Resources

Alongside Maria Amidu’s exhibition in the perpetual back and forth, Towner worked with iniva and A Space to produce a bespoke set of Emotional Learning Cards as part of the Future Collect project.

Each of the 25 cards features an artwork or work in progress by Maria on the front with related commentary and conversational prompts on the reverse.

This resource has been designed to be used in a variety of ways. The cards can stimulate discussion, art making, personal reflection, diary writing, storytelling, or creative play.  The text on the reverse can help to open up new ways of thinking relating to belonging/‘unbelonging’, re-framing memories, processing the past, and re-writing the stories we might tell ourselves, or other people tell us about who we are. 

Hard copy printed packs have been distributed to a number of agencies working with young people including East Sussex Mental Health Support Team, social workers, therapists and secondary school teachers in Eastbourne.

If you would like to see a printed copy of these Emotional Learning Cards please visit the Collection Library at Towner.

Alternatively, you can download a digital version of this resource here:

For further reading, see Stories Told and Untold, an article written by Lyn French (Director of A Space)