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Event: Into the Timeline - A Research Collage of Pan-African Festivals

Event: Into the Timeline - A Research Collage of Pan-African Festivals

The Open Research Room is the second and final public activation of G.A.S. Foundation’s Annotations Programme curated by Adeyosola Adeniran, Osayame Emokpae-Ozoro, Neil Grasty, Amaya Loubeau, Ufuoma Ogbemudje and Robyn Simpson with Annotations Co-Curators Naima Hassan and Maryam Kazeem. 

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We're Hiring: Communications and Events Coordinator

We're Hiring: Communications and Events Coordinator

Applications Closed

The Communications and Events Coordinator will play a pivotal role in developing and managing all communications and event-related activities for G.A.S. Foundation under the direction of the Executive Director (G.A.S.) and Communications and Projects Manager (Yinka Shonibare Foundation) in London. 

 

This multifaceted position involves crafting and executing comprehensive communication strategies, overseeing social media content, and coordinating end-to-end event production. The ideal candidate will have a background in communications, social media management, CRM system management, and event planning, with a particular focus on the arts and cultural sector, especially within Lagos.

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Green is the new black | Yinka Shonibare's Serpentine show reveals what cultural exchange can do for the climate crisis

Green is the new black | Yinka Shonibare's Serpentine show reveals what cultural exchange can do for the climate crisis

The Art Newspaper

Shonibare, who was raised between London and Lagos, is employing his socially engaged practice to tackle the complex relationship between colonialism and ecological devastation.

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Event: Reading Pan-African Festivals - Archival Encounters at G.A.S.

Event: Reading Pan-African Festivals - Archival Encounters at G.A.S.

Are you interested in exploring the G.A.S. Library and Picton Archive? Five weeks into the Annotations Programme, G.A.S. Foundation invites you to share in our learnings on archival practice, and to explore our research into Pan-African Festivals such as FESTAC '77. Join us for a reading session hosted by our Research Associates and Interns-in-Residence, developed in response to the mentorship of Archival Consciousness, who work with archivists and institutions to make library collections more accessible.

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Residency Report: Katesi Kalange Explores Materiality in Lagos

Residency Report: Katesi Kalange Explores Materiality in Lagos

Four weeks into her residency program at GAS Foundation, Katesi Kalange has delved into extensive reading and research on the potential of recycling non-biodegradable materials like single-use plastics and second-hand clothes. Drawing inspiration from Nigeria's vernacular architecture, She embarked on a journey to merge sustainability with cultural influences. Last week marked a pivotal moment as she transitioned from theoretical exploration to practical fieldwork.

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Event: A Gathering on Art and Land

Event: A Gathering on Art and Land

A Gathering on Art and Land is a day centring art and design-led approaches to planting, farming, seeding, gardening and burying. Through conversations and presentations, the event explores our relationship to the land, using ground and soil practices to start ecological conversations and reveal their potential for transformation, regeneration, and hope. The programme includes a talk with Yinka Shonibare CBE RA who will discuss his exhibition Suspended States and his ongoing commitment to environmentalism and interdisciplinary exchange in his practice. This will be followed by G.A.S. residency alumni and RCA BLK members Remi Kuforiji and Graeme Smith, in conversation with Yinka Shonibare Foundation CEO Belinda Holden.

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Event: METAmorphosis in Bariga

Event: METAmorphosis in Bariga

To conclude a collaboration with Peter Abayomi of Eran Jije Project initiated on arrival in Lagos, Katesi Kalange returned to Bariga to share the outputs of her residency with the local residents some of whom had been instrumental in helping her shape her residency project. Shortly after arriving in the city, Katesi conducted a community cleaning drive in the Isale-Akoka area of Bariga that was followed by in-depth material research, experimentation, and collaboration with artisans and recycling organisations in Lagos and beyond.

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