The Jury
An independent jury consisting of representatives from the private sector, the arts, culture, and politics convenes each year to select the awardees. Some of them have been with The Power of the Arts from the outset, while others are newcomers to our ranks.
Leila El-Amaire (since 2024)
consultant and slam poet
Shelly Kupferberg (since 2023)
Journalist, moderator and author
Benita Bailey (since 2022)
Actress, theatre & film maker, speaker, lecturer
Diana Kinnert (since 2018)
Politician, Entrepreneur, Author
Kübra Gümüşay (2017-2021, 2023)
Author
Alexandra Georgieva (2019 – 2022, 2024)
Ballet director at Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin
Dr. Hans-Jörg Clement (since 2017)
Head of Culture Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.
Samy Deluxe (2018 – 2023)
Rapper
Mirna Funk (2022)
Author
Maryam Zaree (2019-2021)
Actor, Author, Filmmaker
Lamya Kaddor (2017-2021)
Author, Islamic scientist, publicist
Erika Hoffmann (2017–2018)
Art collector
Ralf Fücks (2017–2018)
Politician
Nikeata Thompson (2017)
Choreographer and Dancer
Chris Dercon (2017)
Art Historian, Documentary Film Director and Cultural Producer
Clemens Schick (2018)
Actor