Guest Artists Space Foundation

G.A.S. Foundation is a non-profit artist residency dedicated to facilitating international artistic exchange.

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📺 Watch Now - In Dialogue: Kosisochukwu Nnebe (@kosisochukwunnebe) in conversation with Ibrahim Mahama (@ibrahimmahama3)!

🎨 Revisit this in-depth exchange between G.A.S. Fellowship recipient Kosisochukwu Nnebe and acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.

🔗 Catch up:

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We are thrilled to collaborate on ‘To Break A Bitter Fever’ curated by Kefiloe Siwisa.

30/01/25 – 08/02/25
Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, Johannesburg

for us.

hold.
hold close.
hold one another closer.

to break this bitter fever.

Full programme: https://t.co/BXGvVTaDK9

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Earlier last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nathalie Eggenschwiler, an independent Swiss designer, to G.A.S. Lagos for her twelve-week residency.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/FQu1q3OyiI

This residency is generously supported by Pro Helvetia Johannesburg.

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Last year in November, G.A.S. Lagos, in collaboration with 9H Media and Open House Lagos, hosted the ‘7 Speakers 7 Minutes’ lecture series as part of the Open House Lagos Festival 2024.

🔗 Read more in the following link: https://t.co/OlSu4uwbDX

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G.A.S. Foundation is thrilled to welcome Bisila Noha, our first resident of the year 2025. A ceramic artist, researcher, and writer based in London, Bisila’s practice explores the intersections of heritage, craft, and community.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/fIgysFyqrs
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Throwback to Primitive Hypertext, a presentation and printing workshop by then-resident Avery Youngblood. In this event, Avery introduced the Riso machine and shared insights into her research.

It concluded with a hands-on workshop.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/5DGps6cbJW

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Join us in revisiting 'Building Artists' Estate and Legacies', an inspiring afternoon, where Osei Bonsu, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, led a conversation with representatives from the estates of Nigeria’s modernist pioneers.

Watch here: https://t.co/50wSFrh3MB

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🌟 Season’s Greetings from G.A.S. Foundation! 🌟

As we close out 2024, we’re filled with gratitude for a year of creativity and collaboration. Here’s to an inspiring 2025 with new opportunities, connections, and shared journeys.

Thank you for being part of our story.

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🚨 REMINDER! 🚨

Applications are still open for the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025!

2 fully-funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos for mid-career professionals based and working in Africa.

🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/7gFIIUo2HQ

Supported by @deutschebank

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To conclude her residency at G.A.S. Lagos, Mobolaji Ogunrosoye hosted an intimate dinner and film screening of Black Girl, a 1966 French-Senegalese drama written and directed by Ousmane Sembène.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/GXX0tdH8K6

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On December 13th, G.A.S. Lagos hosted Functions of Humor, a talk and workshop led by two-time G.A.S. resident Ofem Ubi and acclaimed Nigerian-British artist, film director, photographer, and poet Joladé Olusanya.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/MmrqkTgPEz

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🎨 In October, Lagos’ vibrant art season was in full swing, and Art X Lagos stood out as one of its keystone events. As a proud residency partner, G.A.S. Foundation was delighted to host Shabu Mwangi, recipient of the Access ART X Diaspora Prize.

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Have you got questions about the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025?

Join us this Thursday on Zoom for a session covering application guidelines, eligibility, and more, with a Q&A included!

💻️ Register here: https://t.co/BMii41WBsD

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This December, we are thrilled to host our final resident of the year, Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Mobolaji Ogunrosoye, as she undertakes a two-week research fellowship at G.A.S. Lagos.

🔗 Read Here: https://t.co/J4YOveptUT

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🌟 Applications are now open for the G.A.S. Fellowship Award 2025!

2 funded six-week residencies at G.A.S. Lagos are being offered to outstanding mid-career professionals based and working in Africa.

🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/R4LakfaWUo

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Supported by @deutschebank

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Join us at G.A.S. Lagos for Primitive Hypertext, a presentation and workshop on collaborative storytelling, led by Avery Youngblood. Also submit references to shape a publication inspired by Octavia E. Butler’s creative process.

RSVP and submit here: https://t.co/lpGHvGkhRm

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Join us at G.A.S. Lagos on December 13th, for Functions of Humor, a talk and writing workshop led by two-time G.A.S. resident Ofem Ubi, alongside acclaimed Nigerian-British artist, film director, photographer, and poet Joladé Olusanya.

🔗 RSVP here: https://t.co/aJqSTeTuCV

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In conclusion of their residency at G.A.S. Lagos, Liz Kobusinge and Theophilus Imani led Archival Choreographies, the second session of École du Festival - a study day reactivating the cultural legacies of pan-African festivals.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/rwtHPFGF7y

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Join us this Wednesday at G.A.S. Lagos for Building Artists' Estates and Legacies, an afternoon of discussion led by current resident Osei Bonsu, alongside key representatives from the estates of Nigeria's modernist pioneers.

🔗 RSVP here: https://t.co/BjvYPpTJY9

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In November, we had the pleasure of welcoming Osei Bonsu (@oseibonsu_), a British-Ghanaian curator, writer, and art historian, to G.A.S. Lagos for his residency.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/P5K7LPuKrC