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 collaboration continues to support emerging arts professionals through meaningful exposure to curatorial practice, research, and cultural programming.

Nubuke Foundation is a contemporary art and cultural institution based in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to advancing African artistic practice while preserving and promoting indigenous knowledge systems. Through exhibitions, residencies, research, and public programming, the Foundation operates as both a site of artistic production and a platform for cultural memory.

Central to its work is a focus on material traditions including textiles and clay. These materials are explored as both artistic mediums and archival systems. Nubuke’s programmes engage artists, artisans, and communities in long-term processes of documentation, reinterpretation, and transmission.

In recent years, the Foundation has expanded its work into archival development, building collections that include artist records, oral histories, and material culture documentation. These efforts challenge conventional archival frameworks by prioritising embodied knowledge, community participation, and non-linear histories.

Through local and international collaborations, Nubuke contributes to critical conversations on decolonisation, knowledge production, and the future of African art. It is increasingly positioned as a key site for developing experimental approaches to archives and publishing within the continent.

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 documents trees, explores their cultural and spiritual significance, and seeks to instil pride within their stewards. A central aspect of her research involved visiting agricultural institutions, participating in hands-on planting activities, and meeting with traditional herbalists to deepen her understanding of local plant knowledge and ecological practices.

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) are pleased to announce a new residency exchange partnership with nonprofit art collective Floating Museum through The Burroughs Residency in Chicago, United States. This initiative expands both organisations' commitment to supporting alumni and nurturing transnational exchange between artists, cultural practitioners, and communities across Nigeria and the United States.