On 17th July 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted a Library Open Day and Book Reading, inviting visitors to explore the resources of the G.A.S. Library and Picton Archive. The library was established in 2022 after John Picton, Emeritus Professor of African Art (University of London), and Sue Picton...

On 8th July 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted im/MATERIAL, an intimate presentation and conversation in which Moses Hamborg shared the material explorations developed during his residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Rather than presenting a finished exhibition, Moses guided visitors in small...

In February 2026, G.A.S. Foundation was formally announced as a participant in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh. During the opening week of 5–9 May, the Foundation presented Chorus, a major installation developed through its residency programme...

Adeyinka Akingbade, a Lagos-based painter, photographer, and graphic designer, joins us for a four-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. His multidisciplinary practice spans painting, photography, mixed media, installation and research, and is concerned with the repurposing of materials that are often...

On 3rd July 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Assorted Stories of Capsicum, an evening featuring a presentation on the history of Capsicum, the genus of plants that includes peppers and chillies, alongside soda- and zine-making workshops led by Kim M. Reynolds.

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) are pleased to announce a new residency collaboration with nonprofit art collective Floating Museum through The Burroughs Residency in Chicago, United States. This initiative expands both organisations'...

London-based biodesigner and material researcher Akir Hall spent eight weeks in residence at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ as a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026. During the residency, he developed a biomaterials library using agricultural by-products and food waste, specifically...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Kamael Kirkland and Maryam Muhammad to G.A.S. Lagos for an eight-week internship, delivered in partnership with Spelman College and the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Collective). Now in its third year, this...

U.S. based ecological researcher and farmer Monai McCullough recently concluded a six-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation, based primarily at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. During her time in residence, she focused on expanding her ongoing research project Trees of Nigeria, an archive that...

On 5th June 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted The Archive is Only the First Sentence, an open studio and presentation of residency research by Yoma Emore. The session introduced the narrative and archival frameworks shaping her practice, alongside her ongoing project The Prince Who Never Was, which...

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the call for the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award, supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This year, the award offered multiple fully funded residencies,...

Earlier this month, we welcomed Kim M. Reynolds, a U.S. writer, educator, maker and recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, for an eight-week at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Her multidisciplinary practice spans research, literature, culinary arts, and food history, with a focus on...