A Dutch foundation supporting urban and youth culture since 2007.
Discover our workWe are home to two international platforms, Street Art Cities and New Dance, and support a portfolio of projects in music, dance, combat sports and maker culture.
From street art to hip-hop: we help artists reach new audiences and help cities make their creative scene visible.
Breaking and combat sports connect young people across borders. We support the events and leagues that make them grow.
We build and run digital platforms that let communities document, organise and share their culture worldwide.
Two international platforms are part of the foundation. Both are built and run together with the communities they serve.
The world's largest street art community
Since 2016, a global network of volunteers has mapped street art in cities across the world. Artists, residents and municipalities use Street Art Cities to discover, document and preserve urban art.
The platform for dance events
New Dance brings festivals, battle registrations and live audience voting together in one place. It is built by people from the dance scene, for organisers and dancers worldwide.
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Alongside our platforms we initiate, fund and support projects, from local workshops to international events.
2025
A series of workshops and events that give young people room to create, grow, explore and connect, inspired by maker culture.
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2023–2025
A yearly mixed martial arts event in Landgraaf featuring local and national talent, organised with the support of the foundation.
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2024
A writers' camp for one of the hardest crews of Dutch MCs, supporting their second studio album: Rafting Goods Volume 2.
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Organised with Paul van Dal and Niek Traa, World Breaking Classic is one of the cornerstones of authentic b-boy culture and competition in the Netherlands.
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Our network co-produced and co-financed Subp Yao & dOOp's EP, video and online branding with a full production team in Thüringen, Germany.
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Led by Alvin Schepers and Bart Temme: Limburg's first self-funded event, workshop and art platform for young people who love urban culture.
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Our team helped organise the International Breakdance Event, mainly production and media. IBE is one of the most important breaking festivals in the world.
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Together with Paul van Dal we helped shape the vision for the Dutch Breakdance League, which professionalises key areas of breaking such as judging and scoring.
Video ↗The board combines decades of experience in culture, music, sport, technology and working with local governments. We surround ourselves with experts in each field, and with a national and international community we can bring onto our projects.
Chairman
Thomas has been running projects at the intersection of social challenges and technology for governments since starting his first company at age 15.
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Secretary
Alvin has been part of Dutch rap crew Het Verzet for over 20 years, and specialises in conceptualising educational projects.
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Treasurer
David is an accountant and MMA fighter from Parkstad who ensures the foundation maintains financial compliance and control.
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Board member
Bart builds communities together with residents, municipalities and partners. He is a partner at SOEP, which develops neighbourhood programmes for municipalities, and co-founder of Street Art Cities.
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Board member
Paul has been part of the breaking scene since 2001. With his company Dance Media Network he works on New Dance, World Breaking Classic, Red Bull BC One and TeamNL Breaking.
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Board member
Tim is co-founder of Street Art Cities. Based in Antwerp, he works as a street art guide and photographer, documenting the city's murals.
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