On 20 January 2012, Visual Artists Ireland was given the fantastic opportunity to visit Áras an Uachtaráin and to present President Higgins with a copy of our publication ‘ Creative Ireland- The Visual Arts’. ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ presents an attractive record of the early 21st century contemporary visual arts in Ireland with 100 artists who have been selected for their specific contribution to the contemporary arts in the first years of the 21st Century. More info: http://visualartists.ie/publications/creative-ireland-the-visual-arts-contemporary-visual-art-in-ireland-2000-2011/. A copy of the publication will be archived in the library at Áras an Uachtaráin. You can view more photos of our visit on the VAI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.307645865939759.60884.108999965804351&type=3