Fondation H is a Malagasy contemporary art foundation. It was founded in Antananarivo in 2017 on the initiative of entrepreneur and patron Hassanein Hiridjee, who believed that art and culture have a strong social impact and enable a critical opening to the world. It has been recognized as a public utility since 2018.
Fondation H operates programs dedicated to supporting artists from Africa and its diasporas in their careers, facilitates public access to art, and actively participates in the development and structuring of the art scene in the Indian Ocean.
Fondation H, in its 2200 m² space in downtown Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, invites local or international curators to conceive exhibitions anchored in the Malagasy context. The emphasis is on local productions, through residences and creative grants.
Fondation H sets up various programs, all completely free of charge, dedicated to artists and its audiences: Prix Paritana in support of the young malagasy scene since 2017, artist residencies in Antananarivo and Paris (via its partnership with the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, where Fondation H has been renting a studio apartment, and its adjoining exhibition space since 2020), Hay creative workshops for children aged 6 to 12 since 2021, Ainga training courses for artists since 2022, and numerous cultural mediation initiatives linked to each exhibition, including Les samedis de la Fondation H, every saturday morning of the year, and two to three public programs per year.

The Morning Star Research Center for the Afterlife of Slavery (MSRCAS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in California dedicated to the collection, study, and presentation of materials that engage with the ongoing legacies of Atlantic slavery and antiblackness in the United States and abroad. Located in Los Angeles, MSRCAS supports theoretical research, curatorial inquiry, and public programming related to the legacies of Atlantic slavery. With a focus on both historical and contemporary materials, MSRCAS serves as a site of interdisciplinary engagement at the intersection of Black studies and Black contemporary art.

VAVY Media is a digital media platform created under the umbrella of VAVY, a cultural platform and creative studio based in Madagascar. VAVY Media is dedicated to making visible, preserving, and sharing the work, voices, and cultural knowledge of Malagasy women artists and cultural practitioners. The platform functions as an ecosystem to strengthen the recognition of women in shaping Madagascar’s cultural heritage while connecting them to regional, continental, and global audiences. As a contemporary living archive, VAVY Media experiments with and rethinks how cultural knowledge can be documented, preserved, and shared. Using storytelling and the everyday as foundations, it builds a community-centered archive that preserves Malagasy matrilineal heritage, ensures accessibility, and shapes future possibilities.

The Baldwin Institute is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing literacy, creativity, and critical thinking among young people across New York City. Inspired by the life and legacy of James Baldwin, we create educational third spaces—outside of home and school—where students are empowered to explore their curiosities, engage the arts, and access the tools they need to thrive. Through culturally grounded programming and community-centered resources, the Baldwin Institute is helping build a more just, imaginative, and Baldwin-informed future. To learn more about our work, please visit baldwininstitute.org

This March, G.A.S. is pleased to welcome U.S. based ecological researcher and farmer Monai McCullough for a six-week residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. Working across research and ecology, her multidisciplinary practice is rooted in the decolonisation of horticulture. Through her work, she reimagines relationships to nature through education, regenerative practices, and workshops that foster deeper dialogue around environmental justice and our connection to the natural world.