This autumn, the G.A.S. Foundation celebrates four alumni making strides in exhibitions and project debuts that highlight the influence of their residencies in Lagos. Tobi Onabolu's evocative video collage Ojú-Inu premieres in London, blending live action and soundscape to explore...

G.A.S. Foundation’s 2024-25 residency season launched with a dynamic cohort of multidisciplinary practitioners. ⁠Ana Ogunsanya explored her Nigerian-British heritage through Indigenous textile practices, while Phokeng Setai reimagined scaffolding as a site for public art in Lagos....

In transit under another sky is an ambitious exhibition realised across Kampala and Nairobi by curators E.N. Mirembe and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo. The project brings together the work of 11 artists who engage deeply with themes of transience, marginal identities, and the idea of artistic...

Deutsche Bank today announced its support for Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation’s joint initiative to nurture the next wave of creative generations in Nigeria: Project Nexus.   Project Nexus is an ambitious residency and education...

In the Midst is the first exhibition to be realised as part of the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme. Curated by E.N Mirembe (Kampala, Uganda) and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo (Nairobi, Kenya), the installation by artists Darlyne Komukama and Liz Kobusinge, which opened at Afropocene Capsule,...

We are immensely grateful to Still Earth Holdings, our Founding Corporate Patron in 2022, for their transformative generosity. Their critical support has been instrumental in launching our Fellowship residency programme, enabling us to make a significant impact both locally and globally. Thanks...

As we enter two years of programming and residencies at G.A.S. Foundation, we are thrilled to present our first Impact Report. It chronicles our journey from digital programming to welcoming our 43rd G.A.S. resident in December 2023. Throughout this transformative period, we have solidified...

On the evening of 8th July 2024, we hosted our inaugural Patrons Summer Soiree in conjunction with Yinka Shonibare CBE’s exhibition, Suspended States, and in collaboration with our residency partner, Tiwani Contemporary. Our guests, comprised primarily Y.S.F. and G.A.S. Patrons and...

To celebrate our corporate donor African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) first year of philanthropy, we spoke with Stephen Tio Kauma, Group Managing Director of Human Resources. Corporate donations like those from Afreximbank are essential in underpinning the success of our...

In May, Tilga Art Fund resident Katesi Kalange explored integrating non-biodegradable materials into urban architecture in Lagos. G.A.S. Fellow Amanda Iheme researched the intersection of Nigerian tropical modernism and affordable housing, hosting a photography showcase and presenting her...

A Gathering on Art and Land is a day centring art and design-led approaches to planting, farming, seeding, gardening and burying. Through conversations and presentations, the event explores our relationship to the land, using ground and soil practices to start ecological conversations and reveal...

Across the autumn of 2022 and summer of 2023, Raqs Media Collective spent time across various sites in southwestern Nigeria conducting research and recording material for a new artwork titled Na-Bam : Measure without Measure. This meta-narrative contextualises the work and its impulses.