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Y.S.F. and G.A.S. Awarded $220,000 Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Y.S.F. and G.A.S. Awarded $220,000 Grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art

Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation are delighted to announce that they have been awarded a transformative $220,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. This significant two-year funding will support two major cross-cultural initiatives at...

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To Break A Bitter Fever: A Healing Art Exchange Responding to Gendered Violence in South Africa

To Break A Bitter Fever: A Healing Art Exchange Responding to Gendered Violence in South Africa

Curated by Kefiloe Siwisa

To Break A Bitter Fever launches today at Bag Factory, Johannesburg, as the fourth instalment of the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme. Curated by Kefiloe Siwisa in collaboration with artists Gabrielle Goliath, Gogo Mahlodi, Gugu Duma, Lebogang Mabusela, Maneo Mohale, Natalie Paneng, Nombuso...

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Eva-Maria Bertschy Researches Textiles and Global Trade at G.A.S. Lagos

Eva-Maria Bertschy Researches Textiles and Global Trade at G.A.S. Lagos

G.A.S. Foundation is delighted to welcome Eva-Maria Bertschy for an immersive two-week residency this January. Based in Switzerland, Eva-Maria is a playwright, dramaturg, and director known for her innovative approach to documentary and political music theater. As a co-founder of...

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Nathalie Eggenschwiler to Immerse in Textile Research and Artistic Collaboration During Residency

Nathalie Eggenschwiler to Immerse in Textile Research and Artistic Collaboration During Residency

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nathalie Eggenschwiler, an independent Swiss designer, to G.A.S. Lagos for her residency. Based in Zurich, Nathalie’s multifaceted practice spans textiles, fashion, craft, and design. She approaches her work through a multidisciplinary...

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Bisila Noha to Explore Heritage and Craft Through Clay During G.A.S. Residency

Bisila Noha to Explore Heritage and Craft Through Clay During G.A.S. Residency

G.A.S. Foundation is thrilled to welcome Bisila Noha, our first resident of 2025. A ceramic artist, researcher, and writer based in London, Bisila’s practice explores the intersections of heritage, craft, and community. Through her work, she seeks to challenge Western perspectives on art...

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Looking Back at the East Africa Art Exchange Workshops with Larry Achiampong

Looking Back at the East Africa Art Exchange Workshops with Larry Achiampong

In early May 2024, curators E.N. Mirembe, Jesse Mpango, and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo led a series of workshops across Kampala, Dar es Salaam, and Nairobi in collaboration with British-Ghanaian artist and filmmaker Larry Achiampong. These workshops, developed as part of the Art Exchange:...

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Open Call: G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025

Open Call: G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025

Applications Closed

Guest Artists Space Foundation (G.A.S.) in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) is thrilled to announce the third edition of the prestigious G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This year, two fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos are being offered to outstanding mid-career...

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Mobolaji Ogunrosoye Embarks on a Research Fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos

Mobolaji Ogunrosoye Embarks on a Research Fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos

This December, we are thrilled to host our final resident of the year, Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, as she undertakes a two-week research fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos. Known for a distinct visual language that intersects photography and collage, Mobolaji's...

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October and November Residency Update

October and November Residency Update

This autumn, the G.A.S. Foundation hosted residencies in Lagos and Ibadan for artists Shabu Mwangi, Liz Kobusinge, Theophilus Imani, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Ofem Ubi, Avery Youngblood, and Osei Bonsu. Their practices—spanning painting, sculpture, eco-printing, and visual research—engaged...

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Osei Bonsu to Research Living Legacies of Nigerian Modernism During Residency

Osei Bonsu to Research Living Legacies of Nigerian Modernism During Residency

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of welcoming Osei Bonsu, a British-Ghanaian curator, writer, and art historian, to G.A.S. Lagos for his residency. Based between London and Paris, Osei is the Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, where he works to expand the representation of...

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Event Recap: Lagos Art Tour 2024

Event Recap: Lagos Art Tour 2024

The fifth edition of the Lagos Art Tour began on Tuesday 29th October, with the G.A.S. and Y.S.F. teams warmly welcoming patrons, trustees, and friends of the Foundations from across the globe, who arrived throughout the day at Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Early arrivals had the...

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Avery Youngblood To Explore Technology and Identity Through Post-Colonial Narratives in Lagos During Residency

Avery Youngblood To Explore Technology and Identity Through Post-Colonial Narratives in Lagos During Residency

G.A.S. Foundation is thrilled to welcome Avery Youngblood, our first resident supported by the Yale School of Art. A multidisciplinary artist and designer based in New York City, Avery’s practice spans video art, moving image, design, and film. Her rich, introspective work explores themes...

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