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?

David Gonzalez

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on was my friend’s wedding. It was actually the first wedding I ever shot as a photographer and my first paid gig! It meant so much to me that my friend trusted me to capture their special day. Read more>>

Frances Chang

I have worked on several meaningful projects. Actually, I try to insert a bit of social commentary or activism into most of my work, but for the sake of brevity, I’ll focus on three major ones. Read more>>

Nick Coetzee

The gift of life documentary https://youtu.be/P9CoX7GD6N0?feature=shared Read more>>

Julia Stevens

In the summer of 2022 I was in a house fire that left me severely burned. Prior to this accident, I had made it my mission to unlearn the internalized fatphobia and racism I’d developed as a result of existing in a society that places value on a person based on the body they exist in. Read more>>

Francisco Fabio Castillo

Each project holds significant meaning for me as I dedicate all my energy and effort to every tournament. However, one particular highlight stands out: the 2020 Cartagena Colombia tournament, where I had the honor of representing my country and securing victory. Read more>>

David Zlotky

Over the years, I’ve worked on many projects that I consider to be meaningful. One piece I created was a non-commercial project for a close family member. Read more>>

Julee Balko

It started with an idea. I love self-improvement. Could I write a fiction book with an element of self-improvement? Could a list change a character’s life and inspire readers to make changes to their own? Read more>>

Hannah Fontes

Since college, I had been working on a one-woman cabaret show that began as a school assignment. Since then, I had tinkered with it on and off when I felt inspired, something in my life changed, or I was feeling like I needed to get my thoughts on paper. Read more>>

Maria-Emilia

One of the most meaningful murals I have participated in recently has been the M²: Math X Mural research project that seeks to learn how to teach mathematical concepts in ways that are creative, dynamic, and highly imaginative. Read more>>

Mary Song

My disciplines of focus are fashion, photography, and graphic design. Throughout my creative journey, I was interested in the intersection point of these mediums, which led me to the idea of creating my own editorial fashion magazine for my senior thesis: “MEND”. Read more>>

Breanna Elaine

My latest project, “Where the snakes live” is a single and music video honoring my late friend Jeremy who died of an opioid overdose. I have partnered with a local non profit, Turning Point Center in Rutland Vermont to raise awareness of their mission and donate a percentage of the proceeds from the project to their organization. Read more>>

Erik Franklin

I learned more from my failures than successes. One of them is, as a creator, not trying to satisfy yourself. In school, it was a matter of making art that satisfied the assignment, and then, I mistakenly thought that once I got into the real world, I would study trends and create something that seemed like a “safe” project. Read more>>

Catherine Pistone

One of the most meaningful projects I have had the pleasure of working on in my art career was painting my first mural, a two-story building for a non-profit food pantry, serving families in need. Read more>>

Kelsey Wooley

I’ve worked on many of projects that have meant a lot to me in so many ways. One of the biggest has been being a storyboard artist and then later storyboard director on both season one and two of the Nickelodeon series, “Santiago of the Seas.” Read more>>

M.O.E. Reese

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so far was a mixtape I released in 2022 called “Even If I Never Make It”. This project was meaningful because I was able to raise over $1500 by donations from over 40 people. It really showed me that people supported my art and what I was doing. Read more>>

Jamie McVicker

No project has been more meaningful to me than my first studio album, “God’s Problem Child”, set to release in early summer of 2024. However it would not have been infused with such meaning without the experience of recording my EP “Some Nothing” (an experimental, home-spun album recorded sporadically and aimlessly over the past four years) that drops this February. Read more>>

Julia Flaherty

A person who has lived with type 1 diabetes for two decades, Julia Flaherty’s career goal is to combine her professional skills and personal passions to effect meaningful change in service to communities in need. Read more>>

Erika Diamond

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is an ongoing project called “Imminent Peril – Queer Collection”. Since, 2018, I’ve been making fashionable safety vests using bulletproof kevlar material for this collection. Read more>>

KIMBERLI CUMMINGS

I love being a ceramic artist! My Mom was a fashion illustrator but I never had more than a high school art class until I was about 30-ish. Once I got my hands on clay, I never let go! Read more>>

Love Atiya

One of my most meaningful projects to date has been Project Pleasure. Project Pleasure was created to help remove the shame and stigma surrounding conversations about pleasure. Read more>>

Loretta Faveri

Having an underlying concept that grounds each project I do, is very important to me. Lately, I have been delving into my family’s past to create a space for forgiveness and to build a body of work that provides a legacy for future generations. Read more>>

Bryan Ha

When I started pursuing acting, I was taking any roles including ensembles and extras and minor roles. While I was gaining experience I was growing more and more frustrated and resentful of acting in the sense of I didn’t find the projects meaningful to me. Read more>>

Bunny Watts

Most meaningful project I’ve worked on would be something for my church. Knowing only what we do for Christ will last. But, I find meaning in whatever the current project is at hand. Read more>>

Hengyue Hu

Since last year, I started several different self-exploration and healing projects, and interactive community based healing projects, which were all very meaningful to me. I would love to share two projects, one is interactive community based and one is more personal but also interactive. Read more>>

Derrick De-Mond

I guess the most meaningful project that I’ve worked on so far, would “Between The Lies” which I’m currently filming now. I can see this being that because it’s somewhat based on truths. It’s personal to the writer and I’m afforded the privilege to bring this person to life on screen. Read more>>

MUCA

On April 13, 2021, I had open heart surgery at the age of 37 due to a genetic heart condition called Loeys-Dietz Syndrome. While recovering from surgery, I created a series called 100 Hearts. Read more>>

Kris Sanford

Finding Our Place is a portrait series where I revisited folks in the LGBTQ community 16 years after originally photographing them. The project started out as a series of environmental portraits of gay and lesbian people in their homes and was my undergraduate thesis work in 2000. Read more>>

Pure & Weary

The most meaningful projects for us are all about growing in our community and helping people laugh, especially those who need it most. The Los Angeles organization, Homelight Family Living, provides housing, financial services and a supportive community to families experiencing homelessness. Read more>>

Tiara Shardé

One of my greatest joys in life is my work. The work that I do for women, the partnerships that I cultivate with them, is so rewarding and special to me. I am the founder of Embodying the Goddess, a temple and mystery school dedicated to honoring, awakening and restoring women as the feminine personification of the Divine. Read more>>

Heather Patel

Catalysts Channels is a personally meaningful collection where I was able to define who I am as an artist and how my art impacts others around me. This project, like my journey, twisted and turned in unexpected ways, leading to a positive destination and a cohesive collection of art that resonated with others. Read more>>

Lauren Scorey

One of the most meaningful projects I have worked on is end-of-life sessions, where owners trust me to capture photos with their pets before they cross the rainbow bridge. Read more>>

Jimena Arroyo

The journey of an artist is never easy; there are so many ups and downs along the way! However, winning a car in a TV singing competition in my homeland, Argentina, was a moment I’ll never forget, and I could say my professional singing career started there at the age of 19. Read more>>

Sean Mannion

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is my feature film, Meme. Meme initially came out of a desire to scale up in my creative work. I’d done shorts. I’d worked on a lot of web videos of various kinds, but I came to New York from Alaska to make films. Read more>>

Al Chang

Everything I’ve worked on up to this point has meant so much to me. Just like anyone else who whole heartedly cares for what they’re doing pours every fiber into their projects. Read more>>

Kevin Clement

The meaningful project for me was creating Superpresent a magazine of art and literature. Read more>>