[{"id":335970,"link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/may-june-van-spotlight-artist-run-time","name":"may-june-van-spotlight-artist-run-time","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John_Smith_Install_2011-scaled.jpg","alt":""},"title":"May June VAN Spotlight | Artist-Run Time","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas Pool","link":"https:\/\/visualartists.ie\/author\/vai-news"},"date":"May 12, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-05-12 14:14:26","modifiedDate":"2026-05-07 15:17:01","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-05-07 14:17:01","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":14},"status":"publish","content":"Maeve Connolly considers the value and achievements of Pallas Projects\/Studios as the organisation celebrates 30 years. 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