OH Institute emerged from a simple reality: over the years, OH Gallery’s work has consistently exceeded the gallery format. Presenting artworks was never the end goal—our practice has also been about producing knowledge, building critical tools, and strengthening the conditions that allow local scenes to author their own narratives. The demands we encountered, archives at risk, fragmented resources, lack of shared frameworks, limited access to professional tools, made one thing clear: a dedicated public-interest structure was needed.
After three years of preparation, we founded OH INSTITUTE as a public-interest organisation responding to a structural gap: ecosystem-building remains insufficient in the face of current and future challenges, while the frameworks, tools, and methodologies required to strengthen it are still scarce and not widely accessible. OH Institute develops long-term programmes, shared working frameworks, and practical tools, while supporting key stakeholders, including public institutions, in capacity building and cultural sovereignty.
The Institute’s activities are structured around six pillars: research and archives; library and publishing; education and mediation; residencies; skills mapping and referral; and third-party missions focused on support, ecosystem structuring, and capacity transfer.

Last week, we welcomed adeoluwa oluwajoba, a Lagos-based mixed media artist and a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026, for a residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Working across painting, collage, and photographic printmaking, adeoluwa’s practice examines the transfer and reproduction of images, exploring how visual fragments can be layered to create intricate and often disjointed scenes of bodies and landscapes. His work investigates the shifting relationships between image, meaning, and spatial experience.

G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Olutomi Kassim, a UK-based academic researcher and interdisciplinary artist, for a residency at G.A.S. Lagos as a recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026. Olutomi’s practice sits at the intersection of scholarly research, performance, and textile-based art, examining how artistic practice can function as a catalyst for civic dialogue and social transformation. Her current work explores the role of cultural production as a form of “soft power” capable of addressing post-colonial governance challenges and encouraging communal reflection on justice, memory, and democratic futures.

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), is pleased to announce the pilot edition of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop, an initiative designed to support the professional and critical development of emerging local art writers, researchers and cultural practitioners. This edition will explore critical art writing practices while examining how writing can function as a tool for activism, encouraging readers to ask questions, challenge dominant narratives, and engage more deeply with the social and political contexts that shape contemporary art. Structured as a three-day intensive programme, the workshop will take place at G.A.S. Lagos from 25th to 27th March 2026 and will provide practical training for selected paticipants. Through a series of workshops, readings, and lectures led by current resident Olutomi Kassim, in collaboration with other industry professionals, participants will develop essential writing skills for navigating and contributing impactful and thought-provoking contemporary art discourse.