gasworks
London
Established in 1994, Gasworks is a non-profit contemporary visual art
organisation working at the intersection between UK and international practices
and debates. We provide studios for London-based artists; commission emerging
UK-based and international artists to present their first major exhibitions in
the UK; and develop a highly-respected international residencies programme,
which offers rare opportunities for international artists to research and
develop new work in London. All programmes are accompanied by events and
participatory workshops that engage audiences directly with artists and their
work. Process and development are fundamental to us. We establish long-term
relationships with artists and work with them to test out new ideas and
establish dialogue with peers and the public. This level of support allows
artists to confidently make a significant new step in their professional career,
whether the outcome is a work-in-progress, an event or an exhibition. Over the
last two and a half decades Gasworks has worked with over 500 artists from 80
countries around the world. Many of our alumni have gone on to exhibit at major
institutions and art events, and have received nominations for - or won -
prestigious awards including the Turner Prize, Absolut Award and Pinchuk Art
Prize. Alumni include Yinka Shonibare, Goshka Macuga, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, The
Otolith Group, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tania Bruguera, Song Dong, Hassan Khan,
Alexandre da Cunha, Renata Lucas, Cinthia Marcelle and many more. Gasworks has
recently secured its future by purchasing and redeveloping its home. The
£2.1million project has given the organisation unprecedented resilience and
great confidence in continuing to support new generations of emerging UK and
international artists. Gasworks is also the hub of the Triangle Network, an
international network of over thirty arts organisations, mostly based in Africa,
Asia and South America. Triangle Network regularly develops and facilitates
artists’ residencies and workshops as well as peer-to-peer exchanges, both
between the UK and the rest of the world or within a specific region. Triangle
informs Gasworks’ programme, giving the organisation unparalleled opportunities
to nurture and exhibit artists from across the world.
