Recently, Pfunzo Sidogi, Head of the Department of Fine and Studio Arts, Faculty of Arts and Design, was recognized for creating post-apartheid and postcolonial scholarship, creative production, and digital humanities outputs in the broader Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) community.Â
TUT Award for Humanities and Social Sciences Book, Creative Collection and Digital Contribution 2023
In this year’s 8th Annual Humanities and Social Sciences Book, Creative Collection, Digital Contributions Awards 2023, awarded to the Best Non-Fiction: Monograph 2023, I won the category for the Best Non-Fiction: Monograph 2023. Scholarly, creative, and digital contributions that enhance and advance humanities and social science fields are honoured with these awards.
On 16 March, the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria held an awards ceremony for the book entitled Mihloti Ya Ntsako: Journeys with the Bongi Dhlomo Collection.
It is the first major art history examination of Dhlomo’s life and career, despite her widespread visibility within local and international art circles.
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Bongi Dhlomo Collection: Journeys with the Bongi Ya Ntsako Collection traces the evolution of 138 artworks produced by both renowned and lesser-known black South African artists during the previous century.
A remarkable collection organized by Bongi Dhlomo, a noted arts curator and arts administrator, was designed to give audiences a glimpse into the tumultuous 20th century experiences of black South Africans and to facilitate meaningful dialogue between contemporary audiences and the country’s recent history.
A comprehensive overview of the twentieth century’s social, political, economic, and cultural currents is provided in the book. In addition to exploring the Javett Foundation’s collaboration with financiers and legal custodians, Sidogi discusses Bongi Dhlomo’s role as an art collector and patron.
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This book marks several milestones. An important aspect of the book is it tells the story of the Bongi Dhlomo Collection, which is housed at the Javett Art Centre, University of Pretoria, and was put together by a black woman. This Bongi Dhlomo Collection is unique because it is among the few black museum-grade institutional art collections named after black women.
Further, it discusses how this collection correlates with growing black patronage of black art, particularly among women curators and collectors. The book also unravels Bongi Dhlomo’s amazing artistic journeys and her life, which began as a student at the famed Rorke’s Drift art school in KwaZulu Natal province in the late 1970s. She has been involved in the visual arts industry ever since.
A non-fiction art book was awarded the top prize in the non-fiction category, Sidogi said, proving that narratives and research can also be found in art and design disciplines. It is inspiring to hear emerging scholars’ unique voices and research materials published as books.”
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