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.

Yuheng Yan

In my time as a media composer and technical score engineer, I’ve been lucky enough to work on projects that are not just exciting but also deeply meaningful. Read more>>

Min Kyung Cho

Among the recent projects, there was one that stood out as an impressive experience. It came not from directly working on a project but instead from the realization of the position I was in. Read more>>

Andres Londono

A project is meaningful to me when it stirs me inside in some way. It may be a major identifiable aspect, wether rational or emotional, or it could be more elusive simply posing a question that truly inspires me to dig deeper. Read more>>

Steve Ohlrich

In 2017 I was commissioned by Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to create 2 oil paintings celebrating their relationships with local nonprofits. Read more>>

DJ Pye

I don’t think I have a most meaningful project I’ve worked on because all of them hold a special place in my heart. However, one I am particularly proud of is my ongoing commitment to giving back to my HBCU, Norfolk State University, each year. Read more>>

Corey Reeves

The most meaningful project I have worked on had unexpected origins. Recently, one of the first photos I ever took was selected to be the label for a limited edition whiskey. Read more>>

Annsh Maithani

Yeah, okay, so hi. I’m Annsh Maithani. I’m a Writer, Director, and Script Supervisor. I basically arrange words in a way that makes them all funky when spoken out loud, all in the hopes that they make perfect sense (or not) and are enjoyable for whoever reads or watches them. Read more>>

Modak KS

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve worked on would be my documentary ‘Galiyon Ka Sheher’ or ‘The City of Lanes’. Read more>>

Abby O’Sullivan

Working in Film its not specifically one project or person but specific artists, genre’s, crew and locations that solidify these meaningful experiences. Read more>>

Kenneth Dean

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on so is my podcast which is called P.I.M.P GAME PODCAST. The PIMP stands for Positive intelligent Motivated people. Read more>>

Marisa Echeverria

During the summer of 2021, I worked on an independent feature film called “The Ballad of a Coyote.” It was a passion project of writer/director Trevor Riley, and it was shot on a shoestring budget during the pandemic. Read more>>

Christopher Coryat

In the heart of Coney Island, a house stands as a cornerstone for Art Hoes United. This space serves multiple roles – a studio, a creative hub, a sanctuary for free thinkers, and a wellspring of inspiration. Read more>>

Spencer Folmar

At Hard Faith we are “Telling Stories that Liberate” through cinematic visuals. Read more>>

Widad Kawar

My renowned as the foremost collector of dresses from Palestine and other Arab nations has led to hosting international exhibitions across Europe and Asia. Read more>>

Yiyuan Li

One of the most meaningful projects I’ve ever done is probably a passion project which I call it Toy Come Out Plan-Story of Anakin. It’s the project that brought me into the magical world of lighting design. Read more>>

Kelly Egan

I recently completed a booklength poetry project with a colleague in my poetry community, Mary Cisper. We created a strange little beast that we’re calling an experimental poetry anthology. Read more>>

Mariah Moneda

The Distance to Kababayan is the stage I built for the people in my life, past, present, and future, where I demonstrate how relationships can be built over a meal, and can create belonging, where memory becomes currency to build kinship, through the exchange personal histories. Read more>>

Gaby Cotter

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on is undoubtedly my debut studio album, “Cantora,” which was released on April 5th. This project holds immense significance to me for many reasons. Read more>>

Massimo

My upcoming sophomore album, “Snow in Summer” (out May 3rd), has been my most meaningful project to date.  I began writing this album in late 2020, eventually realizing I wanted to explore love songs—this was new territory for me. Read more>>

Grace Mullen

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on (so far) is a short film called The Rumination. It was a labor of love, with a teeny and wonderful crew, and amazing cast. Read more>>

Chris Saper

Every portrait has its own story, and I’ve been privileged to experience more than 400 during my portrait painting career. One portrait I particularly enjoyed painting was that of Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of Energy. Read more>>

KJ Herb

Our entire lives we are told that our early twenties are the “best times of our lives.” We have the most freedom we’ll ever have with the least amount of responsibility. Read more>>

Maria Todaro

Often Opera is considered as reserved for an Elite, expensive, out of touch with our time etc.. at FGO but also all my life I have been focusing on debunking that myth. Read more>>

Kristi Fox

I have been working with students and families in education for almost 20 years. Throughout this time I have noticed a need for more practical information about sensory needs, what it is, and how to support people in our community. Read more>>

Cody Chapman

Chatterbox project Hells Pub Entertainment project Read more>>

Lily Ontiveros

My name is Lily Ontiveros and I’m a professional dancer born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. I began dancing at an early age in my hometown and started taking it seriously and competing at around 13 years old. Read more>>

Frances McGarry

I have worked on numerous projects as part of my life evolution. I created an award-winning theatre high school program, earned my PhD to pursue teaching educational theatre on the graduate level. Read more>>

Elisabeth Dzuricsko

Suicide prevention: care for “rabbits” Security wear (under suicide prevention too) Pie metaphors (sweetness in forms for everyone, Read more>>

Izzy Fortune

“Poppy Roscoe in: Sea Fortune and the Desert Rats” is the latest project in the band’s saga. Izzy Fortune originally had an idea for a children’s book about a group of rats living in the Sonoran Desert, Read more>>

Drew Hamilton

Currently, one of the most meaningful projects I am a part of, is owning/operating a recording studio in Philadelphia with my family. Read more>>

Derik Fein

Once again, Derik Fein transforms heartbreak into a healing, graceful, and incredibly moving album. However, the complexity of his emotions and the nuanced production make this his most ambitious work to date. Read more>>

Carol Prud’homme Davis

Illustrating the Lynn Simonson Legacy book Read more>>

Isabella Taylor

April 5th Comedy show at The Virgil- Women of Industry Present: The Next Big Things. 7:30pm. Read more>>

Yhá Mourhia Wright

Inside Out Podcast seasons 1 & 2 is the most meaningful project that I’ve worked on because it allows me to tap into the voices and stories of people within my creative community and provide them with a platform to amplify their footprint. Read more>>

Wilson Stiner

October of 2023 answered a call I had been longing to fulfill for over a decade. I found myself navigating obstacles to land in the Peruvian Amazon and get myself and my camera acquainted with an ancient technology at its source. Read more>>

Jack McKeon

Making a living as an independent artist can look like a lot of different things. I, for one, am constantly hustling from one thing to the next, and earn my living from a variety of income streams and side hustles, the majority of which are (right now) not making music. Read more>>

Arta Jekabsone

I have a couple of projects that have been meaningful to me and that also have shaped me as a person, and the artist I am today. Read more>>

John Blom

My first breakthrough into the world of displaying my work in galleries. Came with my project of “Disrupting Landscapes”. The images were first shown at The Loosen Art gallery /Rome. Read more>>

Kyle Rutkin

To me, writing a novel is like going on a hero’s journey. Each book takes you on an adventure into the unreflected and often unseen parts of your consciousness, for better or worse. Read more>>

Deserie Valloreo

I opened my fine art gallery in the fall of 2022. I wanted to host an event to give back to the community and take the opportunity to introduce DRV Gallery to a broad audience of visual artists and their supporters. Read more>>

Sarah Lew

As an artist, I’d say each piece of work is meaningful, the reason behind each project, each painting, is always what makes you keep doing what you do. I honestly cannot pick one project as the most meaningful project. Read more>>

Conan Zhang

The most meaningful project I’ve worked on at LiveMe has been the establishment and nurturing of our monthly offline creator meetings that began in 2022. Read more>>

Zephyr Pfotenhauer

I recently completed designing and illustrating an original Tarot deck that draws on my years of experience as a graphic artist and printmaker to portray the themes of the cards with rich allegorical detail in a contemporary CMYK color palette. Read more>>

Peggy Tserwen Tseng

In 2023, I embarked on a deeply personal and ambitious project: my first full-length feature film, ‘Miss Mermaid,’ which I both wrote and directed. Read more>>

Rene Garcia

The most meaningful film project I’ve worked on is actually the short film project I’m working on now. The project is titled “Existential.” Read more>>