Fine Acts team

Yana Buhrer Tavanier, Executive Director
Ana Alexieva, Programs Director
Svetla Baeva, Campaigns Director
Petar Trifonov, Creative Producer
Sofia Hussein, Copywriter & Social Media Manager
Elena Dimitrova, Accountant
Pavel Kounchev, Special Projects Advisor

Board of Trustees

Pavel Kounchev, co-founder, Chair of the Board 
Julie Freeman, co-founder, Member of the Board
Shoham Arad, designer, ex-TED Fellows Director, Member of the Board
Maria Popova, founder The Marginalian, Member of the Board
Yana Buhrer Tavanier, co-founder, Executive Director
 

Advisory Board

Colleen Keegan
Esra'a Al Shafei
Rebecca Lichtenfeld
Safwat Saleem
Lars Jannick Johansen
Benedetta Berti
Alexander McLean 
Gayle Karen Young
Arthur Steiner 

Inaugural artist collective

Alicia Eggert, Safwat Saleem, Jon Lowenstein, Bahia Shehab, Laura Boushnak, Zena el Khalil, Christine Sun Kim, Candy Chang, Jorge Mañes Rubio, Allison Killing, Andrew Nemr, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Constance Hockaday, Kiana Hayeri, Sahra Sandman, Joey Foster Ellis, Saeed Taji Farouky, Lee Mokobe, Uldus Bakhtiozina, Jost Franko, Daniela Candillari, Adital Ela, Eman Mohammed, Anita Doron, Sey Min, Sharmistha Ray, Nate Mook, Julie Freeman

Inaugural activist collective

Will Potter, Benedetta Berti, Esra'a Al Shafei, Alexander McLean, Nassim Assefi, Zena el Khalil, Aziz Abu Sarah, Andrew Bastawrous

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Partners, Supporters & Collaborators in 2023

CORE DONORS 
All our work happens because of the generous institutional support of 

Open Society Foundations
Sigrid Rausing Trust
 

PROJECT DONORS

Ford Foundation
Active Citizens Fund
National Endowment for Democracy 


STRATEGIC PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

TED Foundation
TED Countdown
TED Fellows
The Obama Foundation
Allianz Foundation
hope-based comms


PROJECT PARTNERS

Co-Generate, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, EUNIC, International Planned Parenthood Federation, TEDxVicenza, TEDxSeoul, TEDxTarragona, TEDxYouth@Maydan, TEDxJohannesburg, TEDxHuangpu, TEDxClermont, TEDxGuatemalaCity, TEDxBucaramanga, TEDxKuwaitCity, TEDxSurat, TEDxSouthCentral, TEDxLAUWomen, Ahla Fawda, Bulgarian Centеr for Not-for-profit Law, Ontotext, Evolution Engineering, SiteGround, Resonator Co-innovation hub Sofia, Sofia Municipality Culture Program


OUR PATRONS

Shoham Arad, Peio Popov, Garo Marukyan, Angel Ivanov, Vladimir Petkov, Mike Chernev, Renee Freedman, Yordan Zhechev. Also, a huge thank you to all our individual donors through Paypal.

Also, a huge thank you to all our individual donors through Paypal!


FRIENDS 

Thomas Coombes, Studio PUNKT, Oblik Studio, Fiction Design, MediaCom Bulgaria, Nikoleta Marinova, Yana Dobrevska, Iva Mechkunova, Boyana Stoilova, Raya Raeva, Peio Popov, Martina Koleva, Diana Trifonova, Suzi Pomerantz, Marianne Craig


IN-KIND LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTERS

Trastena, Skapto, Chucky’s, Frudada, MIAM, Caristo, Hills, Harmonica, Absolut, Nomad, Smart Organic, Sofia Palace, Urban Embassy, Meeting Points


ARTISTS WE’VE COMMISSIONED IN 2023

Matt Kenyon, Nick Bontrager, Laura Boushnak, Moez Achour, Janice Chang, Nickson Jeremia, Anina Takeff, Paulo Buchinho, Tengwan Quek, Carolyn Taylor, Teo Georgiev, Pietro Soldi, Preeti Singh, Alicia Robinson, Gustaf Öhrnell Hjalmars, Burcu Koleli, Bruna Borges Alves, Jal Reed (Alex Rosas), Keith Henry Brown, Edinah Chewe, Mark Wang, Jiaqi Zhou, Jade, Kevin Adams, Adonis Papadopoulos, Ana Gomez, Maria Picassó Piquer, Wojciech Zatorski, Alejandro Ortiz, Bartosz Mamak, Alex Tait, Studio PUNKT, Atanas Giew, Luca D’Urbino, Tania Yakunova, Maks Graur, Tanya Korniichuk, Ieva Ragauskaitė, Tanya Shyika, Rozalina Burkova, Veta Yatsenko, Oksana Drachkovska, Marta Leshak, Janine Rewell, Judit Zengővári, Carilla Karahan, Olga Mrozek, Aleksi Ivanov, Anna Nikolova, Vick Guberska-Sleiman, Victoria Nikolova, Gergana Gergova, Zhana Mitkova, Iva Tokmakchieva, Ivan Kashlakov, Milena Mitkova, Izabela Markova, Milena Filipova, Yasen Zgurovski, Nanda Mentesheva, Nicole Pavlov, Nikoleta Nosovska, Rimma Kwitka, Stefana Petrova, Nada Ree, Tanya Bozhinova, Yvonne Keesman, Lily Kong, Victoria Valdez, Tommy Hardman, Tang wen ching, Rosita Uricchio, Duy Nguyen, Pati Matsushita, Marina Tena, Lizzie Lomax, Gabriela Basin, Emma Shen, Dorothy Luo, Fugitiva, Ruchita Bait, Preeti Singh, Ángela Chamorro Acosta, Sonia Dearling, Alabi Mayowa (Shuta Bug), Lynn Atieno Okello, Chaila Putta, Phathu Nembilwi, Chiara Diluviani, Alice Walczer, Elisabetta Benfatto, Jacopo Rosati, Kelly Romanaldi, Luca Nardi, Luna Scortegagna, Mattia Riami, Michela Zalunardo, Valentina Gonzo, Gang In Lee, Yuri Hyun, Jiho Yun, Joon Hee Myung, Min Jeong Lee (Eomju), Minha Yoo, Kim Wooyoung , Narae Kim, Yelin Yi, Youri Choi, Alba Da Virgi, Alba Domingo, Dani Pena, Mima Tosic, Namibia Coronado, Pepe Serra, Manuel Moranta, Ibrahim Hassan Mahmoud, Basaer Talal Saeed, Jaber Sabah Muhammad, Shaimaa Amer Sheet, Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed, Safa Ahmed Khader, Mubashir Muhammad Wajid, Moon Mokgoro, Naledi Modupi, Neo Rakgajane, Rendani Nemakhavhani, Serai Lobelo, Waylan Rooi, Zinnia Msindwana, Antony Squizzato, Clër Dodu, Clotilde Francillon (Paper Pistol), Corinne Szczepaniak, Koda, Morgane Isilt Haulot, Pascal Cuttoli (Royal Glamsters), Vincent Béchet (Pulco Mayo), Michi González, Yavheni De León (Ambar N.1), Dennisse Cruz, Discordia Hermanos, Abraham Mendoza Yataz (Ibraart), Jonnathan De León (Jonas), Marié Sierra, Morena Clay, Sandra Arizandieta, Sindy Coxaj (Singular García), Andrés Rivero (Guturo), Paula Garzón (Aveadora), Daniel Rodríguez (Danyrus), Silvia Báez, Fidel Castro Cabello, Ed Camacho, Sofía Bernal, Daniel Méndez, Jairo Mantilla (Xaima), Javier Nuñez (Pepiyo Gráfico), Abrar Zenkawi, Amal Ghannam, Dalal AlAjmi, Eli Bou Chaaya (ElitoArt), Fahad Dhawi, Lavenia Hanna Boules, Lamia AlSalahi, Hanouf Almonaifi, Yara Meraki, Dipti Lalani, Fagun Shah, Huzefa Indorewala, Maithilee Junankar, Priyanshi Jhaveri, Ruchi Chaudhari, Sonakshi Singh, Surya Nair, Trina Sen, Vikas Aswani, B. Stewart, Darius Turner, Lorenzo Diggins Jr., Lauren Levi, LP Ækili Ross, Marco Bernard (Masterminds Connect), Myjah Moon, Oston Jemba Madengue, Alfred Bader (EpS), Chiara Zakhia, Kabrit, Marie Alice, Marie Joe Ayoub (Mjay), Rim Ibrahim, Romy Matar, Wanxiu Kong, Jia Zhang (Nonizm), Queeie Zhang, Dannie Zhang, Xinglong Zhan, Quanlong Li, Todd Li, Di Tang, Shuai Wang, Yuwei Huang (vivi)


ARTISTS FEATURED IN OUR OPEN CALLS

Preeti Singh, Ruchita Bait, Kristian Stupak, Rimma Kwitka, Aurora Bartoli, Izabela Markova, Laura Mayer, Ieva Ragauskaitė, Victoria Valdez, Ulaş Eryavuz, Victoria Hughes, Bibi Sakata, Ieva Ragauskaitė, Mpumelelo Ngewu, Carilla Karahan, Gabriela Dominguin, Çiğdem Sarıhan


ART & TECH PARTICIPANTS IN OUR LABS

Alicia Eggert, Alexander Reben, Benjamin Burke, Jascha Ephraim, E Roon Kang, Wonyoung So, Matt Kenyon, Nick Bontrager, Daniel Haas, Aglika Spassova, Katerina Vaseva, Javier Moreno Gaona, Gabriela Luhova, Mitch Brezounek, Mihai Gui, Zhelez Atanasov, Barbara Jazbec, Boril Obreshkov, Peter Valkanoff, Teodora Petkova, Lucian E. Matei, Plamen Pekov


OTHER AWESOME PEOPLE WE WORKED WITH IN 2023

Maksim Stoimenov, Maria Milusheva, Zhelez Atanasov, Srdja Popovic, Nadine Bloch, Vasil Vladimirov, Mihail Novakov, Kevork Vanlyan, Yana Lozeva, Lauren Agosta, Tsveta Doycheva, Margarit Aleksiev (Musical Statues), Rus Vakrilov, Yana Psaryanova, Violeta Keremidchieva, Meglena Antonova, Venelin Shurelov, Velina Mavrodinova, Logan McClure Davda, Eric Berlow, Bahia Shehab, Hong Hoang, Farwiza Farhan, Ernestine Leikeki Sevidzem, Peter Schwartzstein, Studio Razkaz, Ana Blagova, Manuela Popova, Silsila Mahboub, Emil Metodiev


ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF OUR
SCHOOL FOR STRATEGIC CREATIVITY

Civic Initiatives (Serbia), Humanitarian Law Center (Serbia), Belgrade Center for Human Rights (Serbia), Kosovar Civil Society Foundation (Kosovo), New Social Initiative (Kosovo), Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture (Kosovo), Center for Development of Non-governmental Organizations (Montenegro), Human Rights Action (Montenegro), Green Home (Montenegro), Partners Albania for Change and Development (Albania), Institute for Democracy and Mediation (Albania), Albanian Helsinki Committee (Albania), Center for Promotion of Civil Society (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Ostra Nula (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Citizens’ Association (CA) “Zašto ne (Why not)” (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (North Macedonia), Romalitico (North Macedonia), Center for Intercultural Dialogue (North Macedonia), TimeHeroes (Bulgaria), Trust for Social Achievement (Bulgaria)