Working on something meaningful is a common desire – but how? We started asking folks to share the story of how they ended up working on a project they felt was meaningful because we wanted inspiration but also because we wondered if hearing from people from across a range of industries would help us identify patterns making it more likely for anyone to be able to find and work on projects that they would find meaningful.

Marie Metran

I think the most meaningful project I’ve worked on continues to be the first group art show I curated in August 2023. Neighborhood Plant Dealer was a new multi use indoor plant studio that just opened in downtown Vallejo in the summer of 2022. I attended an art event in April 2023 & it inspired me to think of curating my first group art show. Read more>>

Preston Michael

I would definitely say my upcoming album, Colors & Lights, has been the most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on. Each of the songs on C & L are meaningful to me because they represent how I was seeing the world at different stages of my life. In a way you could say each of them were written with a distinct set of eyes, yet they’re all me. Read more>>

Ben and Isabel Caldwell

Ben Our daughter Isabel, became very ill around the age of 2 and she spent more than 2 weeks recovering at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. I was asked to create a sculpture for the lobby of Vanderbilt Children’s hospital. Read more>>

Abbi Jean

The most meaningful project I have ever worked on is my album, ‘The Aftermath.’ I released it in July of this year, so it’s fairly recent. I put my heart and my soul into this album. I am a firm believer that you are what you create. My songs are bits and pieces of my soul represented to the public. Read more>>

Adrian White

One of my current projects is leading Marketing and PR for the Inaugural Black in Business Awards, happening on November 20th in Gaithersburg, MD. This prestigious event will honor and celebrate trailblazing Black entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders who are making a powerful impact in their industries and communities. Read more>>

Guillermo Cameo

Over the years I’ve had the chance to shoot all kinds of films, and each one has left something with me. There are many more, but to name a few: Dead Guy, with a stellar cast including Michael Shannon, Eva Longoria, Judy Greer, and Luis Guzman. Read more>>

Victoria Ericks

Painting murals around storm drains and water spillways was not what I expected this summer! When I was accepted for a grant to paint murals across my city of Lansing Michigan, I was SHOCKED that my proposal went through. Read more>>

Alison Webb

The most meaningful project I’ve ever done is a recent track called Y Not. I have been a member of my local YMCA for over 22 years and an instructor for almost 16 years. The YMCA has been a very positive impact on me and it was a blessing to be able to revisit the iconic track from The Village People and redo it with a more modern twist. Read more>>

Laura Marzullo

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on was photographing the proposal of my longtime best friend, Tyler, and his now-fiancée, Payton, in February 2024. At that point, I had been running my business for three years, and while every shoot I do holds meaning to me, this one was different. It wasn’t just a photoshoot, it was a full experience. Read more>>

Beth Krensky

In 2022, Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music exhibited a 20-year retrospective of my work. The retrospective exhibition, Between Spirit and Matter, explored the liminal spaces between spiritual and physical realms. Read more>>

Jenna Freimuth

One of our most meaningful projects we worked on was a solo show at the Windgate Museum of Art at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. It was one of the first opportunities to see our current work together in one space. Read more>>

Julie Rowe

I feel some of the most meaningful projects I’ve been able to be a part of have been with students. One project that stands out is a playwriting residency I did at a middle school in St. Petersburg, Florida. I had a terrific host teacher, Holly Atkins, and amazing support from the school’s administration as well. Read more>>

Arie Guo

The most meaningful project is my thesis project, Witch’s Secret. As a freelance artist, the way we create art pieces is always based on clients’ requests, so it’s rare to work on a project that fully shows our art aesthetics. Read more>>

Keonta Phillips

All of my projects are very meaningful to me because they all mark a time stamp in my life. I’ll talk about certain things that’s going on in that time period so they’re all unique in their own way to those times. But I would have to say my most meaningful project to me right now is my upcoming project “The Rise”. Read more>>

Sami Weathersby

I recently wrote a play called GIRLTHING which follows a 27-year-old woman as she unravels a chaotic tapestry of interactions with so-called Nice Guys. The action orbits around a singular rupture in her worldview: the day her childhood dog turned violent. GIRLTHING asks, what happens when “boys will be boys” bites back? It’s absurd, it’s dark, it’s funny. Read more>>

Laura Sobrado

All of my paintings are equally meaningful to me because each one is based on a song that my clients chose and therefore, they immediately understand and feel deeply emotionally connected to the paintings. I turn songs into paintings using a process that combines my background in graphic (information) design and painting. Read more>>

Alison Tetrick

My career as a professional athlete gave me the platform, but it also gave me the responsibility to do something more with it. That’s why, during COVID, my husband and I founded Saga Ventures — our version of a sourdough project, but one with lasting impact. I wanted to take everything cycling had given me and pour it back into the community that had given me so much over the years. Read more>>

Gabrielle Sikora

Delta Designs is proud to have been selected to create the custom bandana for Paws for a Cure, an event benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event featured a 2-mile pack walk, followed by raffle prizes, local vendors, activities for pets and their owners. Read more>>

Sam Duce

My EP, Take Me Home, is the most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on. I produced, wrote, recorded, and mixed it myself on purpose, from a still place. I’ve released singles, I’ve done open mics, but this project was different. Read more>>

Lina Malshy

The most meaningful project I’ve ever worked on was “The Light of Palestine” fundraiser concert. On December 18 2024, musicians from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and the U.S. came together in Watertown to celebrate the beauty of Palestinian music. The proceeds supported ANERA, a nonprofit providing humanitarian aid to families in Gaza. Read more>>

Khaleel Hawkins

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on hands down has to be my own sitcom. Growing up watching my favorite tv shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Martin , I would sit back inspired, wishing that one day I could be on a show just like that. I’ve always been naturally funny I feel like. Read more>>

N’Kenge

One of the most meaningful projects I took on was telling the story of Legendary Singer/Actress/Dancer Dorothy Dandridge. I have been in awe of her accomplishments since I saw her as a little girl in the movie Carmen Jones. I remember thinking who is this WOMAN and how can I be like her. Read more>>

Celeste Gutentag

I have been dancing since I was a little kid. I trained on in Colorado on the western slope in Grand Junction. I trained mostly in ballet but had experience with other styles. I nearly pursued ballet as a career when I was 14. I considered moving to a conservatory to train but I decided against it since my body type had always been noted by my teachers as an obstacle to becoming a ballet dancer. Read more>>