 During the project, Maysymowicz met and worked with visual artists Ursula von Rydingsvard, Willie Birch, Herman Cherry, Cynthia Mailman, Susan Share, Dawoud Bey and Christy Rupp; writers/poets Judd Tully, Bob Holman and Sandra Esteves; and dancers Audrey Jung and Jane Goldberg.As part of the project, Maksymowicz's sculpture, "Conceptual Garden", was installed at the New York Botanical Gardens.During the 1980s, after having taught in temporary positions at Oberlin College and Wayne State University, Maksymowicz (with Tobia) moved back to Brooklyn.