TROTOARt Semesta Raya Foundation was originally a group of painting artists who have been creating their art since 1989 on Jalan Pintu Besar Selatan, Old Town, Jakarta. The founders, Jhons Patriatik Karlah, Sobirin, Rahim Bekend, Eko Wibisono, and M. Khamim, merged their ideas and perspectives of art by founding the TROTOART Semesta Raya Foundation. As a collective, they aim to encourage a perspective of art that can serve the society. TROTOARt is based in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, and the activists collaborate with artists across cities and provinces. As a result of their activities, TROTOARt Bumiayu, Central Java, was established in 2018. Nowadays no less than 40 individuals are active both in Penjaringan and Bumiayu. They also run independent business units called Katro Kopi (cafes in Penjaringan and Bumiayu) and Katro Studio (a music studio in Bumiayu). The word katro is from the Jakartan slang meaning ‘shoddy’, ‘trashy’, but in TROTOARt’s context it represents Keluarga TROTOARt (TROTOARt family). As their independent business unit, film screening in kampongs with voluntary donation from citizens, and musical concert with open donation, all came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.