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AAL Lab Convening: Worlding from Below - Mapping African Literary Spaces

AAL Lab Convening: Worlding from Below - Mapping African Literary Spaces

A Virtual Presentation on African Literary Restitution by Marianne Wamuyu and Tarus Sharon

Join us on September 30, 2025, for Worlding from Below: Mapping African Literary Spaces, a virtual presentation by Tarus Sharon and Marianne Wamuyu of Book Bunk Nairobi of Book Bunk. This event is part of the AAL Lab convening series Contemporary Art and Archive Practices (CAAP), jointly organised by Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) within the...

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Y.S.F. and G.A.S. Welcome The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (TOOF) to Their Global Circle of Supporters

Y.S.F. and G.A.S. Welcome The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (TOOF) to Their Global Circle of Supporters

Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation are delighted to announce that The Osahon Okunbo Foundation (TOOF) joins our Global Circle of supporters. This significant two year donation will support residencies in Lagos and assist in the realization of the 2025 Re:assemblages Symposium.  

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July and August Residency Update

July and August Residency Update

Across July, August, G.A.S. Foundation hosted three residents whose practices spanned research, performance, installation, and sound, yet converged on shared themes of heritage, ecology, and community. Pelumi Odubanjo traced Afro-Brazilian histories across Lagos, Badagry, and Ibadan, Dr. Ietef Vita rooted his eco-hip-hop practice in Nigerian landscapes, merging music with agroecology, food...

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May and June Residency Update

May and June Residency Update

In May and June, G.A.S. Foundation welcomed a vibrant cohort of artists, writers, and scholars whose practices spanned sound, photography, literature, and visual storytelling. Over residencies and internships ranging from three to eight weeks, they immersed themselves in Lagos and beyond, engaging in research, fieldwork, community workshops, and public programmes that explored themes of...

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Meet the 2025–26 Re:assemblages Advisory Committee

Meet the 2025–26 Re:assemblages Advisory Committee

In June 2025, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) announced the 2025–26 edition of Re:assemblages, a dynamic, multi-year programme designed to foster collaboration and experimentation across postcolonial art archives and library collections. This ambitious initiative reimagines the stewardship and activation of African and...

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AAL Lab Convening: Liz Johnson Artur, Black Balloon Archive

AAL Lab Convening: Liz Johnson Artur, Black Balloon Archive

Hosted by Gallery TPW

We are pleased to partner with Gallery TPW and the National Gallery of Canada on a public talk with artist Liz Johnson Artur, taking place on August 5th, 2025. The event marks the first activation of Contemporary Art and Archive Practices (CAAP), an international series of public convenings led by Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.). Focused on the...

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Call for Papers: Re:assemblages Symposium 2025

Call for Papers: Re:assemblages Symposium 2025

Applications Closed

The 20th century can be read as a formative ecotonal space—an unsettled, generative borderland where networks fractured and reformed, collaborations ignited, and tensions gave way to new modes of relation. Within this compressed terrain, distinct ecologies of African and Afro-diasporic thought and practice took shape, producing postcolonial libraries and archives that carried with them...

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Announcing a New Residency Partnership Between Guest Artists Space and the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Announcing a New Residency Partnership Between Guest Artists Space and the Finnish Cultural Foundation

G.A.S. is pleased to partner with the Finnish Cultural Foundation to provide two fully funded, eight-week residencies, which will be awarded to Finnish or Finland-based artists, curators, or writers. The selected residents will primarily be housed in Lagos, with the possibility of spending a shorter time at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ijebu. The opportunity is open to practitioners across various...

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'in transit under another sky': Y.S.F. Patrons and Alumni Attend a Private View and Guided Tour

'in transit under another sky': Y.S.F. Patrons and Alumni Attend a Private View and Guided Tour

On 27 May 2025, the Yinka Shonibare Foundation convened a Private View and guided tour for patrons and alumni at The Africa Centre, London, spotlighting the latest iteration of the travelling exhibition 'in transit under another sky'. The event marked a significant moment in the trajectory of a project that emerged from Art Exchange: Moving Image, a dynamic curatorial development...

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Announcing Re:assemblages 2025-26: An Ambitious Programme Exploring African and Afro-diasporic Archives

Announcing Re:assemblages 2025-26: An Ambitious Programme Exploring African and Afro-diasporic Archives

We are pleased to announce the 2025–26 edition of Re:assemblages, a dynamic, multi-year programme designed to foster collaboration and experimentation across African art library collections. This ambitious initiative reimagines the stewardship and activation of African and Afro-diasporic art archives, and will result in a rich constellation of international convenings, symposia,...

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Summer Alumni Update

Summer Alumni Update

We are delighted to present the latest achievements from our G.A.S. Foundation alumni, whose visionary practices continue to shape contemporary art globally. From prestigious appointments and innovative residencies to compelling exhibitions and commissions, our alumni exemplify critical engagement, interdisciplinary exploration, and meaningful cultural interventions. Their diverse approaches,...

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G.A.S. Foundation Alumni Commissioned for Artangel’s New Project 'Earth Rising'

G.A.S. Foundation Alumni Commissioned for Artangel’s New Project 'Earth Rising'

We are excited to announce that three G.A.S. Foundation alumni, Ofem Ubi (Nigeria), Evan Ifekoya (UK), and Leo Robinson (UK), have been commissioned to produce new work for Earth Rising, a major new project by Artangel. Released across streaming platforms on 20th June 2025 and composed entirely of new audio works, Earth Rising, Volume I is a cross-section of the human experience, expressing...

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