AK Teens: Future Curators is an annual program designed to expose high school students to the museum field. Juniors and seniors in high school may apply for the opportunity to participate in the program as curators; students in grades 9 to 12 can enter artworks to be considered for inclusion in the Future Curators' annual exhibition.
The after-school portion of the AK Teens: Future Curators program is for students in grades 11 and 12. Throughout the course of the program, students learn about the different components of creating an exhibition, meet with various Albright-Knox staff members, and organize an exhibition of artwork by local high school students.
Students are involved all aspects of the exhibition, including selecting the artwork; designing the exhibition’s layout; and writing the wall text, in-gallery labels, and press release.
The 2019 Future Curators view and select artwork for their exhibition. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
Guests explore the 2019 AK Teens: Future Curators Exhibition at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
The 2021 AK Teens: Future Curators exhibition, The Presence of Absence was on view at the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology and the Western New York Book Arts Center from April 30 to May 22, 2021, with a virtual exhibition closing celebration on May 19. A virtual version of the exhibition is available on our website. Learn More about the 2021 Future Curators
