{"id":4319,"date":"2026-05-24T08:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T08:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/?page_id=4319"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T09:50:52","slug":"past-seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/ga\/past-seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--\n========================================================================\nGCAS PAST SEMINARS GALLERY\nPaste this entire block into a WordPress Custom HTML block on \/past-seminars\/\n========================================================================\n-->\n\n<style>\n    \/* Extend dark background to cover the gap between header and gallery *\/\n    body { background: #0a0a0a !important; }\n    .gcas-florence-root {\n        --g-black: #0a0a0a;\n        --g-white: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);\n        --g-muted: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);\n        --g-accent: #b9d4ed;\n        --g-gold: #d4af37;\n        font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\n        background: var(--g-black);\n        color: var(--g-white);\n        margin: 0 !important;\n        padding: 0 !important;\n    }\n    .gcas-florence-root * { box-sizing: border-box; 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Paris, Prague, Athens, Cuba, Dublin, Slovenia, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and beyond.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ===== Back link to Florence 2026 ===== -->\n    <div class=\"gcas-florence-prev-link\">\n        <a href=\"\/gallery\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">&larr;<\/span> Florence 2026<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ===== Masonry grid ===== -->\n    <div class=\"gcas-florence-grid-wrap\">\n        <div class=\"gcas-florence-grid\" id=\"gcasFlorenceGrid\">\n            <div class=\"gcas-florence-tile\" data-caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Richard-W.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Richard W.\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"gcas-florence-tile\" data-caption=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Oliver-Stone.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Oliver Stone with GCAS\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"gcas-florence-tile\" data-caption=\"\"><img 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