Collections
Resources are grouped in collections inspired by Photoworks’ curatorial programme and themes relevant to teachers and young people.
Keep checking back as we grow our collections.
Community, Home, Place
A resource exploring connections between place, home and representation inspired by the work of Johny Pitts. Part of the Ampersand/Photoworks Fellowship. Artist Film Listen to insights Introduction Artist Johny Pitts is the inaugural recipient of the Ampersand/Photoworks Fellowship. Home is Not a Place created during Pitts’ fellowship explores the Black experience specific to the UK … Continued
Symbolism, Drama & Metaphor
A resource exploring the use of symbolism and metaphor to explore death and dying in the ‘staged’ images of photographer Lua Ribeira.
Where We Belong: Community and Identity
A resource exploring belonging, community and collective identity through the work of Alejandra Carles Tolra.
Reimagining Landscape
A resource investigating the typology of landscape through photography and sculpture inspired by the work of Theo Simpson.
Portrait of a Loved One
A resource exploring approaches to creating portraits of a loved one inspired by the work of Matthew Finn.
Myth, Legend and Folklore
A resource exploring approaches to capturing a ‘sense of place’ through photography, inspired by the work of Tereza Zelenkova.
Ecology and Interdependence
A resource using photography as a creative tool for studying animal behaviour, the environment and human impact inspired by the work of Sam Laughlin.
Body, Posture and Pose
A resource exploring posture and pose in photography inspired by the work of Joanna Piotrowska.
A Fictional Representation of Family
A resource exploring the subject of family portraits and representations of family inspired by the work of Silvia Rosi.
Into the Outside
Into the Outside is a queer youth project creating a new digital archive that shares and celebrates stories from LGBTQIA+ young people in Brighton & Hove and beyond.
History and Activism
Assignments and ideas for professionals working with young people who want to raise awareness of and explore LGBTQ+ issues.Collections
Resources are grouped in Collections inspired by Photoworks’ curatorial programme and themes relevant to teachers and young people.
Keep checking back as we grow our collections.
Sense of Place
This diverse collection of teaching resources explores our connection with place and environment, and as part of this, the unique geographical, architectural, or archaeological qualities that specific landscapes or sites hold.
Wellbeing
This collection of teaching resources presents ideas and strategies for helping young people explore personal themes relating to mental health and wellbeing through photography. Many young people grapple with complex issues around identity, emotional health, sense of self or social and educational pressures. Photography can help young people articulate and make sense of personal experiences … Continued
Photoworks Festival
The Photoworks Festival (formerly Brighton Photo Biennial) is a biennial programme that celebrates and shares contemporary photography. The teaching resources in this collection pick out festival themes explored by exhibiting artists.
Jerwood/Photoworks Awards
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards are a biennial research and development opportunity supporting artists working with photography to make and exhibit new work. This collection of teaching resources explores each artist’s work and the themes of their practice. Be sure to check out the artist films.
