The Being a Boy project, launched in 2022, provides space for young men to creatively engage with the role of masculinity in their day-to-day lives. After three years of the project, Being a Boy has grown from three creative workshops with 30 attendees in 2022, to seven workshops with 123 attendees in 2024.
To celebrate the growth of the Being a Boy project and all the young men that have made this project possible, we’ll be showing our first-ever exhibition, The Journey of Being a Boy. The exhibition will show artworks, poems, and performances from all of our Being a Boy workshops spanning across three years.
The exhibition is curated and designed by AUB's BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design students, narrating the journey the young men have been on throughout the workshops when creatively sharing what it means to them to be a boy.
A private view of the exhibition took place as part of the Being a Boy Celebration.
We also held an exhibition open day on Saturday 1 February, 10.00–14.30.
The Journey of Being a Boy Exhibition video tour
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Venue
Hinton Road, Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 2EN
United Kingdom
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About Being a Boy
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.
Being a Boy through the years
