On 11 March 2026, Lagos-based photographer Loni Abiodun facilitated Capturing Memories, a community-based photography workshop for students from St. John’s Primary School, Ikiṣẹ. The session introduced the young learners to storytelling through memory and moving image, offering a hands-on opportunity to explore creative expression and self-documentation using photography and drone videography. The workshop formed part of Loni’s five-week residency, during which he was based primarily at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. His practice examines everyday life in Nigeria through the lens of identity, community, and the dynamic relationship between tradition and modernity.

G.A.S. Foundation is excited to welcome London-based graphic designer and visual communicator Lukman Ipese for a four-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Working across editorial design, photography, digital media, and participatory workshops, he approaches storytelling as a means of connection. His practice centres on graphic design as a collaborative process, using participatory methods to explore how identity, belief, and culture shape visual communication, particularly within his British-Nigerian heritage.

Earlier this week, we welcomed Helsinki-based artist and filmmaker Kush Badhwar for an eight-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. Working across moving image, sound, and research, his multidisciplinary practice explores the effects of mega-project making on environments and social life, particularly around urban peripheries.

On March 6th, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted One Bulb at a Time, a presentation exploring how agricultural innovation can respond to the unique challenges of the Lagos landscape. Led by Jonathan Chambalin in collaboration with Lagos Gallery Weekend, the session brought together practitioners across craft, farming, and technology, including G.A.S. alumnus Ryan Tenney, whose work foregrounds Pan-African approaches to communal development.

Founded in 2020, MOWAA is dedicated to the preservation of heritage, expansion of knowledge and celebration of West African arts and culture. MOWAA's mission centers on documenting, safeguarding, and activating cultural memory through an integrated approach that brings together curatorial practice, conservation, digitization, archaeology, and public programming.
MOWAA fosters collaboration among scholars, artisans, and cultural practitioners to support research, collections care, exhibition, and knowledge production.
The Museum has undertaken several key initiatives, like leading archaeological excavations particularly around the historic Benin City, contributing to knowledge on the region's material culture and urban history. MOWAA is in the process of establishing robust collections management and documentation systems, conservation and material science infrastructure while also delivering public programs. Guided by the principle of bringing the past to the present for the sake of the future, MOWAA continues to serve as a hub for innovation and cultural continuity.