[{"id":333680,"link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/minivan-dublin-international-film-festival-2026-part-ii","name":"minivan-dublin-international-film-festival-2026-part-ii","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/miniVAN-promo-15_2-scaled.jpg","alt":""},"title":"miniVAN | Dublin International Film Festival 2026 | Part II","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas Pool","link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/author\/vai-news"},"date":"Mar 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-09 12:51:45","modifiedDate":"2026-03-09 12:51:45","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-09 12:51:45","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":47},"status":"publish","content":"In the second instalment of our two-part special series on the 2026 Dublin International Film Festival, film critics Caileigh Ryan"},{"id":333537,"link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/out-now-march-april-2026-issue-of-the-visual-artists-news-sheet","name":"out-now-march-april-2026-issue-of-the-visual-artists-news-sheet","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/COVER_VAN-MA-2026-scaled.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Out Now | March April 2026 issue of The Visual Artists' News Sheet","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas Pool","link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/author\/vai-news"},"date":"Mar 3, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-03-03 16:55:25","modifiedDate":"2026-03-03 16:55:25","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-03-03 16:55:25","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/visual-artists-news-sheet\" rel=\"category tag\">VAN Covers and Contents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/van-ebulletin\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Artists News Sheet<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/visual-artists-news-sheet\" rel=\"category tag\">VAN Covers and Contents<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/van-ebulletin\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Artists News Sheet<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":3},"status":"publish","content":"VAN March\/April 2026 issue foregrounds visual art projects, events, exhibitions, and screening programmes happening around the country and overseas. 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10:42:11","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/category\/vai-news\" rel=\"category tag\">VAI News<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":50},"status":"publish","content":"From IMMA Wednesday January 21st 2026 Important works by Leonora Carrington, Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a, Hilary Heron, Eimear Walshe, Alex Cecchetti, Patrick"},{"id":331959,"link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/expert-advisory-committee-independent-review-of-the-governance-and-organisational-culture-of-the-arts-council-of-ireland-published","name":"expert-advisory-committee-independent-review-of-the-governance-and-organisational-culture-of-the-arts-council-of-ireland-published","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/listings-news.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Expert Advisory Committee Independent Review 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We hope you had a restful and enjoyable festive season. We are"}]
