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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.

Paloma Contreras Lomas: Disco Inferno Exhibition runs 1 October - 13 December 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 residencies 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

09/10/2026

Meet the new cohort of international residents joining us at Gasworks this season! 🌟

❄️ Areez Katki (Aotearoa New Zealand)
❄️ Ghyzlène Boukaïla (Algeria)
❄️ River Claure (Bolivia)
❄️ Thato Toeba (Lesotho)
❄️ Vasilis Papageorgiou (Greece)

They’ll be in residence in our studios until December, developing new work and research across their practices. Keep an eye out for more from their time at Gasworks! 👀

Areez Katki’s residency is supported by the Jan Warburton Charitable Trust, the individuals and organisations who contribute to 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.

Ghyzlène Boukaïla’s residency is supported by Nafas Collection, Selim & Houda Bouafsoun.

River Claure's residency is supported by is supported by the Contemporary Bolivian Arts Trust (CBAT).

Thato Toeba’s residency is supported by the Artworkers Retirement Society.

Vasilis Papageorgiou’s residency is supported by Thalia and Alex Haidas.

08/10/2026

💫 TOMORROW AT WELLCOME COLLECTION: Elders, 2046: For Living and Dying Otherwise 💫

After months of workshops and collaborative development, XYZ Projects — Jaunts and Dr Ravi Piccus — bring Elders, 2046: For Living and Dying Otherwise to Wellcome Collection this Friday and Saturday.

Set behind the scenes of a fictional radio soap opera in a trans care home of the future, the performance imagines what care, ageing and collective life might look like otherwise.

The work marks the culmination of XYZ Projects’ 2025–2026 Gasworks Participation Residency.

📅 Friday 9 & Saturday 10 October
📍 Wellcome Collection, London
🎟 Free to attend, booking required via the Wellcome Collection website.

The project is an Unlimited UK Partner Award commission.

Gasworks’ Participation Residency Artist Programme is funded by City Bridge Foundation.

Image credit: Courtesy of XYZ Projects

07/10/2026

Coinciding with Frieze London (), we’re launching two new limited editions by current exhibiting artist Paloma Contreras Lomas () (Mexico) and recent Gasworks resident Fatima Kaleem Khan () (Pakistan).

For the second year running, Gasworks will be presenting a selection of Editions at our stand in the Frieze London Reading Room, from 14–18 October.
Alongside the new editions, look out for fresh Gasworks merchandise, including an inferno-inspired tote bag and cap🔥, plus editions by some of our beloved alumni.

Stay tuned for more soon… and see you at Frieze next week!

06/10/2026

Come get a closer look at Disco Inferno‼️

Step inside the exhibition with a guided tour led by our curator, Rosa Tyhurst. This is a chance to learn more about Paloma Contreras Lomas’s practice and the references that have shaped Disco Inferno, from folklore, literature, graphic novels and pop culture to media narratives and a distinctive visual language drawing from Mexican Baroque.

📅 Saturday 7 November, 12:30 – 1pm
📍 Gasworks, London
🎟 Free event — booking recommended via Eventbrite (link in bio)

Disco Inferno runs from 1 October–13 December 2026.

The Lead Supporter for Paloma Contreras Lomas's exhibition is Prue MacLeod. The Headline Supporter is Catherine Petitgas, with additional support from Fundación Ama Amoedo. The exhibition is presented in partnership with Bienal de Yucatán. With thanks to Pequod Co. Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme is supported by Gasworks’ Exhibitions Supporters and public funding from Arts Council England.

Image credits: Vinx Wenxuan Wang

03/10/2026

NOW OPEN AT GASWORKS: DISCO INFERNO! ☠️🔥

Descend with us this weekend into Paloma Contreras Lomas' vision of hell, where creatures, goblins and other miscreants recount a theatre of disappearance. Here, truth surpasses fiction: pre-Hispanic goddesses appear alongside cackling witches, bunnies dressed as nuns and satanic devils.

Disco Inferno retells episodes from Mexico’s recent history, focusing on the period since 2006, when then-president Felipe Calderón deployed the military in a major escalation of the country’s campaign against organised crime and drug cartels. The years that followed saw a dramatic rise in violence, alongside documented killings and enforced disappearances.

Come and experience the tales, realities and myths that unfold throughout the exhibition.

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

🗓 Exhibition runs 1 October – 13 December 2026
📍 Gasworks, London

The Lead Supporter for Paloma Contreras Lomas's exhibition is Prue MacLeod. The Headline Supporter is Catherine Petitgas, with additional support from Fundación Ama Amoedo. The exhibition is presented in partnership with Bienal de Yucatán. With thanks to Pequod Co. Gasworks’ Exhibitions programme is supported by Gasworks’ Exhibitions Supporters and public funding from Arts Council England.

Image credits: Paloma Contreras Lomas. Photo: Yvonne Venegas

02/10/2026

✨ ONE WEEK TO GO: Elders, 2046: For Living and Dying Otherwise ✨

Next Friday and Saturday, XYZ Projects — Jaunts and Dr Ravi Piccus — bring Elders, 2046: For Living and Dying Otherwise to Wellcome Collection.

Set behind the scenes of a fictional radio soap opera in a trans care home of the future, the performance asks what care, ageing and collective life might look like otherwise.

The work marks the culmination of XYZ Projects’ 2025–2026 Gasworks Participation Residency, developed through workshops and recorded conversations with artists, carers, squatters, s*x workers, housing activists, dementia-care specialists, death-care workers and disabled abolitionists.

The performance was developed with artist-writer Maz Murray, model-maker Scar and ethnographic set-designer Public Dreaming and produced by Kamari Romeo. Performers include Krishna Istha, Chavala Saris Adam, Mijke van der Drift, Munesu Mukombe, Bri Leung and Ray Vincent Mills. The project is an Unlimited UK Partner Award commission.

📅 Friday 9 & Saturday 10 October
📍 Wellcome Collection, London

Free to attend, but booking is required via the Wellcome Collection website.

Gasworks’ Participation Residency Artist Programme is funded by City Bridge Foundation, supporting opportunities for artists and migrant communities in Lambeth and Southwark to work together on collaborative projects.

Image credits: Courtesy of XYZ Projects

28/09/2026

⏰ REMINDER TO APPLY ⏰

🌎 OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN CENTRAL AMERICA 🌊

This residency open call is for an early-career artist based in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama). 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 the Shelagh Wakely Bequest, administered by The Elephant Trust.

📆 Residency dates: 7 April – 22 June 2027
⏰ Application deadline: Tuesday 6 October 2026, 1pm (UK time)

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

Image credit: Hugo González, Gasworks Spring Open Studios, London, 2026. Photo: Peter Otto

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