VAN Sept/Oct 2026 issue contains the Event Guide for VAI Get Together 2026 – Ireland’s annual networking event for visual artists, happening on Friday 11 September at TU Dublin, Grangegorman. This year’s programme includes a keynote lecture by feminist art collective, Claire Fontaine, The After Sessions with art historian Hettie Judah, panel discussions, and Artists Speak, as well as the ever popular Speed Curating, Specialist Clinics, and VAI Café.
As part of the Get Together 2026 programme, VAI is hosting the international curatorial conference, Navigating Power in Contemporary Curating on Thursday 17 September. This online event will explore the impact of shifting political, social, and economic conditions on contemporary exhibition-making. Six esteemed international curators will each present their research exploring how institutions can maintain criticality in response to the increasing pressures and responsibilities they face today.
In Career Development articles for this issue, Aengus Woods interviews Aleana Egan about her motivations, processes, and materials, Tom Lordan interviews Eamon Colman about his latest paintings, and Cherry Smyth reflects on the sensory connections between poetry, painting, and curation. There are Member Profiles on the work of Christine Prescott, Tom Doig, and Reuben Brown, while international coverage includes Nan Goldin’s survey exhibition at Grand Palais in Paris, and a triple-page feature article on the participation of Irish artists at the 61st Venice Biennale.
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