Tomek Lipiński receives the prestigious Culture Creator award!

"For songs and albums that nurtured entire generations of artists, for a key role in the activities of Brygada Kryzys and Tilt, legendary bands of Polish punk and new wave, for co-creating our canon of rebellious and anti-system music, but also for the eternal hope that "it will still be beautiful, it will still be normal."

During the Polityka Passports gala, Tomek Lipiński was honored with the title of Creator of Culture – an award given to "outstanding individuals whose work has influenced the development and popularization of Polish culture." Previous winners of the award include Andrzej Wajda, Kasia Nosowska, Dorota Masłowska, and Wilhelm Sasnal.

Tomek Lipiński receives the prestigious Culture Creator award!
Tomek Lipiński (right) with the President of ZAiKS, Miłosz Bembinow (left), at the Polityka Passports gala, January 11, 2026. (photo: Adam Stępień)

Lipiński is a vocalist and guitarist, songwriter, composer, journalist, and co-founder of the bands Tilt, Brygada Kryzys, and Fotoness. Tomek served on the board of ZAiKS for four and a half years and is also vice president of the Culture Hub Poland Foundation Council, having been associated with this initiative from its inception.

Congratulations on your award and we wish you continued creation, creation, shaping and inspiring Polish culture!

The Main Partner of Polityka Passports and the Founder of the Culture Creator 2025 Special Award is ZAiKS.