Exhibition overview
AUB Students’ Union (AUBSU), in partnership with TheGallery and AUB International, present AUB International Collective. This is a unique collaboration that embraces artwork created by students with different cultural and religious backgrounds.
This show demonstrates the range of skills and specialisms of international students currently studying at Arts University Bournemouth, specifically those on a student visa. International students have been invited to submit work across a whole range of disciplines with the final exhibition, including pieces from ongoing projects, past work and new creations.
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Laleh Ghavami
Laleh Ghavami is a multidisciplinary artist and curator whose work delves into themes of identity, boundaries...
Ananta Sharma
Ananta Sharma has been an exhibiting artist in both iterations of AUB International Collective, and this year...
Exhibiting artists
Achilles Smith | Aditi Chotra | Agrim Mishra | Ananta Sharma | Artemis Pardo | Ashwini Ashok Amberker | Ayesha Ballen Lopez | Connie Ng | Elisa Zuo | Grace O'Rourke | Huiying Jiang | Ifeoluwa Akinniran | Julia Hanna Jesmee | Keiko Toyoda | Liza Wadhwani | Onil Shah | Percy Bates | Rachel Ng | Rebecca Sansores | Roni Adan | Sayoko Takahata | Shiori Asami | Sofia McClarnon | Subarna Mukherjee | Swe Garcia Vargas | Tabitha Vasquez Reyes | Xiaoqian Chen
Partnerships and collaborations at Arts University Bournemouth
AUBSU's BUG galleries provide a dedicated multi-media platform for showcasing AUB’s student and alumni talent.
The BUG comprises of three spaces dedicated to giving students and recent graduates the chance to host and curate their own exhibitions. Through The BUG, students have been able engage with and represent the creative community on campus.
If you're interested in booking out a BUG space, please email thebug@aub.ac.uk.
With such a diverse body of students and staff, our creative community thrives upon innovative thinking and global-minded individuals. In 2025, our international student community consists of over 700 students, and we have staff and students from over 60 different countries. Just in our International department, the team is made up of people from eight different countries and they can speak over 10 different languages between them!
We're deeply proud of our international community and we work to ensure they feel welcomed, at home and that they’re celebrated.
TheGallery is an award-winning and internationally recognised space and provides a wide- reaching public platform for the arts within the sub-region. Promoting the University’s shared passion for excellence in education, industry and the sector, TheGallery provides a means by which AUB can enact its values: Innovative, Collaborative, Connected and Passionate.
Throughout the year, TheGallery works on a variety of exhibitions, events and projects with AUB stakeholders across the University to create opportunities for students and staff to showcase their areas, courses, practices and work.
AUB International Collective Exhibition is an example of one of these collaborative projects, this time with AUBSU and AUB International, where TheGallery team leads on curating and exhibition design with its AUB project partners.
The work of TheGallery embodies the University’s promise to promote civic and cultural engagement for positive impact and our commitment to ensuring that education and the arts are accessible to all, for those here at AUB and beyond.
We're proud of our alumni and rightfully so. Many of them have gone on to do incredible things!
AUB’s alumni community, AUB&, is a continuation of our campus — a home and a network for all of our wonderful graduates, a place to find out what everyone’s been up to and generally stay a part of our creative community.
It’s open to all students who graduated from the University, whether under AUB or any of its previous titles (Arts University College Bournemouth, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, and Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design).
Success stories from AUB's International students
With students and staff from over 60 different countries, our creative community thrives upon innovative thinking and global-minded individuals. Check out some of the recent news off the back of our international students' successes.
Picture perfect: Two AUB graduates celebrate wins at British Photography Awards 2024
Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) continues its legacy of success at the British Photography Awards as two of its recent graduates...
BA (Hons) Commercial Photography graduate celebrates Portrait of Britain win
BA (Hons) Commercial Photography graduate Nick Teo has been named one of the winners for the Portrait of...
Wins across the board for AUB at 2024 D&AD New Blood Awards
BA (Hons) Graphic Design and BA (Hons) Visual Communication students from AUB are celebrating wins across the board following this...
International Student Stories
Learn more about the experiences of our International students and graduates, in their own words.
Kheyal Roy-Meighoo – "The year at AUB transformed me into the animator that I am today"
I came to AUB as a Fulbright scholar in order to pursue my interdisciplinary interests in...
Abeleeza Irsyad – "Becoming a part of AUB might be the finest phase in my academic record so far"
While studying in my home country is also a privilege, many students believe that...
Manali Shinde – 120 days of Seoul
When, in my second year, I attended a presentation regarding student exchange at Hongik University in South Korea, I was intrigued...
Creative reflection with Ananta Sharma: “I wanted this project to not only be seen, but felt”
Reflecting on my journey as an MA Animation Production student specialising in...
Ramona Spicer on her first term at AUB – “Learning from passionate people makes your passion grow”
My first impression of AUB was that it was a warm and welcoming community...
Venice Biennale 2024 – A month as a British Council Fellow
As part of the British Council’s Fellowship programme, I was given the opportunity to live and work in Venice for the month...
Sayoko Takahata – a painter’s journey from BA to PhD
In the first year of BA (Hons) Fine Art, there was so much freedom for creating artwork. It took time to get used to the environment...
International events at AUB
By becoming part of our International Community you’ll gain so much more than just a creative degree. You’ll gain friends, experiences and knowledge from across the world.
To make you feel as at home (away from home) as possible, we run events throughout the year bringing students together to feel supported, to make new friends and to learn about new cultures. These events include Lunar New Year, Norwuz, Holi and more! We ask our students what they want to celebrate on campus, and do our best to make it happen by working with you, and AUBSU.
Festivals we're celebrating this year include:
Holi
Each year, AUB brings the vibrant celebration of Holi, the Indian Festival of Colours, to life on campus!
7Seas International Festival
This event unites students from across the globe to showcase their countries, heritage, values, and traditions...
Check out our previous exhibitions
AUB International Collective Exhibition 2024
This show encapsulates the talent of AUB’s International members – specifically those who are studying on a student visa...
Postgraduate Winter Show 2024
Arts University Bournemouth’s Postgraduate Winter Show is a celebration of the achievements of our 2024 graduating students...
AUB International Collective Exhibition 2025 – formal opening and private view
Join us for the formal opening of the AUB International Collective Exhibition 2025.
Traces of Memory: Sculpting the Ephemeral
"Traces of Memory: Sculpting the Ephemeral" presents a collection of jewellery works from multidisciplinary artist and maker Laleh Ghavami.
