GAP ASSOCIATION

Board Members of Globe Art Point 2023–2025

Alexandr Foy // Chairperson
Human Rights Activist and Cultural Producer

Alexandr is a dedicated advocate for socio-economic integration, inclusive education, and human rights, with extensive experience in governing non-profit organisations and media production. He is the co-founder and chairman of Svenska.fi, an association supporting Swedish-language integration in Finland, and a board member of Tigern rf, a Swedish-speaking cultural association that publishes Ny Tid magazine. Alexandr also co-founded Tochka.fi, a Russian-speaking lifestyle media and event agency based in Helsinki, where he serves as a board member and main producer.

alexandr.foy(at)globeartpoint.fi

Tatiana Solovieva // Vice-Chairperson
Cultural Producer and Diversity Agent

Tatiana is an event producer and diversity agent actively involved in multicultural actions, migrant inclusion and cultural equity. Former flamenco performer, teacher and entrepreneur she has been living and working in St.Petersburg, Helsinki, London and Cádiz before moving to Helsinki in 2011. She is particularly interested in projects aimed at developing a new, innovative and creative approach to promote diversity and intercultural dialogue as well as developing strategic collaboration between local cultural institutions and different immigrant associations.

tatiana.solovieva(at)globeartpoint.fi

Bekim Hasaj // Board Member
Transdisciplinary Artist

Bekim is a transdisciplinary artist with an incisive background in painting. Since 2018, he has been actively working in Finland as a freelance artist, and cofounded BlackBoxGenesis, developing various professional profiles as a producer, curator, and mostly as an artist with a particular focus on public and environmental art in rural areas.

www.blackboxgenesis.com

Jorge (Yvapurü) Samaniego Bonnin // Board Member
Multidisciplinary Artist

Yvapurü is a visual artist working in a range of mixed media. He has been trained between Asunción, Barcelona, New York & Helsinki, exhibiting since 1996. Has studied in Arts in Paraguay, and at the New York Institute of Photography, USA. His expressive versatility unfolds as a draftsman, painter, sculptor, photographer and performer. He has a long working experience in interior and furniture design.

www.yvapuru.com

Cristian Medel // Board Member
Cinematographer and Visual Artist

Cristian (Chile) is a Cinematographer and a Visual Artist with 20 years of experience in the art and audiovisual field. He is a creative storyteller based in Helsinki. He studied Cinematography and post production throughout the years in Chile, Argentina and Spain, always immersing himself in new technologies. As a teacher himself he has been teaching in Universidad de las Americas and Helsingin Työväenopisto.

www.cristianmedel.com

Saskia Signori // Board Member
Versatile Arts Professional 

Saskia is a versatile arts professional with experience working in museums and institutions in Finland and abroad. Her own search for creative research in relation to diverse cultures and transcultural knowledge has led her to co-found the Arcaica Association, that promotes cultural exchange by creating circuits of arts residencies connecting artists and cultural professionals internationally in collaborative projects. Saskia is also an art conservator who works as a registrar in the National Finnish Glass Museum in the management of local and international exhibitions.

www.koyne.org 

Emmi Komlosi // Vice-board Member
Theatre Pedagogue

Emmi holds a Master’s Degree in Theatre Pedagogy and is currently working in the Adult Education Center of Helsinki City. She has specialized in applied forms of theatre and likes to bring theatre and drama to people who are not so likely to seek them by their own initiative.

www.culturecurrent.org 

Julia Jing Guo // Vice-board Member
International Art Producer

Julia is a cultural facilitator and arts advocate with a history of fostering cross-cultural exchange. As a board member of TCG Nordica Art Centre in China, she curated over a hundred art events, contributing to its reputation as a cultural bridge between Nordic countries and China. Since moving to Finland in 2022, Julia owns a café in Helsinki, which she envisions as a hub for art, ideas, and connection. Dedicated to promoting cultural dialogue, she offers the space for small art events and seeks to bridge Asia and Finland through creative collaboration.

www.tcgnordica.com

Full Members of Globe Art Point

Artpreneur Finland ry
Arcaica ry
ARTISTS at RISK (AR)
FunDesign Market
BlackBoxGenesis
Cafe Cardemumma
Catalysti
Cinemaissi
Emissa ry / Scandinavial International Film Festival SCIFF
Helsinki International Artists’ Associaton
Interlab
Kulkijat ry
Kulttuurikameleontit ry
Kulttuurikeskus Ninho
Kulttuuriyhdistys Culture Current ry
MiklagardArts
Post Theatre Collective
Selkokulttuuri ry
Svenska.fi
Teatteriyhdistys Metamorfoosi
Think Africa

Supporting Members of Globe Art Point

Pablo Alvarez
Anastasia Anikina
Mercedes Balarezo
Roxana Crisólogo
Tania Crossingham
Diego Ginartes
Davide Giovanzana
Vera Ginzburg
Tashi Iwaoka
Cristian Medel
Pegah Motakefi
Mila Iloria
Emilia Kannosto
Yassine Khaled
David Kozma
Kriti Kumari
Andrei Kureichik
Paola Livorsi
Moe Louanjli
Siim Maaten
Daniel Malpica
Martina Marti
Kuralay Meirbekova
Susanne Montag-Wärnå
Libero Mureddu
Kemê Pellicer
Andrea Puscasu
Tomi Purovaara
Sepideh Rahaa
Anna Sidorova
Urvashi Soni
Anastasia Stankevich
Yuko Takeda
Veronika Vegesent
Quentin Wachter
*We Are Africans ry


Memberships of Globe Art Point

Anna Lindh Foundation
Culture for All Service: Our board member Yvapurü Samaniego Bonnin is a board member of the service
Forum Artis
Moniheli ry
On the Move
Shape Helsinki
Trans Europe Halles


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Culture for All Service logo Anna Lindh Foundation

Collaborations of Globe Art Point

FACE – Fresh Arts Coalition Europe
The Frame Council member 2024-2027: Yvapurü Samaniego Bonnin
IMMART – International Migration Meets the Arts
Ministry of Education and Culture
The Arts Promotion Centre-Taike
The University of the Arts Helsinki
UrbanApa