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Adeoluwa Oluwajoba to Explore Cyanotype Processes and Urban Space During Residency at G.A.S. Lagos

Adeoluwa Oluwajoba to Explore Cyanotype Processes and Urban Space During Residency at G.A.S. Lagos

Last week, we welcomed adeoluwa oluwajoba, a Lagos-based mixed media artist and a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, for a residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Working across painting, collage, and photographic printmaking, adeoluwa’s practice examines the transfer and reproduction...

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Olutomi Kassim to Facilitate Critical Writing Workshop on Art and Social Change During Residency at G.A.S. Lagos

Olutomi Kassim to Facilitate Critical Writing Workshop on Art and Social Change During Residency at G.A.S. Lagos

G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Olutomi Kassim, a UK-based academic researcher and interdisciplinary artist, for a residency at G.A.S. Lagos as a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026. Olutomi’s practice sits at the intersection of scholarly research, performance, and...

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Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Applications Open

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), is pleased to announce the pilot edition of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop, an initiative designed to support the professional and critical development of emerging local art writers,...

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Event: AgroArt: (Agri)cultural Production

Event: AgroArt: (Agri)cultural Production

A Presentation of Research and Reflections on the Intersections of Art, Technology, and Agricultural Cultivation by Ryan Tenney

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on March 12th, 2026, for AgroArt: (Agri)cultural Production, a presentation of research and reflections on the intersections of art, technology, and agricultural cultivation by current resident Ryan Tenney. The event will begin with an overview of his residency, including...

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Event: Kite Day With The Girls

Event: Kite Day With The Girls

A Kite Making Workshop with Female Students from St. John’s Primary School, Ikiṣẹ

On 22nd January 2026, as part of her ongoing residency at G.A.S., Lagos-based multidisciplinary artist Fiyin Koko facilitated a community-based workshop for female students from St. John’s Primary School, Ikiṣẹ. The session introduced them to the joy of play and creativity, offering a...

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Revisiting The Short Century Intensive Fellowship

Revisiting The Short Century Intensive Fellowship

Translating Okwui Enwezor’s seminal 2002 exhibition The Short Century into a fellowship programme

From June to November 2025, The Short Century Intensive jointly presented by Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) brought together U.S. fellows Pujan Karambeigi, Miatta Kawinzi, sadé powell, Cosmo Whyte, and Najha Zigbi-Johnson to explore the...

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Jonathan Chambalin to Transform Agricultural By-Products into Kinetic Energy Systems During Residency

Jonathan Chambalin to Transform Agricultural By-Products into Kinetic Energy Systems During Residency

Last week, we welcomed Jonathan Chambalin, a multidisciplinary artist, photographer, and researcher, to G.A.S. Lagos as a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026. Based in Lagos, Jonathan works across installation, cinemagraphs, sound art, painting, photography, and kinetic sculpture. His...

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Ranti Bam Developed Sculptural Research During G.A.S. Residency

Ranti Bam Developed Sculptural Research During G.A.S. Residency

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming British-Nigerian artist Ranti Bam for a week-long residency at G.A.S. Foundation. Based in France, her work spans sculpture, installation, and performance. In her practice she works primarily with clay to explore holding, presence, and...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for Emerging Nigerian Artists and Mid-Career Art Writers

Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for Emerging Nigerian Artists and Mid-Career Art Writers

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with Yinka Shonibare Foundation, launched the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This year’s call, the largest to date, included multiple categories for fully funded residencies at G.A.S. Lagos. Residency A was initially...

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Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation Announces Participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia By Koyo Kouoh

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation Announces Participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia By Koyo Kouoh

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation is pleased to announce its participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia curated by Koyo Kouoh. Since its inception in 2019 by Yinka Shonibare CBE, G.A.S. has been dedicated to facilitating international cultural exchange...

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Loni Abiodun to Explore Rural–Urban Narratives During Residency at G.A.S. Farm House

Loni Abiodun to Explore Rural–Urban Narratives During Residency at G.A.S. Farm House

G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Loni Abiodun, a Lagos-based photographer and filmmaker, for a five-week residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Working across photography, moving image, and sound, Loni’s practice examines everyday life in Nigeria through the lens of identity,...

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Event: Story Story

Event: Story Story

An Interactive Presentation of Residency Research, Reflections, and Clay Works by Fiyin Koko

On February 19th, 2026, G.A.S. hosted Story Story, an interactive presentation of residency research, reflections, and clay works by Fiyin Koko. Framed as a journey through storytelling, play, and imagination, the evening traced how her time at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ shaped the works...

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