AUB International Collective Exhibition 2027

Led by the President, Vice President and the Executive Officer Team, AUBSU exists to make sure that all students have the best possible experience while studying with us. All our students automatically become members of the Union when they enrol on their course.

As a Student’s Union at a creative university, AUBSU aims to provide platforms where students can showcase their talents and works within the university but also help you engage with the surrounding community.

The AUB International Collective Exhibition 2027 is curated by this year’s AUBSU Presidents and sabbatical officers, Lily Smith and Achilles Smith, both AUB alumni, with the support of TheGallery’s Curator, Violet M. McClean. Together, they work to place international students at the heart of the exhibition’s development, ensuring that students have an active role in shaping the project and bringing their creative perspectives, ideas and experiences to wider audiences.

This collaborative approach celebrates student leadership and ownership, while providing valuable opportunities for international students to engage with curatorial practice, collective exhibition-making and professional creative development. It also strengthens connections between current students, alumni and the wider AUB creative community.

AUBSU's BUG galleries provide a dedicated multimedia platform for showcasing AUB’s student and alumni talent.

The BUG contains three spaces dedicated to giving students and recent graduates the chance to host and curate their own exhibitions. Through TheBUG, students have been able to 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.

At AUB, being part of the international community means much more than earning a creative degree. It's about building friendships, sharing experiences and gaining new knowledge and perspectives from people around the world.

To help students feel at home, wherever they come from, AUB International hosts events throughout the year that bring people together, celebrate cultural diversity and foster a strong sense of belonging. From the 7 Seas International Festival, Lunar New Year and Nowruz to Holi and many other celebrations, the University's events calendar reflects the cultures, traditions and festivals that are important to our students.

Working closely with students and AUBSU, AUB International helps make these events meaningful, vibrant and inclusive. They provide opportunities for cultural exchange, encourage new friendships and ensure every student feels welcomed, valued and part of the wider AUB creative community.

We're proud of our alumni and rightfully so. Many of them have gone on to do incredible things!

AUB’s alumni community is a continuation of our campus, a home and a network for all of our wonderful graduates. It's a place to find out what everyone’s been up to and generally stay a part of our creative community.

The Alumni Community is open to all students who've graduated from the university, whether under AUB or any previous titles (Arts University College Bournemouth, Arts Institute at Bournemouth, and Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design).