The Hague – ICAF Platform

About
ICAF
About
ICAF
Get to know ICAF, our philosophy, values and story, and the ways in which you can follow along and get involved
Events
Events
Search for community arts events, workshops, and courses straight from our events calendar, and access news updates from across the field.
Makers
Makers
Discover and connect with other organisations and individuals working directly in the community arts field, to share, ask, discuss and exchange.
Library
Library
Access and immerse yourself in our archive and library of media and resources documenting processes, reports, research and more from across the global community arts field. The ICAF Library contains 100’s of artistic and educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include creating space for collaborative practices, community building processes, social activism, working with different age groups, meditating across political difference, and much more.
ICAF
Projects
ICAF
Projects
- ICAF 2026
- Singapore Hub
Discover and explore our extensive range of ICAF projects.

Haags Verhaal

Haags Verhaal is an initiative that helps residents discover different worlds within their own city. Moving through The Hague like a travelling storytelling circus, it organises storytelling gatherings, events, publications, community art projects, and dialogue sessions. Through these activities, Haags Verhaal reaches the heart of the city’s social fabric, uncovering stories that might otherwise remain…

Mama Verhalenkoor

In March 2010 the Mama Verhalenkoor (Mama Story Choir) from The Hague set out on a new course. In November 2009 one of the choir’s Kleurrijke Mama’s (Colourful Mamas) stepped forward to tell her personal experience with domestic violence. Drawing from this story and the results of a writer’s workshop led by Trees Steeghs from…