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

As part of their ongoing residency, Kim M. Reynolds and Moses Hamborg hosted Making With The Land on 1st July 2026, bringing together students from St. John's Primary School, Ikiṣẹ, for a hands-on workshop combining storytelling, bookmaking, and experimental printmaking.

We are pleased to announce the final year of Re:assemblages, a three-year programme examining how archives of art and literature from Africa and its global diaspora can be preserved, interpreted, shared, and activated in the present. 

This month, we are highlighting recent achievements from members of the G.A.S. alumni community. Since 2022, our residents and fellows have continued to develop ambitious practices across disciplines and geographies. July has seen alumni recognised through prestigious awards, international...

Lagos-based artist Adeyinka Akingbade, whose practice is concerned with the repurposing of materials, spent four weeks at G.A.S. Lagos until late July. During his time, he focused on developing and expanding his ongoing body of work Exodus, which looks at migration within the context of...

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...