Over the past few months, a group of young people from Amsterdam-Zuid have been working on Keep It-Posted as part of de Appel Teenage Curators programme: an art project in the form of a public poster campaign for the city.

What happens when teenagers use public space to work through their ideas, ask questions and make their perspectives visible? Drawing on their own experiences, the participants explored topics such as fashion, identity, sustainability, community and equality. They asked questions about the impact of fast fashion, the meaning of style and self-expression, access to opportunities and the role of public meeting places in the city.

Throughout the project, the young people met artists, designers and other creators, visited exhibitions and developed their own research. Together, they explored how posters can function as a public invitation to conversation. The campaign brings together the observations, experiences and questions of young people and places them at the heart of everyday city life.

For the campaign, the group collaborated with social justice print shop NOT SHIT PRINT and artists Kenneth Aidoo and Yamuna Forzani. Drawing on their diverse artistic practices, they guided the young curators in translating conversations, observations and social questions into a series of public posters. The result is a campaign that makes young people’s perspectives visible in Amsterdam’s public spaces.

On Friday 26 June, Keep It-Posted will be launched during a public presentation at de Appel. During the evening, the Teenage Curators will share more about their research, the creative process and the development of the campaign. They will also present a small publication featuring photographs, sketches, texts and other material from the project.

The Teenage Curators 2025–26 are: Anhar, Carlijn, Faith, Hannah, Jerra, Jin Li, Lucas, Mallika, Sarah & Tristan.

17:30 — Doors open
18:00 — Welcome and presentation by the Teenage Curators
18:30 — Joint installation of the posters
19:00 — Drinks, publication presentation and screen prints
21:00 — End

Admission to this event is free.

de Appel Teenage Curators programme brings together young people aged between 15 and 19 to explore contemporary art through their own experiences, interests and questions. Throughout the school year, participants meet artists, curators, writers and other creators, visit exhibitions and jointly develop a public project.

Instead of just viewing art, the young people are invited to take on the role of curator themselves: conducting research, holding discussions, making connections, making choices and reflecting on how art relates to the world around them. Keep It-Posted marks the conclusion of this edition of the programme.

This edition of the Teenage Curators programme is supervised by the team of de Appel, together with Isabella Rosa Giacomelli.

The Teenage Curators programme is supported by the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, the Mondriaan Fund, Fonds 21, Stadsdeel Zuid and the Cultural Participation Fund.