Yinka Shonibare Foundation

This October and November, G.A.S. Foundation hosted a diverse cohort of residents in both Lagos and Ikise, including artists Shabu Mwangi, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Ofem Ubi, and Avery Youngblood; researchers Liz Kobusinge and Theophilus Imani; and Osei Bonsu, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern. Their practices—spanning painting, sculpture, eco-printing, and visual research—engaged with themes of postcolonial histories, cultural memory, and social change. Join us to reflect on these residencies and the public events that showcased their diverse creative inquiries. Read the full residency recap via the following link: https://lnkd.in/e8eG4m64 ⁠ #YinkaShonibareFoundation #YSF #YinkaShonibare #OfemUbi #ShabuMwangi #TheoImani #KosisochukwuNnebe #AveryYoungblood #LizKobusinge #GASFarmHouse #OseiBonsu #AnnotationsProgramme #ArchivalResidency #GASFoundation #guestartistsspace #ArtResidency #CulturalDialogue #ContemporaryArt #NigerianModernism #Archiving #Festac77 #FESTAC #EcoPrinting #ArtAndScience #IndigenousPractices #ArtInLagos #TextileArt #IndigenousCrafts #LagosArtScene #CulturalHeritage #AfricanContemporaryArt #ArtAndIdentity

Applications are now open for the Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation Fellowship Award 2025! Two fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos are being offered to outstanding mid-career professionals based and actively working on the African continent: 🎨 One residency for a mid-career visual fine artist (5th May - 14th June 2025) 🖼️ One residency for a mid-career curator (16th June - 25th July 2025) The residencies are part of Project Nexus, a three-year programme empowering artists and curators through residencies, workshops, and educational initiatives supported by Deutsche Bank. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eKSNUv3U 💻️ Have questions about the application process? Join our Online Information Session next Thursday at 3:00pm WAT using the link above. ‼️ Application deadline: Sunday, 12th January 2025, 23:59 WAT —-- #YinkaShonibareFoundation #YSF #YinkaShonibare #CallForApplications #GASfoundation #GuestArtistsSpace #ArtistResidency #CuratorResidency #africancreatives #opencall #callforapplications #gasfellowshipaward #culturalexchange #projectnexus #deutschebank

🌟 Applications are now open for the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025! Two fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos are being offered to outstanding mid-career professionals based and actively working on the African continent: 🎨 One residency for a mid-career visual fine artist (5th May - 14th June 2025) 🖼️ One residency for a mid-career curator (16th June - 25th July 2025) The residencies are part of Project Nexus, a three-year programme empowering artists and curators through residencies, workshops, and educational initiatives supported by Deutsche Bank. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eKSNUv3U 💻️ Have questions about the application process? Join our Online Information Session next Thursday at 3:00pm WAT using the link above. ‼️ Application deadline: Sunday, 12th January 2025, 23:59 WAT —-- #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #artistresidency #curatorresidency #africancreatives #opencall #callforapplications #gasfellowshipaward #culturalexchange #projectnexus #deutschebank

❓️Have you got questions about the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025? Join us this Thursday on Zoom for an informative session led by Y.S.F. CEO Belinda Holden and G.A.S. Executive Director Moni Aisida. They'll walk you through the application guidelines, eligibility criteria, and everything you need to know about the award. You'll also have the chance to ask any questions you may have during the session. 💻️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eQAVUkDu The 2025 edition of the award offers two fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos for outstanding mid-career professionals based and actively working on the African continent: ⁠ 🎨 One residency for a mid-career visual fine artist (5th May - 14th June 2025)⁠ 🖼️ One residency for a mid-career curator (16th June - 25th July 2025)⁠ The residencies are part of Project Nexus, a three-year programme empowering artists and curators through residencies, workshops, and educational initiatives supported by Deutsche Bank.⁠ 🔗 Visit our website to apply.⁠ ‼️ Application deadline: Sunday, 12th January 2025, 23:59 WAT⁠ ---- #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #artistresidency #curatorresidency #africancreatives #opencall #callforapplications #gasfellowshipaward #culturalexchange #projectnexus #deutschebank

🌍️ The fifth edition of our annual Lagos Art Tour welcomed our patrons and cultural enthusiasts from around the globe for an unforgettable dive into Lagos' vibrant arts scene. ✨️ From intimate studio visits and inspiring exhibitions to dynamic celebrations at the Ecology Green Farm and G.A.S. Lagos, every moment was a testament to the transformative potential of creativity and cross-cultural collaboration. 🔗 Tap the link for the full recap: https://lnkd.in/gHvwZBzr #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #yinkashonibare #yinkashonibarecbe #yinkashonibarefoundation #lagosarttour #lagos #lagosartscene #nigeria #nigerianar #artx #artxlagos #lagosarttour24

🐜 There are just 10 days left to visit KUNA MENDE KWENYE MASHINE (There’s a Bug in the Machine) - the latest exhibition in the Art Exchange: Moving Image series, curated by Jesse Gerard Mpango. 📽️ Through installations, performances, and three newly commissioned works, this show invites us to rethink the rhythms of creation, history, and the evolving role of moving image. 🌟 Highlights include a fabric sculpture by Valerie Asiimwe Amani, a live dubbing of Tenet by Dijay Blaki, and an immersive installation by Mervki Rep. 📍The exhibition runs until Nov 23rd at Mikoko White House (@mikoko_whitehouse), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 🔗 Discover more: https://lnkd.in/ekgi49BV ----- This exhibition forms part of the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme organised by LUX - Artists' Moving Image, Yinka Shonibare Foundation and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation with support from the British Council. #KunaMendeKwenyeMashine #ArtExchangeMovingImage #AjabuAjabu #DarEsSalaamArt #tanzania #exhibition #movingimage #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #yinkashonibarefoundation #britishcouncil⁠ #luxmovingimage

Congratulations to 2022 G.A.S. Fellow and Alumnus, Samuel Nnorom, who also emerged as the inaugural winner of the M&C Saatchi Group Art for Change Prize in 2022. His new solo, titled 'Multitude or Minority' is showing at Saatchi Gallery until 24 November 2024. Nnorom's sculptures, woven from salvaged Ankara fabric, explore the "social fabric" that binds humanity—values, traditions, and identities interwoven like cloth. Inspired by the fleeting nature of bubbles, his works reveal moments of tension, adaptation, and resilience. Through intricate layers and ribboned forms, he reimagines the bubble as a symbol of collective survival and connection. Read more alumni updates in the following link: https://lnkd.in/evK2aZPm Photo Credit Installation view: Samuel Nnorm's 'Emotional Catch', solo exhibition, Tiwani Contemporary, Lagos, 2023. Photography by Yinka Babalola #YinkaShonibareFoundation #YSF #YinkaShonibare #AlumniSpotlight #SamuelNnorom #AnkaraSculpture #ContemporaryArt #SocialFabric #ArtForChangePrize #SaatchiGallery #MultitudeOrMinority #AnkaraArt #ContemporarySculpture #AfricanArt #NigerianArtist #TextileSculpture #MCSaatchiArt #ArtExhibition #TiwaniContemporary

This autumn, we're excited to spotlight the incredible work of our alumni. From exhibition openings and screenings to project debuts, these projects are rooted in the research and connections formed at G.A.S. Foundation. 🎬 Tomorrow, 17 October, 2024, Tobi Onabolu premieres 'Ojú-Inu' in London, blending media and masquerade to explore consciousness and identity. 📸 From 30th October, 2024, Lagos Studio Archives' Karl Ohiri and Riikka Kassinen uncover the legacy of Lagos' iconic Abi Morocco Photos studio in their exhibition at Autograph London. 💇♀️ Miriam Bettin's 'Grow It, Show It!' exhibition is showing at Museum Folkwang until 12 January, 2024. Grow It, Show It! interrogates the socio-cultural significance of hair as a powerful symbol of resistance, identity, and communication. ♻️ Rafael Kouto’s sustainable fashion project 'Circular Heroes' is set for Photo Vogue Festival 2025 in Milan! Learn more in the following link https://lnkd.in/eYnHA5n3 #YinkaShonibareFoundation #YinkaShonibare #YinkashonibareStudio #AlumniSpotlight #GASFoundation #ArtResidency #Exhibition #GuestArtistsFoundation #ExhibitioninLondon #ScreeningInLondon #RafaelKouto #PhotoVogue #TobiOnabolu #DanseMacabre #OjuInu #LagosStudioArchives #KarlOhiri #RiikkaKassien #CircularHeores #ShowItGrowIt #MiriamBettin #AutographLondon #MuseumFolkwang

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. Meanwhile, Alexandra Martens Serrano engaged with the intersection of quantum technologies and natural ecologies. Misheck Masamvu spent time at the G.A.S. Farm House developing new works that were informed by the Nigerian cultural landscape. The season continues with ART X Prize winner Shabu Mwangi, who is deepening his exploration of identity and power dynamics ahead of his presentation at the 9th edition of the fair. 📖 Read the full residency recap here: https://lnkd.in/gWUc_ktp #GASFoundation #guestartistsspace #ArtResidency #CulturalDialogue #ContemporaryArt #PublicArt #ArtAndScience #IndigenousPractices #ArtInLagos #TextileArt #IndigenousCrafts #LagosArtScene #CulturalHeritage #AfricanContemporaryArt #ArtAndIdentity

There are just a few days left to see 'in transit under another sky' at the Kamene Cultural Centre in Nairobi. The ambitious exhibition realised across Kampala and Nairobi by curators E.N. Mirembe and Rosie Olang’ Odhiambo brings together 11 artists who engage deeply with themes of transience and marginal identities. Audiences are invited to attend a curatorial tour and closing soiree this Friday 20th September from 3pm. More information about the exhibition and participating artists can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZU_WFFE This exhibition has been delivered as part of the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme organised by LUX - Artists' Moving Image, Yinka Shonibare Foundation and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation with support from the British Council. #intransitunderanothersky #exhibition #kampala #uganda #movingimage #gasfoundation #guestartistsspace #yinkashonibarefoundation #britishcouncil⁠ #artexchnagemovingimage