Mind your Mind
Launch
Mind your Mind
Afternoon program
October 14, 2025
16:00 - 18:00
Reception from 15:30
@ Amsterdam Tower Amsterdam
Art, music, and personal stories about mental health come together during our Pre-launch event. We warmly invite you to experience this special moment with us. The exhibition will be on display during ADE, featuring works and stories by Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Simon Keizer, and others.
@A'DAM Tower
Overhoeksplein 1, 1031 KS Amsterdam
October 14, 2025
During Amsterdam Dance Event, the Mental Health Art Tour launches the new edition: Mind Your Mind in the A'DAM Tower. Life isn't always easy – pressure to perform, expectations, and social media make it tough at times. But everyone has ups and downs, and that is precisely what we should be more open about. Let's be there for each other.
Every face has a story.
Inspiring portraits & art
Discover portraits of Armin van Buuren, Brennan Heart, DJ JEA, Simon Keizer, and singer Elize, among others. Via QR codes, you can hear their personal stories – honest and relatable.
The works of Peter Donkersloot, Astrid Vos, Colette van Dijk, Irene Hoff, and Brendan de Clercq show how strength, vulnerability, and creativity come together.
Why visit?
Mind Your Mind is about resilience, perspective, and openness – together. The message: “It is okay to have a bad day.”
And after that…
After ADE, the exhibition will travel to schools, festivals, and concerts – to open even more conversations about mental health. More to come.
Speakers
Karen van Ruiten
Anna van der Hulst
Alderman Alexander Scholten
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Tamara Swart
Arne Popma
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Wahe Ebrahimi
Speakers & Panel
Karen van Ruiten
Anna van der Hulst
Alderman Alexander Scholten
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Arne Popma
Tamara Swart
Wahe Ebrahimi
JEA
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Chairperson: Karen van Ruiten
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:05
16:05 - 16:10
16:10 - 16:15
16:15- 16:25
16:25 - 16:35
16:35 - 16:40
16:40 - 16:50
16:50 - 17:00
Walk-in
Music: Jethro & Shifra, students of the A'dam Music School.
Welkom & Intro:
Karen van Ruiten (Alles is Gezondheid)
Anna van der Hulst (Director of the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service)
Tamara Swart
(Mental Health Art Tour)
Arne Popma (Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC)
Music: Jethro & Shifra A'dam Music School
Wahe Ebrahimi (multidisciplinary artist and photographer)
Contributions by guests & portrait subjects
Plan
Chairperson: Karen van Ruiten
15:30 - 16:00 Walk-in
16:00 - 16:05 Music: Jethro & Shifra, students of the A'dam Music School.
16:05 - 16:10 Welcome & Intro:
Karen van Ruiten (Alles is Gezondheid)
16:10 - 16:15 Anna van der Hulst (Director of the Amsterdam Municipal Health Service)
16:15 - 16:25 Tamara Swart (Mental Health Art Tour)
16:25 - 16:35 Arne Popma (Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC)
16:35 - 16:40 Music: Jethro & Shifra A'dam Music School
16:40 - 16:50 Wahe Ebrahimi (multidisciplinary artist and photographer)
16:50 - 17:00 Contributions by guests & portrait subjects
17:00 - 17:15 Opening of the exhibition with Alderman Alexander Scholten
17:15 - 18:00 Snacks & Drinks
17:00 - 17:15
Official opening of the exhibition with JEA & Alderman Alexander Scholtes
Mental Health Art Tour
Artists
The Mental Health Art Tour is a traveling exhibition that uses art and audio to make mental health discussable in an accessible way – covering dealing with what is going on inside you, setbacks, and connection.
17:15 - 18:00
Snack & drink
Practical info
A'DAM Tower
Date: October 14, 2025 Address: Overhoeksplein 1, 1031 KS Amsterdam Time: 16:00 - 18:00
To ask?
Mail: tamara@hushhour.nl
