tina G. Vincent

7 years ago I started a new teaching job where I was going to have to teach a sculpture class. I had absolutely no experience with sculpture personally. At the time I felt that I was not as good with any type of 3D art as I was with 2D art. I decided I wanted to teach my students how to make figures of people and pay attention to body proportions. I began experimenting with paper mache and created some figures old African women of different skin tones and body sizes. Read more>>

Jordi B

I recently curated a deeply revealing solo exhibition centered around the theme of mental health. This exhibition was a personal journey where I portrayed myself during a period of depression. The main objective was to shed light on mental health issues that are often overlooked in our society. Read more>>

Jacquelyn Schreiber

I would have to say that my first full length album, “Flown” is the most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far. It’s funny, because when I started this project in early 2020, I never intended to make a full length album. I was just going in the studio to record a cute little pop song I had written called “Better.” Through a series of unpredictable events (starting with the COVID pandemic), I fell into a new landscape of musical problem solving and possibility. Read more>>

John West

The Underground Parties and DJ Residency Read more>>

Vintage V

I’ve always looked at projects as a way to tell a story and to make them relatable and meaningful. Doing this through music which is a form of storytelling is no different. Read more>>

Diego Vallejos

In 2012 when taking my first art class, I started thinking about how I could create my art into something more meaningful for people to really connect with on an emotional level, even if they were not art enthusiasts. I was dwelling on this idea for years, but it wasn’t until 2017 that it fully formed. The idea was to create custom portraits using ashes, in order to commemorate the ones we loved and lost. Read more>>

Victoria P. Allen-Graham

My most meaningful project was self publishing my poetry and prose book titled “Thoughts of a Mustard Seed”. Read more>>

Arthur Li

The most meaningful project that I’ve done is my own short film “Nirvana” which won one of the most influential Asian Film Festival Awards– Best Directing Award. I am the Action Director and the protagonist in the film and the stunt crew and I spent endless time on this project not only for the choreo of the stunt fight and firearm manipulation in this film, but also we made sure every detail should be as authentic as possible that we want the audience to feel “I’m totally drawn into this…” Read more>>

Scarlett Dyer

I was recently in a production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Being a part of this project was incredibly meaningful to me in so many different ways. I discovered my love for Shakespeare during a summer theater camp in high school – we were performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream and I was cast as Titania. At first the language scared me, but then then I realized how alive I felt while speaking it. Read more>>

Cedric Ih

I used to work in advertising, where the money was good, but I didn’t feel like I was doing anything meaningful. I was basically selling burgers to kids, and it just didn’t sit right with me. So, it was no surprise that I eventually burned out. Read more>>

Jacqueline Valenzuela

My most meaningful project has to be my series “Mujeres de Lowriding”. It is a project I have been working on since becoming a women lowrider. This series began in 2017 as a result of hearing the similarities in stories and experiences other women within the lowrider community had. Typically in this male-dominated space women are viewed only as eye candy. Read more>>

Isaac Wierman

As I put into my bio description, I always refer to myself as a Human, Artist, Love Coach, and Legendary Lover. At the level of press, radio, and film I refer to myself as Izaiah Soul. Izaiah Soul represents the highest version of myself as I practice living the laws of love one day at a time. Read more>>

Jesse Bliss

LUMINOUS STREETS is an immersive theatrical tour through Downtown Los Angeles centering on woman’s survival and pursuit of justice. Read more>>

Claire Ross

Unclear whether or not this is the correct category – but I created an LLC titled “Credit the Creator.” It’s a space dedicated to celebrating and recognizing choreographers within the film & television industry. A choreographer’s work often goes unnoticed in these spaces. Some of the most memorable moments in cinema come from the mind of a choreographer. Read more>>