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?

Janice Rodriguez

As the executive producer of Las Locas Comedy, a Latina forward comedy collective based in Chicago, there were several conversations with our production team and other comedians over the years about putting together a festival that focuses on Latina comedic talent. Read more>>

Mila Besson

I recently had the opportunity to work on my first feature film, “Con Job,” directed by Ian Niles. Getting this job was especially meaningful to me because of the support I received during the audition process. It was Thanksgiving, and we were upstate. Read more>>

DJ VUDU SPELLZ

One of the most meaningful projects i’m proud to be a part of is our Hip Hop Entrepreneurship program, founded by 2023 Clark County educator of the year Robert “Tha Vegas Don” Strawder. This program is part of Donna Street Community Center and Taking Back The Block Foundation’s mission to mentor kids and teach them how to be entrepreneurs in fields that fall under the umbrella of Hip Hop. Read more>>

Anne Labovitz

122 Conversations: Person to Person, Art Beyond Borders (2013 – current) was an incredibly generative project for me. It is an artist-led, six-year project organized by the Tweed Museum of Art and in collaboration with the Duluth Sister Cities International and the University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Fine Arts. Read more>>

Susanne Phan

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on is Igloo + Sessions where my role is head producer. This is a video and audio recorded live session featuring global artists. The most joyful part of the journey of this project is that I get to see each production through the prep stages to the final result. Read more>>

Eileen Riestra

Currently, Im painting a mural in the town of Chelsea, Massachusetts is called “La Calle Esperanza” (Hope Street) The , “La Calle Esperanza” (Hope Street), on Ash Street, Chelsea, MA. The concept behind this project is to celebrate the history and culture of the Hispanic community in the city of Chelsea. Read more>>

Asha Earle

The most impactful and fulfilling project I’ve had the privilege to be a part of is my involvement with Driven By Us, a beacon of community and opportunity within the automotive and motorsports industry. This initiative is not just a project to me; it’s a personal mission, an inclusive hub where dreams are fueled, and careers are accelerated. Read more>>

Jennifer Vosters

My current project is hands-down the most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on: writing, performing, and producing SONGS WITHOUT WORDS, a solo play about 19th-century composer Felix Mendelssohn and his equally gifted elder sister, Fanny. Read more>>

Gregory Thornbury

Silver Art Projects at the World Trade Center. We were founded in 2019 to change models of systems that perpetuate a culture of inequity, we support artists through critically needed studio space. We nurture and build thriving practices while contributing to the creative ecosystem of New York City. Read more>>

Sina Grace

Over the last few years, I’ve made efforts to listen to art and stories- to follow their lead on the best way to bring them out into the world. This sounds incredibly stupid, but my upcoming graphic novel, West Hollywood Monster Squad, is the perfect example of listening to a project tell me what it needed to be perfect. Read more>>

Amatus-sami Karim

As a creative for a few decades and now in the aftermath of Covid and the writer’s strike, I am embarking on a new 501C3 endeavor that really excites me. I feel like I have been “quiet” for a few years juggling life. SO many shifts and changes have made adulting challenging leaving me feeling isolated for various reasons. Read more>>

Sammy Hunter

the most meaningful projects are the truthful ones—those that come from the heart. mission-based passion projects that awaken the soul, often created with beloved friends and collaborators, and hold a special place in my heart. Read more>>

Amber Susa

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on, and completed, is my book, “Born To Be All Of Me: Moving Out Of Self-Abandonment Into Authentic Embodiment”. Ten years ago I experienced a dark night of the soul followed by a spiritual awakening that has led me on a journey of becoming the woman I was born to be. Read more>>

Georgia Long

Growing up, we had a pet prairie dog named Petie. My mom, Riki, always told me and my family of how she wanted to create a children’s book about our little prairie pup. So after having experienced one of the worst events in my life, my mom’s passing, me and my brother-in-law, William Boreing, co-wrote a children’s book in her honor on our five hour drive back home. Read more>>

Alyssa Heyer

It is so difficult to pick just one meaningful project I’ve worked on. I always learn from every project and being blessed to discover a new character or story to tell is always one that I cherish. One project in particular though that I hold very near and dear to my heart is a post-apocalyptic film I made in the heat of COVID with 4 people I met at USC. Read more>>

Rhym Guissé

CARTES is an intersectional exploration of diversity and belonging that speaks to the heart of the immigrant experience and what it means to be human. As the writer and director of this project, I wrote CARTES as an homage to the immigrant experience to explore the intricate web of emotions, struggles, ethical dilemmas and the profound impact choices and identity have on the characters. Read more>>

Michele Nicole and Danelle Berta Pino Nuno

The most meaningful project we’ve worked on was when we collaborated with Mercedes-Benz on South Beach for FTX Off the Grid. We had Frankie Zombie create his live art installation with the unique concept of tape art using a Mercedes G-Class as his canvas! Read more>>

Julie Carney

While all of my films have a special meaning to me, probably the most meaningful project was the film, “Butterfly Short”. The film is based on a true story, involving teens, social media and the catastrophic harm of false accusations. Read more>>

Kelan Brown

In March of 2022, I applied for a grant for a short film project that I was producing titled ‘In the Gray’. It was a script that shone a spotlight on those most likely to receive abortion care in the US, and those rarely talked about, mothers. Read more>>

Teresa Moore

I’ve had several meaningful projects throughout my long career t I will mention the one that stands out at this juncture and is quite meaningful. In San Francisco every year the Zuckerberg hospital selects an artist to do a heart .These hearts are stationed at various parts of the city and near landmarks as public art. Read more>>

Val Gallo

For the past few years I’ve been working on my project ‘END EVE’. I started this project during lockdown when I was feeling very trapped and I needed an outlet to express my internal struggles. I wrote a ton of songs but it was really hard to get anything done at that time. Read more>>

Michael Eaton

There are really any number of projects I have been involved with that have a special meaning, but I will highlight the release of my most recent jazz recording, The Phenomenal. This is my third album as a “leader” (i.e. featured solo artist) with my performing ensemble, Individuation. Read more>>

Mingyuan Dong

In December 2023, I produced the eco-surrealist novel Not Sci-Fi, a unique creation that combines my three passions: writing, art, and design. I wrote the book, created the illustrations, and designed both the digital and physical formats. Read more>>

Shannon Cohn

On my sixteenth birthday, I lay on the cold blue tile of my bathroom floor, door shut and locked. A visceral pain radiated from a place so deep in my abdomen that I was covered in a cold sweat. I don’t know if I’ve ever felt so alone as I did that day – in the worst pain of my life with the knowledge that I was on my own. Read more>>

Ashley Turner

One of my favorite things to create are keepsakes. I love being able to take something special and create something beautiful or funny or meaningful out of it. I had a woman ask me to make her some breastmilk jewelry, which I LOVE to make. I told her absolutely. Read more>>

Peiyao(Heather) Tang

Two projects that left a significant impression on me are particularly meaningful. The first is the “TO BE HUMAN” campaign designed for the sustainable brand JUNOCO, and the second is a rebranding project for an independent bookstore in my hometown. Read more>>

Tyrone Stanley

For many years, I have performed in and directed or choreographed shows that were popular and, if I am honest, paid well. While money is not the driving force, I am happy to be paid to do what I love. Loving performing does not always mean I am playing a role or telling a story that resonates with me personally. Read more>>

Gary Storm

I created a radio show of Songs Against Fascism. I offered a thumbnail definition of fascism: Fascism is a system of government that serves the wealthy, big business, and the political elite, while exploiting, manipulating, and repressing the remainder of the population. Read more>>

Fei Mai

One project that truly resonated with me was ‘The Human Experience.’ During my time at ArtCenter College of Design, a personal experience sparked a desire to explore the topic of death. Losing my grandparents far away during the pandemic left me feeling unprepared and confused. Read more>>

Mary Carpenter

Growing Give Paper Flora has been exceptionally meaningful because I believe “every flower holds a story”. With each creation, I truly believe I am joining the beauty of what I am called to make with the stories of each person who receives a flower, memorial bouquet, or other floral creation which becomes part of their memory surrounding the time it was given. Read more>>

Sarah Alinia Ziazi

I’ve completed a 3 part illustration series called The Flora Compositions which is inspired by the juxtaposition between the beauty of the feminine energy and the adjacent beauty of floral imagery. These illustrations are meant to evoke a divine transcendence brought together in simple and balanced compositions. Read more>>

David Spear

I’ve been fortunate to work on many meaningful projects throughout my career, but one that stands out is the 250-foot by 25-foot mural I painted on three exterior walls of the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center (ONCRC) in Salem, Missouri, a town with fewer than 5,000 residents. Read more>>

Kim Rice

A meaningful project I worked on was my installation [RE]Birth of a Nation/The Greatest City in America. It was Created for Top of the World Gallery, World Trade Center in Baltimore Maryland and curated by Kirk Shannon-Butts. Read more>>

Cedar Compher

I am happy to announce that I have my first EP coming out later this year! This project is special to me because it represents the completion of a longstanding dream to build out a van with a built-in recording studio, then travel the country while writing and recording an album. Read more>>