The Access and Participation Team looks forward to seeing you at the next Being a Boy Celebration.
This will be an opportunity to join the young men from the 2024 Being a Boy workshop series and their supporters to celebrate their creative successes and achievements, from all seven of the 2024 workshops: Identity, Character, Empower, Lift Off, Capture, Transform and Freestyle.
Along with the premiere screening of our new documentary, Being a Boy: Identity, which follows the experiences of the young men on the BA (Hons) Fashion Branding and Communication workshop in May 2024. The event will also launch the 2025 Being a Boy workshop series.
The celebration event includes a private view our first ever Being a Boy exhibition, The Journey of Being a Boy, which will show artworks from across all three years of the Being a Boy project.
Please note: The event is free to attend, but booking is required. Doors open at 18.30 and the event will start at 19.00
Bookings for the event are now open.
Venue
Palace Court Theatre
Hinton Road, Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 2ET
United Kingdom
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Being A Boy Identity Documentary
About Being a Boy
The Being a Boy project, launched in 2022, was a brand-new initiative that provides space for young men to creatively engage with the role of masculinity in their day-to-day lives.
The project has received recognition in the sector as an example of best practice. Winning the HELOA (Higher Education Liaison Officers Association) Best Practice Outreach and Recruitment Award, and HELOA Best Practice Collaboration Award in January 2023.
Read on for more information about the HELOA Award wins.
Being a Boy was also a Silver Award Winner for Best Widening Participation Initiative at the 2023 HEIST Awards.
Here's the full story about AUB’s HEIST Award wins in July 2023.
Project Partners
All those with the potential to benefit from higher education, no matter their background, deserve the opportunity to do so. At Arts University Bournemouth, we’re committed to making that happen.
We work closely with schools and colleges to provide an extensive programme of outreach activities with groups who are currently underrepresented in Higher Education.
The Access and Participation team provide a range of activity for students from underrepresented backgrounds, including the Being a Boy project and All Access AUB programme.
Palace Court Theatre is a 1930s Art Deco building situated in Bournemouth town centre. Owned by AUB since 2021, it's being reactivated as a civic venue for educational and cultural engagement. Substantial refurbishment has already been undertaken at the theatre and will continue as the University creates a space in Bournemouth town centre for students and the community to enjoy creativity and connection.
The team at Palace Court Theatre work with AUB Stakeholders to host and promote a variety of work that is truly public facing, engaging with the community of BCP and beyond, expanding the reach of AUB work and diversifying the artistic and creative offering available in the region.
Check out our previous celebrations
Being a Boy celebration and documentary premiere
The Access and Participation Team invites you to join us for this year’s Being a Boy celebration event.
How to be a Boy documentary premiere
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