On April 24th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the Institution in collaboration with Achille Tenkiang, founder and director of the Baldwin Institute. The convening, which explored the infrastructures of Black art and cultural memory, was held as an associate event of the AAL Lab and Affiliates Network, of which the Baldwin Institute is a member.

Akir Hall, a London-based biodesigner, material researcher, and recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, joins us for an eight-week residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. His interdisciplinary practice spans textiles, craft, research, design, and ecology, exploring the intersection of biotechnology, artisanal craft, and regenerative design. Working with bacteria and fungi, he grows biomaterials that are later shaped, dyed, and finished using traditional techniques to create lighting and homeware objects that bridge heritage craft and future-facing material innovation.

Earlier this month, we welcomed Yoma Emore, a multidisciplinary artist and a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, for a residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Based in Lagos, her artistic practice spans textiles, embroidery, hand-felting, and printmaking. Rooted in personal and collective memory, her work draws on familial archives and transnational histories to treat material as a living site where past narratives resurface and transform.

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation, announced the call for the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award. This year, the award offered multiple fully funded residencies, including two slots dedicated to outstanding emerging African artists at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikise under the African-Based and Diaspora Creatives category.