de Appel

{{Short description|Contemporary arts centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands}}

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| name = De Appel

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| image = De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam.jpg

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| caption = De Appel Facade.

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| established = 1975[http://deappel.nl/about/general/history/], de Appel, 2015. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.

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| accreditation = ICOM, Official Museums of Amsterdam

| location = Schipluidenlaan 12
Amsterdam, Netherlands

| type = Arts centre

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| visitors = 18.672 (2014)[http://amsterdam.toeristischebarometer.nl/Module/Index/0?year=2014&focusedChartType=1], Toerestiche Barometer, 2014. Retrieved on 28 September 2015.

| director = Lara Khaldi

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| website = http://deappel.nl/

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De Appel is a contemporary arts centre, located in Amsterdam. Since it was founded in 1975 by {{illm|Wies Smals|nl}}, the goal of De Appel is to function as a stage for research and presentation of visual arts. Exhibitions, publications and discursive events are the main activities of De Appel.{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

In 1994, Saskia Bos established an intensive course, called 'The Curatorial Programme'.[http://www.deappel.nl/cp/9/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726111950/http://www.deappel.nl/cp/9/|date=2010-07-26}}[http://www.deappel.nl/cp/ De Appel Curatorial Programme] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323220658/http://www.deappel.nl/cp/|date=2010-03-23}} Over a period of eight months a selective group of five to six people are trained to become a curator.

At the end of 2012, former director Ann Demeester initiated a new professional development programme in collaboration with The Fair Gallery: the Gallerist programme. This programme was the first practice-oriented educational course for (aspiring) gallery owners and (young) art professionals who wanted to deepen their curatorial and business competencies in the commercial segment of the art world.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-03|title=de Appel's Monika Szewczyk is Curating the Conditions for Deep Study|url=https://ocula.com/magazine/conversations/monika-szewczyk/|access-date=2021-12-03|website=ocula.com|language=en}}

In 2023 Lara Khaldi was appointed director.{{Cite web |title=Lara Khaldi new artistic director of de Appel - de Appel Amsterdam |url=https://www.deappel.nl/en/news/12827-lara-khaldi-is-de-nieuwe-artistiek-directeur-van-de-appel |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.deappel.nl}}