U.S. based ecological researcher and farmer Monai McCullough recently concluded a six-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation, based primarily at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikiṣẹ. During her time in residence, she focused on expanding her ongoing research project Trees of Nigeria, an archive that...

On 5th June 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted The Archive is Only the First Sentence, an open studio and presentation of residency research by Yoma Emore. The session introduced the narrative and archival frameworks shaping her practice, alongside her ongoing project The Prince Who Never Was, which...

On May 30th, 2026 G.A.S. Lagos hosted Underwater Ave,  an evening bringing together works in progress by then residents Kush Badhwar, Okwei Odili, Oluwasemilore Delano, and Yoma Emore. As their residencies came to a close, the artists shared unfinished ideas, footage, fragments, prototypes,...

On May 29, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Herbal Music, a live musical performance by Okwei Odili and Afro-jazz guitarist Adedayo Allegro Michael Lopez, exploring organic Nigerian sound traditions. Okwei immersed herself in medicinal plant cultivation while exploring the relationship between music...

On May 22nd, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Șé òrûn jé ârâ – is the sky skin, a presentation of residency research and monoprinting workshop led by Oluwasemilore Delano. The premise of this event stemmed from the title, which operates as a statement rather than a question. It invited audience members...

On April 23rd, 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Ecosystem Meet-Up, a peer learning and networking session presented as part of Archive Fever II: Stewarding Art Archives in Practice, developed in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA). The event was organised as an associate programme...

On April 24th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Seeding Futures - Cultural Infrastructure Beyond the Institution in collaboration with Achille Tenkiang, founder and director of the Baldwin Institute. The convening, which explored the infrastructures of Black art and cultural memory, was held as an associate...

On April 16th, 2026 G.A.S. Lagos hosted a networking dinner supported by Frieze, a leading global contemporary art organization, recognized for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. Conceived to place Frieze in dialogue with Lagos, the gathering also introduced guests to the work of...

Lukman Ipese, a London-based graphic designer and visual communicator whose practice explores graphic design as a shared process shaped by identity, belief, and culture, recently completed a four-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos. During his time in Lagos, he documented everyday spiritual markers...

Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on April 30th 2026 for Work Starts Now, a film screening and discussion led by current resident Kush Badhwar. The programme brings together three of Kush’s short films: We in a 1 room kitchen, Work Starts Now, and Blood Earth, which explore labour, resistance, and...

From March 25th to 27th 2026, G.A.S. Lagos hosted the inaugural edition of the G.A.S. Critical Writing Workshop, a three-day initiative designed to support the professional and critical development of emerging local art writers, researchers, and cultural practitioners. Through a series of...

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...