VAN July/Aug 2025 issue presents the first in a new series of Access Columns, in which Aine O’Hara outlines how she maintains an art practice while managing a chronic condition. Also foregrounding access concerns, Jody O’Neill discusses a recent research programme focusing on the cultural participation of neurodivergent people.
In Member Profiles for this issue, Pamela de Brí outlines her current artistic research; Lara Quinn reflects on the evolution of her emerging practice; and Danny McCarthy discusses his sound art practice and new limited-edition CD, Haunted By Silence.
Exhibition Profiles for this issue include ‘To Whom It May Concern’ at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, ‘Staying with the Trouble’ at IMMA, and ‘Beuys 50 Years Later’ at the Ulster Museum.
Among other feature articles, Miguel Amado interviews Barbara Knežević about her new touring exhibition, ‘The Iron Gates’; Clodagh Assata Boyce reports on the Opacities seminar, workshop, and screening event at NCAD; and Jane Morrow reports on a conference on artist-led models organised by Arts & Business NI.
Reviewed in VAN July/Aug Critique section are: Sharon Murphy and Emma Spreadborough at Photo Museum Ireland; Doireann O’Malley and STRWÜÜ at Goethe-Institut Irland; Mark Cullen at the Regional Cultural Centre; John Rainey at Golden Thread Gallery; and David Fox at GOMA Waterford.
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