Brooks International Fellowship Programme at Tate and Delfina Foundation reaches 10th year milestone

The Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation is thrilled to be supporting the Brooks International Fellowship Programme at the Tate and Delfina Foundation in 2024.

For 10 years the Programme has supported more than 20 research fellows in a range of disciplines across the Tate museum. This year, three individuals will take part in the programme: Fellows Jenna Shaw and Madhushree Kamak are hosted between April and September 2024, and Fellow Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz between July and December 2024. More information about the Fellows and their research can be found below, and on the Brooks International Fellowship Programme page on the Tate website.

The partnership between Tate and the Delfina Foundation is critical to the programme, as Brooks Fellows benefit from the Foundation’s invaluable international residency programme throughout their six-month Fellowships. The Delfina Foundation Brooks International Fellowship page provides more information about past fellows and their research areas.

• Jenna Shaw, Collection Management Fellow

  Jenna’s research will focus on sustainability in touring exhibitions. Through collaboration with Tate Collection Management colleagues, and focusing primarily on Tate’s collection, she will specifically investigate methods of identifying and mitigating negative environmental impacts of exhibitions that tour to both national and international partners, and will work to develop practical frameworks for addressing sustainability goals within touring institutions.

• Madhushree Kamak, Visitor Communications Fellow

  Madhushree will be collaborating with colleagues across Tate to conduct research on new digital tools and the role they can play in empowering and engaging visitors in Tate’s gallery spaces.

• Sheyda Aisha Khaymaz, Tate Modern Curatorial Fellow

  Sheyda will engage in various curatorial activities, including undertaking research that will contribute to forthcoming exhibitions and displays, shaping future acquisition strategies, and producing written content and interpretations. They will utilise Tate’s resources to establish connections between their ongoing doctoral project and the museum’s holdings, with a particular emphasis on modernist art from the north of Africa.