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.

Gross Hiphop

Currently working on my first album. This album means a lot to me and shows how far i’ve come as an artist, (since my early releases). I’ve met some really dope people along my journey, I was invited to rap at TheCypherSociety and that’s where i started networking. Read more>>

Dcastro Castro

One achievement that I am most proud of and that has added levels of meaning to my work is an original and unique technique that I developed. Read more>>

Boyi Xu

I’m working on an experimental documental about the soundscape in New York right now. This is meaningful for me because I am always obsessed with both sound and films, but most mainstream films focus more on visuals, plots, and dialogues. Read more>>

Amaurys Grullon

Open mics are something that we have been doing for 7+ years now. Started doing them at The Bronx Museum of The Arts around 2016, when we opened up our brick and mortar shop we started doing them every week from there. Read more>>

Kathleen Roark

In partnership with Lake Michigan Credit Union and AMIBA (the American Independent Business Alliance), People First Economy launched a community conversation called Move Your Money (https://www.peoplefirsteconomy.org/move-your-money/) – an initiative that puts the focus on financial literacy and the impact of where we hold our accounts. Read more>>

Bobby Stone

The annual NYC Earth Day Fashion Show is one of our most meaningful project because it encompasses a plethora of components that enhances the well-being and growth of our community. Read more>>

JoAnn Stringer

Five years ago, an author friend of mine invited me to dinner. I figured we’d catch up about life and lament about writing. Boy was I wrong. This friend had met a woman who ran an organization that rescued people from s*x trafficking and helped them reintegrate into the world. Read more>>

Erin Hughes

I love it when I can take something I’m learning in one area of my life and put it to work in my art. This happened after reading St. Teresa of Avila’s “The Interior Castle”. Read more>>

Korey David

I wanted to start producing a storytelling show in addition to performing stand up comedy. A lot of my stand up revolved around storytelling, and there was a void in our comedy scene for a show that highlighted stories rather than the traditional set up, punch line stand up material. Read more>>

Rachel Carnal

Many requests come in for custom selenite wands with intentions for prosperity, or love, for example. The one that will always stand out to me was a request to create a pet memorial for a cat that recently passed away. Read more>>

Christian Henrriquez

For a long time, I would have chosen a “meaningful” project based solely on its production budget. As an early-career designer, that is the easiest way to answer this question (especially when talking to someone who could potentially hire you). Read more>>

Maria Molteni

It’s incredibly difficult to choose since my projects are like my children. I put an incredible amount of care, research, and back-breaking labor into each. They also build off of one another and sort of converse back and forth. Read more>>

Lorry Jamison

I would like to talk about my upcoming webcomic Blush, a queer coming-of-age horror romance comic, to be released on Wednesday, March 27th through Kraven Comics. Read more>>

Jacob Brinnand

Creating Texas State Champions! Winning certainly brings satisfaction, but as a teacher, there’s a deeper fulfillment in witnessing your students succeed. Read more>>

Lauren Bernofsky

I am a composer of classical concert music. I write for both professional musicians as well as children and amateurs. I began music as a violinist, enrolling in the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) in high school. Read more>>

Jianqi K Huang

I’m currently working on my graduate school thesis, which is a video essay on the role that the construction and destruction of architecture play in cultural and collective memories. Read more>>

Ziqi Luo

One of the most impactful projects I’ve had the privilege of being involved with is “CunBA,” a grassroots basketball tournament I initiated in my hometown. Read more>>

Tripp Ainsworth

The Smokepit Fairytales novel series has a near and dear place to my heart. I’d been thinking of some grand epic tale since I was a kid, and scenarios that I’d want to throw characters I had into, and little if any of those characters or plot elements made it into any of my writing, but the constant day dreaming did eventually start forming story beats as i got older. Read more>>

Sophia Fagan

My senior film in highschool called “This Party Sucks” was very meaningful to me. I had come up with another idea at first, but then I formed it into what it is now. Read more>>

Mallian Butler

The most meaningful project that I’ve worked on is my most recent project called Premonition. This project is so meaningful to me because it came from my family’s production company called Axiom, it was my first time executive producing, Read more>>

Cheryl DaVeiga

What creates meaning for me is touching hearts. In that regard, as a songwriter and author, using the power of music and story has served up more than a few meaningful projects. Read more>>

Jane Bauman

In 2003 I was a full-time fine arts professor at Coastline College and I built a Study Abroad program to Florence, Italy where I taught Renaissance Art History. Read more>>

Fuad Elhage

It all started when I went to college, back home in Venezuela. Growing up in Venezuela in a Lebanese household, and going to a French school (in Caracas, Venezuela), I did not fully experience the Venezuelan culture. Read more>>

Roberta Marroquin

ECHOES OF WISDOM. Venturing into the heart of our world’s diverse landscapes, the aim of this project unveil the profound depth and richness of six distinct Indigenous tribes, each standing at the brink of cultural disappearance. Read more>>

Mallory Whitfield

In 2019 I wrote, produced, and performed a one-person show. Originally called “Embrace Yr Weird,” it was a huge milestone for me. I was a theater kid growing up, and whether it’s acting, performing drag, or public speaking, there’s something about being on a stage and entertaining people that just lights me up. Read more>>

Michael Newberry

My biggest project right now is my space series, comprised of 64 by 48 inch oil paintings. Each painting features transparent human figure(s) set within a space nebula setting. Read more>>

Dustin Green

My first book, “A.V.A.R.I.C.E. – A Short Story Anthology,” is currently on presale. This book is the culmination of a concept I first had back in 2016. 8 years in the making, this story serves as the basis for a feature film that’s currently in development. Read more>>

Magnus Mateo

I never expected my return to my local poetry scene in the Lehigh Valley to lead me down a path of hosting and organizing poetry events, but I’m immensely grateful for the opportunities that have been presented to me. Read more>>

Monica Justesen

I’m lucky enough to have had the honor of working on many meaningful projects over the years, and I’ve cultivated a business that specializes in holding and capturing significant moments of all kinds. Read more>>

Deb Achak

My most recent work, All the Colors I Am Inside, is a photobook of landscapes and portraiture that explores our relationship to our interior lives and who we are under the surface. Read more>>

Ellen H. Ray

Throughline Collective member ( brand new artist run space in Houston) Upcoming exhibition at San Jacinto College South ; Science, research and Art (not the title) GLASSELL Block XIX and XX Read more>>

Cheryl B. Engelhardt

One of the most meaningful projects for me was collaborating with the brilliant director, writer, and my dearest friend Kevin Archambault on writing a Broadway musical. Read more>>

Tatianah Green

So far, this project of sharing my financial wellness journey has been a vulnerable yet rewarding journey. My journey to student loan debt freedom started nearly 10 years ago when I learned about the FedLoan Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Read more>>

Kelly Brakenhoff

Ah, the most meaningful project? That’s like asking me to choose a favorite child. Impossible! But if I must highlight one, it’s the Duke the Deaf Dog ASL Series. Read more>>

Jesse Sutterley

A lot of my work has focused around grief, what is grief, how we process grief and the many different ways grief appears in our lives. Read more>>

Agata Powers

I love photographing women. I see them. I see their struggles with self esteem, with their self worth, and with not being good enough. Read more>>

Samantha Markum

I like to think all of my projects have been meaningful in one way or another, but it’s true that while I can’t pick a favorite, I do have some that have stuck with me more than others. Read more>>

Alexander Cooper

I’ve no doubt that much like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alexander Cooper will be back.” – Jolly Moel, screencritix “there is some excellent acting by the whole cast…I am now fascinated by this man to who I have just been introduced. Read more>>

Nyla Bishop

The most meaningful project that I worked on what my “look at the mess i made”, which was a music video/short film inspired by the artist loveleo. Read more>>

Carol Rogers

The most meaningful project I have been involved in is Esco Alley Art, “we believe that art should be for all and by all” https://escoalleyart.com/. Read more>>

Asia Rainey-Ani

In a convergence of different aspects of my work over the last 20 years, I am producing a short film featuring a composition of music at its core. Read more>>

Christiana Carroll-Becerra

I’ve had the opportunity to engage in a diverse array of projects, spanning from rescuing animals to conducting interviews with fascinating individuals. Read more>>

Lid Dixon

Hi. I’m Lid Dixon. I’m a performing songwriter. I grew up at 9,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in a real log cabin. It was a winter wonderland but I was eager to see more. Read more>>

Matt Ehnes

Jared’s Detours Read more>>

Andrew Treglia

Jones Plantation Read more>>