In March 2025, Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, in partnership with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.), announced the pilot edition of the Ìmòra Arts Intensive, an initiative designed to support the professional development of emerging local artists. Taking its name from the Yoruba...

Across residencies ranging from four to six weeks, Rachel Anyo, Gaia Ozwyn, Aisha Olamide Seriki, and Joy Labinjo immersed themselves in Lagos and beyond, activating research, fieldwork, studio visits, and community dialogue as vital parts of their creative process. Their time culminated in...

On April 26th, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted an information session for the 2026 edition of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and University of the Western Cape (UWC) Museum Fellowship Programme. The session offered a valuable opportunity for aspiring museum and arts...

London-based ethnobotanist Jonn Gale, whose work explores botanical collections and their cultural significance, recently concluded a 12-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation. Structured as part of her PhD placement, her residency was primarily based at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ikise. During her...

Shatha Afify, an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller, joins us at G.A.S. Lagos for a six-week residency as the 2025 recipient of the G.A.S. Fellowship Award supported by Deutsche Bank. Her multifaceted practice spans installation, moving image, performance, sound, research, curatorial work,...

On May 3rd, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Retelling and Creating New Memories, a collage workshop led by multidisciplinary artist Rachel Anyo in collaboration with The Children’s Art Gallery (TCAG). The 90-minute session invited children aged 9 to 17 to explore storytelling and memory through...

On April 30th, 2025, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Unearthing the Archive, an evening of discussion exploring the role of archives in contemporary artistic practice. Facilitated by Aisha Seriki and Joy Labinjo, the event brought together G.A.S. alumna Mobolaji Ogunrosoye and photographer and writer Amaize...

The G.A.S. Library and Picton Archive is delighted to announce the receipt of 43 print materials of Black Orpheus journal, a rare collection of publications from local partner OlongoAfrica. This two year loan will facilitate the work of OlongoAfrica’s Black Orpheus Fellowship, and greatly...

G.A.S. Foundation is proud to announce a new residency partnership with Fondation H, launched in celebration of our founder Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s major solo exhibition, Safiotra [Hybridités/Hybridities]. Opening on 11th April 2025 at Fondation H in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and running...

On the 27th of March 2025, as part of her ongoing residency at G.A.S., London-based ethnobotanist Jonn Gale facilitated a community-based workshop for students from St. John’s Primary School, Ikiṣẹ. The session introduced the young learners to foundational concepts in botany and herbarium...

UK-based artist Joy Labinjo will undertake a four-week residency at G.A.S. Foundation in Lagos this April. Known for her dynamic large-scale figurative paintings, Labinjo’s work draws from personal and archival imagery to explore themes of identity, race, history, and community. Blending...

This April, G.A.S. is delighted to welcome Aisha Olamide Seriki, a London-based Nigerian multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans fine art photography, sculpture, bronze, and woodwork. During her four-week residency at G.A.S. Lagos, Aisha will deepen her research into Yoruba material...