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Gasworks is a contemporary art organisation based in South London - exhibitions, events, residencies. Above all, Gasworks is a home for artists.

Gabriel Abrantes: Bardo Loops Exhibition runs 16 April - 2 August 2026 Gasworks is a leading non-profit arts organisation based in south London. Working at the intersection of UK and international contemporary art, we have supported more than 700 artists from over 100 countries since our founding in 1994. We commission and produce exhibitions by emerging and underrepresented artists, and host resi

dencies that enable artists from all over the world to research and develop new work. We also provide subsidised studios for London-based artists and co-design participation projects for local children, young people and families together with community partners. We are committed to building long-term relationships with all the artists we work with. Thanks to our award-winning history, we have developed an unparalleled reputation for cultivating new artistic talent. Gasworks is a registered charity, the London hub of Triangle Network, and part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio. Mémoires des corps by Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien now open in our gallery Weds-Sun 12-6pm until 14 December

13/08/2026

✨🍂 SAVE THE DATE: Autumn Open Studios 🍂✨

Join us for our next Open Studios on Saturday 12 September 2026 as we open our doors to explore and discuss the works-in-progress and research of our current international residents.

At 2pm and 4pm, all five artists will give short presentations, offering insights into their practices and research at Gasworks.

Featuring residency artists: Dina Mimi, Eve Tagny, Fatima Kaleem Khan, Sheshadev Sagria, Sirarpi Chibukhchyan.

📅 Saturday 12 September 2026, 12–6pm
📍 Gasworks, London
🎟 Free admission – no booking required. Everyone is welcome!

Dina Mimi’s residency is supported by Gasworks’ Palestinian Residency Patrons Circle.

Eve Tagny’s residency is supported by B Street Collaborative in collaboration with The Canadian Art Foundation.

Fatima Kaleem’s residency is supported by Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust and the Rangoonwala Foundation.

Sheshadev Sagria’s residency is supported by Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation and the Charles Wallace India Trust.

Sirarpi Chibukhchyan’s residency is supported by Bella Kesoyan.

12/08/2026

🌍 OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN EAST AFRICA 📌 ✨

This residency open call is for an early-career artist based in East Africa (Burundi, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia). The eleven-week, fully funded residency will take place at Gasworks in London from 7 April – 22 June 2027.

Our residencies programme supports professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation. We host up to twenty residencies each year, bringing artists from all over the world to London. All our residencies are self-led, non-prescriptive and process-based; they are about enabling artists to research and develop new work, engage with the city, and build their networks.

This residency is supported by Mercedes Vilardell.

📆 Residency dates: 7 April – 22 June 2027
⏰ Application deadline: 28 September 2026, 1pm (UK time)

🔗 Find more information and apply through our link in bio.

Image credit: Daniel Arnan Quarshie, Gasworks Summer Open Studios, London, 2026. Photo: Peter Otto

11/08/2026

As the 61st Venice Biennale reaches its halfway point, we’re spotlighting Gasworks and Triangle Network alumni exhibiting in the National Pavilions.

Swipe through to discover images from the Türkiye presentation, “A Kiss on the Eyes,” featuring Nilbar Güreş (exhibiting artist, 2016); the India Pavilion, “Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home,” featuring Ranjani Shettar (residency artist, 2005); and the Zimbabwe Pavilion, “Second Nature | Manyonga,” featuring Gideon Gomo (residency artist, 2023) and Felix Shumba (residency artist, 2025).

If you happen to be in Venice, be sure to pay them a visit! 💫

Credits:
1-2 – 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Pavilion of Türkiye, “A Kiss On The Eyes.” Photos by: Marco Zorzanello. Courtesy: La Biennale di Venezia.
3-4 – 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Pavilion of India, “Geographies of Distance: Remembering Home.” Photos by: Luca Zambelli Bais. Courtesy: La Biennale di Venezia.
5-6 – 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Pavilion of Zimbabwe, “Second Nature | Manyonga.” Courtesy: Gideon Gomo.

08/08/2026

Last Sunday we said goodbye to Bardo Loops by Gabriel Abrantes at Gasworks ➰.

Through a four-channel video installation, Bardo Loops combined ghosts, surreal humour, and deeply human conversations to reflect on grief, relationships, technology and the climate crisis. Blending the absurd with the personal, the exhibition invited visitors into a world that was both unsettling and emotionally profound.

A huge thank you to everyone who visited the exhibition and got involved with the public programme. We received such thoughtful and generous feedback throughout. A special thank you to Gabriel for his wonderful work.

Here are some of our favourite moments from the past few months✨

The Lead Supporter for Gabriel Abrantes’ exhibition is the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch). Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme is supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

Image credits: Peter Otto⁠

06/08/2026

REMINDER TO APPLY 📌

OPEN CALL: GASWORKS STUDIO BURSARY FOR HONG KONG DIASPORA ARTISTS

This is an open call for a London-based artist of the Hong Kong diaspora to take up a fully funded studio at Gasworks for three years, starting on 4 January 2027.

The selected artist will join Gasworks' close-knit community of artists, benefiting from professional support and opportunities to engage with our programmes.

What's included?
🎨 A private studio at Gasworks with 24/7 access
💷 An annual materials stipend of £1,000 for each year of the bursary
🤝 Regular invitations to Gasworks activities, including Open Studios, exhibition openings and networking events

Who can apply?
Early- and mid-career contemporary visual artists based in London who are part of the Hong Kong diaspora.

🔗 Check the full details and apply via the link in our bio.
⏰ Application deadline: 1 September 2026, 1pm (UK time)

Share this opportunity and help us spread the word! ‼️

Image credits: Pamina Sebastião, Gasworks Open Studios, March 2025. Photo: Peter Otto.

05/08/2026

🇳🇿 Introducing artist Areez Katki from Aotearoa New Zealand, who will be in residence at Gasworks from 30 September – 15 December 2026! 🇳🇿

Areez is interested in the possibilities of materials and language. Following a lifelong practice of hand-embroidering drawings on found cloth, their work expands into installation, sound, video and performance. Through these mediums, they develop methods of storytelling, building upon memory, biomythography, and fabulation.

During their residency at Gasworks, Areez will continue developing An Internal Dissenter Who Remains in Relation, a new performance and moving-image work. Exploring how the body holds space for the sacred and the profane, they draw on their position as a Zoroastrian priest to cultivate rituals that mobilise the q***r body and propose different modes of knowledge transmission.

Areez Katki’s residency is supported by the Jan Warburton Charitable Trust, and the individuals and organisations who contribute to the Aotearoa New Zealand Friends of Gasworks. With additional support from the British Council Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. It is organised in partnership with the Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa.

04/08/2026

📚✨ International Residents Book Club with Ronyel Compra

This week's recommendation comes from the Philippines 🇵🇭: Dogeaters by Jessica Hagedorn.

Ronyel first recommended this novel during a conversation with a visitor at Gasworks, who immediately asked about its striking title.

💬 “Dogeaters, because historically Filipinos have often been stereotyped as people who eat dog meat. It's a loaded and derogatory term, and I think that's precisely why the author chose it. Rather than shying away from it, she confronts the stereotype head-on and turns it into a way of questioning how Filipinos have been perceived and represented. I suppose I relate to that impulse in my own practice too, to confront uncomfortable histories rather than avoid them.

Despite its provocative title, the novel isn't about eating dogs at all. It's a vivid and layered portrait of the Philippines, capturing the country's complexities—from colonial history and dictatorship to cinema, pop culture and everyday life—through an array of unforgettable characters. I still think it's a wonderful book and definitely worth sharing.”

01/08/2026

👻 FINAL DAYS OF BARDO LOOPS 👻

It’s the final weekend to catch Gabriel Abrantes’s first UK solo exhibition, Bardo Loops.⁠

Across four interconnected films, Gabriel blends wry humour with overt melodrama to explore autobiographical fragments and personal tragedies. These sit alongside broader existential concerns, from climate change to the anxieties of a digitally dominated future.

⏳ Don't miss your final chance to visit the exhibition! ⌛️

🗓 Exhibition closes 2 August 2026
📍 Gasworks, London

The Lead Supporter for Gabriel Abrantes’ exhibition is the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch). Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme is supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

Credits: Courtesy of the Artist

29/07/2026

📚✨ International Residents Book Club with Daniel Arnan Quarshie.

Our next literary stop? Ghana 🇬🇭 Daniel recommends In the Chest of a Woman by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe.

💬 “In the Chest of a Woman is a play that interrogates gender inequality and patriarchy in both traditional and modern societies in Ghana. It exposes how cultural systems limit women, and how individuals manipulate political structures in pursuit of power and authority. Central to the narrative is an identity conflict: a girl raised as a boy to become king, embodying tensions between biology, social-cultural roles and expectations, alongside parental pressures.

It is a blend of cultural, social, and political themes and issues that are still very prevalent and relevant in our contemporary world.”

25/07/2026

⏳ One week left to experience Bardo Loops by Gabriel Abrantes ➰

"These videos are deeply emotional and farcical at the same time, as ghosts argue about the benefits of genetic tests, breaking up with each other, and whether they should have a baby. All the while, a ghost plays a song on the piano about being lonely, while in a flooded room. These four short films are brilliantly done and stick with you long after you've left."
— Tabish Khan, FAD Magazine

Don't miss the final chance to experience the show!

We are open 12–6pm on both Saturday and Sunday, just under a 10-minute walk from Oval and Vauxhall stations 🚉

🗓 Exhibition runs 16 April – 2 August 2026
📍 Gasworks, London

The Lead Supporter for Gabriel Abrantes' exhibition is the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch). Gasworks' Exhibitions programme is supported by public funding from Arts Council England.

Credits: Courtesy of the Artist

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