Guest Artists Space Foundation (G.A.S.) in partnership with the Five Cowries Arts Education Initiative (FCI), is excited to announce My Story of Food: On The Farm!, a one-week creative education programme for school teachers and students from St. John’s Primary School, Ikiṣẹ in Ijebu, Ogun state. Through a series of creative training sessions, the project aims to strengthen the participants’ artistic expression and confidence while encouraging them to reflect on the importance of a balanced diet and deepen their understanding of where food comes from. This inaugural project aligns with our core objective at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ which is to raise environmental consciousness and its stewardship.

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos from 19–21 June 2025 for AfterImages, a three-day programme of film installations and screenings. Curated by Monangambee, the exhibition marks the culmination of Art Exchange: Moving Image, a curatorial professional development programme delivered by LUX, Yinka Shonibare Foundation, and Guest Artists Space Foundation, with support from the British Council. This dynamic project interrogates the coloniality embedded in archival moving images, with a particular focus on Cameroonian and broader Global South cinemas. Through experimental and archival film practices, the featured works complicate conventional understandings of the residual and the spectral in the aftermath of colonial violence. In this context, the cinematic afterimage becomes both method and metaphor, a trace that refuses disappearance, a remnant that unsettles the authority of linear time and official (colonial) memory.

This month, G.A.S. Foundation is pleased to welcome Nina Gilbert and Savannah Woodson to G.A.S. Lagos for an eight-week internship, delivered in partnership with Spelman College and the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Collective). While this cohort joins us outside of the residency-based model, the initiative reflects our continued commitment to supporting the next generation of arts professionals through hands-on, work-based learning.

On June 5th, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Residency Open Studio, a presentation and walkthrough of photography projects by independent photographer and visual storyteller Nengi Nelson, whose practice explores themes of identity, memory, and perception. Designed as an intimate and informal gathering, the Open Studio invited guests to engage with three distinct bodies of work developed over the course of her photographic journey. As guests arrived in small groups, Nengi personally guided them through each project, sharing insights into her process, the stories behind them, and inviting thoughtful dialogue. Motivated by a desire to connect with the local art community, the session provided space for reflection and meaningful exchange around her evolving practice.

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, rooted in queer-feminist methodologies, decolonial frameworks, ecological consciousness, and diasporic narratives, underline the Foundation's commitment to nurturing artistic voices that challenge boundaries and reimagine collective futures. Join us in celebrating their exceptional contributions to contemporary discourse and cultural transformation.