Jakub Novotný

Skateboarder and curator of the Skateholders project, which combines skateboarding with art, urbanism, and education in České Budějovice

He was born and raised in Tábor. He took up skateboarding in elementary school, and it became his lifelong passion. While studying at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, he combined his interest in skateboarding with academic research. His thesis focused on skateboard subculture in Jordan, and in his subsequent ethnographic work, Jakub also explored the functioning of skateboard communities in Morocco. Since 2023, he has been the curator of the Skateholders project, which aims to strengthen skateboarding in České Budějovice by connecting it with art, urbanism, and education. In addition to skateboarding projects, Jakub is primarily involved in artistic and creative activities within the clothing brand Knedlo Zelo Wear, which he co-founded in 2011.