First Javett-UP BRIDGE Fellow Announced

TORCH is delighted to announce that Dr Tinashe Mushakavanhu has been awarded the first BRIDGE Javett-UP Fellowship.

Dr Tinashe Mushakavanhu is the Junior Research Fellow in African & Comparative Literature at the Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation (OCCT), St Anne's College. His project, entitled 'From the edges/or the consideration of objects' will include a 4-8 week Visiting Fellowship at Javett-UP between June and September 2023, and there will be two exhibitions connected to the research project in Oxford and London in Michaelmas term, 2023.

About The Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria (Javett-UP)

The Javett-UP is a space that enhances unique and exceptional transdisciplinary learning through the arts. We engage diverse publics in exploring the human condition and reimagining our futures. The Javett-UP is a partnership between the University of Pretoria and the Javett Foundation. Both share a firm belief in the value of the arts for society in general and education. It’s a project that is collegiate as it is philanthropic. With one foot firmly rooted in academia, and the other embedded in the public, Javett-UP aims to make the art of Africa accessible, relevant and engaging.

Researching the art of Africa lies at the very heart of the work of the Javett-UP. Javett-UP aims to set new benchmarks in art curation, conservation and education. The fact that the Javett-UP is part of the University of Pretoria’s research, teaching and learning resource means that this is a place not only for enjoying art but for learning about it, too. At the Javett-UP, learning and enjoying are two sides of the same coin. Both are valued, and both are encouraged.

Please visit the Javett-UP website to find out more about the art museum

Please click here to find out more about the TORCH/Javett-UP BRIDGE Fellowship Programme