Resources

Needing to belong is an essential part of the human condition. Recognising where you belong, feeling part of a family, or connected to a community that accepts and understands you is part of developing a strong sense of identity.

Engaging with LGBTQ+ history helps today’s young people find out about the lives and experiences of other young people who identified as LGBTQ+ in the past – why they protested, what their social life was like, how they fitted in, and how easy or hard it was for them coming out.

This resource could be used in the classroom, or on a group trip to visit one of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2016 exhibitions.

The young people who took part in the Into the Outside project had many conversations about language, terminology, and definitions.

Our Learning and Participation team have produced a great resource pack for teachers who want to explore themes raised by our three Awardees’ projects in the classroom, or with a visit to the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 2015 exhibition.

Acceptance is a global issue that affects all kinds of people from cultures and backgrounds around the world.

Today’s young people face a unique and complex set of pressures on their emotional and mental health unlike any other.

Many of the stories and much of the artwork contributed by young people to Into the Outside touches on issues with relationships of one kind or another – either with family, or other significant relationships.

This resource could be used in the classroom, or on a group trip to visit one of the exhibitions of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2014.

Art at Work is an arts learning programme for students at the Brighton & PortsladeAldridge Community Academies providing students with the opportunity to gain real understanding of how to become a creative professional through a range of first hand experiences.

How we represent ourselves and how others represent us – challenging conventions and stereotyping of LGBTQ+ (and other) identities are recurring themes for young people.

Young people read the coming out stories written by young people from the Into the Outside Youth Collective. Then they write their own and share them with each other, allowing them to reflect on the experience of coming to terms with their own sexual identity.

HOUSE Biennial community project in partnership with Photoworks.

A downloadable resource pack that support engagement with photography and explore key themes within other subject areas.

This resource aims to support schools and colleges embarking on work that develops young peoples’ knowledge and understanding of conflict in the 21st Century.

TogetherAlone is about a day in the lives of a particular group of young people living in Brighton.

This resource of postcards and guidelines helps tackle themes of loneliness and is adaptable to different groups.

This resource could be used in the classroom, or on a group trip to visit one of the exhibitions of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2008.