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Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop II

Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop II

Applications Open

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) is thrilled to announce the second edition of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop, an initiative designed to support the professional and critical development of emerging local art writers,...

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AAL Lab Convening:  Ilẹ̀ Mọ Wa - The Land Knows Us

AAL Lab Convening: Ilẹ̀ Mọ Wa - The Land Knows Us

Hosted at UCL East, London

Join us on 18 September 2026 at UCL East, London, for Ilẹ̀ Mọ Wa — The Land Knows Us, a convening exploring land, memory and living archives as part of the African Arts Libraries Lab (AAL Lab) Contemporary Art and Archive Practices (CAAP) series, within the framework of the Re:assemblages...

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Announcing the Final Year of the Re:assemblages Programme

Announcing the Final Year of the Re:assemblages Programme

Rehearsing Horizontality: Reimagining Collaboration across African and Afro-Diasporic Art and Literary Archives

We are pleased to announce the final year of Re:assemblages, a three-year programme examining how archives of art and literature from Africa and its global diaspora can be preserved, interpreted, shared, and activated in the present. 

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AAL Lab Convening: Ecotonal Readings Convening - Library, Landscape, and Sustainable Futures

AAL Lab Convening: Ecotonal Readings Convening - Library, Landscape, and Sustainable Futures

Hosted by 32° East, Uganda, With Dr Anna Adima and Kajebe Jacob Joshua

We are pleased to partner with 32° East on Ecotonal Readings Convening: Library, Landscape, and Sustainable Futures, a presentation and workshop led by Dr. Anna Adima and artist and printmaker Kajebe Jacob Joshua, taking place on Tuesday 4 August 2026. The event forms part of the...

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Summer Alumni Update 2026

Summer Alumni Update 2026

This month, we are highlighting recent achievements from members of the G.A.S. alumni community. Since 2022, our residents and fellows have continued to develop ambitious practices across disciplines and geographies. July has seen alumni recognised through prestigious awards, international...

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Event Recap: Revisiting the Opening Week of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh

Event Recap: Revisiting the Opening Week of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh

In February 2026, G.A.S. Foundation was formally announced as a participant in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh. During the opening week of 5–9 May, the Foundation presented Chorus, a major installation developed through its residency programme...

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G.A.S. and Y.S.F. Announce New Residency Collaboration with Floating Museum

G.A.S. and Y.S.F. Announce New Residency Collaboration with Floating Museum

Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) are pleased to announce a new residency collaboration with nonprofit art collective Floating Museum through The Burroughs Residency in Chicago, United States. This initiative expands both organisations'...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for U.S. Based Artists

Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for U.S. Based Artists

In December 2025, G.A.S. Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the call for the fourth edition of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award, supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This year, the award offered multiple fully funded residencies,...

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Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for African-Based and Diaspora Creatives

Announcing the Recipients of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2026 for African-Based and Diaspora Creatives

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...

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March & April Residency Updates

March & April Residency Updates

The March and April residencies at G.A.S. Foundation extended this trajectory of inquiry through a deepened engagement with research, ecology, and the expanded field of artistic practice. Across both Lagos and Ikiṣẹ, residents approached the programme as a site for sustained investigation,...

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Announcing the Pilot Cohort of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Announcing the Pilot Cohort of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

This March, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the call for 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...

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Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Open Call: G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop

Applications Closed

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,...

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