annual review an athbhreithniú bhliantúil

2006 Annual Review 2006/ an athbhreithniú bhliantúil 2006 ISBN: 978-1-904291-33-6

70 Merrion Square, 70 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, t +353 1 618 0200 e [email protected] Dublin 2, Ireland Baile Átha Cliath 2, Éire f +353 1 676 1302 w www.artscouncil.ie Callsave 1850 392 492 The Arts Council

Who we are and what we do The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for developing the arts. We provide financial assistance to artists, arts organisations, local authorities and others for artistic purposes. We offer advice and information on the arts to government and to a wide range of individuals and organisations. As an advocate for the arts and artists, we undertake projects and research, often in new and emerging areas of practice, and increasingly in co-operation with partner organisations. Arts Council funding from the exchequer for 2006 was €72.313 million. An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Ár ról agus ár gcuid oibre Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an ghníomhaireacht a cheap Rialtas na hÉireann chun na healaíona a fhorbairt. Cuirimid cúnamh airgid ar fáil d'ealaíontóirí, d'eagraíochtaí ealaíon, d'údaráis áitiúla agus do pháirtithe eile chun críche ealaíne. Cuirimid comhairle agus eolas i dtaobh na n-ealaíon ar fáil don rialtas agus do raon leathan daoine aonair agus eagraíochtaí. Agus muid ag saothrú ar son na n-ealaíon, tugaimid faoi thionscadail agus thaighde. Baineann cuid mhór díobh seo le réimsí nua den chleachtas ealaíne atá ag teacht chun cinn agus is minic a dhéantar an obair i gcomhar le heagraíochtaí comhpháirteacha. Fuair an Chomhairle Ealaíon €72.313 milliún de mhaoiniú ón státchiste i 2006. Contents / Clár

5 Preface / Brollach 6 Introduction / Réamhrá 9 Membership / Baill

17 Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 18 Architecture / Ailtireacht 20 Circus, Street Art and Spectacle / Sorcas, Sráidealaín agus Seónna 22 Dance / Rince 24 Film / Scannáin 26 Literature in English and in Irish / Litríocht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge 30 Music / Ceol 32 Opera / Ceoldráma 34 Theatre / Amharclannaíocht 36 Traditional Arts / Na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta 38 Visual Arts / Físealaíona

40 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon

52 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre

118 Acknowledgements / Buíochas Preface / Brollach

2006 brought the news of Government funding of Tháinig an nuacht in 2006 go mbeadh maoiniú €72.3m to the Arts Council, a significant increase Rialtais €72.3m ag dul don Chomhairle Ealaíon, from last year’s budget figure of €61m. We also ardú suntasach ó fhigiúr €61m na bliana seo benefited from a supplementary grant of€ 500,000 caite. Cuireadh deontas breise de €500,000 do for the traditional arts. The increases in funding are na healaíona traidisiúnta ar fáil dúinn freisin. Is all the more welcome in the context of the overall cúis áthais é an t-ardú sa mhaoiniú, go háirithe rise in government spending of 6.6%, whereas the i gcomhthéacs ardaithe iomláin sa chaiteachas Arts Council allocation represents an increase of rialtais de 6.6%. Is ardú 18.5% atá i gceist leis an 18.5%, three times the national average. méid a cuireadh ar fáil don Chomhairle Ealaíon, trí huaire níos mó ná an meán náisiúnta. In 2006 the Arts Council continued the process of change that began with Partnership for the Sa bhliain 2006 lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon le Arts, through the publication of two reports that próiseas an athraithe a thosaigh le Comhpháirtíocht placed the working lives of artists and the public’s ar son na nEalaíon, chomh maith le dhá thuarascáil perception of the arts at the centre of debate. a fhoilsiú a chuir saol oibre ealaíontóirí agus dearcadh an phobail i leith na n-ealaíon i gceartlár October saw the launch of Socio-Economic na díospóireachta. Conditions of Theatre Practitioners in Ireland, a study which revealed that 50% of theatre Seoladh tuarascáil dar teideal Socio-Economic practitioners earn less than €7,200 a year from Conditions of Theatre Practitioners in Ireland work in their main specialist area. Within that i mí Dheireadh Fómhair, staidéar a léiríonn go grouping, the performing artists earn an average of bhfuil 50% de chleachtóirí amharclannaíochta ag €5,500 per year for work in their specialist area. saothrú níos lú ná €7,200 sa bhliain ón obair atá ar bun acu ina bpríomhréimse saineolais. I measc In December, the Arts Council launched The an ghrúpa seo, saothraíonn taibhealaíontóirí Public and the Arts, a survey commissioned by €5,500 ar an meán ar a gcuid oibre ina réimse the Arts Council to give up-to-date information speisialtóireachta féin. on the behaviour and attitudes of Irish people in respect of the arts. Council was encouraged to I mí na Nollag, sheol an Chomhairle Ealaíon An see that 85% of the population has attended at Pobal agus na hEalaíona, suirbhé arna choimisiúnú least one arts event in the past year and that 75% ag an gComhairle Ealaíon chun eolas cothrom le of people believe as much importance should be dáta a thabhairt ar iompar agus dearcadh mhuintir given to providing arts amenities as to providing na hÉireann i leith na n-ealaíon. Is díol misnigh é sports amenities. go bhfuil freastal déanta ag 85% den daonra ar a laghad ar ócáid ealaíon amháin le bliain anuas agus It is our intention, both in commissioning and go gcreideann 75% de na daoine gur chóir an publishing original research and in highlighting oiread tábhachta a thabhairt do chonláistí ealaíon key issues and concerns, to continue to create a sholáthar agus a thugtar do chonláistí spóirt a focused agenda for action which will support a sholáthar. artists and arts organisations in fulfilling their 4 artistic ambitions. In March the Arts Council was deeply saddened Agus muid ag coimisiúnú agus ag foilsiú by the loss of John McGahern. He was without buntaighde agus ag léiriú na bpríomhcheisteanna, question, one of Ireland’s most gifted and tá sé mar aidhm againn leanúint ar aghaidh chun outstanding storytellers. His brilliant, touching and clár gníomhaíochta dírithe a chruthú le tacaíocht a often witty prose never failed to move readers. thabhairt d'ealaíontóirí agus eagraíochtaí ealaíne a His life experience and insight into the human n-uaillmhianta ealaíne a bhaint amach. condition was such a great help to us in the Arts Council. Ba chúis mhór bróin don Chomhairle Ealaíon é bás John McGahern i mí an Mhárta. Níl aon amhras ach go raibh sé ar dhuine de mhórscéalaithe na hÉireann. Prós snasta, corraitheach a scríobhadh sé, agus an greann ina orlaí tríd. Bhí taithí saoil John, Olive Braiden, Chair agus an léargas a bhí aige ar staid an duine, ina gcabhair mhór dúinn sa Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach

5 Introduction / Réamhrá

The contribution the arts make to the Tá éifeacht na n-ealaíon ar dhath, éagsúlacht agus colour, diversity and richness of Irish society saibhreas an tsochaí in Éirinn i bhfianaise, nuair a is evident from the range and quality of fheictear raon agus cáilíocht na ngníomhaíochtaí activities described in our 2006 Review. Our go ndéantar cur síos orthu in Athbhreithniú 2006. strategy, Partnership for the Arts, sets out Leagann ár straitéis, Comhpháirtíocht ar son na the ways in which we plan to support the nEalaíon, na bealaí amach ina bhfuil sé pleanáilte arts so that they can continue to flourish. In againn tacú leis na healaíona, ionas gur féidir its first year of implementation this strategy leo leanúint ag fás. Sa chéad bhliain den chur i was underpinned by a number of key ngníomh, bhí roinnt gnóthachtálacha móra mar achievements. chranntaca ag an straitéis seo.

Policy initiatives included the launch of The I measc na dtionscnamh beartais a seoladh Turgnamh Touring Experiment, a two-year pilot project na Camchuairte, tionscadal píolótach dhá bhliain designed to analyse the dynamics of touring atá deartha chun anailís a dhéanamh ar dhinimicí and to establish the most effective means of na camchuairte, agus chun na bealaí is éifeachtaí bringing the work of artists in all art forms a bhunú chun obair na n-ealaíontóirí i ngach foirm to audiences across the country. We also ealaíne a thabhairt go luchtanna féachana trasna na published Sounds New, a detailed review tíre. Rinneamar Sounds New a fhoilsiú chomh maith, outlining the priority issues that need to be mionathbhreithniú a léirigh na ceisteanna tosaíochta addressed for the future development of go gcaithfí tabhairt fúthu maidir le forbairt an cheoil contemporary music. chomhaimseartha sa todhchaí.

One of the ambitions of our new strategy is Ceann d'uaillmhianta na straitéise nua ná to tailor funding to address more directly the maoiniú a dheasú chun tabhairt faoi riachtanais needs of artists and arts organisations. With na n-ealaíontóirí agus na n-eagraíochtaí ealaíon the aim of enhancing clarity and accessibility, ar bhealach níos dírithe. Leis an aidhm chun an we introduced changes to our artists’ tsoiléireacht agus an rochtain a fheabhsú, thugamar programmes, which now include specific isteach athruithe ar chláracha na n-ealaíontóirí, a criteria for each of the art forms, along with chuimsíonn sainchritéir anois do gach foirm ealaíne more frequent closing dates and online ar leith, chomh maith le spriocdhátaí níos minicí agus application processes. próisis iarratais ar líne.

Following a comprehensive review of our Tar éis athbhreithniú cuimsitheach a dhéanamh financial support to arts organisations, a ar ár dtacaíocht airgeadais d'eagraíochtaí ealaíon, series of new funding programmes was rinneadh sraith nua de chláracha maoinithe a designed to enable us to respond more fully dhearadh chun cumasú dúinn freagairt níos iomláine to the scale, nature and needs of this diverse a thabhairt ar scála, nádúr agus riachtanais an group. This led in July to the introduction of ghrúpa éagsúil seo. Ag eascairt uaidh seo, cuireadh Projects: Once-Off Award, a new scheme tús leis an scéim nua, Tionscadail: Dámhachtain that recognises the need to respond to ideas Aonuaire, i mí Iúil, chun freagairt do smaointe agus 6 and projects in a flexible way. do thionscadail ar bhealach solúbtha. As part of the Arts Council’s role in Mar chuid de ról na Comhairle Ealaíon maidir leis promoting best practice across the arts, an gcleachtas is fearr a chur chun cinn trasna na three documents were published. In n-ealaíon, foilsíodh trí dhoiciméad. I mí Márta, March, Guidelines for the Protection and rinneadh Treoirlínte um Chosaint agus Leas Daoine Welfare of Young People in the Arts Sector Óga in Earnáil na nEalaíon a sheoladh. Bhí an was launched. This project was the result tionscadal seo mar thoradh ar dhlúth-chomhoibriú of close collaboration with the Health le Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte agus baill de Services Executive and members of the phobal na n-ealaíon. Tháinig seoladh eile in Aibreán arts community. It was followed in April na bliana le seoladh Ealaíontóirí ~ Scoileanna, sraith by the launch of Artists ~ Schools, a set treoirlínte do thionscnaimh ealaíne sna scoileanna, of guidelines for arts-in-schools initiatives, bunaithe ar thaithí na múinteoirí, na n-ealaíontóirí, based on the experience of teachers, artists, na ndaoine óga agus na ndaoine sin a éascaíonn a young people and those who facilitate these gcuid idirghníomhaíochtaí. Rinneadh an foilseachán interactions. This publication, the outcome of seo, a bhí mar thoradh ar chomhpháirtíocht a successful partnership with the Department rathúil leis an Roinn Oideachais, a mharcáil trí of Education, was marked by a joint launch chomhsheoladh ón Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta, by the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin TD, agus ón Aire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Mary Hanafin TD, and the Minister for Arts Turasóireachta, John O’Donoghue TD. I mí na Sports and Tourism, John O’Donoghue Nollag, rinne an tAire Airgeadais, Brian Cowen TD, TD. In December, A Practical Guide for Treoir Phraiticiúil do Chomhaltaí Boird Eagraíochtaí Board Members of Arts Organisations was Ealaíne a sheoladh. Bhí an foilseachán seo agus launched by the Minister for Finance, Brian seimineáir a tháinig ina dhiaidh sin deartha chun Cowan TD. This publication and subsequent aitheantas agus tacaíocht a thabhairt d'iarrachtaí na seminars were designed to acknowledge ndaoine a chuireann go mór le saol na n-ealaíon, trí and support the efforts of the people who fhreastal ar bhonn deonach mar bhaill an bhoird in make a major contribution by serving in a eagraíochtaí ealaíon. voluntary capacity as board members of arts organisations. Tá na tionscnaimh atá tugtha fúthu againn i rith na bliana, atá treisithe ag tiomantas na mball The initiatives we have taken throughout the foirne sa Chomhairle Ealaíon, in éineacht lenár year, reinforced by the commitment of Arts gcomhpháirtithe sa rialtas áitiúil, deartha chun Council staff, in tandem with our partners fuinneamh an tsaoil ealaíne a chothú agus a fhorbairt in local government, are designed to sustain mórthimpeall na hÉireann. Deir na gníomhaíochtaí and develop the dynamism of the arts scene agus imeachtaí go ndéantar cur síos orthu san throughout Ireland. The activities and events imleabhar seo go leor faoi bheogacht agus tábhacht described in this volume are a testament to na n-ealaíon. its vibrancy and importance.

Mary Cloake, Stiúrthóir 7 Mary Cloake, Director 8

Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, Arts Council Chair Olive Braiden and Arts Council Director Mary Cloake at the

presentation to the Minister of the first copy of A Practical Guide for Board Members of Arts Organisations. ➔ Membership and Staff 2006 / Baill agus Foireann 2006

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An tAire Airgeadais, Brian Cowen, Cathaoirleach na Comhairle Ealaíon, Olive Braiden agus Stiúrthóir na Comhairle Ealaíon, Mary Cloake ag ócáid bhronnta

➔ den chéad chóip de Treoir Phraiticiúil do Chomhaltaí Boird Eagraíochtaí Ealaíon ar an Aire. 10410 Council Membership / Ballraíocht na Comhairle

Olive Braiden, Chair / Cathaoirleach

Noelle Campbell Sharpe, Director, Cill Rialaig Artist Retreat and Origin Gallery / Stiúrthóir, Tearmann Ealaíontóirí Chill Rialaig agus Origin Gallery

John Crumlish, Manager, Galway Arts Festival / Bainisteoir, Féile Ealaíon na Gaillimhe

Theo Dorgan, Poet and Broadcaster / File agus Craoltóir

Maurice Foley, Deputy Chair / Leas-Chathaoirleach

Jaki Irvine, Artist / Ealaíontóir

Philip King, Filmmaker and Musician / Scannánóir agus Ceoltóir

Rosaleen Linehan, Actor / Aisteoir

Aibhlín McCrann, Musician and Communications Consultant / Ceoltóir agus Comhairleoir Cumarsáide

Orlaith McBride, Director, National Association for Youth Drama / Stiúrthóir, An Comhlachas Náisiúnta Drámaíochta don Óige

Mary Nunan, Choreographer, Dancer and Lecturer / Córagrafóir, Rinceoir agus Léachtóir

Alan Stanford, Actor and Director / Aisteoir agus Stiúrthóir

Colm Tóibín, Writer / Scríbhneoir

10511 12 Arts Council Staff / Foireann na Comhairle Ealaíon

Mary Cloake, Arts Council Director / Stiúrthóir Diego Fasciati, International Arts Development Manager / Bainisteoir Forbartha Séamus Crimmins, Arts Policy Director/ Stiúrthóir na nEalaíon Idirnáisiúnta Pholasaí Ealaíne Jan Hinde, Arts Participation Stephanie O'Callaghan, Acting Arts Development Programme Manager / Bainisteoir Director / Stiúrthóir Fhorbairt Ealaíne Rannpháirteachais sna hEalaíona (Gníomhach) Michelle Hoctor, Press & Communications Officer John O’Kane, Arts Programme Director / (until September 2006) / Oifigeach Preasa agus Stiúrthóir Chláir Ealaíne Cumarsáide

Ellen Pugh, Finance and Administration Manager/ Paul Johnson, Artists Services Manager (until May Bainisteoir Airgeadais agus Riaracháin 2006) / Bainisteoir Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí

Val Ballance, Arts Programme Manager / Emma Kelly, Information & Research Officer / Bainisteoir na gClár Ealaíne, Ionaid Tionóil Oifigeach Eolais agus Taighde

Sarah Bannan, Acting Local Arts Una McCarthy, Arts Programme Manager: Development Manager / Bainisteoir Forbartha na Festivals & Events / Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, nEalaíon Áitiúil (Gníomhach) Féilte agus Imeachtaí

Deirdre Behan, Webmaster and Data Manager / Jenny O Hara, HR & Corporate Services Officer / ICT Manager/ Stiúrthóir Gréasáin agus Bainisteoir Oifigeach Acmhainní Daonna agus Seirbhísí Sonraí/Bainisteoir TEC Corparáideacha

Sian Cunningham, Artists Services' Executive Joe Stuart, Press & Communications Officer (until June 2006) / Feidhmeannach Seirbhísí (from September 2006) / Oifigeach Preasa agus d'Ealaíontóirí (go dtí Meitheamh 2006) Cumarsáide (ó Mheán Fómhair 2006)

Claire Doyle, Arts Programme Manager: Resource Fionnuala Sweeney, Arts Officer / and Service Organisations / Bainisteoir Chláir Oifigeach Ealaíon Ealaíne: Eagraíochtaí Acmhainní agus Seirbhísí Gaye Tanham, Youth Programmes Manager / Bainisteoir: Forbairt Straitéise

13 Clerical Officers Oifigigh Chléireachais Elaine Connolly, Acting Arts Policy Assistant Elaine Connolly, Cúntóir Pholasaí Ealaíne (Gníomhach) Gillian Drew, Finance Assistant Gillian Drew, Cúntóir Airgeadais Louise Duggan, Artists' Services Assistant Louise Duggan, Cúntóir Seirbhísí d'Ealaíontóirí Maeve Giles, PA to Arts Programme Director & Grants Assistant: Venues Maeve Giles, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Chláir Ealaíne & Ionaid na gCúntóir Deontas Mary Hickey, PA to Arts Development Director* Mary Hickey, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Áine Kelly, Arts Programme - Grants Assistant: Fhorbairt Ealaíne* Production Companies (until June 2006) Áine Kelly, Clár Ealaíne - Cúntóir Deontas: Karen Lee-Walpole, Receptionist Compántais Léiriúcháin (go dtí Meitheamh 2006) Charlotte Mangan, International Arts Assistant Karen Lee Walpole, Fáilteoir Adrienne Martin, PA to Arts Policy Director* Charlotte Mangan, Cúntóir Ealaíon Idirnáisiúnta Sharon McGrane, PA to Arts Development Adrienne Martin, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Director* Polasaí* Aisling McKone, Arts Policy Assistant Sharon McGrane, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Kate O'Donnell, Receptionist Fhorbairt Ealaíne* (until November 2006), Acting Arts Programme Aisling McKone, Cúntóir Pholasaí Ealaíne - Grants Assistant: Production Companies Kate O'Donnell, Fáilteoir (go dtí Samhain 2006), Clár (from November 2006) Ealaíne - Cúntóir Deontas: Compántais Léiriúcháin Regina O’Shea, Arts Programme - (Gníomhach) (ó Samhain 2006) Grants Assistant: Festivals & Events Regina O’Shea, Clár Ealaíne – Cúntóir Deontas: Féilte Sorcha Sloan, Arts Development agus Imeachtaí Managers' Assistant Sorcha Sloan, Cúntóir na mBainisteoirí Forbartha Karen Whelan, PA to Arts Policy Director* Ealaíne Consultant / Contract / Temporary Karen Whelan, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Pholasaí Ealaíne (go dtí Márta)* Nessa Behan, Arts Programme - Grants Assistant: Production Companies Comhairleoirí / Oibrithe ar Conradh/ Oibrithe (June – November 2006) Sealadacha Siobhan Bourke, Arts Programme Mgr: Nessa Behan, Clár Ealaíne - Cúntóir Deontas: Production, Theatre & Dance: (job share until Compántais Léiriúcháin (Meitheamh – Samhain 2006) July 2006), Programme Department Specialist Siobhán Bourke, Bainisteoir na gClár Ealaíne: Léiriú, Natalie Byrne, Grants Assistant: Amharclannaíocht & Rince: (go dtí mí Iúil 2006), 10614 Resources & Services Organisation Speisialtóir Rannóige an Chláir Natalie Byrne, Cuntóir Deontas: Eagraíochtaí Acmhainne & Seirbhísí Valerie Connor, Visual Art Specialist Valerie Connor, Speisialtóir sna hAmharcealaíona James Conway, Opera Specialist James Conway, Speisialtóir Ceoldráma Verena Cornwall, Circus and Street Art Specialist Verena Cornwall, Speisialtóir i gCúrsaí Sorcais agus na Sráidealaíne Finola Cronin, Dance Specialist Finola Cronin, Speisialtóir Rince Mathilde de Veldt, Receptionist Mathilde de Veldt, Fáilteoir Liz Doherty, Traditional Arts Specialist Liz Doherty, Speisialtóir sna hEalaíona Traidisiúnta Jane Doolan, (Mammoth films), Film Specialist Jane Doolan, (Mammoth films), Deirdre Eustace, Local Arts Services Officer Speisialtóir Scannán Louise Fullam, Press & Communications Deirdre Eustace, Oifigeach Seirbhísí Ealaíne Áitiúla Office Assistant Louise Fullam, Cúntóir Preasa & Cumarsáide Jessica Fuller, Arts Programme Mgr: Production, Theatre & Dance: Programme Department Jessica Fuller, Bainisteoir na gClár Ealaíne: Léiriú, Specialist* Amharclannaíocht & Rince: , Speisialtóir Rannóige an Chláir* Kate Jameson, Administration Assistant Kate Jameson, Cúntóir Riaracháin Niamh McCabe, Awards Assistant Niamh McCabe, Cúntóir Dámhachtainí Brendan McCarthy, Film Specialist end 2006 Brendan McCarthy, Speisialtóir Scannán (ag Brenda McParland, Visual Art Specialist críochnú 2006) Sorcha Ni Dhonnchu, Awards Officer Brenda McParland, Speisialtóir sna hAmharcealaíona Roisin Ni Mhianain, Literature Specialist (Irish) Sorcha Ní Dhonnchú, Oifigeach Dámhachtainí Sylvia O'Reilly, HR & Corporate Services Officer Róisín Ní Mhianáin, Speisialtóir Litríochta (Gaeilge) Emmet Scanlon, (Reply Architecture), Sylvia O'Reilly, Oifigeach Acmhainní Daonna & Architecture Specialist Seirbhísí Corparáideacha Jack Sheehan, Finance Office Emmet Scanlon, (Freagair Ailtireacht), Speisialtóir Ailtireachta Fergus Sheil, Music Specialist Jack Sheehan, Oifig Airgeadais Ciara Timlin, Artists' Services Officer Fergus Sheil, Speisialtóir Ceoil Anna Turpin, Grants Assistant Ciara Timlin, An tOifigeach Seirbhísí d'Ealaíontóirí Enid Reid Whyte, Theatre & Drama Specialist Anna Turpin, Cúntóir Deontas Bronwen Williams, Literature Specialist Enid Reid Whyte, Speisialtóir in Amharclannaíocht & Drámaíocht Bronwen Williams, Speisialtóir Litríochta 10715

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16 A Review of the Arts in 2006 / Athbhreithniú ar na hEalaíona i 2006

Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí

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Artform Perspectives in 2006 ➔ Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 2006 Architecture / Ailtireacht

The Arts Council has an active role in Tá ról gníomhach ag an gComhairle Ealaíon developing and implementing policy maidir le beartas i leith na hailtireachta a for architecture in partnership with the fhorbairt agus a chur i bhfeidhm i gcomhpháirt Department of the Environment, Heritage leis an Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus and Local Government, the Office of Public Rialtais Áitiúil, le hOifig na nOibreacha Poiblí Works and relevant professional bodies. It agus le comhlachtaí gairmiúla ábhartha Tá also has a statutory advisory function under feidhm chomhairleach reachtúil aici faoin Acht the Planning and Development Act (2000). um Pleanáil agus Forbairt (2000).

The greatest contribution the Arts Council Is é an chaoi is mó a ndéanann an Chomhairle makes to the artform is through its advocacy Ealaíon leas na hailtireachta ná abhcóideacht a for architecture as art and, by highlighting its dhéanamh ar son na hailtireachta mar bhrainse aesthetic potential, the Arts Council helps to de na healaíona. Cuireann an Chomhairle improve the design standards of contemporary Ealaíon béim ar phoitéinseal aeistéitiúil na Irish architecture. hailtireachta ar shlí a chabhraíonn le caighdeáin deartha na hailtireachta comhaimseartha in In February 2006, Shelley McNamara was Éirinn a fheabhsú. appointed to Aosdána and is the first architect to be elected to the body. Ms. McNamara is I mí Feabhra 2006, ceapadh Shelley McNamara a co-director of Grafton Architects and her mar chomhalta d'Aosdána agus tá sí ar an appointment marked a significant development gcéad ailtire le bheith tofa ar an gcomhlacht. Tá in Irish architecture. an tUasal McNamara mar chomh-stiúrthóir ar Grafton Architects agus is forbairt shuntasach a In September, the 10th Architecture Biennale ceapachán do chúrsaí ailtireachta na hÉireann. in Venice opened, including an Irish entry comissioned by the Irish Architecture I mí Mheán Fómhair, d'oscail an 10ú Taispeántas Foundation and curated by FKL architects. Nine Ailtireachta Biennale i Venice, a chuimsigh Irish architects were asked to consider and offer iontráil ó Éirinn a bhí coimisiúnaithe ag Foras a vision for how we might live in 2030, given Ailtireachta na hÉireann agus feighlithe ag ailtirí current population growth and the relentless FKL. Iarradh ar naonúr ailtirí as Éirinn a mheas demand for housing. The exhibition was conas mar a mhairfimid i 2030 agus fís a chur critically acclaimed both for its design and for ar fáil, leis an méadú daonra agus síoréileamh the discussion it provoked. It is planned to tour na tithíochta san áireamh. Fuair an taispeántas the exhibition in Ireland in 2007, in order to ardmholadh ó lucht critice don dearadh agus ensure that a wide audience can contribute to don chomhrá a músclaíodh dá bharr. Tá sé this vital and timely debate. beartaithe dul ar camchuairt leis an taispeántas in Éirinn i 2007, chun cinntiú gur féidir le lucht Dominic Stevens, winner of the Kevin Kieran féachana níos leithne a bheith rannpháirteach sa award in 2004, won many plaudits for his díospóireacht chriticiúil seo. ‘mimetic house’ design for artists Grace Weir and Joe Walker in Dromahair, Leitrim. Fuair Dominic Stevens, buaiteoir na duaise During 2005 and 2006 he was also engaged Kevin Kieran i 2004, mórán moltaí dá dhearadh 18 as architect-in-residence for Roscommon ‘mimetic house’ do na healaíontóirí Grace County Council, exhibited work as part of the Weir agus Joe Walker i nDroim Dhá Thiar, Irish entry in the Venice Biennale 2006 and Liatroim. Bhí sé rannpháirteach chomh maith le lectured widely to a public audience on issues linn 2005 agus 2006 mar ailtire cónaitheach le surrounding living, building and working in Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin, bhí saothar ar the Irish countryside. The architect’s work taispeáint aige mar chuid d'iontráil na hÉireann is distinguished by its originality and his sa Venice Biennale 2006 agus thug sé mórán fundamental belief that architecture should léachtaí do lucht féachana poiblí faoi cheisteanna not be a luxury component in the design of ar chúrsaí maireachtála, tógála agus oibre faoin our buildings and environment but, instead, tuath in Éirinn. Tá obair an ailtire suntasach dá should be accessible and affordable for all. The bunúlacht agus an creideamh bunúsach atá work undertaken during 2005 and 2006 will aige nár cheart gur ghné shócúlach a bheadh i be complied and published in a book entitled gceist le dearadh ailtireachta ár bhfoirgneamh RURAL, which will be published in early 2007. agus na timpeallachta, ach gur chóir go mbeadh sí inrochtana agus inacmhainne don uile duine. Throughout 2006, the Arts Council also Déanfar an obair a comhlíonadh le linn 2005 agus continued to provide revenue funding to 2006 a thiomsú agus a fhoilsiú i leabhar dar teideal key architecture resource organisations, RURAL, a fhoilseofar go luath i 2007. including the Architectural Association of Ireland and irisharchitecture.com. Le linn 2006, lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon ag soláthar maoinithe ioncaim do mhóreagraíochtaí acmhainne ailtireachta, a chuimsíonn Cumann Ailtireachta na hÉireann agus irisharchitecture.com.

19 Circus, Street Art and Spectacle / Sorcas, Sráidealaín agus Seónna

Under the overall structure of Partnership for Faoi struchtúr iomlán na Comhpháirtíochta ar the Arts, the Arts Council formally adopted a son na nEalaíon, ghlac an Chomhairle Ealaíon policy for Circus, Street Art and Spectacle this beartas go foirmeálta i mbliana don Sorcas, year, following a consultation exercise last year Sráidealaín agus Seónna, tar éis cleachtaidh with the sector. The impact is now found within comhairliúcháin san earnáil an bhliain seo caite. each of the funding streams available to clients, Tá an tionchar anois le feiceáil laistigh de gach as criteria for applications specific to the artform ceann de na sruthanna maoinithe atá ar fáil do were included for the first time. chliaint, mar a cuireadh critéir d'iarratais a bhain go sonrach leis an bhfoirm ealaíne san áireamh Those working in the sector receive income don chéad uair. from a mixture of commercial and non-profit companies within these fields. Some local Aimsíonnn daoine atá ag obair san earnáil authority investment exists, but the Arts Council ioncam ó mheascán de chomhlachtaí tráchtála is the largest source of funds for development- agus neamhbhrabúsacha, laistigh de na réimsí led initiatives. Following the adoption of the seo. Tá infheistíocht áirithe ann ón údarás áitiúil, formal policy, a round table meeting was held ach tá an Chomhairle Ealaíon ar an bhfoinse to gather views from practitioners, proprietors is mó maoinithe do thionscnaimh atá forbairt- and promoters to assist in designing a series bhunaithe. Tar éis glacadh leis an mbeartas go of strategic initiatives to benefit the sector as foirmeálta, tionóladh cruinniú comhstádais chun a whole with the intention of implementing tuairimí a bhailiú ó chleachtóirí, úinéirí agus them next year. Key areas identified were formal tionscnóirí, chun cuidiú le sraith tionscnamh and informal training and the development of straitéiseach a dhearadh, chun buntáiste a rehearsal spaces. thabhairt don earnáil ina iomláine agus é ar intinn iad seo a chur i ngníomh an bhliain seo There was an increase this year in the revenue chugainn. 'Siad na príomhréimsí a aithníodh ná funding of Circus, Street Art and Spectacle. oiliúint fhoirmeálta agus neamhfhoirmeálta agus Contemporary Circus Company, Fidget Feet, forbairt ar spásanna réamhchleachtaithe. were awarded funds to build capacity and create a new outdoor aerial piece, entitled Bhí méadú i mbliana sa mhaoiniú ioncaim Wired and Free – which was performed to a don Sorcas, Sráidealaín agus Seónna. variety of festivals throughout the summer Bronnadh maoiniú ar an gComhlacht Sorcais months. The company also undertook Comhaimseartha, Fidget Feet, chun cumas residencies in locations such as Clifden, which a neartú agus saothar aeir allamuigh nua a helped in developing new audiences. chruthú dar teideal Wired and Free – a rinneadh a thaibhléiriú ag féilte éagsúla i gcaitheamh Three traditional circuses, Duffy’s Circus, an tsamhraidh. Thug an comhlacht faoi Fossett’s Circus and Circus Gerbola, were chónaitheachtaí chomh maith in áiteanna cosúil awarded funds to further develop their artistic leis an gClochán, a chuidigh le lucht féachana programmes. Each of these circuses toured nua a fhorbairt. extensively throughout the country playing to large audiences, with shows being performed in Bronnadh maoiniú ar thrí shorcas traidisiúnta, English and Irish. Galway Circus Project, which Duffy’s Circus, Fossett’s Circus agus Circus 20 offers first-level-entry ‘social circus’ workshops Gerbola, chun breis forbartha a dhéanamh ar to a range of participants in the Galway area a gcuid cláracha ealaíne. Chuaigh gach ceann and beyond, was also supported for the first de na sorcais seo ar camchuairt go forleathan time in its administration. Circus and street mórthimpeall na tíre agus bhí luchtanna féachana work were included in a number of the key móra acu, le seónna á dtaibhléiriú i mBéarla agus i festivals around the country, some of which nGaeilge. Tugadh tacaíocht do Thionscadal Sorcais received funding under the Small Festivals na Gaillimhe chomh maith don chéad uair maidir Scheme. In addition, Welsh circus, ‘No Fit State’, le cúrsaí riaracháin. Cuireann siad ceardlanna sa toured the country and was a star attraction at 'sorcas sóisialta' ar an gcéad leibhéal iontrála ar the Junction Festival. fáil do raon rannpháirtithe i gceantar na Gaillimhe agus níos faide. Cuimsíodh obair shorcais agus The portfolio of Street Art and Spectacle clients shráide i líon mórfhéilte mórthimpeall na tíre, also grew during the year with a range of work agus d'aimsigh cuid acu maoiniú faoi Scéim na that offered a dynamic scope of national and bhFéilte Beaga. Ina theannta sin, chuaigh sorcas international performances. Waterford Spraoi na Breataine Bige , ‘No Fit State’, ar camchuairt Festival presented outdoor work from Trukitek mórthimpeall na tíre agus bhíodar ina bpríomh- (Spain), Delits de Façade (France) and Upswing díol spéise ag an Junction Festival. (UK), alongside work from Northern Ireland with Tumble Circus, and their own grand-scale D'fhás an punann de chliaint Shráidealaíne agus parade entitled Waargh, which was watched by Sheónna chomh maith i rith na bliana le raon an estimated 70,000 people. Macnas presented oibre a chuir scóip dhinimiciúil de thaibhléirithe the Big River parade in Kilkenny and Callan with náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta ar fáil. Rinne an KCAT, an Arts Council-funded studio for artists Waterford Spraoi Festival saothar allamuigh a chur with special needs. i láthair ó Trukitek (An Spáinn), Delits de Façade (An Fhrainc) agus Upswing (RA), chomh maith le Awards under the Travel and Mobility saothar ó Thuaisceart Éireann le Tumble Circus Scheme assisted practitioners to see work agus a bparáid mhór féin dar teideal Waargh, and experience projects nationally and agus meastar go bhfaca 70,000 duine an paráid internationally. Emergent Events, who later chéanna. Chuir Macnas paráid dar teideal Big went on to present the Street Performance River os comhair an phobail i gCill Chainnigh World Championships in Dublin during the agus i gCallain le KCAT, stiúideo atá maoinithe summer, utilised this fund to attend the ‘World ag an gComhairle Ealaíon d'ealaíontóirí le Buskers Festival’ in Christchurch, New Zealand. riachtanais speisialta.

Chuidigh dámhachtainí faoin Scéim Taistil agus Soghluaiseachta le cleachtóirí obair a fheiceáil, agus taithí a fháil ar thionscadail go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. D'úsáid Emergent Events, a chuaigh ar aghaidh níos déanaí chun Comórtais Domhanda na dTaibhléirithe Sráide [Street Performance World Championships] a chur i láthair i mBaile Átha Cliath le linn an tsamhraidh, an ciste seo chun freastal ar an ‘World Buskers 21 Festival’ i Christchurch na Nua-Shéalainne.

Dance / Rince

The Arts Council engages with dance through Tacaíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an rince trí a series of developmental projects and by shraith tionscadal forbartha agus trí mhaoiniú providing funding for individual dance artists, a sholáthar d'ealaíontóirí rince, do chompántais dance production companies and a number of léiriúcháin rince agus do roinnt móreagraíochtaí key resource organisations. acmhainne.

In line with the Arts Council’s policy to promote Ag teacht le beartas na Comhairle Ealaíon and foster greater access to dance, the Arts chun rochtain níos fearr ar rince a chothú Council joined forces with RTÉ in a new agus a chur chun cinn, chuaigh an Chomhairle initiative, Dance On The Box, to encourage Ealaíon i gcomhoibriú le RTÉ i dtionscnamh cross-discipline collaboration between nua, Dance On The Box, chun comhoibriú choreographers and film directors in short ildisciplíneach a spreagadh idir chóragrafadóirí films of dance. 39 proposals were received for agus stiúrthóirí scannán maidir le gearrscannáin consideration and four films were shortlisted for rince. Aimsíodh 39 togra le meas agus cuireadh broadcast: Buail choreographed by John Scott, ceithre scannán ar an ngearrliosta le craoladh: Joyride, choreographed by James Hosty, Why Buail leis an gcóragrafaí John Scott, Joyride, the Irish Dance that Way choreographed by leis an gcóragrafaí James Hosty, Why the Irish Rónán Ó Riagáin and Match, choreographed by Dance that Way leis an gcóragrafaí Rónán Ó Fearghus Ó Conchúir. Riagáin agus Match, leis an gcóragrafaí Fearghus Ó Conchúir. After funding the fit-out of the dance centre at Liberty Corner, in partnership with Dublin Tar éis feistithe an Ionaid Rince ag Liberty City Council, the Arts Council awarded special Corner a mhaoiniú, i gcomhpháirtíocht le once-off funding to celebrate the opening of Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath, bhronn the centre, DanceHouse, in December. Dance an Chomhairle Ealaíon maoiniú speisialta Ireland, formerly the Association of Professional aonuaire mar cheiliúradh ar oscailt an ionaid, Dancers in Ireland, successfully tendered for DanceHouse, i mí na Nollag. D'éirigh le Rince management of the new facility, which is Éireann, Cumann Rinceoirí Gairmiúla Éireann intended as a national resource for dance in mar a bhí aithne orthu, lena dtairiscint chun Ireland. The DanceHouse project marks the bainistíocht a dhéanamh ar an tsaoráid nua, single biggest capital investment in dance to atá beartaithe mar acmhainn náisiúnta don date by the Arts Council and offers six purpose- rince in Éirinn. Tá tionscadal an DanceHouse built dance studios, administrative offices and ar an infheistíocht chaipitiúil aonair is mó i research/library facilities. Dance Ireland is a gcúrsaí rince go dáta ón gComhairle Ealaíon resource organisation and receives revenue agus déantar sé stiúideo rince saintógtha, oifigí funding from the Arts Council to deliver services riaracháin agus saoráidí taighde/leabharlainne and supports for professional dance artists. a sholáthar ann. Is eagraíocht acmhainne í The organisation plays a distinctive role in Rince Éireann agus aimsíonn sí maoiniú ioncaim supporting artists and developing the artform, reatha ón gComhairle Ealaíon chun seirbhísí and its remit also includes the delivery of a agus tacaíocht a sheachadadh d'ealaíontóirí range of professional education and training rince gairmiúla. Tá ról ar leith ag an eagraíocht initiatives, outreach programmes and the chun tacú le healaíontóirí agus leis an bhfoirm 22 promotion of dance. ealaíne a fhorbairt, agus cuimsithe laistigh de In a busy year for the sector, the International shaindualgas na heagraíochta, déanann siad Dance Festival Ireland presented its third réimse tionscnamh oiliúna agus oideachais biennial festival and the Abbey Theatre hosted a sheachadadh ar bhonn gairmiúil, cláracha three companies and four productions. Project for-rochtana a chur ar fáil agus rince a chur Arts Centre presented a range of European chun cinn. smaller-scale works, including the return of French choreographer Jerome Bel with a work I mbliain ghnóthach don earnáil, cuireadh entitled Pichet Klunchun and Myself, Raimund tríú Féile Rince Idirnáisiúnta na hÉireann Hogue’s Swan Lake and John Jaspers’ Prone, dhébhliantúil i láthair agus rinne Amharclann a co-production with the Kitchen (New York). na Mainistreach trí chompántas agus ceithre Irish work in the festival included Irish Modern léiriú a óstáil. Chuir an Project Arts Centre Dance Theatre with Close Ups, and Jenny réimse saothar Eorpach ar scála níos lú i láthair, Roche, as the festival’s artist-in-residence, a chuimsigh filleadh an chóragrafaí Francach presented her solo performance, Mapping the Jerome Bel le saothar dar teideal Pichet Trace. Dance performances for children included Klunchun and Myself, Swan Lake le Raimund participatory events from T.P.O (Italy), Children’s Hogue agus Prone le John Jaspers, comhléiriú Cheering Carpet and The Japanese Garden. le Kitchen (Nua Eabhrac). Chuimsigh saothar na hÉireann sa bhféile an Irish Modern Dance In classical dance, Ballet Ireland presented Theatre le Close Ups, agus Jenny Roche, its Tchaikovsky Celebration Gala, featuring mar ealaíontóir cónaitheach na féile, lena a selection of excerpts from The Nutcracker, taibhléiriú aonair, Mapping the Trace. Chuimsigh Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. Later in na taibhléirithe rince do leanaí imeachtaí the year, Cork City Ballet presented Ballet rannpháirteachais ó T.P.O (An Iodáil), Children’s Spectacular 2006, which premiered at the Cheering Carpet agus The Japanese Garden. Cork Opera House and subsequently toured to Limerick and Dublin. Sa rince clasaiceach, chuir Ballet Ireland Mórcheiliúradh Tchaikovsky i láthair, a chuimsigh In Limerick, Daghdha Dance Company’s Gravity sleachta ó The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty agus and Grace, a pre-Christmas dance event held at Swan Lake. Níos déanaí sa bhliain, chuir Cork the newly-converted St. John’s Church, featured City Ballet an Ballet Spectacular 2006 i láthair, a individual dance works from Irish-based and taispeánadh don chéad uair ag Teach Ceoldráma international artists including Elena Giannotti, Chorcaí agus a chuaigh ar camchuairt ina Richard Siegal, Colin Dunne, the Lovespotters dhiaidh sin go Luimneach agus Baile Átha Cliath. and Jean Butler. The event was preceded by performances of Sediments of an Ordinary I Luimneach, rinne an Compántas Rince Mind choreographed by Michael Klein. Daghdha Gravity and Grace, imeacht rince roimh an Nollaig, a léiriú in Eaglais Naomh Eoin nua-athchóirithe, le saothair rince aonair ó ealaíontóirí bunaithe in Éirinn agus idirnáisiúnta, a chuimsigh Elena Giannotti, Richard Siegal, Colin Dunne, na Lovespotters agus Jean Butler. Tháinig taibhléirithe de Sediments of an Ordinary Mind, leis an gcóragrafaí Michael Klein, 23 roimh an imeacht seo. Film / Scannáin

In 2006, the Cork Film Festival led a wide and I 2006, rinne Féile Scannán Chorcaí clár leathan varied programme providing a platform for agus éagsúil a stiúradh, a sholáthraigh ardán do local, national and international filmmakers scannánóirí áitiúla, náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta to showcase their work. The festival was lena gcuid saothar a léiriú. Bhí freastal maith well attended, attracting local, national and ar an bhféile, a mheall lucht féachana áitiúil, international audiences. náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta.

access CINEMA completed a strategic Rinne access CINEMA athbhreithniú straitéiseach review of its activities, which will inform the ar a gcuid gníomhaíochtaí a chomhlánú, a organisation's activities from 2007 onward. The threoróidh gníomhaíochtaí na heagraíochtaí organisation continued to give local audiences ó 2007 ar aghaidh. Lean an eagraíocht ag the opportunity to see a range of world soláthar deise do lucht féachana áitiúil chun cinema, not usually available on commercial réimse scannán domhanda a fheiceáil, nach cinema screens. mbeadh ar fáil go hiondúil ar scáileáin na bpictiúrlann thráchtála. The Dublin International Film Festival delivered a large and diverse film programme during Rinne an Féile Scannán Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile 2006, providing Dublin audiences with the Átha Cliath clár mór agus éagsúil scannán a best of international and Irish cinema. The sheachadadh le linn 2006, ag soláthar an rogha Festival's Artistic Director, Michael Dwyer, is fearr do lucht féachana i mBaile Átha Cliath stepped down from his position during the de scannáin idirnáisiúnta agus na hÉireann. year, and, Gráinne Humphreys of the Irish Film D'éirigh Stiúrthóir Ealaíne na Féile, Michael Institute, was announced as his successor. Ms. Dwyer, as a phost i rith na bliana, agus rinneadh Humphreys was the IFI's Assistant Director Gráinne Humphreys ó Institiúid Scannán na and Head of Education and was responsible hÉireann, a fhógairt le teacht i gcomharbacht for the development of a range of exciting air. Bhí an tUasal Humphreys mar Leas-Stiúrthóir cultural events, including the annual French agus Ceann Oideachais in Institiúid Scannán na Film Festival and the Stranger than Fiction hÉireann agus í freagrach as réimse imeachtaí Documentary Festival. spreagúla cultúrtha a fhorbairt, a chuimsigh an French Film Festival bliantúil agus an Stranger The Galway Film Resource Centre is dedicated than Fiction Documentary Festival. to the development of film as artform in the west of Ireland. In 2006, the Resource Centre Tá an Galway Film Resource Centre tiomanta collaborated with the Galway Education Centre d'fhorbairt na scannánaíochta mar fhoirm on the delivery of the FIS project, a Department ealaíne in iarthar na hÉireann. I 2006, chuaigh of Education and Science filmmaking pilot for an tIonad Acmhainne i gcomhoibriú le hIonad primary schools Oideachais na Gaillimhe chun tionscadal FIS a sheachadadh, clár píolótach scannánaíochta na Roinne Oideachais agus Eolaíochta do bhunscoileanna.

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Ex Machina Synopsis: A creative documentary film that explores and engages with the work of artist, Dorothy Cross

➔ Achoimre: Clár faisnéise cruthaitheach a dheanann staidear air agus a bheith ag plé le obair an ealaíontóir Dorothy Cross. Literature in English and in Irish / Litríocht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge

In partnership with local authority arts offices, I gcomhpháirtíocht le hoifigí ealaíon na n-údarás Dingle Writing Courses developed a new áitiúil, d'fhorbair Cúrsaí Scríbhneoireachta an bursary scheme in 2006 to enable writers under Daingin scéim sparánachta nua i 2006 chun the age of 25 to attend a course in Dingle’s cumasú do scríbhneoirí faoi 25 freastal ar chúrsa autumn programme. Seven local authorities i gclár fómhair an Daingin. Thacaigh seacht supported the programme in 2006 and it is n-údarás áitiúil leis an gclár i 2006 agus tá súil hoped that the programme will be expanded to ann go leathnófar an clár go húdaráis áitiúla eile other local authorities in future years. sna blianta romhainn.

Ireland Literature Exchange (ILE) supported Thacaigh Malartán Litríochta Éireann (ILE) le 10 10 residential bursaries for visiting translators sparánacht cónaitheach d'aistritheoirí ar cuairt in 2006. A 2005 visit to China allowed two i 2006. Cheadaigh cuairt chun na Síne i 2005 Chinese translators to benefit from this do bheirt aistritheoir Síneach leas a bhaint as programme, as well as resulting in five further an gclár, agus tharla cúig thionscadal bhreise projects involving Chinese nationals. ILE also dá thoradh, ina raibh náisiúnaigh na Síne announced plans to develop a catalogue of Irish rannpháirteach. D'fhógair an ILE pleananna writing aimed at the Chinese market during chomh maith chun catalóg de scríbhneoireacht the year. Éireannach a fhorbairt a bheidh dírithe ar mhargadh na Síne i rith na bliana. A successful mentoring pilot project was established as an outcome of the 2005 review Bunaíodh tionscadal píolótach meantóireachta of Poetry Ireland’s Writers in Schools scheme. mar thoradh ar athbhreithniú 2005 do Scéim The review was presented to the Arts Council na Scríbhneoirí sna Scoileanna - Éigse Éireann. in 2006 to help inform further planning and Cuireadh an athbhreithniú faoi bhráid na development in the area of residencies and in Comhairle Ealaíon i 2006 chun cuidiú leo arts-in-education. breis forbartha agus pleanála a dhéanamh i réimse na gcónaitheachtaí agus sna healaíona The 2005 Children’s Books Ireland/Bisto san oideachas. Book of the Year Award was won by Kate Thompson for an unprecedented fourth time Bhuaigh Kate Thompson Duais Leabhar na for her internationally acclaimed book, The Bliana 2005 Children’s Books Ireland/Bisto don New Policeman. David McWilliams’ The Pope’s cheathrú babhta atá gan fasach, dá leabhar The Children was the first winner of the Publishers’ New Policeman, a bhain ardmholadh amach Book of the Year award in CLÉ’s newly i measc lucht critice. Bhí David McWilliams established Industry Book Awards. lena leabhar, The Pope’s Children, ar an gcéad bhuaiteoir de dhuais an Publishers’ Book With financial support from the Arts Council, of the Year sna Industry Book Awards nua- the Royal Irish Academy hosted an important bhunaithe ag CLÉ. Le tacaíocht airgeadais ón conference in May to explore the conditions gComhairle Ealaíon, rinne Acadamh Ríoga na under which literary production in the English hÉireann comhdháil thábhachtach a óstáil i language takes place in contemporary Ireland. mí na Bealtaine chun coinníollacha a fhiosrú The conference, The State of the Art, had a trína bhféadfadh saothrú na litríochta tarlú 26 wide range of distinguished speakers, including i dteanga an Bhéarla in Éirinn na linne seo. Anthony Cronin of Aosdána and Damian Bhí réimse leathan cainteoirí iomráiteacha Smyth of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. ag an gcomhdháil seo, The State of the Art, a chuimsigh Anthony Cronin ó Aosdána Pat Boran completed his tenure as Artistic agus Damian Smyth ó Chomhairle Ealaíon Director of the Dublin Writers’ Festival in 2006 Thuaisceart Éireann. to take the post of Editor at Dedalus Press. The move has enabled John F. Deane, outgoing Rinne Pat Boran a thréimhse mar Stiúrthóir editor, to concentrate on Waxwing Press and his Ealaíne ar Fhéile Scríbhneoirí Bhaile Átha Cliath i own poetry, published by Carcanet Press. 2006 a chomhlánú, chun post mar Eagarthóir le Dedalus Press a thosú. Chumasaigh an t-aistriú € With a total prize fund of 45,000, the annual seo do John F. Deane, eagarthóir atá ag imeacht Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards were as oifig, díriú ar an Waxwing Press agus ar a introduced in 2006, offering unprecedented chuid filíochta féin, foilsithe ag Carcanet Press. support and exposure for emerging writers in a range of genres. Three of the five individual Le duaischiste iomlán de a45,000, cuireadh category awards went to Irish authors. Philip tús leis na Glen Dimplex New Writers Awards i Ó Ceallaigh collected the Fiction Award for 2006, ag tairiscint tacaíochta agus poiblíochta his short story collection, Notes from a Turkish gan fasach do scríbhneoirí a bhí ag teacht chun Whorehouse (Penguin Ireland); Iggy McGovern cinn thar raon seánraí éagsúla. Chuaigh trí as received the Poetry Award for his long-awaited cúig cinn de chatagóirí na nduaiseanna aonair début collection, The King of Suburbia (Dedalus d'údair Éireannacha. Bhailigh Philip Ó Ceallaigh Press); while another poetry collection, Philip an Duais Ficsin dá chnuasach gearrscéalta, Notes Cummings’s Néalta (Coiscéim), took the Irish- from a Turkish Whorehouse (Penguin Ireland); language Award. The Biography/Non-Fiction d'aimsigh Iggy McGovern an Duais Filíochta dá Award went to Alice Hogge for her historical chéad chnuasach, The King of Suburbia (Dedalus study, God’s Secret Agents (HarperCollins); Press); agus bhain cnuasach filíochta eile Duais and the Children’s Book Award to Sophie na Gaeilge amach, Néalta (Coiscéim) le Philip and the Albino Camel (Andersen Press) by Cummings. Chuaigh an Duais Beatháisnéise/ Stephen Davies. Neamhficsin go dtí Alice Hogge dá staidéar stairiúil, God’s Secret Agents (HarperCollins); In other events around the country, Strokestown agus chuaigh Duais Leabhar na bPáistí do International Poetry festival saw Seamus Heaney Sophie and the Albino Camel (Andersen Press) le reading from his recent collection District and Stephen Davies. Circle, accompanied by musicians John Carty, Patsy Hanley and Sean Garvey, while Writers’ In imeachtaí eile mórthimpeall na tíre, Week Listowel welcomed a programme of chonacthas Séamus Heaney ag Féile Filíochta award-winning authors, including Nobel Prize Idirnáisiúnta i mBéal na mBuillí ag léamh óna winner, J. M. Coetzee, Pulitzer Prize winner chnuasach is déanaí District and Circle, in Frank McCourt, Orange Prize winner Lionel éineacht leis na ceoltóirí John Carty, Patsy Shriver and Booker Prize winner, John Banville, Hanley agus Sean Garvey, cé gur chuir Seachtain who also won the Hughes and Hughes award na Scríbhneoirí, Lios Tuathail, fáilte roimh chlár for Irish Novel of the Year for The Sea. d'údair iomráiteacha, a chuimsigh buaiteoir na Duaise Nobel, J. M. Coetzee, buaiteoir na Duaise 27 In 2006, events commemorating the birth of Pulitzer Frank McCourt, buaiteoir na Duaise writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain in 1906 were held Orange Lionel Shriver agus buaiteoir na Duaise all over Ireland. The Arts Council contributed Booker, John Banville, a bhuaigh duais Hughes to the celebration by funding commemorative and Hughes chomh maith d'Úrscéal Éireannach events held as part of Cúirt, Imram and na Bliana, The Sea. Comóradh Uí Chadhain (funded through Ealaín na Gaeltachta). I 2006, rinneadh imeachtaí a cheiliúradh mórthimpeall na hÉireann mar chomóradh an Following the success of 2005’s Seachtain bhreith an scríbhneora, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, na Gaeilge book promotion campaign, the i 1906. Chuir an Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an initiative was further developed and branded gceiliúradh trí mhaoiniú a sholáthar d'imeachtaí under the title LeabharPower. The Arts Council comórtha a tionóladh mar chuid de Chúirt, and Foras na Gaeilge were joined by Bord na Imram agus Comóradh Uí Chadhain (maoinithe Leabhar Gaeilge as funding partners for the trí Ealaín na Gaeltachta). project, the first collaboration of its kind in the Irish language. The promotion was organised Tar éis an rath a bhí ar an bhfeachtas poiblíochta by CLÉ and ÁIS, the Irish language book leabhar le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2005, distribution agency. A logo and design theme rinneadh breis forbartha ar an tionscnamh were created specifically for the campaign agus a bhrandáil faoin teideal LeabharPower. and applied to postcards, bookmarks, posters, Tháinig Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge ar bord leis an balloons and pens that were then distributed to gComhairle Ealaíon agus Foras na Gaeilge mar libraries and shops. The logo and design were chomhpháirtithe maoinithe don tionscadal, an also applied to a website at leabharpower.com. chéad chomhoibriú den chineál seo sa Ghaeilge. Rinne CLÉ agus ÁIS, an ghníomhaireacht atá The Arts Council and TG4 partnership initiative, freagrach as leabhair Ghaeilge a dháileadh, Splanc!, focused on Irish language literature cúrsaí poiblíochta a eagrú. Cruthaíodh lógó agus during the year and, as such, attracted téama deartha don bhfeachtas go sonrach, a additional funding from Bord na Leabhar cuireadh ar chártaí poist, leabharmharcanna, Gaeilge and the Broadcasting Commission of póstaeir, balúin agus pinn, agus a dáileadh Ireland. A total fund of €240,000 was awarded ansin ar leabharlanna agus siopaí. Bhí an lógó to Dovinia and Feenish Productions to produce agus dearadh le feiceáil ar an láithreán gréasáin the first-ever Irish language literature series leabharpower.com chomh maith. on TG4. Dhírigh tionscnamh comhpháirtíochta na Eilís Ní Dhuibhne was appointed writer-in- Comhairle Ealaíon agus TG4, Splanc!, ar litríocht residence at the Irish Writers’ Centre, while Irish na Gaeilge i rith na bliana agus, dá réir, mheall language novelist Séamas Mac Annaidh was siad breis maoinithe ó Bhord na Leabhar appointed writer-in-residence at NUI Galway. Gaeilge agus ó Choimisiún Craolacháin na Meanwhile, Bríd Ní Mhóráin and Nuala Ní hÉireann. Rinneadh ciste iomlán de a240,000 a Dhomhnaill continued as writers-in-residence bhronnadh ar Dovinia and Feenish Productions in the Kerry Gaeltacht, a programme funded by chun an chéad sraith litríochta riamh ar TG4 Ealaín na Gaeltachta. a chraoladh. 28 New books published in 2006 included Buaic Ceapadh Eilís Ní Dhuibhne mar scríbhneoir by Dermot Somers (Cois Life) and greatly cónaitheach in Ionad Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann, anticipated new poetry collections from agus ceapadh úrscéalaí na Gaeilge, Séamas Mac established poets, including Tostanna by Annaidh, mar scríbhneoir cónaitheach ag OÉ Áine Ní Ghlinn (Coiscéim), Cúpla Siamach an Gaillimh. Idir an dá linn, lean Bríd Ní Mhóráin Ama by Louis de Paor (Coiscéim) and Gúrú agus Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill mar scríbhneoirí i gClúidíní by Cathal Ó Searcaigh (Cló Iar- cónaitheacha i nGaeltacht Chiarraí, clár atá Chonnachta). In a development of international maoinithe ag Ealaín na Gaeltachta. significance, VERSschmuggel : VÉARSaistear (Cló Iar-Chonnachta), a bilingual (Irish-German) Chuimsigh na leabhair nua a foilsíodh i 2006 collection of contemporary Irish language Buaic le Dermot Somers (Cois Life) agus na poetry, was published during the year with cnuasaigh filíochta a raibh súil mhór leo ó fhilí funding from the Arts Council’s Title-by- bhunaithe, a chuimsíonn Tostanna le hÁine Ní Title scheme. Ghlinn (Coiscéim), Cúpla Siamach an Ama le Louis de Paor (Coiscéim) agus Gúrú i gClúidíní The IMRAM Festival, the only annual platform le Cathal Ó Searcaigh (Cló Iar-Chonnachta). dedicated to contemporary Irish language I bhforbairt atá suntasach go hidirnáisiúnta, writers and their work, continued to establish foilsíodh VERSschmuggel : VÉARSaistear (Cló itself in the artistic and cultural landscape of the Iar-Chonnachta), cnuasach dhátheangach capital. In 2006, young and first-time authors (Gaeilge-Gearmáinis) d'fhilíocht Ghaeilge shared the stage with established writers in a chomhaimseartha i rith na bliana, le maoiniú na multicultural festival comprising multilingual Comhairle Ealaíon tríd an scéim Title-by-Title. events as well as an eclectic mix of music, song and theatre. Lean Féile IMRAM, ardán bliantúil amháin atá tiomanta do scríbhneoirí comhaimseartha na Gaeilge agus dá gcuid oibre, á bunú féin i dtírdhreach ealaíne agus chultúrtha na príomhchathrach. I 2006, bhain údair óga agus céaduaire an stáitse amach in éineacht le scríbhneoirí bunaithe i bhféile ilchultúrtha, a chuimsigh imeachtaí ilchultúrtha, chomh maith le meascán ilchineálach ceoil, amhrán agus téatair.

29 Music / Ceol

The Arts Council shares public policy and Roinneann an Chomhairle Ealaíon an fhreagracht funding responsibility for music with a range as maoiniú agus beartas poiblí i leith an cheoil of state bodies, representative organisations le réimse comhlachtaí stáit, grúpaí ionadaíochta and local authorities. The Council’s support for agus údaráis áitiúla. Tugann an Chomhairle music organisations embraces a range of genres Ealaíon tacaíocht d'eagraíochtaí ceoil thar across a wide configuration of resource and an raon iomlán seánraí, do raon leathan service organisations, production companies, d'eagraíochtaí acmhainne agus seirbhíse, do arts venues and festivals and events. Individual chompántais léiriúcháin, d'ionaid tionóil ealaíon artists are fostered and supported through agus d'fhéilte agus d'imeachtaí ealaíon. Déantar various Arts Council awards and schemes. ealaíontóirí aonair a chothú agus a mhisniú de thoradh scéimeanna dámhachtainí éagsúla de Contemporary music ensemble Concorde chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon. had memorable performances in Dublin and Galway and marked the centenary year of Bhí taibhléirithe ar leith ag an mbuíon ceoltóirí Samuel Beckett’s birth by mounting a Beckett comhaimseartha i mBaile Átha Cliath agus sa celebration day in April. Crash Ensemble Ghaillimh, agus rinne siad ceiliúradh céad bliain performed regularly throughout 2006 in Dublin ó rugadh Samuel Beckett a chomóradh trí lá and provided the backbone of the day-long RTÉ ceiliúrtha do Beckett a eagrú i mí Aibreáin. Living Music Festival, which involved leading Sheinn an Crash Ensemble go rialta le linn 2006 New York composer Steve Reich. i mBaile Átha Cliath agus sholáthraíodar an cnámh droma don RTÉ Living Music Festival, ina The arrival of Anthony Marwood as artistic raibh an cumadóir iomráiteach Steve Reich ó director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) Nua Eabhrac páirteach. brought new vision to the organisation and a new roster of guest directors, including Richard Thug ceapachán Anthony Marwood mar Tognetti, Douglas Boyd and Paul Watkins, stiúrthóir ealaíne ar Cheolfhoireann Aireagail who all appeared with the ICO in 2006. Other na hÉireann (ICO) fís nua don eagraíocht agus highlights included Marwood’s performance of uainchlár nua d'aoi-stiúrthóirí, a chuimsigh Thomas Adès Violin Concerto at the orchestra’s Richard Tognetti, Douglas Boyd agus Paul summer festival in Limerick. Watkins, a sheinn leis an ICO i 2006. Chuimsigh buaicphointí eile taibhléiriú Marwood ar The artistic development of the Irish Baroque Choinséartó Veidhlín Thomas Adès ag féile Orchestra continued during an energetic year samhraidh na ceolfhoirne Violin i Luimneach. under the leadership of music director Monica Huggett. Arts Council support has enabled Lean an fhorbairt ealaíne ar Cheolfhoireann the orchestra to retain core players working Bharócach na hÉireann le linn na bliana a in chamber as well as orchestral contexts. bhí fíor-ghnóthach, faoi stiúir an stiúrthóra In addition to supporting the Irish Chamber ceoil Monica Huggett. Chumasaigh tacaíocht Orchestra and Irish Baroque Orchestra, the na Comhairle Ealaíon don cheolfhoireann Arts Council also offered support to Camerata na príomhcheoltóirí a choinneáil ag obair i Ireland (which has established an enviable gcomhthéacsanna aireagail agus na ceolfhoirne. reputation internationally under the direction of Chomh maith le tacaíocht a thabhairt do 30 Barry Douglas) in order to increase its concert Cheolfhoireann Aireagail na hÉireann agus profile in Ireland. The Orchestra of St. Cecilia Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann, rinne received funding towards a summer concert an Chomhairle Ealaíon tacaíocht a thairiscint series, celebrating Mozart’s anniversary through do Camerata Ireland chomh maith (a bhfuil clú a programme of the composer’s complete faoi leith bunaithe acu faoi stiúir Barry Douglas) wind concertos. The National Chamber chun próifíl cheolchoirme na heagraíochta a Choir continued a strong commitment to mhéadú in Éirinn. D'aimsigh The Orchestra of contemporary music over the year, undertaking St. Cecilia maoiniú do shraith ceolchoirmeacha an imaginative collaboration with the Rascher samhraidh, d'imeachtaí ceiliúrtha Mozart a Saxophone Quartet and expanding its concert chuimsigh coinséartónna gaothuirlisí iomlána an presence in Belfast. chumadóra. Lean Cór Náisiúnta na hÉireann lena dtiomantas láidir don cheol comhaimseartha Music Network developed the range and scope i rith na bliana, ag tabhairt faoi chomhoibriú of its activities considerably in 2006. As well as samhlaíoch leis an Rascher Saxophone Quartet maintaining a wide array of touring concerts agus ag leathnú láithreachta na ceolchoirme acu and the recruitment of two ensembles to the i mBéal Feirste. Young Musicwide programme, Music Network developed a new scheme, the Performance D'fhorbair Music Network raon agus scóip a and Touring Award, which has enabled many chuid gníomhaíochtaí go mór i 2006. Chomh individual and ensemble musicians to develop maith le réimse leathan de cheolchoirmeacha an array of performance projects. Note camchuairte a chothabháil agus dhá bhuíon Productions also continued development of ceoil a earcú do chlár Young Musicwide, its Contemporaries concert series, which saw d'fhorbair Music Network scéim nua, an world-leading jazz, electronic and contemporary Dámhachtain Taibhléirithe agus Camchuairte, artists in performance in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, a chumasaigh do mhórán daoine aonair agus Galway and Belfast, while the Journal of Music buíoncheoltóirí réimse tionscadal léirithe a in Ireland underwent significant development fhorbairt. Lean Note Productions lena bhforbairt during the year, including a re-design of the ar an sraith ceolchoirmeacha Contemporaries, magazine which won a prestigious award from a chonaic ealaíontóirí snagcheoil, leictreonacha the Periodicals Publishers’ Association of Ireland. agus comhaimseartha ag seinm i mBaile Átha Cliath, Corcaigh, Luimneach, Gaillimh agus Finally, West Cork Music’s highlights in 2006 Béal Feirste, agus chonaic an Journal of Music included an Easter festival with the Callino in Ireland forbairt shuntasach i rith na bliana , Quartet and friends, and its annual chamber a chuimsigh athdhearadh na hirise a bhuaigh music festival in June, which featured music duais ghradamach ón Periodicals Publishers’ from Mozart and Shostakovich and introduced Association of Ireland. the dynamic T’ang Quartet from Singapore to Irish audiences. Ar deireadh, chuimsigh na buaicphointí ó West Cork Music i 2006 féile na Cásca leis an Callino Quartet agus cairde, ag féile ceoil aireagail bliantúil i mí an Mheithimh, ina raibh ceol ó Mozart agus Shostakovich agus inar taispeánadh an T’ang Quartet dinimiciúil ó Shingeapór do 31 lucht féachana na hÉireann don chéad uair. Opera / Ceoldráma

The Arts Council is the primary source of public Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon is mó a thugann support for opera production in Ireland. In tacaíocht poiblí do léiriúcháin cheoldramaí in 2006, the Arts Council continued to review Éireann. I 2006, lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon ag its support for opera in Ireland, and in the déanamh athbhreithnithe ar a gcuid tacaíochta autumn the Arts Council endorsed the major do cheoldráma in Éirinn, agus thacaigh an recommendations of the 2005 Opera Working Chomhairle Ealaíon le mórmholtaí na Meithle a Group, recommending increased funding for bunaíodh i 2005 chun gnóthaí ceoldráma a phlé, the artform in line with new guidelines for ag moladh maoiniú méadaithe don bhfoirm opera provision around the country. ealaíne seo ag teacht leis na treoirlínte nua do sholáthar ceoldráma mórthimpeall na tíre. Following the successful presentation in Cork of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro by Opera 2005 Tar éis léirithe rathúla i gCorcaigh ar The with local support, the Council voted a one-off Marriage of Figaro le Mozart ó Opera 2005 grant toward the company’s 2006 production le tacaíocht áitiúil, vótáil an Chomhairle chun of The Barber of Seville. The Council also deontas aonuaire a thabhairt do léiriú 2006 an supported the provision of extra rehearsal time chompántais ar The Barber of Seville. Thacaigh for a Lyric Opera production. an Chomhairle chomh maith le soláthar an ama bhreise réamhchleachtaithe do léiriú le Lyric In line with a recommendation of the Opera Opera. Working Group, the Arts Council introduced a significant Opera Production Award in Ag teacht le moladh an Ghrúpa Oibre 2006. This first award was split between three Ceoldráma, thug an Chomhairle Ealaíon projects: an innovative multi-media opera Dámhachtain Léiriúcháin Cheoldráma involving composer Brian Irvine to be performed isteach i 2006 a bhí suntasach. Bhí an chéad in 2007, a promising music theatre project in dhámachtain roinnte idir thrí thionscadal: development and a second production of an ceoldráma nuálaíoch ilmheán leis an gcumadóir Irish opera in Waterford. Brian Irvine a bhí le léiriú i 2007, tionscadal sa téatar ceoil le hardpoitéinseal a bhí i mbun Opera Theatre Company had a busy year, forbartha agus an dara léiriúchán de cheoldráma with a co-production of Mozart’s early opera Éireannach i bPort Láirge. Apollo and Hyacinthus, a UK revival of its 2005 production of The Coronation of Poppea, an Bhí bliain ghnóthach ag an Opera Theatre extensive tour of Hansel and Gretel and a well Company, leis an gcomhléiriúchán ar an received chamber version of Beethoven’s Fidelio. gceoldráma luath Apollo and Hyacinthus le Fidelio, the company’s third presentation at Mozart, athbheochan sa RA ar léiriú 2005 de Kilmainham Gaol, was also given in concert L'incoronazione di Poppea (Corónú Poppea), with the Ulster Orchestra in Derry, using camchuairt chuimsitheach de Hansel and Gretel innovative film material from the Dublin agus leagan seomra de Fidelio le Beethoven a performances. Late in the year, Chief Executive moladh go hard. Cuireadh Fidelio, an tríú léiriú Andrew McLellan resigned, and Randall leis an gcompántas ag Príosún Chill Mhaighnean, Shannon, a founder of Opera Theatre Company, i láthair i gceolchoirm le Ceolfhoireann Uladh assumed a caretaker role. i nDoire chomh maith, ag baint úsáide as 32 ábhar scannán nuálaíoch ó léirithe i mBaile In early 2006, Opera Ireland presented Átha Cliath. Níos déanaí sa bhliain, d'éirigh an a strong new co-production of Faust, by Príomhfheidhmeannach Andrew McLellan as Artistic Director Dieter Kaegi, and Rossini’s La a phost, agus tháinig Randall Shannon, ceann Cenerentola. Opera Ireland’s winter season de bhunaitheoirí an Opera Theatre Company, i saw the culmination of a unique collaboration gcomharbacht air i ról airígh. between the company and two prisons: the sets and costumes for its production of La Go luath i 2006, chuir Ceoldráma Éireann Bohème were designed and made by prisoners comhléiriú láidir nua de Faust i láthair, leis at Mountjoy Prison and at the Maiano Prison an Stiúrthóir Ealaíne Dieter Kaegi, agus La in Italy. A strong Irish cast featured in the other Cenerentola le Rossini. Chríochnaigh an séasúr production in winter 2006, André Previn’s A samhraidh le Ceoldráma Éireann le comhoibriú Streetcar Named Desire, based on the play by sainiúil idir an compántas agus dhá phríosún: Tennessee Williams. In December, long-serving bhí na seiteanna agus cultacha don léiriú La Chief Executive David Collopy left Opera Ireland Bohème deartha agus déanta ag príosúnaithe and it was announced that Niall Doyle, RTÉ’s ag Príosún Mhuinseo agus Príosún Maiano san Director of Music, would take up the position Iodáil. Bhí foireann láidir Éireannach sa léiriú eile early in 2007. i ngeimhreadh 2006, A Streetcar Named Desire le André Previn, a bhí bunaithe ar dhráma le As the Theatre Royal continued its Tennessee Williams. I mí na Nollag, d'fhág an refurbishment in 2006, Wexford Festival Opera Príomhfheidhmeannach David Collopy, a bhí ann presented a reduced season, with chamber le fada, slán le Ceoldráma Éireann agus fógraíodh operas by Donizetti (Don Gregorio) and Susa go dtiocfadh Niall Doyle, Stiúrthóir Ceoil RTÉ, i (Transformations) at the small-scale Dun Mhuire gcomharbacht air go luath i 2007. theatre (recipient of a special grant from the Department of the Taoiseach) alongside recitals De réir mar a lean an Theatre Royal leis an and concerts. The chamber-scale Wexford athchóiriú i 2006, chuir Féile Ceoldrámaíochta Festival Orchestra was led by Fionnuala Hunt. Loch Garman séasúr laghdaithe i láthair, le This was the festival’s first season with new ceoldrámaí seomra le Donizetti (Don Gregorio) Chief Executive Michael Hunt, formerly Artistic agus Susa (Transformations) ag téatar Dhún Director of Co-Opera and Director of the Mhuire a bhí ar scála níos lú (a fuair deontas Theatre Royal, Waterford. speisialta ó Roinn an Taoisigh) mar aon le ceadail agus ceolchoirmeacha. Stiúir Fionnuala The Arts Council continued to support the Hunt Ceolfhoireann Fhéile Loch Garman. advanced professional training of several gifted Ba é seo an chéad séasúr den bhféile ag an young singers, studying in the UK, Europe bPríomhfheidhmeannach nua Michael Hunt, and America. a bhí roimhe seo mar Stiúrthóir Ealaíne le Co- Opera agus mar Bhainisteoir Stiúrtha an Theatre Royal, Port Láirge.

Lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon ag tacú le hardoiliúint ghairmiúil do roinnt amhránaithe cumasacha, atá ag staidéar sa RA, san Eoraip agus i Meiriceá. 33 Theatre / Amharclannaíocht

The Arts Council is the primary source of Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an príomhfhoinse in Éirinn public policy and funding support for theatre a cheapann beartas poiblí i leith an téatair agus a practice in Ireland and plays an important chuireann tacaíocht airgeadais ar fáil do chleachtais role in supporting theatre artists, production téatair in Éirinn agus tá ról tábhachtach aici i dtacú companies, venues and resource organisations le healaíontóirí téatair, compántais léiriúcháin, ionaid for theatre in Ireland. tionóil agus eagraíochtaí acmhainne don téatar in Éirinn. Samuel Beckett’s centenary year was celebrated around the country, with a significant Rinneadh ceiliúradh céad bliain Samuel Beckett contribution from the Gate Theatre in Dublin, a chomóradh mórthimpeall na tíre, le hobair which presented a number of the works of shuntasach ó Amharclann an Gate i mBaile Samuel Beckett as part of the Beckett Centenary Átha Cliath, a chuir roinnt saothar le Samuel Festival. The programme included both readings Beckett i láthair mar chuid den Beckett Centenary and full productions with an impressive and Festival. Chuimsigh an clár de reacaireachtaí agus exciting group of Irish and international actors, léiriúcháin iomlána le grúpa suaithinseach agus directors and designers. 2006 also saw a new spreagúil d'aisteoirí Éireannacha agus idirnáisiúnta, production of Brian Friel’s Faith Healer at the stiúrthóirí agus dearthóirí. Chonaic 2006 léiriú Gate, starring Ralph Fiennes, Ian MacDiarmid nua de Faith Healer ag an Gate le Brian Friel, and Ingrid Craigie. The production transferred to agus na príomhpháirteanna ag Ralph Fiennes, Ian Broadway, where it was nominated for four Tony MacDiarmid agus Ingrid Craigie. D'aistrigh an léiriú Awards: Ian MacDiarmid won for Best Featured go Broadway, áit a ainmníodh é do cheithre Dhuais Actor in a Play. Tony: bhuaigh Ian MacDiarmid an duais don Aisteoir is Fearr i nDráma. Druid (Galway) also toured during 2006, when DruidSynge was brought to New York and Chuaigh Druid (Gaillimh) ar camchuairt le linn Minneapolis to great critical and audience 2006 chomh maith, nuair a tugadh DruidSynge go acclaim. Druid also produced a new play from Nua Eabhrac agus Minneapolis agus moladh ard ó Stuart Carolan, The Empress of India, at the chriticeoirí agus lucht féachana araon. Rinne Druid Abbey during the Dublin Theatre Festival. dráma nua le Stuart Carolan, The Empress of India, a Pan Pan Theatre Company’s director, Gavin léiriú chomh maith ag Amharclann na Mainistreach Quinn, was also exploring new horizons le linn Fhéile Drámaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath. Bhí when he went to Beijing to direct a Chinese stiúrthóir an Pan Pan Theatre Company, Gavin version of Playboy of the Western World. The Quinn, ag fiosrú tionscadail nua nuair a chuaigh production was staged in the Project in Dublin sé go Béising chun leagan Síneach de Playboy of in December and received critical acclaim and the Western World a stiúradh. Rinneadh an léiriú a significant audiences. chur ar stáitse sa Project i mBaile Átha Cliath i mí na Nollag agus d'aimsigh sé moladh ard ó chriticeoirí In a busy year for Cork theatre, Meridian agus lucht féachana mór. produced a new work in their multi-media explorations of local life, White Lady, which I mbliain ghnóthach do chúrsaí téatair i gCorcaigh, premiered at the Triskel Centre, while Everyman rinne Meridian saothar nua a léiriú ina gcuid Palace Theatre produced Wreck, a new play by fiosruithe ilmheán ar an saol áitiúil, White Lady, a 34 Neil LaBute, which featured actor Ed Harris. taispeánadh don chéad uair ag Ionad Triskel, cé gur Theatre Forum held its first Druidstone course léirigh an Everyman Palace Theatre Wreck, dráma on arts marketing in 2006, specifically created nua le Neil LaBute, ina raibh príomhpháirt ag an to serve the needs of the Irish arts community. aisteoir Ed Harris. Also, the former Theatre Shop was officially re-launched under its new name, Irish Theatre Bhí an chéad chúrsa Druidstone ag an bhFóram Institute, and its internationally well-regarded Amharclannaíochta ar mhargaíocht na n-ealaíon i Playography was completed in 2006, with a full 2006, a cruthaíodh go sonrach chun freastal ar na and comprehensive range of entries from 1904 riachtanais atá ag lucht na n-ealaíon in Éirinn. Ina to the present. theannta sin, rinneadh an Theatre Shop mar a bhí aithne air a athsheoladh faoi ainm nua, Institiúid A number of Arts Council-supported Amharclannaíochta na hÉireann, agus comhlánaíodh companies and productions appeared at the an Playography inti i 2006 ar a bhfuil meas 2006 Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, idirnáisiúnta, le réimse iomlán agus cuimsitheach with promotional support from the Irish iontrálacha ó 1904 go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Theatre Institute and financial support from Culture Ireland. Bhí roinnt compántais agus léiriúcháin a raibh tacaíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon acu i The Arts Council also awarded Matthew láthair le haghaidh Fhéile Imeallach Dhún Twomey, who was a mentored director in Éideann, le tacaíocht phoiblíochta ó Institiúid Rough Magic’s 2005 SEEDS Programme, a Amharclannaíochta na hÉireann agus tacaíocht training and development grant to assist him to airgeadais ó Chultúr Éireann. take a place on Anne Bogart’s Master of Fine Arts Directing course at Columbia University in Bhronn an Chomhairle Ealaíon deontas oiliúna agus New York. He is the first to attend such a course forbartha ar Matthew Twomey, a bhí mar stiúrthóir with Arts Council support. faoi mheantóireacht sa Rough Magic 2005 SEEDS Programme, chun cuidiú leis áit a thógáil ar chúrsa Máistreachta i Stiúrthóireacht na Mínealaíona le Anne Bogart ag Ollscoil Columbia i Nua Eabhrac. Is é an chéad duine é chun freastal a dhéanamh ar chúrsa mar seo le tacaíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon.

35 Traditional Arts / Na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta

The Arts Council supports the traditional arts of Tá roinnt scéimeanna maoinithe, idir dhíreach music, song, dance and oral literature through a agus indíreach, á reáchtáil ag an gComhairle number of direct and indirect funding schemes. Ealaíon chun tacú leis na healaíona traidisiúnta, Individual artists engaged in the traditional arts idir cheol, amhránaíocht, rince agus litríocht are eligible for many Arts Council bursaries, bhéil. Bíonn ealaíontóirí aonair atá ag gabháil awards and schemes. do na healaíona traidisiúnta i dteideal ar chuid mhór de na sparánachtaí, dámhachtainí agus The Arts Council’s Traditional Arts Initiative scéimeanna a thairgeann an Chomhairle Ealaíon. moved into its first full year in 2006, with the traditional arts identified as a priority within Ghluais Tionscnamh na Comhairle Ealaíon the Council’s activities and expenditure. In um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta isteach ina a significant increase from previous years, chéad bhliain iomlán i 2006, leis na healaíona €3 million was allocated to traditional arts traidisiúnta aitheanta mar thosaíocht laistigh de for 2006. Consolidating the traditional arts ghníomhaíochtaí agus caiteachas na Comhairle. infrastructure in Ireland is articulated as a key I méadú a bhí suntasach i gcomparáid leis ambition of the Arts Council’s traditional arts na blianta roimhe, rinneadh €3 milliún a policy. In an effort to advance this ambition, dháileadh do na healaíona traidisiúnta i 2006. in 2006 the Arts Council increased its Tá comhdhlúthú ar bhonneagar na n-ealaíon revenue support to a range of traditional arts traidisiúnta in Éirinn luaite mar mhórchuspóir de organisations, including: the Irish Traditional pholasaí na Comhairle Ealaíon i leith na n-ealaíon Music Archive; Na Píobairí Uilleann; Cairdeas traidisiúnta. In iarracht leis an uaillmhian seo a na bhFidleiri; Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy; the bhaint amach, mhéadaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre; Glór Irish Music an maoiniú i 2006 do réimse eagraíochtaí Centre; Tionscnamh Lugh, and Ionad Culturtha. ealaíon traidisiúnta, a chuimsigh: Taisce Cheol Additionally, a small number of organisations Dúchais Éireann; Na Píobairí Uilleann; Cairdeas previously not funded by the Arts Council were na bhFidléirí; Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy; awarded revenue funding in 2006, including Ionad Cultúrtha Séamus Ennis; Glór - Cliabhán Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy and Cairde Cheol na hÉireann; Tionscnamh Lugh, agus Rince Céilí na hÉireann. Ionad Cultúrtha. Ina theannta sin, bronnadh maoiniú ioncaim reatha ón gComhairle Ealaíon Organisations which have significant traditional i 2006 ar roinnt eagraíochtaí nár maoiníodh arts programmes were also awarded funding cheana, a chuimsigh Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie from the Traditional Arts Initiative, including Kennedy agus Cairde Rince Céilí na hÉireann. the Earagail Arts Festival, Killkenny Arts Festival, Music Network, Note Productions and West Bronnadh maoiniú chomh maith ón Tionscnamh Cork Music. A number of local authorities, um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta ar eagraíochtaí a notably Clare and Roscommon County bhfuil cláracha suntasacha acu sna healaíona Councils, also received support for important traidisiúnta, a chuimsigh Féile Ealaíon an Earagail, strands of traditional arts activity within their Féile Ealaíon Chill Chainnigh, Music Network, direct arts programmes. Note Productions agus West Cork Music. Fuair roinnt údaráis áitiúla, Comhairlí Contae an As the Arts Council increased its engagement Chláir agus Ros Comáin go sonrach, tacaíocht 36 with the traditional arts community, the number chomh maith do shraitheanna tábhachtacha de of applicants for the various strands of funding ghníomhaíocht sna healaíona traidisiúnta laistigh increased considerably. Deis, a funding scheme dá gcláracha díreacha ealaíon. aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding Mar a mhéadaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon from the Arts Council for a range of projects, a mbaint le lucht na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta, continued to attract significant numbers of mhéadaigh líon na n-iarratasóirí do shraitheanna proposals. Under the Small Festivals Scheme, éagsúla maoinithe go mór. Lean Deis, scéim successful applicants included the Baltimore mhaoinithe atá dírithe ar lucht na n-ealaíon Fiddle Fair in County Cork, Frank Harte Festival traidisiúnta a spreagadh agus a éascú chun in Dublin and Ar Ais Arís traditional arts festival. maoiniú a lorg ón gComhairle Ealaíon do réimse In Clare, the Meitheal Residential Summer tionscadal, ag mealladh roinnt tograí suntasacha. School took place, organised by Comhaltas Faoi Scéim na bhFéilte Beaga, chuimsigh na Ceolteóirí Éireann, while the Dunboyne CCÉ hiarratasóirí rathúla Aonach Fidle Dhún na Séad i Trad Fest was a highlight of the year in Meath. gContae Chorcaí, Féile Frank Harte i mBaile Átha Cliath agus Ar Ais Arís féile ealaíon traidisiúnta. A significant event for the traditional arts Sa Chlár, tharla an Meitheal Residential Summer community took place in November, when the School, eagraithe ag Comhaltas Ceolteoirí Irish Traditional Music Archive officially opened Éireann, cé go raibh Féile Traidisiúnta CCÉ Dhún the doors of its new premises at 73 Merrion Búinne ar bhuaicphointe na bliana sa Mhí. Square. The move to this building added an impressive and accessible public face to what Tharla ócáid thábhachtach do lucht na n-ealaíon is the largest and most comprehensive multi- traidisiúnta i mí na Samhna, nuair a d'oscail media collection of Irish traditional arts material Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann doirse an áitribh in existence. Also in November, the Séamus nua acu ag 73 Cearnóg Mhuirfean. Thug an Ennis Cultural Centre in Naul was re-opened t-aistriú chuig an bhfoirgneamh seo aghaidh by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, phoiblí a bhí suntasach agus inrochtana don John O’Donoghue TD, following closure due eagraíocht, atá ar an mbailiúchán ilmheán is to a fire. In Clare, Glór Irish Music Centre, in mó agus is cuimsithí in Éirinn de shaothar sna association with the Clare Arts Office, hosted healaíona traidisiúnta i láthair na huaire. I mí na Cruinniú/A Gathering: Making a Living in the Samhna chomh maith, rinne an tAire Ealaíon, Traditional Arts, featuring a number of high Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, John O’Donoghue profile speakers including Paddy Maloney TD, Ionad Séamus Ennis san Aill a athoscailt, (the Chieftains, Ireland), Gary West (Compass tar éis dó a bheith dúnta de bharr dóiteáin. Records, USA), Philip King (Hummingbird Sa Chlár, rinne an Glór - Cliabhán Cheol na Productions, Ireland), Carsten Pandura (Tonder hÉireann, i gcomhar le hOifig Ealaíon an Chláir, Festival, Denmark) and Alan Bearman (Folk Cruinniú/A Gathering: Making a Living in the Arts, UK). Traditional Arts a óstáil, le roinnt cainteoirí ardpróifíle i láthair a chuimsigh Paddy Maloney (the Chieftains, Éire), Gary West (Compass Records, SAM), Philip King (Hummingbird Productions, Éire), Carsten Pandura (Tonder Festival, An Danmhairg) agus Alan Bearman 37 (Folk Arts, RA). Visual Arts / Na Físealaíona

In New York, the Location One Fellowship (the I Nua Eabhrac, tháinig críoch leis an successor to PS1 Fellowship) concluded for the gComhaltacht Location One (a tháinig in áit first recipient, Andrew Duggan, and began for Chomhaltacht PS1) don chéad chomhalta, Jeanette Doyle. The new partnership has been Andrew Duggan, agus thosaigh sí do Jeanette successful, with the feedback from the artists Doyle. Tá rath ar an gcomhpháirtíocht nua, le positively reflecting on the networking and haiseolas na n-ealaíontóirí ag tabhairt suntais developmental opportunities afforded by the do dheiseanna líonraithe agus forbartha na residency and the city. Meanwhile, submissions cónaitheachta agus na cathrach. Idir an dá linn, for the Banff Residency in Nova Scotia leantar leis an iomaíochas maidir le Cónaitheacht continued to be competitive. Jerome Hynes Banff san Albain Nua. Chuir Comhalta Jerome Fellowship recipient Fiona Kearney, Director Hynes, Fiona Kearney, atá anois mar Stiurthóir of the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, echoed her ar Dhánlann Lewis Glucksman, na smaointe predecessor’s high estimation of the value of céanna lena réamhtheachtaí in iúl faoi luach the Fellowship, which is co-funded by the Clore na Comhaltachta, atá á cómhaoiniú ag Clár Leadership Programme and was advertised for a Ceannaireachta Clore agus a fógraíodh don tríú third time in 2006. uair i 2006.

Gerard Byrne was announced as Ireland’s Fógraíodh Gerard Byrne mar ionadaí na hÉireann representative at the 52nd Venice Biennale ag an 52ú Venice Biennale Ealaíne i 2007. of Art in 2007. The Arts Council and Culture D'oibrigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus Cultúr Ireland worked closely during the year to Éireann go dlúth le chéile i rith na bliana chun an open up the selection process for appointing próiseas roghnaithe a oscailt maidir le coimisinéir a commissioner for the Venice Biennale. a cheapadh don Venice Biennale. Ina dhiaidh sin, Subsequently, Mike Fitzpatrick was invited tugadh cuireadh do Mike Fitzpatrick a bheith to curate and manage Ireland’s participation mar fheighlí agus rannpháirtíocht na hÉireann with his proposal for a solo show by the artist a bhainistiú lena thairiscint ar seó aonair ón Gerard Byrne. ealaíontóir Gerard Byrne.

The Arts Council also increased its support for Mhéadaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon an tacaíocht the Irish participation at the Venice Biennale go suntasach do rannpháirteachas na hÉireann significantly in recognition of the ongoing value ag an Venice Biennale mar aitheantas ar an of this international platform. Ireland did not luach leanúnach atá ag an ardán idirnáisiúnta take part in the 27th Sao Paulo Bienal in 2006, seo. Níor ghlac Éire páirt sa 27ú Sao Paulo as the administration there took the decision Bienal i 2006, toisc go ndearna lucht riaracháin to do away with national representations and cinneadh fáil réidh le hionadaithe náisiúnta to make the event a wholly invited exhibition agus taispeántas a bhí bunaithe ar chuireadh under the direction of one curator. However, at a dhéanamh as, a bheadh faoi stiúir fheighlí home, a renewed collecting policy and direct amháin. Cibé ar bith, sa bhaile, chumasaigh subvention from the Department for Arts beartas bailiúcháin athnuaite agus fóirdheontas enabled the Council to acquire 45 new works. díreach ón Roinn Ealaíon don Chomhairle 45 Artists included Anne Tallentire, Martin Healy, saothar nua a aimsiú. Chuimsigh na healaíontóirí Niamh O’Malley and Eoghan McTigue. Anne Tallentire, Martin Healy, Niamh O’Malley 38 agus Eoghan McTigue. The results for first round of Projects: Once Léirigh torthaí an chéad bhabhta de Off and Projects: New Work demonstrated Thionscadail: Aonuaire agus Tionscadail: Saothar increased interest among artists for long term, Nua suim mhéadaithe i measc ealaíontóirí large scale, serial and unique project-based do thionscnaimh tionscadal-bhunaithe atá initiatives. Visual arts publishing and artists’ fadtéarmach, ar scála mór, ar bhonn sraithe books projects also came through strongly in agus atá sainiúil. Tháinig foilsitheoireacht the application round. Further support for the na bhfísealaíon agus tionscadail leabhar na individual artist has also followed from offering n-ealaíontóirí tríd go láidir sa bhabhta iarratais optional applications for bursary support over seo. Tá breis tacaíochta don ealaíontóir aonair successive years (up to three), on foot of the tagtha, chomh maith le hiarratais roghnacha ar commitment set out in Partnership for the Arts. thacaíocht sparánachta á dtairiscint thar roinnt blianta (suas go dtí trí), ag eascairt ón tiomantas The second round of the Documenting the Arts atá imlínithe sa Chomhpháirtíocht ar son scheme supported Wildfire, Conor Horgan’s na nEalaíon. film about Dorothy Cross’ work among the fishermen of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Thacaigh an dara babhta den scéim Faisnéis The film, Bursting into Beauty, which will be Ealaíne/Documenting the Arts le Wildfire, made for broadcast, will provide audiences with scannán Conor Horgan faoi obair Dorothy Cross an insight into contemporary art practice. i measc iascairí na hÉireann sa Nua-Ghuine Phapua. Soláthróidh an scannán, Bursting Katerina Gregos, an independent curator based into Beauty, a dhéanfar le craoladh, léargas in Athens, curated the very successful EV+A don lucht féachana ar an gcleachtas ealaíne 2006, Give(a)way. As in previous years, curated comhaimseartha. works were sited at Limerick City Gallery of Art and in venues across the city. In 2006, EV+A Bhí Katerina Gregos, feighlí neamhspleách atá consolidated its relationship with the Limerick lonnaithe san Aithin, ina feighlí fíor-rathúil ar College of Art through a partnership project EV+A 2006, Give(a)way. Cosúil leis na blianta that saw students independently curate an roimhe seo, lonnaíodh na saothair feighlithe exhibition of their peers to be shown as part ag Dánlann Ealaíne Chathair Luimnigh agus in of EV+A. ionaid trasna na cathrach. I 2006, rinne EV+A an caidreamh acu le Coláiste Ealaíne Luimnigh a dhaingniú trí thionscadal comhpháirtíochta, a chonaic mic léinn i bhfeighil go neamhspleách ar thaispeántas dá gcomhpháirtithe, atá le taispeáint mar chuid de EV+A.

39 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon

Arts and Disability Na hEalaíona agus Míchumas The Arts Council aims to address the needs of Tá sé d'aidhm ag an gComhairle Ealaíon disabled people across the entire spectrum of freastal ar riachtanais daoine míchumasaithe its activities, within its own policy and practices, i ngach réimse dár ngníomhaíochtaí, laistigh by influencing arts organisations through dár mbeartas agus dár gcleachtas féin, trí incentives and funding, by working with other dhul i gcion ar eagraíochtaí le dreasachtaí agencies and by providing support and funding agus le maoiniú, trí oibriú le gníomhaireachtaí for organisations and practitioners in the area. eile chun tacaíocht agus maoiniú a chur The Council is committed to ensuring equitable ar fáil d'eagraíochtaí agus do chleachtóirí access to the arts for career artists, non-career a oibríonn sa réimse. Tá an Chomhairle artists, arts workers and audience members. tiomanta deimhin a dhéanamh de go mbíonn comhdheiseanna rochtana ar na healaíona Work continued during 2006 to implement the ag ealaíontóirí gairmiúla, ag ealaíontóirí priorities and initiatives outlined in Partnership neamhghairmiúla, oibrithe ealaíon agus for the Arts. Significant progress was made daoine den lucht féachana/éisteachta. in the development of the arts and disability website and database, a project undertaken by Lean an obair le linn 2006 chun na the Arts Council in partnership with the Arts tosaíochtaí agus tionscnaimh a chur Council of Northern Ireland. The website was i bhfeidhm, mar atá imlínithe sa Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon. Tá created to update the information contained in dul chun cinn suntasach déanta maidir le The Arts and Disability Handbook, which was láithreán gréasáin agus bunachar sonraí published jointly by both arts councils in 1999. na n-ealaíon agus míchumas, tionscadal The website and database will be of practical atá déanta ag an gComhairle Ealaíon i use to a wide range of people, including gcomhpháirt le Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart anyone with an interest in arts and disability, Éireann. Cruthaíodh an láithreán gréasáin people with disabilities, disability organisations, chun an t-eolas atá san Arts and Disability arts organisations, artists, arts workers and the Handbook a uasdátú. D'fhoilsigh an general public. Chomhairle Ealaíon agus Comhairle Ealaíon Arts and Health Thuaisceart Éireann an lámhleabhar sa bhliain In the area of arts and health, the Arts Council’s 1999. Beidh an láithreán gréasáin agus an bunachar sonraí mar úsáid phraiticiúil do role is to advocate for the value of the arts réimse leathan daoine, lena n-áirítear daoine within healthcare settings, to support artists ar spéis leo na healaíona agus míchumas, and arts projects in healthcare contexts and to daoine míchumasaithe, eagraíochtaí help ensure that artistic practice in this area is míchumais, eagraíochtaí ealaíon, ealaíontóirí, of the highest standard. The Arts Council’s arts oibrithe ealaíon agus an pobal i gcoitinne. and health policy incorporates all aspects of the arts (including music, drama, literature, visual Na hEalaíona agus Sláinte arts, architecture etc.) that involve healthcare I réimse na healaíona agus sláinte, 'sé ról settings, such as hospitals, hospices, day care na Comhairle Ealaíon ná abhcóideacht and long-term care facilities. a dhéanamh ar son luacha na n-ealaíon laistigh de shuíomhanna cúram sláinte, tacú 40 le healaíontóirí agus tionscadail ealaíon i In 2006, the Arts Council continued to gcomhthéacs cúram sláinte agus chun cuidiú deliver the priorities and initiatives outlined a chinntiú go bhfuil an cleachtas ealaíne sa in Partnership for the Arts. A feasibility study réimse ar ardchaighdeán. Cuimsíonn clár na into the development of national networking healaíona agus sláinte atá ag an gComhairle supports for the arts and health sector was Ealaíon gach gné de na healaíona (lena commissioned and completed in 2006. n-áirítear an ceol, drámaíocht, an litríocht, Additionally, the Arts Council commissioned Dr. na hamharcealaíona, an ailtireacht srl) a Muiris Houston to write The Role of Narrative tharlaíonn i gcomhthéacsanna cúraim shláinte in Healthcare, which was published on the Arts in otharlanna, in ospísí, in ionaid chúraim lae Council website during the year. nó in ionaid chúraim fhadtéarmaigh.

Following a tendering process, the Adelaide and I 2006, lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon ag Meath National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), seachadadh na dtosaíochtaí agus na CREATE and Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, dtionscnamh a imlínítear sa Chomhpháirtíocht Design and Technology (DLIADT) were engaged ar son na nEalaíon. Rinneadh staidéar to prepare, deliver and evaluate a training féidearthachta ar fhorbairt na dtacaí programme for artists working in healthcare líonraithe náisiúnta do rannóg na healaíona settings, and to develop a policy to embed and agus sláinte, a choimisiúnú agus a chomhlánú integrate the arts into healthcare settings. i 2006. Lena chois sin, rinne an Chomhairle Ealaíon an Dr. Muiris Houston a choimisiúnú The Arts Council was represented on the chun The Role of Narrative in Healthcare a Health Services Executive (HSE) Eastern Region scríobh, a foilsíodh ar láithreán gréasáin na Arts Committee in 2006. Council was also Comhairle Ealaíon i rith na bliana. represented, along with the National College Tar éis próisis tairisceana, chuathas i ngleic of Art and Design, Trinity College Dublin and leis an Ospidéal Náisiúnta na Leanaí Adelaide St. James’s Hospital, on a steering committee agus na Mí (AMNCH), CREATE agus Institiúid to develop an arts education programme Ealaíne, Deartha agus Teicneolaíochta for nurses. Dhún Laoghaire (DLIADT) chun clár oiliúna Arts in Schools d'ealaíontóirí atá ag obair i gcomhthéacsanna Artists ~ Schools, a set of guidelines to assist cúraim sláinte a ullmhú, a sheachadadh agus artists and teachers to work in structured and a mheasúnú, agus chun beartas a leabú agus a chomhtháthú i gcomhthéacsanna respectful partnerships with young people, was cúraim sláinte. published in April 2006. The publication was the result of the Towards Best Practice action Bhí ionadaíocht ag an gComhairle Ealaíon research initiative, which was funded by the ar Choiste Ealaíon Fheidhmeannacht na Department of Education and Science and the Seirbhíse Sláinte (FSS) - Réigiún an Oirthir Arts Council. The Artists ~ Schools guidelines i 2006. Bhí ionadaíocht ag an gComhairle have been disseminated widely, to artists, arts chomh maith, mar aon leis an gColáiste organisations and schools. Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha, Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath agus Ospidéal San In another development, the Arts and Séam, ar choiste stiúrtha chun clár oideachais Education Committee was established jointly ealaíne a fhorbairt d'altraí. 41 in September by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Education Na hEalaíona sna Scoileanna and Science. The Committee is working to Foilsíodh Ealaíontóirí ~ Scoileanna i mí advise the Arts Council on how best to align Aibreáin 2006, sraith treoirlínte chun the Council’s strategies for the promotion and cuidiú le healaíontóirí agus le múinteoirí encouragement of the arts with the priorities of oibriú i gcomhpháirtíochtaí struchtúrtha the formal education sector. Under its terms of comhurramacha le daoine óga. Tharla an reference, the committee will deliver its advice foilseachán de thoradh an tionscnaimh to the Arts Council by 1st May 2007. taighde gnímh I dTreo an Chleachtais is Fearr, a rinne an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta The Arts Council worked in partnership with agus an Chomhairle Ealaíon a mhaoiniú. Music Network to plan and implement a Tá na treoirlíne Ealaíontóirí ~ Scoileanna strategy to harness the commitment and scaipthe go forleathan, i measc ealaíontóirí, energies of groups and individuals involved eagraíochtaí ealaíon agus scoileanna. in music education in an effort to facilitate networking opportunities and encourage I bhforbairt eile, bhunaigh an tAire Ealaíon, multi-agency partnerships at local, regional Spóirt agus Turasóireachta agus an tAire and national levels. This initiative complements Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an Coiste um the Arts Council’s objective to ‘facilitate the na hEalaíona agus Oideachas i mí Mheán implementation of the feasibility study, A Fómhair. Tá an Coiste ag obair chun comhairle a chur ar an gComhairle Ealaíon ar National System of Local Music Education conas is fearr straitéisí na Comhairle maidir Services through a multi-agency partnership at le spreagadh agus cothú na n-ealaíon a local and national levels and extend this model chur in oiriúint do thosaíochtaí na hearnála to other artforms.’ (Partnership for the Arts in oideachais foirmiúla. Faoi na téarmaí tagartha Practice 2006 - 2008). atá acu, déanfaidh an coiste an chomhairle Critical Voices atá acu a sheachadadh don Chomhairle Critical Voices 3, the third of the Arts Council’s Ealaíon faoin 1 Bealtaine 2007. biennial programme of public debate about D'oibrigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon i art, culture and ideas, ran from March to gcomhpháirtíocht le Music Network chun December. The 2006 curator was arts journalist straitéis a phleanáil agus a chur i bhfeidhm, and critic Helen Meany, who programmed chun tiomantas agus fuinnimh na ngrúpaí over thirty events in conjunction with arts agus daoine aonair atá rannpháirteach organisations across the country. The diverse in oideachas ceoil a thabhairt le chéile, in series included public interviews, lectures and iarracht deiseanna líonraithe a éascú agus performances and was focused on the role of comhpháirtíochtaí idirghníomhaireachtaí a the artist in contemporary society. Highlights of spreagadh ag an leibhéal áitiúil, réigiúnach the 2006 programme included a visit to Sligo agus náisiúnta. Tugann an tionscnamh seo by renowned US musician Patti Smith, who comhlánú do chuspóir na Comhairle Ealaíon played a sold-out concert and also gave a public chun ‘cabhrú le staidéar féidearthachta a chur interview and impromptu performance; author i ngníomh i dtaca le Córas Náisiúnta Seirbhísí and psychoanalyst Adam Phillips in conversation Oideachais Cheoil, trí chomhpháirtíocht before a capacity audience in Dublin; and a idirghníomhaireachtaí ar leibhéil áitiúla 42 lecture by international theatre and opera agus náisiúnta agus cuirfimid an tsamhail director Peter Sellars at the annual Theatre seo i bhfeidhm ar fhoirmeacha ealaíne Forum conference in Limerick. eile.’ (Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon - Cleachtais 2006-2008). Cultural Contact Point Ireland The EU Culture 2000 Programme came to an Critical Voices end in 2006, to be replaced by the Culture Reáchtáileadh Critical Voices 3 ó mhí Márta Programme 2007-2013. The objectives of go dtí mí na Nollag, an tríú clár débhliantúil the Culture Programme are the promotion of de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon, a chothaíonn international mobility – of people, culture and díospóireacht phoiblí faoi na healaíona, cultúr art – and intercultural dialogue. agus smaointe. Is í Helen Meany, iriseoir agus criticeoir ealaíne, a bhí i mbun feighlíochta, Throughout the year, the European agus rinne sí os cionn tríocha imeacht a Cultural Contact Point (CCP) provided an reáchtáil i gcomhar le heagraíochtaí ealaíon enquiries service relating to EU funding trasna na tíre. Chuimsigh an tsraith éagsúil for culture, international exchange and agallaimh phoiblí, léachtaí agus taibhléirithe project development. The CCP also provided agus a bhí dírithe ar ról an ealaíontóra sa information to people making enquiries from tsochaí chomhaimseartha. Chuimsigh na overseas on arts and culture in Ireland. buaicphointí do chlár 2006 cuairt go Sligeach ón gceoltóir iomráiteach Patti Smith ó na Highlights of the 2006 CCP programme Stáit Aontaithe, a chuir ceolchoirm i láthair included its support of the St. Patrick’s Festival a díoladh go hiomlán agus thug sí agallamh symposium, Whose Space is it Anyway?, which poiblí agus taibhléiriú gan choinne; an examined cultural uses and ownership of t-údar agus sícanailísí in agallamh poiblí os public spaces. comhair lucht féachana iomlán i mBaile Átha Cliath; agus léacht ón stiúrthóir idirnáisiúnta In April, the CCP participated in and supported ceoldráma agus amharclannaíochta Peter a partnership development meeting held in Sellars ag an gComhdháil Bhliantúil Theatre cooperation with Literature Across Frontiers Forum i Luimneach. and Cúirt International Festival of Literature. A similar meeting, also in April, was supported by Pointe Teagmhála Cultúrtha na hÉireann the CCP and organised by the Irish section of Tháinig deireadh le Clár Cultúir 2000 an AE i the International Association of Art Critics. 2006, agus Clár Cultúir an AE 2007-2013 le teacht ina áit. 'Siad cuspóirí an Chláir Cultúir In May, the CCP gave support to the Swedish ná soghluaiseacht idirnáisiúnta a chur chun Embassy’s meeting to mark the Swedish Year cinn – de dhaoine, cultúr agus ealaín – agus of Cultural Diversity. Later in the summer, the dialóg idir cultúir éagsúla. CCP worked with the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts to facilitate I rith na bliana, sholáthraigh Pointe the involvement of participants from Ireland in Teagmhála Cultúrtha na hEorpa (CCP) seirbhís a network meeting that eventually took place fiosrúchán maidir le maoiniú an AE do in Shanghai and Beijing with the support of chultúr, malartú idirnáisiúnta agus forbairt Culture Ireland. tionscadal. Soláthraíonn CCP faisnéis do dhaoine thar lear a dhéanann fiosrúchán faoi na healaíona agus cultúr in Éirinn. 43 In the autumn, the CCP worked with Theatre I measc buaicphointí an chláir CCP 2006, bhí Forum in its seminar on different models of an tacaíocht a thug siad do shiompóisiam production, promoting examples of cultural na Féile Pádraig, Whose Space is it Anyway?, organisations involved in cross-border a rinne úsáidí cultúrtha agus úinéireacht productions and touring. spásanna poiblí a fhiosrú.

In October, the CCP worked with the Ireland I mí Aibreáin, bhí an CCP rannpháirteach Romania Cultural Foundation, the Balkan agus thacaigh siad le cruinniú forbartha Express Network and the Irish Theatre Institute comhpháirtíochta a tionóladh i gcomhar le to organise a CCP Visitor’s Programme for Literature Across Frontiers agus an Fhéile dance and theatre artists and producers. Guests Litríochta Idirnáisiúnta, Cúirt. Thug an CCP took part in a round table introductory meeting tacaíocht do chruinniú mar seo, i mí Aibreáin with artists and producers based in Ireland as chomh maith, agus a d'eagraigh an brainse well as taking part in the Irish Theatre Institute Éireannach de Chumann Idirnáisiúnta na conference and networking events held during gCriticeoirí Ealaíne. the Dublin Theatre Festival. I mí na Bealtaine, thug CCP tacaíocht do In November, the CCP supported the chruinniú Ambasáid na Sualainne mar involvement of a small number of guest chomóradh ar Bhliain na hÉagsúlachta speakers, including Maria Lind, curator and Cultúrtha sa tSualainn. Níos déanaí sa samhradh, d'oibrigh CCP le director of the International Artists’ Studio Gréasán Idirnáisiúnta na Taibhealaíona Programme in Sweden, in the Irish Museum Comhaimseartha chun rannpháirteachas na of Modern Art’s symposium, Access All Areas. rannpháirtithe ó Éirinn i gcruinniú líonraithe Later that month, the CCP worked with the a éascú, a tharla ar deireadh i Shanghai agus Ukrainian Embassy in Ireland to organise Béising le tacaíocht ó Chultúr Éireann. a meeting exploring European cultural cooperation in Ukraine. Sa bhfómhar, d'oibrigh CCP leis an bhFóram Amharclannaíochta ina seimineár In December, the CCP also participated in the faoi mhúnlaí difriúla léiriúcháin, ag cur CEANGAL conference in Donegal, organised by samplaí chun cinn d'eagraíochtaí cultúrtha Ealaín na Gaeltachta in Donegal, with Proseach a bhí rannpháirteach i léiriúcháin agus nan Ealain, Scotland; Theatre Felinfach, Wales; camchuairteanna trasteorann. and Voluntary Arts Wales. All groups involved in the programme are part of the Celtic I mí Dheireadh Fómhair, d'oibrigh CCP Neighbours partnership, which brings together le Fondúireacht Chultúrtha na hÉireann- arts and cultural organisations from the na Rómáine, an Balkan Express Network Gaeltacht, Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland agus Institiúid Amharclannaíochta na and Welsh-speaking areas of Wales. hÉireann chun Clár Cuairteora CCP a eagrú d'ealaíontóirí rince agus téatair agus International léiritheoirí. Bhí na haíonna rannpháirteach The Arts Council funded 526 Travel & Mobility i gcruinniú comhstádais tosaigh leis na applications, totaling €687,669. In a response healaíontóirí agus léiritheoirí a bhí lonnaithe 44 to feedback from the arts sector, the scope of in Éirinn, chomh maith le páirt a ghlacadh the Travel & Mobility Award was extended in i gcomhdháil Institiúid Amharclannaíochta 2006 to include informal training education na hÉireann agus imeachtaí líonraithe a or career development abroad, including short tionóladh le linn Fhéile Drámaíochta Bhaile courses, mentoring, internships, placements Átha Cliath. and workshops. I mí na Samhna, thacaigh CCP le Jeanette Doyle was awarded the Arts Council’s rannpháirteachas ó líon beag aoichainteoirí, a Location One Fellowship in 2006. In its chuimsigh Maria Lind, feighlí agus stiúrthóir second year, this Fellowship entails a ten- ar Chlár Stiúideo na nEalaíontóirí Idirnáisiúnta month residency at the arts centre, Location sa tSualainn, ag siompóisiam Mhúsaem Nua- One, which is in SoHo, New York. Location Ealaíne na hÉireann, Access All Areas. Níos One, a not-for-profit centre, encourages déanaí sa mhí, d'oibrigh CCP le hAmbasáid experimentation through new media and na hÚcráine in Éirinn chun cruinniú a eagrú provided the artist with a studio space as well le comhoibriú cultúrtha na hEorpa sa Úcráin as technical and curatorial support from in- a fhiosrú. house staff. I mí na Nollag, bhí CCP rannpháirteach sa Jointly administered with the Irish American chomhdháil CEANGAL i nDún na nGall, Cultural Institute, the Fellowship is worth eagraithe ag Ealaín na Gaeltachta i nDún approximately €40,000. This amount covers the na nGall, le Proseach nan Ealain, Albain; cost of flights, accommodation and provides a Theatre Felinfach, An Bhreatain Bheag; agus Voluntary Arts Wales. Tá na grúpaí ar fad monthly stipend of $2,000. atá rannpháirteach sa chlár mar chuid de Jeanette Doyle used the Fellowship in New York Chomhpháirtíocht na gComharsan Ceilteach, to develop a comprehensive and significant a thugann eagraíochtaí ealaíon agus cultúrtha new body of work. The artist noted that ón nGaeltacht, Gaeltacht na hAlban agus ó the residency crucially also provides access phobail Bhreatnaise le chéile. to important new audiences in New York, Idirnáisiúnta including an active programme of visiting Chuir an Chomhairle Ealaíon maoiniú ar fáil curators and critics. do 526 iarratas Taistil & Soghluaisteachta a € Born in Dublin and residing in both Dublin tháinig go 687,669. Mar fhreagra ar aiseolas and Wexford, Jeanette Doyle earned critical ó earnáil na n-ealaíon, leathnaíodh réimse na acclaim with her very first professional Dámhachtana Taistil & Soghluaiseachta i 2006 chun oideachas oiliúna neamhfhoirmeálta exhibition, winning the overall prize at EV+A nó forbairt gairme thar sáile a bheith 1995, curated by Maria de Corral, the 2005 san áireamh, a chuimsigh gearrchúrsaí, curator of the Venice Biennale. Since then, her meantóireacht, intéirneachtaí, socrúcháin, practice has concerned itself, often playfully, agus ceardlanna. with the interrogation of a number of different disciplines and stances. Her work has been Bronnadh Comhaltacht Location One na exhibited widely both in Ireland and abroad; Comhairle Ealaíon ar Jeanette Doyle i 2006. including at École nationale superiéure des Ina dara bliain, baineann cónaitheacht ar beaux-arts, Paris; Museum of Modern Art, feadh deich mí leis an gComhaltacht ag an Croatia; Brisbane Institute of Modern Art; ionad ealaíon, Location One, atá lonnaithe i 45 Australian Centre for Contemporary Art; the SoHo, Nua Eabhrac. Spreagann Location One, ICA and Studio Voltaire, London; Dublin City ionad seachbhrabúsach, turgnamhacht trí Gallery the Hugh Lane and the Crawford mheáin nua agus soláthraítear spás stiúideo Municipal Art Gallery, Cork. don ealaíontóir, chomh maith le tacaíocht theicniúil agus fheighlithe ón bhfoireann intí. Ms. Doyle has also held solo exhibitions at the Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art, Comhriartha leis an Institiúid Chultúrtha Helsinki; Limerick City Gallery of Art; City Arts Ghael-Mheiriceánach, is fiú €40,000 go Centre, Dublin; Fenderesky Gallery, Belfast and neasach an Chomhaltacht. Clúdaíonn an Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin. In 2003 and 2005 méid seo an costas eitilte agus cóiríochta, she showed at Eurojet Futures at the Royal chomh maith le stipinn míosúil de $2,000 a Hibernian Academy, Dublin. sholáthar.

In 2006, Jeanette completed an MA in Visual D'úsáid Jeanette Doyle an Chomhaltacht i Arts Practices at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Nua Eabhrac chun corpas saothair nua atá Art, Design and Technology (IADT). The work cuimsitheach agus suntasach a fhorbairt. produced during this period was shown at an Rinne an t-ealaíontóir a nótáil gur cheadaigh exhibition entitled and then I place my face an chónaitheacht go criticiúil, rochtain against the glass at Broadstone Gallery, Dublin, ar lucht féachana nua i Nua Eabhrac, a with a concurrent show, Portrayals, at AXIS chuimsigh clár gníomhach d'fheighlithe agus Ballymun, a Breaking Ground 2 commission. criticeoirí ar cuairt. In the past two years, Ms. Doyle has been Rugadh í i mBaile Átha Cliath agus tá cónaí concentrating her practice on the painted uirthi i mBaile Átha Cliath agus Loch Garman, image and its relationship to a variety of both mhol lucht critice Jeanette Doyle go hard lens-based and digital technologies. as a céad taispeántas gairmiúil riamh, nuair a bhuaigh sí an duais fhoriomlán ag EV+A Ms. Doyle commenced her Fellowship in 1995, a raibh Maria de Corral mar feighlí early September 2006, following the 2005 air, an feighlí ar Venice Biennale 2005. Ó recipient of the Fellowship, Cork-born artist shin i leith dhírigh Doyle ar triail a bhaint as Andrew Duggan. disciplíní agus seasaimh éagsúla.

Participation Cuireadh saothar léi ar taispeántas in Éirinn The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community agus i dtíortha thar sáile; lena n-áirítear École scheme, managed by CREATE, supports artistic Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Páras; collaboration between artists and communities. Músaem na Nua-Ealaíne, An Chróit; Institiúid Last year the scheme was restructured and, Nua-Ealaíne Brisbane; Lárionad na hAstráile for the first time, awards for research and do na hEalaíona Comhaimseartha; an ICA development were introduced and the agus Studio Voltaire, Londain; Dánlann Bhaile maximum award level was increased from Átha Cliath, an Hugh Lane agus Dánlann e3,000 to e10,000. Arts Council funding to Chathrach Crawford don Nua-Ealaín, this scheme has doubled in recent years, as has Corcaigh. the number artists applying for the scheme. Chomh maith leis sin, bhí taispeántas aonair Memory Dress, a residency in St. Finbarr’s ag an Uasal Doyle san Institiúid Nordach do 46 Hospital in Cork with artists Charlotte Donovan na hEalaíona Comhaimseartha, Heilsincí; and Marie Brett, was awarded funding under Dánlann Chathrach Luimnigh; Ionad Ealaíon the Artist in the Community scheme in 2006 na Cathrach, Baile Átha Cliath; Dánlann and was supported by the Triskel Arts Centre. Fenderesky, Béal Feirste agus Dánlann Bharra The project was based on the idea that an Teampaill, Baile Átha Cliath. I 2003 agus the dress is a powerful symbol, a tangible 2005 bhí saothar léi le feiceáil le linn Eurojet manifestation of hopes and dreams attached Futures san Acadamh Ríoga Ibeirneach, Baile to cultural milestones. The artists initiated a Átha Cliath. process in which individuals associated with the I 2006, ghnóthaigh Jeanette MA i gCleachtais hospital shared memories of special moments or Físealaíne in Institiúid Ealaíne, Deartha agus special people in their lives by creating ‘memory Teicneolaíochta Dhún Laoghaire (IADT). Bhí dresses’. Through Triskel Arts Centre’s website, an saothar a chruthaigh sí lena linn sin le the project has been receiving online memory feiceáil ag taispeáint dar teideal and then I submissions, and the artists are working on place my face against the glass sa Broadstone an exhibition and book which will record and Gallery, Baile Átha Cliath, ar aon uain le seó celebrate the unique residency project. dar teideal Portrayals, in AXIS, Baile Munna ar The Ark, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and coimisiún de chuid Breaking Ground 2 a bhí the Heritage Council worked in partnership ann. Le dhá bhliain anuas tá an tUasal Doyle to co-ordinate Mapping the Territory, a day of ag díriú a hairde ar íomhánna péinteáilte agus a ngaol siúd le teicneolaíochtaí lionsa round-table discussions for those working with agus digiteacha. children and young people in the museum, arts and formal education sectors. A summary Chuir an tUasal Doyle tús lena comhaltacht report of the day's discussions was published go luath i mí Mheán Fómhair 2006, tar éis and the Arts Council has now granted Chomhalta na bliana 2005, an t-ealaíontóir additional funding for the further research and Andrew Duggan a rugadh i gCorcaigh. development of this network. Rannpháirteachas The Butterfly Lands, a collaborative artwork Tacaíonn scéim na nEalaíontóirí sa Phobal initiative of Arklink, was launched by President leis an gComhairle Ealaíon, atá bainistithe ag Mary McAleese in November 2006. Arklink CREATE, le comhoibriú ealaíne idir ealaíontóirí is a partnership between the Ark and Fatima agus pobail. Rinneadh athstruchtúrú ar Groups United, in association with artists, an scéim an bhliain seo caite agus, don young people, teachers and parents from chéad uair, tugadh isteach dámhachtainí do the Fatima Mansions community. During the thaighde agus forbairt agus méadaíodh an project, the studios at 14E Fatima Mansions t-uasleibhéal dámhachtana ó €3,000 go dtí were open every day for young people from €10,000. Tá maoiniú na Comhairle Ealaíon Fatima to make art and be creative. Over the don scéim seo tar éis dúbailt le blianta anuas, course of six years, they had access to a range mar atá líon na n-ealaíontóirí atá ag déanamh of exciting artists and arts opportunities. iarratais ar an scéim.

Youth Arts Bronnadh maoiniú ar Memory Dress, In addition to ongoing programmes organised cónaitheacht ag Ospidéal Naomh Fionbarra for children and young people by local i gCorcaigh leis na healaíontóirí Charlotte 47 Donovan agus Marie Brett, faoin scéim authorities, festivals, venues, production na nEalaíontóirí sa Phobal i 2006 agus le companies and resource organisations funded tacaíocht ó Ionad Ealaíon Triskel. Bhí an by the Arts Council, a number of special events tionscadal bunaithe ar an smaoineamh took place during 2006 that were critical to the gur siombal cumhachtach é an gúna, léiriú arts and young people. inláimhsithe ar dhóchas agus brionglóidí a bhaineann le clocha míle cultúrtha. In March, Critical Voices 3 hosted a talk by Thionscnaigh na healaíontóirí próiseas ina Henry A. Giroux, one of the founding theorists ndearna daoine aonair atá gaolmhar leis of critical pedagogy in the United States. In an ospidéal, cuimhní roinnte ar eachtraí April, the Arts Council organised a forum at speisialta nó daoine speisialta ina saol a Triskel Arts Centre, Young People Engaging mheabhrú, trí ‘memory dresses’ a chruthú. as Critical Consumers of the Arts, to discuss Trí láithreán gréasáin Ionad Ealaíon Triskel, tá issues and factors relating to young people as an tionscadal ag aimsiú aighneachtaí cuimhní cultural activists and consumers. Findings from ar líne, agus tá na healaíontóirí ag obair ar the forum have informed specialist research in thaispeántas agus leabhar a dhéanfaidh the area of age appropriateness and specific taifead agus ceiliúradh ar an tionscadal requirements of arts activities programmed or cónaitheachta ar leith seo. commissioned for children and young people. D'oibrigh The Ark, Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na In the same month, the Minister for Arts, hÉireann agus an Chomhairle Oidhreachta i Sport and Tourism launched Guidelines for the gcomhpháirtíocht lena chéile chun Mapping Protection and Welfare of Young People in the the Territory a chomhordú, lá de chomhráití Arts Sector, in line with the policy set out in comhstádais dóibh siúd atá ag obair le Partnership for the Arts ‘to ensure the adoption leanaí agus daoine óga sa mhúsaem, agus in of appropriate child protection and child welfare earnálacha na n-ealaíon agus an oideachais policies by funded organisations’. As part of fhoirmeálta. Foilsíodh tuairisc achomair ar the programme, the Arts Council introduced a chomhráití an lae agus tá maoiniú breise compliance clause as part of its 2007 funding deonaithe ag an gComhairle Ealaíon anois conditions for arts organisations delivering do thaighde agus forbairt bhreise ar an programmes for children and/or young people. líonra seo. The Minister also provided additional funding Rinne an tUachtarán Máire Mhic Giolla € of 200,000 to the Arts Council towards a Íosa The Butterfly Lands a sheoladh i mí na new programme to support youth ensembles Samhna 2006, tionscnamh comhoibritheach and national youth resource organisations. The ábhair ealaíne le Arklink. Is comhpháirtíocht í funding programme will be introduced in 2007. Arklink idir an Ark and Fatima Groups United, i gcomhar le healaíontóirí, daoine óga, The Arts Council continued its partnership múinteoirí agus tuismitheoirí ó phobal na with the National Children’s Advisory Council Fatima Mansions. in 2006. The Council was established in May 2001 as part of the National Children's Le linn an tionscadail, bhí na stiúideonna Strategy and has a membership of 30, including ag 14E Fatima Mansions oscailte gach lá representatives of the statutory agencies, do dhaoine óga ó Fatima le bheith i mbun 48 voluntary sector, research community, parents ealaíne agus a bheith cruthaitheach. Ar feadh and young people. The Council is supported in sé bliana, bhí rochtain acu ar réimse spreagúil its work by the National Children's Office. ealaíontóirí agus deiseanna ealaíon. Ealaíona na nÓg Chomh maith leis na cláracha leanúnacha atá eagraithe do leanaí agus daoine óga ag údaráis áitiúla, féilte, ionaid, compántais léiriúcháin agus eagraíochtaí acmhainne atá maoinithe ag an gComhairle Ealaíon, tharla roinnt imeachtaí speisialta le linn 2006 a bhí criticiúil do na healaíona agus daoine óga.

I mí an Mhárta, rinne Critical Voices 3 caint a óstáil le Henry A. Giroux, ceann de bhunteoiriceoirí na hoideolaíochta criticiúil sna Stáit Aontaithe. I mí Aibreáin, d'eagraigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon fóram ag Ionad Ealaíon Triskel, 'Young People Engaging as Critical Consumers of the Arts', chun plé a dhéanamh ar cheisteanna agus tosca a bhaineann le daoine óga mar ghníomhairí cultúrtha agus tomhaltóirí. Tá torthaí ón bhfóram tar éis eolas a chur ar fáil do thaighde speisialtóra i réimse na hoiriúnachta aoise agus na riachtanais shonracha atá ag gníomhaíochtaí ealaíon, a reáchtáiltear nó a dhéantar a choimisiúnú do leanaí agus daoine óga.

Sa mhí chéanna, rinne an tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta na Treoirlínte um Chosaint agus Leas Páistí agus Daoine Óga in Earnáil na nEalaíon a sheoladh, ag teacht leis an mbeartas atá leagtha amach ag Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon ‘chun deimhin a dhéanamh de go dtionscnaíonn na heagraíochtaí a mhaoinímid beartas cuí maidir le cosaint agus leas páistí ’. Mar chuid den chlár, thug an Chomhairle Ealaíon clásal géilliúlachta isteach mar chuid de choinníollacha maoinithe 2007 d'eagraíochtaí ealaíon atá ag seachadadh cláracha do leanaí 49 agus/nó daoine óga. Sholáthraigh an tAire maoiniú breise de €200,000 don Chomhairle Ealaíon do chlár nua chun tacú le tionóil óige agus eagraíochtaí náisiúnta acmhainní na n-óg. Cuirfear tús leis an gclár maoinithe seo i 2007.

Lean an Chomairle Ealaíon lena comhpháirtíocht le Comhairle Náisiúnta Chomhairleach na Leanaí i 2006. Bunaíodh an Chomhairle i mí na Bealtaine 2001 mar chuid den Straitéis Náisiúnta Leanaí agus tá ballraíocht de 30 aici, a chuimsíonn ionadaithe ó ghníomhaireachtaí reachtúla, ón earnáil dheonach, ón bpobal taighde, tuismitheoirí agus daoine óga. Tá tacaíocht ag an gComhairle ina cuid oibre ón Oifig Náisiúnta Leanaí

50 A Butler House exhibition at the Kilkenny Arts Festival. ➔ Taispeántas as Dánlann Butler ag Féile Ealaíon Chill Chainnigh. 51 52 53 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre Carlow / An Ceatharlach

As part of Visualise Carlow, the advance Mar chuid den chlár Samhlaigh Ceatharlach, programme leading up to VISUAL - The an réamh-chlár a chríochnaíonn le VISUAL - National Centre for Contemporary Art in The National Centre for Contemporary Art in Ireland, visual artists Frances Hegarty and Ireland, d'fhorbairt na bhfísealaíontóirí, Frances Andrew Stones developed a video-based Hegarty agus Andrew Stones, suiteáil fhíseáin- installation at a disused Carlow sugar bhunaithe ag monarcha siúcra a bhí gan úsáid factory. The final installation, Ex Machina, i gCeatharlach. Cuireadh an chéad shuiteáil, Ex was exhibited in Carlow in May and, in Machina, ar taispeáint i gCeatharlach i mí na September, Douglas Gordon exhibited his Bealtaine agus, i mí Meán Fómhair, chuir Douglas unique photographic installation, Bloom over Gordon an suiteáil ghrianghrafadóireachta ar leith Manhattan, on Carlow’s Dublin Street. atá aige, Bloom over Manhattan, ar taispeáint ar Shráid Bhaile Átha Cliath i gCeatharlach. County Carlow Youth Theatre performed News About Shoes in August and, in Rinne Téatar Óige Chontae Cheatharlach News October, invited all schools in the county to About Shoes a thaibhléiriú i mí Lúnasa agus, attend a celebration of youth drama. New i mí Dheireadh Fómhair, tugadh cuireadh do youth theatres were established in Borris na scoileanna ar fad freastal ar cheiliúradh de and Bagnelstown in 2006, continuing the dhrámaíocht na n-óg. Bunaíodh téatair óige nua local authority’s strong track record in youth sa Bhuiríos agus Muine Bheag i 2006, ag leanúint arts development. le stair láidir an údaráis áitiúil i bhforbairt na n-ealaíon don óige. The local authority supported Carlow children’s arts festival, Splanc!, for its second Thacaigh an t-údarás áitiúil leis an bhféile ealaíon year in 2006. The festival, which is run in do pháistí i gCeatharlach, Splanc!, don dara collaboration with a number of local and bliain as a chéile i 2006. Cuimsíonn an fhéile, atá national arts organisations, including IMMA reáchtáilte i gcomhar le líon eagraíochtaí ealaíon and The Ark, includes events in all artforms áitiúla agus náisiúnta, Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na and for a wide age range. Highlights of the hÉireann agus The Ark san áireamh, imeachtaí programme included readings from local i ngach foirm ealaíne agus do raon aoise atá writer Dave Donohue and a story-making and leathan. I measc na mbuaicphointí sa chlár, bhí illustration workshop from The Ark, Inklings. reacaireachtaí ón scríbhneoir áitiúil Dave Donohue agus an ceardlann scéalaíochta agus léiriúcháin ag Carlow County Council supported the Carlow The Ark, Inklings. African Film Festival for its second year in 2006. The diverse and compact programme Thacaigh Comhairle Contae Cheatharlach leis screened five African films, covering a an Carlow African Film Festival don dara bliain variety of themes and genres. The feature i 2006. Rinne an clár éagsúil agus dlúth cúig presentation of the Festival was the screening scannán Afracach a chraoladh, a chlúdaigh of the 2006 Academy Award winner for Best réimse téamaí agus seánraithe. Ba é mórléiriú Foreign Film, Tsotsi. The Festival welcomed na Féile ná craoladh an scannáin, Tsotsi, the star of the film, Presley Chewenawagae, buaiteoir Dhámhachtain an Acadaimh 2006 don as the festival guest for the weekend. Scannán Eachtrannach is Fearr, Tsotsi. Chuir an Fhéile fáilte roimh mhóraisteoir an scannáin, 52 Presley Chewenawagae, mar aoi na féile don 53 deireadh seachtaine.

Ex Machina by Frances Hegarty and Andrew Stones. This video/audio event was presented by Visualise Carlow. ➔ Ex Machina le Frances Hegarty agus Andrew Stones. Rinne Samhlaigh Ceatharlach an imeacht físeáin/fuaime seo a chur i láthair. 54 55 Cavan / An Cabhán

In 2006, Cavan County Council initiated the I 2006, thionscnaigh Comhairle Contae an Fusion Festival in partnership with Ramor Chabháin an Fusion Festival i gcomhpháirtíocht Theatre to help to promote the work of leis an Ramor Theatre chun cuidiú le hobair na young and emerging musicians. The festival gceoltóirí óga agus atá ag teacht chun cinn. showcased rising talents from across the Chonacthas tallanna atá ag teacht chun cinn county over the course of a weekend. le linn na féile ó cheann ceann an chontae i gcaitheamh an deireadh seachtaine. Cavan County Council’s visual artist in residence, Holger Lonze, completed his Rinne físealaíontóir cónaitheach Chomhairle residency at Ballyhaise Agricultural College Contae an Chabháin, Holger Lonze, a thréimhse in May. He hosted a number of exhibitions cónaitheachta a chomhlánú ag Coláiste and lectures on visual arts and sustainability Talmhaíochta Bhéal Átha hÉis i mí na Bealtaine. and developed links between visual arts and Rinne sé roinnt taispeántais agus léachtaí a other artforms. óstáil ar na físealaíona agus inbhuanaitheacht agus d'fhorbair sé naisc idir na físealaíona agus The County Council’s dance artist-in- foirmeacha ealaíne eile. residence, Niamh Smyth, completed her residency in June with a performance of her Rinne ealaíontóir rince cónaitheach na Comhairle work, Those Who Hear Not the Music Think Contae, Niamh Smyth, a tréimhse a chomhlánú the Dancer Mad, at the Farnham Centre. i mí an Mheithimh le taibhléiriú dá cuid saothar, Those Who Hear Not the Music Think the Dancer Film@Ramor, Cavan’s film club, commissioned Mad, ag Ionad Farnham. a piano composition to provide an original soundtrack to Nosferatu. The piece was Rinne club scannán an Chabháin, Film@Ramor, performed to a full house alongside the píosa cumadóireachta nua ar an bpianó a screening of the film. choimisiúnú chun fuaimrian bunaidh a sholáthar do Nosferatu. Rinneadh an píosa a thaibhléiriú os The local authority also supported a number comhair slua mór, chomh maith le craoladh an of individual projects in literature during the scannáin taobh leis. year, exploring the literary tradition of Cavan. A consultation process was initiated from Thacaigh an t-údarás áitiúil le roinnt tionscadal this work and resulted in plans to stage an aonair sa litríocht i rith na bliana chomh maith, ambitious literary festival in 2007. ag fiosrú traidisiún liteartha an Chabháin. Tionscnaíodh próiseas comhairliúcháin ón obair The local authority delivered a visual arts seo, agus dá thoradh seo, bhí pleananna chun exhibition programme during 2006 in diverse féile liteartha uaillmhianach a chur ar stáitse local authority venues. Troubled Images, a i 2007. series of selected propaganda posters from the most recent troubles in Northern Ireland, Rinne an t-údarás áitiúil clár taispeántas sna was sited in the local authority’s newly físealaíona a sheachadadh le linn 2006 in ionaid constructed headquarters and attracted éagsúla de chuid an údaráis áitiúil. Lonnaíodh considerable interest from a wide audience. Troubled Images, sraith póstaer bolscaireachta ó na trioblóidí is déanaí i dTuaisceart Éireann, i gceanncheathrú nua-thógtha an údaráis áitiúil 54 agus mheall an taispeántas mórán suime ó lucht 55 féachana leathan.

Cowshed, an image from a photographic inquiry as part of the “Ballyhaise Framed” project. Photo: Anne Burke. ➔ Cowshed, íomhá ón bhfiosrú grianghrafadóireachta mar chuid den tionscadal “Ballyhaise Framed”. Grianghraf: Anne Burke. 56 57 Clare / An Clár

In 2006, Clare County Council hosted the I 2006, rinne Comhairle Contae an Chláir Shifting Ground symposium in Ennis, in óstáil ar an siompóisiam Shifting Ground in association with Galway Mayo Institute of Inis, i gcomhar le hInstitiúid Teicneolaíochta na Technology (GMIT). Over 150 delegates Gaillimhe/Mhaigh Eo. D'fhreastal os cionn 150 attended the conference, from Clare to ionadaí ar an gcomhdháil, ón gClár go California, California, to discuss issues and debate chun plé agus díospóireacht a dhéanamh ar philosophies around the area of rural arts, cheisteanna fealsúnachtaí i réimse na n-ealaíon attracting speakers and attendees of national faoin tuath, a mheall cainteoirí agus ionadaithe a and international reputation. The conference bhí aitheanta go náisiúnta agus go hidirnáisiúnta. was the result of a long-term partnership Tharla an chomhdháil mar thoradh ar thionscadal project between GMIT, Clare County Council comhpháirtíochta ar bhonn fadtéarmach idir and Littoral Arts Trust, UK. Institiúid Teicneolaíochta na Gaillimhe/Mhaigh Eo, Comhairle Contae an Chláir agus an Littoral Arts Trad 4 Teens is a programme of free Trust, an Ríocht Aontaithe. traditional music sessions for teenagers held twice a month in two locations in Clare. Is clár atá sa Trad 4 Teens de sheisiúin ceoil The programme provides a social context traidisiúnta saor in aisce a thionóltar dhá uair for teenagers to engage in the traditional in aghaidh na míosa in dhá ionad sa Chlár. arts, while also giving young people an Soláthraíonn an clár comhthéacs sóisialta do opportunity to learn from experienced dhéagóirí chun dul i ngleic leis na healaíona musicians. In 2006, Trad 4 Teens expanded traidisiúnta, agus tugann sé deis do dhaoine to include a monthly session in Tulla, with óga foghlaim ó cheoltóirí a bhfuil taithí acu over two dozen young people attending chomh maith. I 2006, leathnaigh Trad 4 Teens each session. chun seisiún míosúil a chuimsiú sa Tulach, le dhá dhosaen daoine óga ag freastal ar gach seisiún. In March, Clare Youth Theatre was launched by the Clare County Council Arts Office in I mí an Mhárta, rinne Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Glór, when it staged its first production, Contae an Chláir Téatar Óige an Chláir a sheoladh The Story of Eyam – would you do what i nGlór, nuair a rinne siad a gcéad léiriú a chur ar they did? The theatre has over 30 teenage stáitse, The Story of Eyam – would you do what members drawn from all over the county. they did? Tá os cionn 30 déagóir anois ina mbaill den téatar, agus na baill scaipthe mórthimpeall an chontae.

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Traditional musicians participated in the Clare Arts Office events for Bealtaine 2006. ➔ Bhí ceoltóirí traidisiúnta rannpháirteach in imeachtaí Oifig Ealaíon an Chláir do Bhealtaine 2006. 58 59 Cork County / Contae Chorcaí

In 2006, Cork County Council joined with I 2006, chuaigh Comhairle Contae Chorcaí i Limerick and Kerry County Councils, with the gcomhar le Comhairlí Contae Luimnigh agus support of Fresh Films and Cork Film Centre, Chiarraí, le tacaíocht Fresh Films agus an Cork Film to develop a film residency for young people. Centre, chun cónaitheacht scannánóra a fhorbairt The Arts Council also awarded over €8,000 do dhaoine óga. Bhronn an Chomhairle Ealaíon in capital funding to purchase film equipment os cionn €8,000 chomh maith i maoiniú caipitiúil specifically for the residency. chun trealamh scannánaíochta a cheannach go sonrach don chónaitheacht. In the area of public art, Cork County Council commissioned artist Patrick I réimse na n-ealaíon poiblí, rinne Comhairle Campbell to produce a large-scale sculpture Contae Chorcaí an t-ealaíontóir Patrick Campbell commemorating lives lost at sea in Bantry a choimisiúnú chun dealbh ar scála mór a Bay. The finished artwork, The Spirit of Love, tháirgeadh, ag comóradh saolta na ndaoine was officially unveiled in December. a cailleadh i mBá Bheanntraí. Nochtaíodh an saothar ealaíne críochnaithe, The Spirit of Love, go The European Juggling Convention in hoifigiúil i mí na Nollag. Millstreet, which attracted performers from all over Europe and North America, was one Bhí an European Juggling Convention i Sráid an of the more unusual events in the county Mhuilinn, a mheall taibhléirithe ón Eoraip agus during 2006. The local authority supported a Meiriceá Thuaidh, ar cheann de na himeachtaí ba neamhghnáiche le linn 2006. Thacaigh an circus skills training programme for teenagers t-údarás áitiúil le clár oiliúna do dhéagóirí i in the Millstreet area ten weeks prior to the scileanna an tsorcais i limistéar Bhaile an Mhuilinn, convention, building up the confidences and deich seachtaine roimh thús na comhdhála, a skills of young people and highlighting circus thug muinín agus scileanna do dhaoine óga agus as a vibrant and dynamic artform. a d'aibhsigh an sorcas mar shaothar ealaíne atá In theatre, Ballydehob-based Blood in the bríomhar agus dinimiciúil. Alley Theatre Company began a rehearsed I gcúrsaí téatair, chuir an Blood in the Alley reading project, which enabled the company Theatre Company, atá bunaithe i mBéal an to bring together professional actors and Dá Chab, tús le tionscadal léitheoireachta writers to develop new scripts for the stage. réamhchleachtaithe, a chumasaigh don The 2006 West Cork Literary Festival was chompántas aisteoirí agus scríbhneoirí a thabhairt opened by the acclaimed filmmaker David le chéile chun scripteanna nua a fhorbairt Puttnam and the impressive programme don stáitse. featured Booker Prize-winning novelist D'oscail an scannánóir iomráiteach David Puttnam John Banville, Michael Smith, Niall Williams, Féile Liteartha Iarthar Chorcaí 2006 agus bhí clár Ronan Bennett, Billy Keane, Jim Crace and suaithinseach acu a chuimsigh úrscéalaí buacach Claire Kilroy. na Duaise Nobel John Banville, Michael Smith, Niall Williams, Ronan Bennett, Billy Keane, Jim Crace agus Claire Kilroy.

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➔ Eoini Maidehi o Suilliobhain. Eoini Maidehi o Suilliobhain. 60 61 Cork City / Contae Chorcaí

Following on from the energy and Ag leanúint ón bhfuinneamh agus díograis a enthusiasm of Cork 2005, Cork City Council léiríodh le linn Corcaigh 2005, d'oibrigh Comhairle has worked to examine ways in which the Cathrach Chorcaí chun bealaí a scrúdú ina artistic momentum of the Capital of Culture bhféadfaí an móiminteam ealaíne mar Chathair can be maintained in future years. In 2006, Chultúrtha a chothabháil sna blianta romhainn. I Cork City Council launched its Arts and 2006, rinne Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí a Straitéis Cultural Strategy 2006 – 2009, seeking to Ealaíon agus Cultúir 2006 – 2009 a sheoladh, build upon the European Capital of Culture agus iad ag iarraidh tógáil ar an mbunchloch a bhí foundations. As part of this, in February, the leagtha ag Cathair Chultúrtha na hEorpa. local authority staged an exhibition of entries Mar chuid dó seo, i mí Feabhra, rinne an t-údarás to the architectural competition it organised áitiúil taispeántas a chur i láthair ar iontrálacha in conjunction with the Royal Institute of chuig comórtas ailtireachta a bhí eagraithe acu Architects in Ireland for the design of a i gcomhar le hInstitiúid Ríoga Ailtirí na hÉireann mobile art exhibition and performance space, chun taispeántas ealaíne agus spás taibhléirithe Art Box. Entries came from all over the world, inaistrithe a dhearadh, Art Box. Tháinig and the competition winners were Peter iontrálacha ó mhórthimpeall an domhain, agus Feeny and Jose Soto of Peter Feeny architects ba iad buaiteoirí an chomórtais ná Peter Feeny and 3P.Urban.Process, London. agus Jose Soto ó ailtirí Peter Feeny agus 3P.Urban. The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Process, Londain. Award 2006 went to Japanese writer Haruki Chuaigh an Frank O’Connor International Short Murakami. The annual award of €35,000 Story Award 2006 chuig scríbhneoir na Seapáine is currently the world's largest prize for the Haruki Murakami. Tá an dámhachtain bhliantúil short story and is given in memory of Cork seo de €35,000 ar an duais is mó airgid i láthair native Frank O'Connor. na huaire do ghearrscéal, agus bronntar seo in Within the visual arts, Ireland at Venice, an onóir Frank O'Connor, arbh ó Chorcaigh dó ó exhibition marking Ireland’s participation dhúchas. at the 51st Venice Biennale, was held in Laistigh de réimse na físealaíona, tionóladh the Glucksman Gallery, University College Ireland at Venice, taispeántas mar chomóradh Cork in April. The selected artists reworked ar rannpháirtíocht na hÉireann ag an 51ú Venice the site-specific Venice installations at Biennale, i nDánlann Glucksman, Ollscoil Chorcaí the Scuola di San Pasquale for the Lewis i mí Aibreáin. Rinne ealaíontóirí roghnaithe Glucksman Gallery. athoibriú ar shuiteálacha Venice in ionaid ar leith ag an Scuola di San Pasquale do Dhánlann Lewis Glucksman.

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The Jeremy & Sabine Janes Circus Cabaret featured at Kinsale Arts Week in 2006. ➔ Bhí an Jeremy & Sabine Janes Circus Cabaret i láthair do Sheachtain Ealaíon Chionn tSáile i 2006. 62 63 Donegal / Dún na nGall

The Arts Council supported the engagement Thacaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon le Comhairle of a community arts and education specialist Contae Dhún na nGall dul i ngleic leis na in Donegal County Council in 2006, enabling healaíona pobail agus le speisialtóir oideachais the local authority to extend its support and i 2006, ag cumasú don údarás áitiúil a gcuid activities across a large and rural county. tacaíochta agus gníomhaíochtaí a leathnú trasna an chontae mhóir agus tuaithe. Winks Productions is a new, professional theatre company, based in Letterkenny and Is compántas gairmiúil téatair nua é Winks formed earlier in 2006. The company’s debut Productions, atá bunaithe i Leitir Ceanainn agus a production, José Sanchis Sinisterra’s Spanish bunaíodh go luath i 2006. D'oscail céad léiriú an Civil War drama Ay, Carmela!, opened at chompántais, dráma le José Sanchis Sinisterra faoi An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny in March Chogadh Cathartha na Spáinne, Ay, Carmela!, ag and was performed at the Abbey Centre in Amharclann an Ghrianáin, Leitir Ceanainn i mí an Ballyshannon and the Town Hall in Ramelton. Mhárta agus rinneadh é a thaibhléiriú ag Ionad na Mainistreach i mBéal Átha Seanaidh agus Halla an The Inishowen Carnival Group won the Bhaile i Ráth Mealtain. premier prize at this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival Parade in Dublin with Flights of Fantasy, a Bhuaigh Grúpa Carnabhail Inis Eoin an chéad production that drew heavily on the legend duais ag Féile Naomh Pádraig na bliana seo i of Icarus, Leonardo da Vinci‘s drawings of mBaile Átha Cliath le Flights of Fantasy, taibhléiriú flying machines and the Wright Brothers. The a tharraing go láidir ar fhinscéal Icarus, líníochtaí chief designer of the production was Mark Leonardo da Vinci de mheaisíní eitilte agus na Hill, Burnfoot, who also constructed Locky Wright Brothers. Ba é príomhdhearthóir an léirithe Morris’s stunning Pole Star public artwork in ná Mark Hill, Bun na hAbhann, a thóg saothar Letterkenny during the year. ealaíne poiblí an Pole Star le Locky Morris i Leitir Ceanainn i rith na bliana. The St. Conal’s Hospital music pilot project, run in partnership with Simply Music, began Thosaigh tionscadal píolótach ceoil ag St. Conal’s in April 2006 and continued for the rest Hospital, a reáchtáileadh i gcomhar le Simply of the year. Eleanor Lamb, founder and Music, i mí Aibreáin 2006 agus a lean ar feadh director of the Buncrana-based community na bliana. D'oibrigh Eleanor Lamb, bunaitheoir music initiative Simply Music, worked with agus stiúrthóir an tionscnaimh ceoil pobail long-stay residents of St. Conal’s Hospital Simply Music atá bunaithe i mBun Cranncha, le in Letterkenny on a weekly basis as part of hothair fadchónaithe ag St. Conal’s Hospital i the project. Leitir Ceanainn ar bhonn seachtainiúil mar chuid den tionscadal.

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South Africa’s Amajuba: Like Doves We Rise was a highlight of Earagail Arts Festival. The show is a portrait of growing up during apartheid. ➔ Bhí Amajuba: Like Doves We Rise na hAfraice Theas mar bhuaicphointe d'Fhéile Ealaíon an Earagail. Is portráid atá sa seó ar conas mar a bhí ag fás aníos le linn na cinedheighilte. 64 65 Dublin City / Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath

Dublin City Council’s Dublin Writers’ Festival Soláthraíonn Féile Scríbhneoirí Bhaile Átha provides a platform for Irish and international Cliath de chuid Chomhairle Cathrach Baile writers and allows audiences the opportunity Átha Cliath ardán do scríbhneoirí Éireannacha to engage with high quality literature. Some agus idirnáisiúnta agus tugann sí deis don of the highlights of the 2006 programme lucht féachana dul i ngleic le litríocht atá ar included lectures by John Carey and Ziauddin ardchaighdeán. Chuimsigh cuid de bhuaicphointí Sardar, readings by Seamus Heaney, Nancy an chláir 2006 léachtaí le John Carey agus Huston, Jeanette Winterson and Alex Barclay, Ziauddin Sardar, reacaireachtaí le Seamus Heaney, and a public discussion between Roddy Doyle Nancy Huston, Jeanette Winterson agus Alex and Anne Enright. Barclay, agus comhrá poiblí idir Roddy Doyle agus Anne Enright. The LAB on Foley Street is an arts centre for the city and home to Dublin City Council Is ionad ealaíon don chathair é The LAB ar Arts Office. In 2006, writer Sean O’Reilly Shráid Uí Fhoghlú agus atá mar bhaile ag Oifig continued his residency with the local Ealaíon Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath. authority and utilised the LAB’s studio spaces I 2006, lean an scríbhneoir Sean O’Reilly lena to concentrate on his own practice. chónaitheacht leis an údarás áitiúil agus d'úsáid sé spásanna stiúideo an LAB chun díriú ar a In a further development, the City Council chleachtas féin. opened the Red Stables studio complex in June. Set in St. Anne’s Park, the complex I bhforbairt bhreise, d'oscail an Chomhairle contains several studios for artists and marks Cathrach ollionad stiúideo an Red Stables i mí an a significant investment by Dublin City Mheithimh. Lonnaithe i bPáirc Anna, cuimsíonn Council in support of individual artists. A an t-ollionad roinnt stiúideonna d'ealaíontóirí, residential studio in the complex is awarded a fheictear mar infheistíocht shuntasach ó annually to an emerging Irish artist, while Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath chun international artists occupy the other tacú le healaíontóirí aonair. Bronntar stiúideo residential studio on a short-term basis. cónaitheach san ollionad go bliantúil ar ealaíontóir Éireannach atá ag teacht chun cinn, cé go mbíonn In August, Patrick O’Reilly’s bronze sculpture, an stiúideo cónaitheach eile áitithe ag ealaíontóirí Heading into Town, took its place at the idirnáisiúnta ar bhonn gearrthéarmach. top of Grafton Street for six months as part of Dublin City Council’s public sculpture I mí Lúnasa, thóg an dealbh chré-umha le Patrick programme, run in collaboration with the O’Reilly, Heading into Town, a háit ag barr Shráid Solomon Gallery. Also in 2006, the Arts Grafton ar feadh sé mhí, mar chuid de chlár Office supported the first Dublin Castle dealbhóireachta poiblí ag Comhairle Cathrach Sand Sculpture Festival, in which more than Bhaile Átha Cliath, a reáchtáileadh i gcomhar 12 tonnes of sand was used to build four leis an Solomon Gallery. I 2006 chomh maith, exhibits in the courtyard of Dublin Castle. thacaigh an Oifig Ealaíon leis an gcéad Dublin Castle Sand Sculpture Festival, inar úsáideadh níos mó ná 12 tonna de ghaineamh chun ceithre thaispeántas a thógáil sa chlós i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath. 64 65

Musical theatre production Gaumenkino was just one of the acts to dazzle at the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2006. ➔ Bhí an léiriú téatair ceoil, Gaumenkino, ar cheann de na míreanna a chuir spleodar le Féile Imeallach Bhaile Átha Cliath 2006. 66 67 Dublin, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown / Baile Átha Cliath, Dún Laoghaire/Ráth an Dúin

The local authority’s arts programme is Tá clár ealaíon an údaráis áitiúil sainithe ag a gcuid characterised by its support for artistically tacaíochta do shaothar ealaíne atá uaillmhianach ambitious work and large-scale annual agus imeachtaí bliantúla ollmhóra. Tharla Poetry events. Poetry Now 2006 was held in late Now 2006 déanach i mí an Mhárta in Amharclann March in the Pavilion Theatre and saw 15 an Pavilion agus chonacthas 15 file ag léamh poets reading over three nights. Associated thar trí oíche. Chuimsigh na himeachtaí agus events and programmes included master- cláracha gaolmhara: máistir-ranganna, ceardlanna classes, poetry workshops, discussion groups filíochta, grúpaí comhrá agus léachtaí. Bronnadh and lectures. The Irish Times PN06 Award Dámhachtain an Irish Times PN06 don chnuasach for the best new collection of poetry was nua filíochta is fearr ar Derek Mahon do Harbour awarded to Derek Mahon for Harbour Lights Lights agus Dámhachtain Strong don chéad and the Strong Award for best first poetry chnuasach is fearr filíochta ar Nick Laird do To collection was awarded to Nick Laird for a Fault. To a Fault. Lean an Concourse Installation Programme i rith The Concourse Installation Programme na bliana leis an taispeántas, Changing Spaces, ó continued during the year with the mhí Deireadh Fómhair go mí na Nollag ag Halla an Chontae i nDún Laoghaire. Bhí na healaíontóirí exhibition, Changing Spaces, from October Fergus Byrne, Rhona Byrne agus Sally Timmons to December at the County Hall in Dún rannpháirteach sa chlár agus sholáthraigh siad Laoghaire. The programme included artists ardán d'ealaíontóirí bunaithe agus iad siúd a bhí Fergus Byrne, Rhona Byrne and Sally ag teacht chun cinn. Timmons and provided a platform for emerging and established artists. Tharla dúbailt ar líon Ceolchoirmeacha Theach Contae Dhún Laoghaire/Ráth an Dúin, ag Marley Dún Laoghaire Rathdown’s County House House agus Cabinteely House, ó ocht go sé Concerts, at Marley House and Cabinteely déag i 2006, le taibhléirithe sa cheol clasaiceach, House, doubled in number from eight snagcheol agus sa cheol traidisiúnta. to sixteen in 2006, with performances in classical, jazz and traditional music. Tá clár láidir tacaíochta forbartha ag an údarás áitiúil d'ealaíontóirí aonair trína gclár cónaitheach, The local authority has developed a strong ina raibh ceithre ealaíontóir rannpháirteach programme of support for individual artists ann i 2006: bhí an scríbhneoir Katie Donovan through its residency programme, which cónaitheach in Institiúid Ealaíne, Deartha involved four artists in 2006: writer Katie agus Teicneolaíochta Dhún Laoghaire; an Donovan was resident in Dún Laoghaire grianghrafadóir Dominic Turner cónaitheach ag Institute of Art, Design and Technology; Iontaobhas Airfield; ceapadh David Horan mar photographer Dominic Turner resided at stiúrthóir téatair cónaitheach i Scoil an Bhéarla Airfield Trust; David Horan was appointed agus na Drámaíochta sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile theatre director-in-residence in University Átha Cliath; agus bronnadh chéad Sparánacht College Dublin’s School of English and Samuel Beckett ón údarás áitiúil ar Bryan Delaney Drama; and playwright Bryan Delaney was chun freastal ar an Centre Culturel Irlandais. awarded the local authority’s first Samuel Beckett Bursary to attend the Centre 66 Culturel Irlandais. 67

The Festival of World Cultures transforms the streets of Dún Laoghaire every year. ➔ Déanann Féile Chultúir an Domhain na sráideanna i nDún Laoghaire a chlaochlú gach bliain. 68 69 Dublin, Fingal / Baile Átha Cliath, Fine Gall

The Fingal County Council Arts Office Tá béim ag an gclár atá ag Comhairle Contae programme has an emphasis on Fhine Gall ar ghrianghrafadóireacht, na físealaíona, photography, visual arts, literature and litríocht agus na healaíona traidisiúnta. Cuimsíonn traditional arts. The programme contains a an clár eilimint shuntasach for-rochtana agus substantial outreach and education element oideachais, atá cónaitheach-bhunaithe don chuid that is predominantly residency-based and is mó agus a bhaineann le scoileanna, daoine relates mainly to schools, older people and scothaosta agus féilte go príomha. Tacaíonn festivals. Fingal County Council also supports Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall le clár ealaíon an extensive multidisciplinary arts programme ildisciplíneach atá cuimsitheach ag Ionad Ealaíon at Draíocht Arts Centre and a broad arts Draíocht agus clár ealaíon atá leathan le béim ar programme with an emphasis on traditional cheol traidisiúnta ag Ionad Séamus Ennis. music at the Séamus Ennis Centre. D'fhoilsigh an t-údarás áitiúil an chéad phlean The local authority published its first arts ealaíon i 2006 tar éis dianchomhairliúchán le plan in 2006 after intense consultation with hearnáil na n-ealaíon agus leis an bpobal níos the arts sector and the wider community. leithne. Mar chuid den phróiseas deartha don As part of the design process for the plan, phlean, rinne an Oifig Ealaíon ealaíontóir a bhí ag teacht chun cinn a choimisiúnú, chun the Arts Office commissioned an emerging eilimint ghrianghrafadóireachta a tháirgeadh. artist to produce the photographic element. D'ainmnigh an painéal roghnaithe Dianne Whyte, The selection panel chose Dianne Whyte, a grianghrafadóir a bhí bunaithe i mBaile Átha photographer based in Dublin, to create a Cliath, chun corpas saothair a chruthú a dhéanann body of work documenting arts activity in faisnéisiú ar gníomhaíocht na n-ealaíon i bhFine Fingal. A selection of the work is illustrated Gall. Tá rogha den saothar léirithe i bplean an in the local authority’s plan and will form the údaráis áitiúil agus a bheidh mar bhunús an basis of an exhibition in Draíocht in 2007. taispeántais ag Draíocht i 2007. An important feature of the local authority’s Gné thábhachtach de chlár an údaráis áitiúil 2006 programme was Finscéal 2006 – A 2006 ná Finscéal 2006 – A Writer’s Trail of Writer’s Trail of Fingal. The festival of Fingal. Tá sé mar aidhm ag an bhféile d'imeachtaí readers’ and writers’ events aims to provide léitheoirí agus scríbhneoirí, rochtain chothrom equal access to arts activities to encourage a sholáthar ar ghníomhaíochtaí ealaíon chun and foster creative writing and reader scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach agus gleic engagement in contemporary Irish literature léitheora a spreagadh agus a chothú i litríocht in Fingal. The 2006 festival was the local chomhaimseartha na hÉireann i bhFine Gall. Bhí authority’s fifth and featured a range of féile 2006 ar an gcúigiú féile ag an údarás áitiúil events in poetry, short stories, creative writing agus a chuimsigh réimse imeachtaí sa bhfilíocht, and publishing. Highlights in 2006 included gearrscéalta, scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach an evening with novelist, short story writer agus foilsitheoireacht. Chuimsigh na buaicphointí and commentator Evelyn Conlon in the do 2006 tráthnóna leis an úrscéalaí, scríbhneoir Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre. gearrscéalta agus tráchtaire Evelyn Conlon in Ionad Cultúrtha Séamus Ennis.

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Draiocht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown. ➔ Ionad Ealaíon Draíocht, Baile Bhlainséir. 70 71 Dublin, South / Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas

FUSED 06, South Dublin County Council’s Chuimsigh FUSED 06, féile ealaíon bhliantúil annual arts festival, featured the work of Chomhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas, Niamh McCann, Aisling O’Beirne, Chris Reid, saothar ó Niamh McCann, Aisling O’Beirne, Ben Geoghan and Amanda Dunsmore, and Chris Reid, Ben Geoghan agus Amanda included an aerial spectacle from French Dunsmore, chomh maith le taibhléiriú aerga performers Mobile Hommes. In 2005, the ó thaibhithe na Fraince - Mobile Hommes. I local authority commissioned artist Daniel 2005, rinne an t-údarás áitiúil an t-ealaíontóir Figgis to undertake an original multimedia Daniel Figgis a choimisiúnú chun tabhairt faoi production, entitled The Banquet. The léiriú ilmheán bunaidh, dar teideal The Banquet. innovative and challenging piece was Taispeánadh an saothar nuálaíoch agus premiered at the National Basketball Arena in dúshlánach don chéad uair sa Láthair Náisiúnta Tallaght during FUSED 06. Cispheile i dTamhlacht le linn FUSED 06.

In music, students took part in songwriting I gcúrsaí ceoil, ghlac mic léinn páirt i and rehearsal sessions in Alternative gcumadóireacht amhrán agus seisiúin chleachtaí Entertainment’s South Dublin Rock School. san Alternative Entertainment’s South Dublin The programme, which began in November Rock School. Cuimsíonn an clár, a thosaigh i 2006, includes modules in performance and mí na Samhna 2006, modúil i dtaibhléiriú agus composition and is led by Elton Mullally, the cumadóireacht atá faoi stiúir Elton Mullally, school’s songwriting tutor, and Martin Moran, oiliúnaí cumadóireachta amhrán na scoile, agus the course co-ordinator and guitar tutor. Martin Moran, comhordaitheoir an chúrsa agus oiliúnaí giotár. Additionally in 2006, Rathfarnham Concert Band celebrated its silver anniversary with Lena chois sin i 2006, rinne Banna Ceolchoirme a series of special concerts and events, Ráth Fearnáin iubhaile cúig bliana fichead a including performances in the National cheiliúradh le sraith ceolchoirmeacha agus Concert Hall. Two works were specially imeachtaí speisialta, a chuimsigh taibhléirithe commissioned for the celebration: Silverwinds sa Cheoláras Náisiúnta. Rinneadh dhá composed by Fergal Carroll and What’s a shaothar a choimisiúnú go speisialta don Heaven for? composed by Vincent Kennedy. cheiliúradh: Silverwinds cumtha ag Fergal Carroll agus What’s a Heaven for? cumtha ag Vincent Kennedy.

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Julian Cadoret, Brice Issaurat, Frederic Weigal and Frank O’ Riordan attend the opening night of Trajectoires, part of Alternative Entertainments’ visual arts programme for 2006. ➔ Freastalaíonn Julian Cadoret, Brice Issaurat, Frederic Weigal agus Frank O’ Riordan ar oíche oscailte Trajectoires, cuid de chlár físealaíne Alternative Entertainments do 2006. 72 73 Galway City / Cathair Gaillimh

Galway City Council has a reputation as a good Tá cáil ar Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe supporter of the individual artist and, in 2006, mar thacaí maith don ealaíontóir aonair agus, i made a number of critical interventions to the 2006, rinneadar roinnt idirghabhálacha criticiúla arts community in the city. do phobal ealaíon na cathrach. Thacaigh an t-údarás áitiúil leis an ealaíontóir pobail The local authority supported community artist agus grianghrafadóir Jane Talbot chun sraith and photographer Jane Talbot to produce a íomhánna a tháirgeadh de dhaoine agus tithe series of images of the people and houses in i gcomharsanacht stairiúil ‘West’ na Gaillimhe, the historic ‘West’ neighbourhood of Galway in i dtionscadal dar teideal Knock Knock. Tógadh a project entitled Knock Knock. All the houses grianghraf de gach teach agus bhí siad were photographed and computer merged cumaiscthe ar ríomhaire, ionas go bhféadfaí gach so that each terrace could be displayed in a ardán a léiriú mar shráid-dreach fada. Tharla long streetscape. The exhibition took place in an taispeántas in Ionad Ealaíon na Gaillimhe i Galway Arts Centre in June and the Arts Office mí an Mheithimh agus tá sé beartaithe ag an intends to exhibit the work every ten years in Oifig Ealaíon an saothar a chur ar taispeáint Galway City Museum as the artwork acquires gach deich mbliana i Músaem Cathrach na new resonance. Gaillimhe, toisc go bhfuil athshondas nua ón saothar ealaíne. During 2006, the local authority programmed a series of contemporary exhibitions in the Le linn 2006, chuir an t-údarás áitiúil sraith City Museum, including elements from the taispeántas comhaimseartha ar an gclár sa contemporary collection of the Bank of Ireland, Mhúsaem Cathrach, a chuimsigh eilimintí ó an exhibition of work by recent graduates bhailiúchán comhaimseartha Bhanc na hÉireann, of Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, taispeántas saothar ó na céimithe is déanaí ó photography exhibitions from Chicago and Institiúid Teicneolaíochta na Gaillimhe/Mhaigh Connemara and the Josef Albers exhibition Eo, taispeántais ghrianghrafadóireachta ó presented by Galway Arts Festival. Chicago agus Conamara agus taispeántas Josef Louise Manifold was appointed Galway Albers a chuir Féile Ealaíon na Gaillimhe i láthair. City Council’s artist-in-residence in 2006, undertaking a programme in film, video, Cheap Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe performance and installation. Throughout her Louise Manifold mar ealaíontóir cónaitheach residency, the artist concentrated on making i 2006, agus thug sí faoi chlár scannán, objects, film and sound work inspired by the físeán, taibhléirithe agus suiteála. Le linn na collections of the City Museum. cónaitheachta aici, dhírigh an t-ealaíontóir ar nithe a dhéanamh, agus ar shaothar The Arts Office also continued to work with scannánaíochta agus fuaime a spreagadh ó community artists Margaret Nolan and Padraic bhailiúcháin sa Mhúsaem Cathrach. Breathnach in a project supporting Galway’s young street artists and graffiti writers. Lean an Oifig Ealaíon ag obair leis na healaíontóirí pobail, Margaret Nolan agus Pádraic Breathnach, i dtionscadal a thacaíonn le hógealaíontóirí sráide agus scríbhneoirí graifítí na Gaillimhe. 72 73

Australian street performance Roo’d took place in Galway as part of the city’s Arts Festival in 2006. ➔ Cuireadh taibhléiriú sráide na hAstráile, Roo'd, i láthair i nGaillimh mar chuid d'Fhéile Ealaíon na cathrach i 2006. 74 75 Galway County / Contae Gaillimh

As part of the Coole Park community Mar chuid de chlár for-rochtana pobail Pháirc an outreach programme, Galway County Chúil, cheap Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe dhá Council appointed two writers-in-residence in scríbhneoir cónaitheach i 2006, John Quinn agus 2006, John Quinn and Terry McDonagh. Terry McDonagh. Continuing its excellent arts and young Ag leanúint lena gclár ealaíon agus daoine people programme, the local authority óga sármhaith, d'oibrigh an t-údarás áitiúil worked with Galway Youth Theatre to leis an Galway Youth Theatre chun cláracha commission drama programmes in secondary drámaíochta a choimisiúnú i meánscoileanna i schools in Ballinasloe and New Inn. The mBéal Átha na Sluaighe agus An Cnoc Breac. programme of workshops culminated in a Chríochnaigh an clár ceardlann le léiriú poiblí de public showing of the students’ work. shaothar na mac léinn. In an effort to extend its youth arts programme to a wide range of communities, In iarracht a rinneadh an clár um ealaíona Galway County Arts Office developed don óige a leathnú go réimse leathan pobal, Disadvantaged Arts, a year-round outreach d'fhorbair Oifig Ealaíon Chontae na Gaillimhe project aimed at young people from Disadvantaged Arts, tionscadal for-rochtana ar socially or geographically disadvantaged feadh na bliana, a bhí dírithe ar dhaoine óga communities. Throughout the year, Galway ó phobail atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste go sóisialta County Council facilitated workshops agus go geografach. I gcaitheamh na bliana, d'éascaigh Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe in Gort, Ballinasloe, Portumna Mol an ceardlanna i nGort, Béal Átha na Sluaighe, Mol Óige, Ballinfoyle Youthreach and Galway an Óige Port Omna, Ógtheagmháil Bhaile an Youth Federation. Phoill agus Cónaidhm Óige na Gaillimhe. Mark O’Halloran’s site-specific comedy about a wannabe writer and neurotic Cuireadh an dráma grinn ionaid-shonrach faoi hypochondriac, Too Much of Nothing, was dhuine a bhí ag iarraidh a bheith mar scríbhneoir staged as part of the Cúirt International agus hipeacoindreach néaróiseach, Too Much Festival of Literature in 2006. The work of Nothing, ar stáitse mar chuid den bhFéile later toured to venues in Athenry, Tuam, Idirnáisiúnta Litríochta, Cúirt, i 2006. Chuaigh an Portumna, Ballymacward and Moylough. saothar ar camchuairt níos déanaí go hionaid i mBaile Átha an Rí, Tuaim, Port Omna, Baile Mhic an Bhaird agus Maigh Locha.

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A sculpture by UK artist David Mach at the Galway City Museum Plaza. ➔ Dealbh leis an ealaíontóir RA David Mach ag Plás Músaeim Cathrach na Gaillimhe. 76 77 Kerry / Ciarraí

Catherine Young’s first dance residency with Chríochnaigh an chéad chónaitheacht rince le Kerry County Council, in collaboration with Catherine Young le Comhairle Contae Chiarraí, i Siamsa Tíre, culminated in the presentation of gcomhar le Siamsa Tíre, le taibhléiriú den saothar new work, Rootless Belonging, in March. Her nua, Rootless Belonging, i mí an Mhárta. Lean a second term as dancer-in-residence continued dara téarma mar rinceoir cónaitheach go dtí mí na until December 2006. Nollag 2006. Kerry County Council, in partnership Cheap Comhairle Contae Chiarraí an with Limerick and Cork County Councils, scannánóir cónaitheach Lisa Fingleton i 2006, i appointed filmmaker-in-residence Lisa gcomhpháirtíocht le Comhairlí Contae Luimnigh Fingleton in 2006 to help young people agus Chorcaí, chun cuidiú le daoine óga agus le and youth workers to develop their skills in hoibrithe óige a gcuid scileanna sa scannánaíocht practical filmmaking. The local authorities phraiticiúil a fheabhsú. Tá sé beartaithe ag na plan to continue and extend this programme húdaráis áitiúla leanúint leis an gclár agus é a in 2007. leathnú le linn 2007. The County Council’s former writer-in- Thug iar-scríbhneoir cónaitheach na Comhairle residence, Brian Delaney, undertook an Contae, Brian Delaney, faoi chónaitheacht onórach san Irish College i bPáras i 2006. Cheap honorary residency at the Irish College an t-údarás áitiúil Frances Kay mar scríbhneoir in Paris in 2006. The local authority cónaitheach i 2006 agus chuimsigh a cuid oibre appointed Frances Kay as writer-in- clár ceardlainne do scríbhneoirí óga agus a residence in 2006 and her work included bhí ag teacht chun cinn sa chontae. Tá dráma a workshop programme for emerging and comhlánaithe ag an scríbhneoir le déanaí don young writers in the county. The writer TEAM Educational Theatre Company i mBaile Átha most recently completed a play for TEAM Cliath do dhaoine óga. Educational Theatre Company in Dublin for young people. Mhéadaigh Seachtain na Scríbhneoirí, Lios Tuathail, scála agus uaillmhian an chláir Listowel Writers’ Week increased the scale ceardlainne acu i 2006 le 13 ceardlann a dhírigh and ambition of its workshop programme ar réimse téamaí, a chuimsigh scríbhneoireacht in 2006 with 13 workshops concentrating chruthaitheach, filíocht, cumadóireacht amhrán, on a variety of themes, including creative scríbhneoireacht ghrinn agus iriseoireacht. I measc writing, poetry, songwriting, comic writing na n-aíonna, bhí buaiteoir na Duaise Nobel J. and journalism. Guests included Nobel M. Coetzee, buaiteoir na Duaise Pulitzer Prize Prize winner J. M. Coetzee, Pulitzer Prize Frank McCourt, buaiteoir na Duaise Orange Lionel winner Frank McCourt, Orange Prize winner Shriver agus buaiteoir na Duaise Booker John Lionel Shriver and Booker Prize winner Banville. John Banville. Tharla an Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival déanach The Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival took i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2006, le 92 scannán place in late October 2006, with 92 films craolta i 13 ionad mórthimpeall an chontae. I screened in 13 venues across the county. measc na mBreitheamh, bhí John Kelleher agus Judges included John Kelleher and Mike Mike Leigh, a bhronn dámhachtain don script Leigh, who awarded best short script award gearr is fearr ar Tina Horan do Brídí. 76 77 to Tina Horan for Brídí.

World Bódhran Festival in Milltown, Co. Kerry ➔ Féile Domhanda an Bhodhráin i mBaile an Mhuillin, Co. Chiarraí 78 79 Kildare / Cill Dara

The local authority continued to fund the Lean an t-údarás áitiúil ag maoiniú Stiúideo Leinster Printmaking Studio in 2006, which Déanta Priontaí Laighean (Leinster Printmaking serves as an important and practical support Studio) i 2006, a fheidhmíonn mar thacaíocht for artists in Kildare and across the country. thábhachtach agus phraiticiúil d'ealaíontóirí i The Studio is used by over 50 visual artists gCill Dara agus trasna na tíre. Déanann os cionn throughout the year and, in 2006, Amelia 50 físealaíontóir An Stiúideo a úsáid i rith na Peart was appointed printmaker-in-residence. bliana agus, i 2006, ceapadh Amelia Peart mar In September, the Studio began to offer a bhean déanta priontaí chónaitheach. I mí Mheán series of classes and workshops with artist Fómhair, thosaigh an Stiúideo ag tairiscint sraith Pauline Keena and the studio also took part ranganna agus ceardlanna leis an ealaíontóir agus in a portrait exhibition in the Crow Gallery bhí an stiúideo páirteach i dtaispeántas portráide in Dublin. sa Crow Gallery i mBaile Átha Cliath. In 2006, the local authority organised a I 2006, d'eagraigh an t-údarás áitiúil siompóisiam week-long artists’ symposium entitled d'ealaíontóirí ar feadh seachtaine dar teideal Temporary State in November, building on Temporary State i mí na Samhna, ag tógail ar the work of the 2005 project, Temporary obair an tionscadail 2005, Temporary Foray. Bhí Foray. Kildare-based artists from all ealaíontóirí a bhí bunaithe i gCill Dara ó gach disciplines, selected from an open submission disciplín, agus a roghnaíodh ón bpróiseas tograí process, participated in the symposium and oscailte, rannpháirteach sa siompóisiam agus bhí a number of artists took part in an inventive roinnt ealaíontóirí rannpháirteach i gclár nuálaíoch programme of workshop-based activities de ghníomhaíochtaí ceardlann-bhunaithe ag in White’s Castle, Athy. Andrew Duggan White’s Castle, Baile Átha Í. Stiúir Andrew (Ireland), Cesari Pietroiusti (Italy) and Goode Duggan (Éire), Cesari Pietroiusti (An Iodáil) agus Leye (Cameroon) led the work. The visiting Goode Leye (Camarún) an obair. Chónaigh na artists resided in the town for the duration of healaíontóirí a bhí ar cuairt ar an mbaile le linn the symposium, creating an artistic energy in tréimhse an tsiompóisiam, ag cruthú fuinnimh the area for the week. ealaíne sa cheantar don tseachtain.

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Theatre of the Oppressed with Julian Boal at the Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge 2006. ➔ Theatre of the Oppressed le Julian Boal ag Ionad Ealaíon Riverbank, An Droichead Nua 2006. 80 81 Kilkenny / Cill Chainnigh

Kilkenny saw 16 visual arts exhibitions during Chonaic Cill Chainnigh 16 taispeántas físealaíon the year at four venues. The shows included ag ceithre ionad difriúil i rith na bliana. Chuimsigh work from early career and established na seónna saothar ó ealaíontóirí a bhí ag tosú artists, including Kate Buckley, Lydia Lynagh amach agus cinn a bhí bunaithe, a chuimsigh and Tony Gunning, as well as showing work Kate Buckley, Lydia Lynagh agus Tony Gunning, from a range of community groups. chomh maith le saothair a thaispeáint ó réimse grúpaí pobail. At the Butler Gallery, the interactive visual arts project, Freeform, entailed the remix Ag Dánlann Gallery, chuimsigh an tionscadal through animation of the entire collection idirghníomhach físealaíona, Freeform, over a six week period from April to May. The athmheascadh trí bheochan ar an mbailiúchán project used recently developed animation iomlán, thar tréimhse sé seachtaine ó Aibreán software (AVP) which allows the animation go Bealtaine. D'úsáid an tionscadal bogearra of objects in real time. The exhibition was beochana a forbraíodh le déanaí (AVP) a designed to raise awareness and knowledge cheadaíonn do bheochan na nithe sa bhfíor-am. of the Butler Gallery Collection, and Dearadh an taispeántas chun feasacht agus eolas introduced professional artists to digital ar Bhailiúchán Dhánlann Butler a mhéadú, agus media. Upon completion, Freeform toured to na meáin dhigiteacha a thaispeáint d'ealaíontóirí the Darklight Film Festival in Dublin and the gairmiúla. Nuair a bhí an tionscadal comhlánaithe, Source Arts Centre in Thurles. chuaigh Freeform ar camchuairt chuig Féile Darklight i mBaile Átha Cliath agus an Source Arts The second edition of Rhyme Rag was Centre i nDurlas. launched by the local authority, again featuring the work of young poets from Rinne an t-údarás áitiúil an dara eagrán de Kilkenny. Almost 218 writers submitted Rhyme Rag a sheoladh, a chuimsigh saothar na poems for inclusion. bhfilí óga ó Chill Chainnigh arís. Sheol beagnach 218 scríbhneoir dánta ar aghaidh le bheith ReProduction, a focused weekend of events san áireamh. including performances, installations, films, dancers, DJs and visual arts by both national Tharla ReProduction, deireadh seachtaine and internationally-based artists, took d'imeachtaí dírithe a chuimsigh taibhléirithe, place during the Kilkenny Arts Festival. The suiteálacha, scannáin, rinceoirí, DJs agus programme demonstrated the continuing na físealaíona ó ealaíontóirí náisiúnta agus vitality of the Arts Festival, which was in its idirnáisiúnta, le linn Féile Ealaíon Chill Chainnigh. 33rd year in 2006. Léirigh an clár bríomhaireacht leanúnach na Féile Ealaíon, a bhí ina 33ú bliain i 2006.

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Rhyme Rag: Little Girl by Sophie O’Neill. Rhyme Rag is a poetry publication showcasing the work of young Kilkenny writers. ➔ Rhyme Rag: Little Girl le Sophie O’Neill. Is foilseachán filíochta é Rhyme Rag a léiríonn obair na scríbhneoirí óga i gCill Chainnigh. 82 83 Laois / Laois

In March, the Laois School of Music Orchestra I mí an Mhárta, thaisteal Scoil Cheolfhoirne travelled to Colounieix-Chamiers in France, Laoise go Colounieix-Chamiers na Fraince, áit a where it played to a thousand-strong sheinn siad os comhair seomra éisteachta le míle auditorium on St. Patrick’s night. The local duine i láthair ar oíche na Féile Pádraig. Lean authority continued to develop the outreach an t-údarás áitiúil i mbun forbartha ar shnáith strand of the School’s programme and, in for-rochtana chlár na Scoile agus, i 2006, ghlac 2006, twelve primary schools in the county dhá bhunscoil déag sa chontae páirt sa chlár, a took part in the programme which enables chumasaíonn do dhaoine óga rochtain a bheith young people to access classical music tuition acu ar oiliúint agus taibhiú sa cheol clasaiceach, and performance, regardless of background. is cuma cén cúlra atá acu. I sraith nua de chlár na In a new strand of the School of Music’s Scoile Ceoil, thug an t-údarás áitiúil cuireadh do programme, the local authority invited the RTÉ Cheolfhoireann Shiansach Náisiúnta RTÉ a bheith National Symphony Orchestra to be orchestra mar cheolfhoireann chónaitheach don tréimhse in residence for a period in 2006 and, as part 2006, agus mar chuid den chónaitheacht, thug of the residency, several schools were visited by ceoltóirí ón gCeolfhoireann Siansach cuairt ar Symphony Orchestra musicians during their stay. roinnt scoileanna le linn an ama. I 2006, bhí ról lárnach ag Téatar Óige Phort Laoise In 2006, Portlaoise Youth Theatre played a i Shell Connections, ceann de na hócáidí ceiliúrtha leading role in Shell Connections, one of the is mó ar domhan i réimse an téatair óige, le world’s largest celebrations of youth theatre, taibhléirithe den dráma Shut Up le Andrew Payne. with performances of the play Shut Up by Tá stair mhaith ag an údarás áitiúil maidir le Andrew Payne. The local authority has a tacaíocht do théatar óige agus tá an plean ealaíon strong track record in supporting youth theatre atá acu dírithe ar fhorbairt leanúnach a chinntiú ar and its arts plan is focused on the ongoing chlár um ealaíona don óige sa Chomhairle Contae. development of the County Council’s youth arts programme. Bronnadh Dámhachtain Phátrúnachta Laoise 2006 ar an scríbhneoir Pat Boran, a rugadh i bPort The 2006 Laois Patronage Award was awarded Laoise. Is tionscnamh nua atá anseo mar chuid de to Portlaoise-born writer Pat Boran. The award phlean ealaíon nua an údaráis áitiúil agus déantar is a new initiative as part of the local authority’s €7,000 a bhronnadh ar ealaíontóir aonair chun € new county arts plan and awards 7,000 díriú ar a gcuid cleachtas ealaíne. to an individual artist to concentrate on his artistic practice. I mí na Samhna, d'fhorbair an Chomhairle Contae agus thacaigh sí le taispeántas an Portrait of Laois In November, the County Council developed Artists in Ionad Ealaíon Dunamaise. Chuimsigh and supported the Portrait of Laois Artists an taispeántas portráidí grianghrafadóireachta exhibition in the Dunamaise Arts Centre. The de 22 ealaíontóir ó Laois leis an ngrianghrafadóir exhibition included photographic portraits of 22 Andy Mason, le saothar ealaíne aitheantais ó gach Laois artists by photographer Andy Mason, with ceann de na healaíontóirí atá ar taispeáint, in aice a signature artwork from each of the featured na ngrianghraf. artists exhibited alongside the photographs.

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Portrait of Laois Artist Exhibition. Photo: Andy Mason. The exhibition showcased portraits and other work by some of the artists of Laois. ➔ Taispeántas Portrait of Laois Artist. Grianghraf: Andy Mason. Léirigh an taispeántas portráidí agus saothar eile ó chuid de na healaíontóirí i Laois. 84 85 Leitrim / Liatroim

Despite being one of the most sparsely Cé go bhfuil sé ar cheann de na contaetha populated counties in the country, Leitrim has is lú sa tír, tá daonra suntasach ealaíontóirí a significant population of artists. With this i Liatroim. Leis an méid seo ar eolas, tá clár in mind, the local authority has consistently láidir tacaíochta seachadta go seasmhach ag delivered a strong support programme an údarás áitiúil, chomh maith le clár ealaíon for artists alongside a high quality and dhíreach ar ardchaighdeán agus atá dúshlánach. challenging direct arts programme. In 2006, I 2006, thosaigh an Chomhairle Contae ar the County Council began the development straitéis nua ealaíon a fhorbairt trí thréimhse of a new arts strategy through a period dianchomhairliúcháin leis na hearnálacha ealaíon of intense consultation with the arts agus pobail. Déanfar an plean a sheoladh i 2007. and community sectors. The plan will be I 2006, le tacaíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon, launched in 2007. chuaigh an t-údarás áitiúil i ngleic le speisialtóir In 2006, with the support of the Arts lánaimseartha oideachais agus óige. Tá ceapachán Council, the local authority engaged a Kate McCarthy sa phost seo tar éis acmhainneacht full-time youth and education specialist. na comhairle chun tacú leis na healaíona a leathnú The appointment of Kate McCarthy to the agus tá breis saineolais anois ar fáil laistigh de post has broadened the council’s capacity sheirbhís ealaíon na Comhairle Contae. to support the arts and has infused an Sna físealaíona, tá trí chónaitheacht forbartha i additional layer of expertise to the County gcomhar leis an Leitrim Sculpture Centre chun Council’s arts service. saothar nua a fhorbairt. 'Siad na healaíontóirí a In the visual arts, three residencies have bhí rannpháirteach i 2006 ná Yvonne Cullivan been developed in collaboration with Leitrim (Éire), Mariusz Soltysik (An Pholainn) agus Kristaps Sculpture Centre to develop new work. Gulbis (An Laitvia). Artists involved in 2006 included Yvonne Rinne an Leitrim Cinemobile, i gcomhar le Cullivan (Ireland), Mariusz Soltysik (Poland) hInstitiúid Scannán na hÉireann, an dara and Kristaps Gulbis (Latvia). Adaptation Film Festival a eagrú i Liatroim i The Leitrim Cinemobile, in partnership mí Mheán Fómhair, le clár a bhí tiomanta do with the Irish Film Institute, staged the shaothair oiriúnaithe ó William Trevor. Bhí 2nd Adaptation Film Festival in Leitrim in buntáiste ag an gclár ón rannpháirtíocht ó roinnt September, with a programme dedicated to daoine gairmiúla sa tionscal, a chuimsigh an the adapted works of William Trevor. The stiúrthóir iomráiteach Éireannach Pat O'Connor. programme benefited from the involvement of a number of industry professionals, including leading Irish director Pat O'Connor.

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A staircase poem by Alice Lyons as part of the staircase poetry project at The Dock. ➔ Dán staighre le Alice Lyons mar chuid den tionscadal dán staighre ag an Duga. 86 87 Limerick City / Cathair Luimneach

In 2006, Limerick City Council supported I 2006, thacaigh Comhairle Cathrach Luimnigh the second Excursions Performance Festival, leis an dara Féile Léirithe Turas, a chonaic réimse which saw a wide range of performance leathan de thaibhealaíontóirí ag cur clár éagsúil artists present a diverse programme of work saothar i láthair ar fud na cathrach. in venues across the city. Thacaigh an Oifig Ealaíon chomh maith leis The Arts Office also supported the tenth an deichiú Féile Cuisle 2006, ag ceiliúradh Cuisle Festival in 2006, celebrating local, na sármhaitheasa go háitiúil, náisiúnta agus national and international excellence in idirnáisiúnta i gcúrsaí filíochta, le 20 file ó poetry, with 20 poets from five different chúig thír difriúil ar cuairt go Luimneach thar countries visiting Limerick over four days. In tréimhse ceithre lá. Sa Belltable, thug sraith filí the Belltable, a national and international náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta chun an stáitse, line-up of poets took to the stage, including a chuimsigh Adrian Mitchell, Naomi Foyle, Adrian Mitchell, Naomi Foyle, Imtiaz Dharker, Imtiaz Dharker, Christopher Meredith, Saeid Christopher Meredith, Saeid Hooshangi, Hooshangi, George Szirtes agus Brendan Kennelly. George Szirtes and Brendan Kennelly. Chuaigh an cumadóir agus veidhleadóir Colm Composer and violinist Colm O’Riain Ó Riain i gcomhoibriú leis an bhfile Pireeni teamed up with Sri Lankan poet Pireeni Sundaralingam ó Shrí Lanca chun filíocht agus Sundaralingam to weave together poetry ceol a shníomh le chéile i sraith diséad, ag fiosrú and music in a series of duets exploring the na n-idirghaolmhaireachtaí saibhre atá le brath i rich interconnections between a host of lyric réimse traidisiún liriceach, a chuimsíonn bailéad traditions, including Irish ballad and Indian na hÉireann agus raag na hIndia. Chuaigh Susie raag. Susie Minto also engaged children in Minto i ngleic le páistí chomh maith i Leabharlann Limerick City Library during the festival with Cathrach Luimnigh le linn na féile, lena stíl her unique style of storytelling. scéalaíochta ar leith. Limerick also celebrated 25 years of being Rinne Luimneach ceiliúradh ar 25 bliain den nasc twinned with the French city of Quimper le cathair na Fraince,Quimper, le comhoibriú with an interesting literary collaboration. The suimiúil liteartha. Thug an Chomhairle Cathrach City Council invited Quimper poet Lionel cuireadh don bhfile Lionel Poiraudeau ó Quimper Poiraudeau to collaborate creatively with comhoibriú go cruthaitheach leis an bhfile Irish poet Derry O’Sullivan, who is currently Éireannach Derry O’Sullivan, atá ina chónaí i living in Paris. The poets will work towards bPáras i láthair na huaire. Beidh na filí ag obair i the creation of a new work over the course dtreo shaothair nua a chruthú le linn 2006. of 2006.

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Colm O’Riain performed Word and Violin at Cuisle 2006, Limerick City International Poetry Festival. ➔ Rinne Colm Ó Riain Word and Violin a thaibhiú ag Cuisle 2006, Féile Filíochta Idirnáisiúnta Chathair Luimnigh. 88 89 Limerick County / Contae Luimneach

2006 was the seventh year of the Éigse Michael Bhí 2006 ar an seachtú bliain a eagraíodh Éigse Hartnett, a festival which honours the poetry Michael Hartnett, féile in onóir na filíochta agus i and memory of Michael Hartnett and features gcuimhne an fhir, Michael Hartnett, a chuimsíonn a weekend of reading, lectures and theatre deireadh seachtaine de reacaireachtaí, léachtaí performances. Hosted in the library, pubs, agus taibhléirithe amharclannaíochta. Á óstáil schools and eating houses of Michael Hartnett's sa leabharlann, tithe tábhairne, scoileanna agus hometown of Newcastle West, the festival bialanna i áit dhúchais Michael Hartnett sa celebrates Hartnett, the poet and the man. Chaisleán Nua, déanann an fhéile ceiliúradh ar Hartnett, an file agus an fear. Filmmaker Lisa Fingleton was appointed filmmaker-in-residence by Cork, Kerry and Cheap Comhairlí Contae Chorcaí, Chiarraí Limerick County Councils to develop the agus Luimnigh an scannánóir Lisa Fingleton filmmaking skills of young people in the region. mar scannánóir cónaitheach, chun scileanna The filmmaker worked with a number of youth scannánaíochta na ndaoine óga sa réigiún a and school groups in Limerick, Abbeyfeale, fhorbairt. D'oibrigh an scannánóir le roinnt Newcastle West and Foynes. grúpaí scoile agus óige i Luimneach, Mainistir na Féile, An Caisleán Nua agus Faing. I mí Mheán In September, the local authority supported Fómhair, tacaigh an t-údarás áitiúil le dhá théatar the development of two new youth theatres óige a fhorbairt sa Mhainistir, faoi stiúir Fiona in Manister, with the direction of Fiona Quinn, Quinn, agus i Mainistir na Féile, faoi stiúir Janette and in Abbeyfeale, with Janette Madigan. The Madigan. Chruinnigh na grúpaí go seachtainiúil groups meet weekly and finished their first agus chríochnaigh siad a gcéad téarma le term with performances in the Glorách Theatre taibhléirithe ag an Glórach Theatre i Mainistir na in Abbeyfeale and the Friars Gate Theatre Féile agus Friars Gate Theatre i gCill Mocheallóg. in Kilmallock. Rinneadh éisteachtaí a thionól i mí na Bealtaine Auditions were held in May for the county’s don chéad chór ógra sa chontae, a bunaíodh le first youth choir, which was formed in the linn an tsamhraidh. Bhí grúpa de 28 ógánach summer. A group of 28 young people rehearsed ag cleachtadh gach Satharn le stiúrthóir an each Saturday with choir director Máire Keary chóir, Máire Keary Scanlan, agus bhí an chéad Scanlan and made their debut performance at a thaibhléiriú acu ag ceolchoirm na Nollag in Christmas concert in St. Mary’s Cathedral. Ardeaglais Mhuire (Eaglais na hÉireann). In music, Celebrating Mozart, a programme I gcúrsaí ceoil, chuimsigh Celebrating Mozart, of monthly concerts in All Saint’s Church in clár de cheolchoirmeacha míosúla san All Saint’s Castleconnell, featured introductory talks on Church i gCaisleán Uí Chonaill, cainteanna tosaigh Mozart followed by a programme of chamber ar Mozart agus clár de cheol aireagail á sheinnt music played by national and international ag tríréid agus ceathairéid théada idirnáisiúnta ina string trios and quartets. dhiaidh sin.

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An introductory art class for adults in Castleconnell. Facilitated by artist Barbara Hartigan, the classes afforded people a first time opportunity to be creative with art materials. ➔ Rang tosaitheach ealaíne d'aosaigh i gCaisleán Uí Chonaill. Éascaithe ag an ealaíontóir Barbara Hartigan, thug na ranganna deis do dhaoine don chéad uair a bheith cruthaitheach le hábhair ealaíne. 90 91 Longford / An Longfort

Backstage Theatre was active during 2006 in Bhí an Backstage Theatre gníomhach le linn 2006 developing audiences and increasing access ag forbairt lucht féachana agus ag méadú rochtain to high quality arts experiences in the county. ar dheiseanna ealaíne ardchaighdeáin sa chontae. The arts centre’s busy theatre programme Chuimsigh clár gnóthach amharclannaíochta included productions from Dubbeljoint an ionaid ealaíon, léiriúcháin ón Dubbeljoint Theatre Company, Calypso Productions and Theatre Company, Calypso Productions agus Keegan Theatre. Keegan Theatre. Backstage Theatre’s dance programme Chuimsigh clár rince an Backstage Theatre included Rex Levitates Dance Company léiriúchán ón Rex Levitates Dance Company and CoisCéim Dance Theatre performing agus CoisCéim Dance Theatre i mí Feabhra. in February. Additionally, LD Dance Trust Ina theannta sin, d'fhorbair an LD Dance Trust and the Longford Dance Festival developed agus Féile Rince an Longfoirt imeacht spreagúil an exciting outdoor event performed by lasmuigh a rinne Fidget Feet a thaibhléiriú Fidget Feet on the football pitch behind ar pháirc peile taobh thiar den amharclann the theatre in April. The Theatre’s autumn i mí Aibreáin. Chuimsigh clár an fhómhair programme included Crux Dance Theatre and san Amharclann an Crux Dance Theatre agus a performance from Ballet Ireland. In October, taibhléiriú ó Ballet Ireland. I mí Dheireadh the venue’s programme included a week of Fómhair, chuimsigh clár an ionaid seachtain theatre for children, with companies from amharclannaíochta do pháistí, le compántais ón the UK and Ireland, as part of the Aisling RA agus ó Éirinn, mar chuid de Aisling - Féile Children’s Arts Festival. Ealaíon do Pháistí. The Longford County Council Arts Office has Tá clár láidir liteartha agus sa scríbhneoireacht developed a strong literature and creative chruthaitheach, forbartha ag Oifig Ealaíon writing programme for young people over Chomhairle Contae an Longfoirt do dhaoine óga, the past number of years. Most recently, the le roinnt blianta anuas. Le déanaí, tá tionscadal local authority has been running a creative do leanaí sa scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach writing project for children, the describe á reachtail ag an údarás áitiúil, an tionscadal project. The Arts Office works closely with describe. D'oibrigh an Oifig Ealaíon go dlúth the library and with Poetry Ireland to deliver leis an leabharlann agus Éigse Éireann chun an the project. tionscadal seo a sheachadadh.

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describe: An innovative approach to children’s creative writing and story-telling. ➔ cur síos: Cur chuige nuálaíoch maidir le scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach agus scéalaíocht do leanaí. 92 93 Louth / Lú

In 2006, the local authority developed and I 2006, d'fhorbair agus thacaigh an t-údarás supported Artlings, Dundalk’s first children’s áitiúil le Artlings, an chéad fhéile ealaíon do arts festival. The festival programme included leanaí i nDún Dealgan. Chuimsigh clár na féile theatre, visual arts, music, literature and d'amharclannaíocht, na físealaíona, ceol, litríocht circus, and will be expanded and enhanced agus sorcas, agus déanfar réimse an chláir a in future years. The programme’s highlights leathnú agus a bhreisiú sa todhchaí. Chuimsigh included Circus Bone Idle’s production of buaicphointí an chláir de léiriú an Circus Bone Otherworlds, two performances of The Idle ar Otherworlds, dhá thaibhléiriú de The Weather Watchers by Cahoots Northern Weather Watchers le Cahoots Northern Ireland Ireland and Puppeteer by Ronan Tully, which agus Puppeteer le Ronan Tully, a tháinig go Dún came to Dundalk after debuting at the Dealgan tar éis léirithe don chéad uair san Ark i Ark in Dublin. mBaile Átha Cliath. Íomhá 2006: Five Artists from County Louth Íomhá 2006: Bhí Cúigear Ealaíontóirí ó ChontaeLú was the second open submission, visual arts ar an dara togra oscailte, taispeántas físealaíne exhibition for artists born or living in the d'ealaíontóirí a rugadh nó atá ina gcónaí sa county. The exhibition at the Droichead Arts chontae. Chuir an taispeántas ag Ionad Ealaíon an Centre presented five Louth artists working Droichid saothair i láthair ó chúigear ealaíontóirí ó in a variety of media: Anthony Collins, Seán Chontae Lú a bhí ag obair i réimse meán: Anthony Cotter, Cliodna Cunningham, Brian Hegarty Collins, Seán Cotter, Cliodna Cunningham, Brian and Mary Donnelly. Hegarty agus Mary Donnelly. The Highlanes Gallery opened its doors at D'oscail an Highlanes Gallery na doirse ag the end of 2006 with a programme featuring deireadh 2006 le clár a chuimsigh saothair pieces from the Drogheda Municipal Art ó Bhailiúchán Bardasach Ealaíne Dhroichead Collection, as well as borrowed works from Átha, chomh maith le saothair ar iasacht ó national and private collections. Exhibitions bhailiúcháin náisiúnta agus phríobháideacha. included Noel Bowler’s The Joy, an exhibition Chuimsigh na taispeántais The Joy le Noel Bowler, of photographs based on Mountjoy Prison; taispeántas de ghrianghraif bunaithe ar Phríosún Ghost, an exhibition of work selected from Mhuinseo; Ghost, taispeántas d'obair roghnaithe the collection at the Irish Museum of Modern ón mbailiúchán ag Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na Art; Points of Power, a site specific installation hÉireann; Points of Power, suiteáil shonrach ar by Garrett Phelan; and In like a lion, out an láthair le Garrett Phelan; agus In like a lion, like a lamb, an exhibition of painting and out like a lamb, taispeántas de phéinteáil agus photography by Beth O’Halloran. grianghrafadóireacht le Beth O’Halloran.

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The Highlanes Gallery in preparation for opening. ➔ The Highlanes Gallery ag réiteach don oscailt. 94 95 Mayo / Maigh Eo

Held in Belmullet each June, Force 12 Writers' Tionólta i mBéal an Mhuirthead gach Meitheamh, Festival features workshops and readings cuimsíonn an Fhéile Scríbhneoirí Force 12 by both published and unpublished writers, ceardlanna agus reacaireachtaí ó scríbhneoirí local tours, music and a writer-in-residence. foilsithe agus neamhfhoilsithe, turais áitiúla, ceol John F. Deane programmed the 2006 festival, agus scríbhneoir cónaitheach. Rinne John F. Deane working with the Irish Writers’ Centre and clár na féile 2006 a eagrú, ag obair le hIonad Poetry Ireland. Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann agus Éigse Éireann. Building on its successful Bealtaine Ag tógáil ar rath an chláir Bealtaine i 2005, programme in 2005, the Arts Office d'fhorbair an Oifig Ealaíon foilseachán agus developed a publication and DVD DVD ag faisnéisiú an tionscadail. Rinneadh an documenting the project. The publication, foilseachán, Between Colours, a sheoladh i Between Colours, was launched in gcomhar le taispeántas a chuimsigh os cionn 200 conjunction with an exhibition featuring saothar in ollphuball saintógtha ag Músaem Shaol over 200 works in a purpose-built marquee na Tuaithe i dTurlach. at the National Museum of Country Life Tá iomrá ar an Oifig Ealaíon mar cheannasaí in Turlough. i gcleachtadh na n-ealaíon agus sláinte agus, The Arts Office has a reputation as a leader i 2006, le Age & Opportunity agus tacaíocht in arts and health practice and, in 2006, na Comhairle Ealaíon, stiúir an t-údarás áitiúil with Age & Opportunity and the support clár píolótach d'ealaíontóirí chun oibriú i of the Arts Council, the local authority led gcomhthéacsanna cúram sláinte. D'oibrigh a pilot programme for artists to work in cúigear físealaíontóirí i gCathair na Mart, Acaill, healthcare contexts. Five visual artists worked Béal an Átha, Béal Átha na Muice agus Clár in Westport, Achill, Ballina, Swinford and Chlainne Mhuiris, agus bhí Deirdre Walsh mar Claremorris, and were mentored by artist mheantóir acu. Deirdre Walsh. Soláthraíonn Artsquad an údaráis áitiúil, oiliúint The local authority’s Artsquad provides i scileanna ealaíon pobail do chúigear déag training in community arts skills for fifteen rannpháirtí go bliantúil. I 2006, rinne an Artsquad participants annually. In 2006, Artsquad an ceoldráma Salome a thaibhiú, i Maigh Eo. Faoi performed the opera Salome, in partnership threoir an ealaíontóra Carmel Balfe, chuimsigh with Fluid, a newly formed performance an tionscadal puipéid de réir mhéid nádúrtha na group in Mayo. Under the guidance of artist ndaoine a táirgeadh sa cheardlann Artsquad agus Carmel Balfe, the project involved life-size taibhíodh an chuid dheiridh i Halla Baile Choillte puppets produced in Artsquad’s workshop Mach, Séipéal San Nioclás i nGaillimh, Amharclann and the final piece was performed in agus Ionad Ealaíon Bhiorra in Uíbh Fhailí agus Kiltimagh Town Hall, St. Nicholas’ Church in Ionad Ealaíon Halla an Línéadaigh i gCaisleán Galway, Birr Theatre and Arts Centre in Offaly an Bharraigh. and the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar.

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The work of Michael Wann at the Claremorris Open Exhibition. ➔ Obair le Michael Wann ag Taispeántas Oscailte Chlár Chlainne Mhuiris. 96 97 Meath / An Mhí

The local authority completed work on Rinne an t-údarás áitiúil obair a chomhlánú ar the development of its flagship arts centre fhorbairt an ollionaid ealaíon i 2006, ag oscailt a in 2006, opening its doors to the public gcuid doirse i mí Aibreáin. Tá an t-ionad ealaíon in April. The arts centre has been named ainmnithe mar Solstice, tagairt do dheasghnátha Solstice, a reference to the ancient rituals ársa atá gaolmhar leis an gcontae agus an solas associated with the county and the light a thugann na healaíona don phobal. Chuimsigh that the arts bring to the community. 2006 imeachtaí 2006 Solstice: Monged le Fishamble events at Solstice included Fishamble Theatre Theatre Company, Camchuairt na hÉireann 2006 Company’s Monged, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí de Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann agus reacaireacht Éireann’s Concert Tour of Ireland 2006 and a agus caint le linn Fhéile Leabhar na bPáistí ón reading and talk during the Children’s Book údar Joan Lingard. D'fhorbair an t-údarás áitiúil Festival by children’s author Joan Lingard. The féile ealaíon do pháistí chomh maith le linn 2006, local authority also developed a children’s i gcomhpháirtíocht le roinnt eagraíochtaí ealaíon, arts festival during 2006, in partnership with agus bhí os cionn 2,500 páiste rannpháirteach. number of arts organisations, and over 2,500 Forbraíodh mórchlár físealaíona ag Solstice i 2006: children were involved. The Mask: Myth Magic and Memory a rinne A major visual arts programme was scrúdú ar úsáid mhasc do chuspóirí searmanais, developed in Solstice in 2006: The Mask: ócáidí deasghnátha agus drámaíocht. Tar éis an Myth Magic and Memory examines the taispeántais ag Solstice, lean an seó ar camchuairt use and wearing of masks for ceremonial chuimsitheach den Stáit Aontaithe, a chuimsigh purposes, ritual occasions, carnivals and seónna sa Smithsonian Institute agus Ollscoil drama. After its exhibition in Solstice, Nua Eabhrac. the show continued an extensive tour Ina theannta sin, chuimsigh clár ealaíon na of the United States, including the Comhairle Contae do 2006, féile scannán shows Smithsonian Institute and New eachtrannach i leabharlanna brainse na Mí, York University. taibhithe ó na hamhránaithe sean-nóis Maighréad The County Council’s arts programme for Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill agus Tony 2006 also included a foreign film festival in McManus agus taibhithe ó Chór Náisiúnta na Meath branch libraries, a Beckett Centenary hÉireann, an Nils Wogram Jazz Quartet, an programme, performances by sean nós giotáraí Morgan Syzmanski agus an t-amhránaí singers Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill, Tríona Laura Mitchell. Ní Dhomhnaill and Tony McManus and performances by the National Chamber Choir, the Nils Wogram Jazz Quartet, guitarist Morgan Syzmanski and vocalist Laura Mitchell.

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Salmon of Wisdom at Ratoath Community Centre. ➔ Salmon of Wisdom ag Ionad Pobail Ráth Tó. 98 99 Monaghan / Muineachán

Since the opening of the Market House in Ó oscailt Theach an Mhargaidh mar ionad tionóil Monaghan town as a municipal arts venue, bhardasach, tá sé bunaithe anois mar mhórionad it has established itself as a key music venue ceoil go náisiúnta. Chuimsigh imeachtaí i 2006 nationally. Events in 2006 included Republic Republic of Loose, na Nimmo Brothers, Bert of Loose, the Nimmo Brothers, Bert Jansch, Jansch, Tommy Halferty, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Martin Tommy Halferty, Liam O'Maonlai, Martin Taylor, Dermot McLaughlin agus Brian Mullen. Taylor, Dermot McLaughlin and Brian Mullen. Tá tiomantas atá ag forbairt, léirithe ag an Oifig The Arts Office has demonstrated a growing Ealaíon do chúrsaí scannáin le roinnt blianta commitment to film in the past number anuas, ag tacú le scannánaíocht agus taispeántas of years, supporting both filmmaking and an scannáin chultúrtha. I 2006, thug an t-údarás cultural cinema exhibition. In 2006, the áitiúil cúnamh do dhá chuideachta scannán a bhí local authority assisted two film companies ag obair i Muineachán ar na príomhscannáin, working in Monaghan on feature films, Shrooms and Puffball. Chuidigh an Oifig Ealaíon Shrooms and Puffball. The Arts Office trí thacaíocht le hábhar a sholáthar, cosúil le assisted through the provision of in-kind saoráidí, spás oifige, bia agus lóistín, chomh maith supports, such as facilities, office space, le deontais bheaga airgeadais. food and accommodation, as well as small Rinne Féile Scannán Chluain Eois clár financial grants. uaillmhianach agus éagsúil de scannán cultúrtha The Clones Film Festival delivered an a sheachadadh i mbliana. Chuimsigh buaicphointí ambitious and varied programme of cultural na féile Atomised, faoi stiúir Oskar Roehler (An cinema this year. Highlights of the festival Ghearmáin); Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy, faoi stiúir included Atomised, directed by Oskar Graham Coleman (RA); Àbhair Machnaimh, faoi Roehler (Germany); Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy, stiúir James Kelly (Éire); agus Cumann A’ Gháire, directed by Graham Coleman (UK); Àbhair faoi stiúir Ronan McCloskey (Éire). Machnaimh, directed by James Kelly (Ireland); Lean an t-údarás áitiúil ag tacú leis an ealaíontóir and Cumann A’ Gháire, directed by Ronan aonair i 2006 agus bhronn sé sparánachtaí McCloskey (Ireland). ar Marc Clerkin (ceoltóir); Siobhán McDonald The local authority continued to support (físealaíontóir); Derville Quigley (scannánóir); Úna the individual artist in 2006 and awarded agus Georgina McGeough (ildisciplíneach); Declan bursaries to Marc Clerkin (musician); Siobhan Reynolds (scannánóir) agus Dara McCluskey McDonald (visual artist); Derville Quigley (scannánóir). (filmmaker); Una and Georgina McGeough (multi-disciplinary); Declan Reynolds (filmmaker) and Dara McCluskey (filmmaker).

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Exhibition poster for a selection of works from The Great Book of Gaelic at the Market House, Monaghan. ➔ Póstaer an taispeántais do rogha saothar ó The Great Book of Gaelic ag Teach an Mhargaidh, Muineachán. 100 101 Offaly / Uíbh Fhailí

Anita Cahill was engaged as the local Bhí Anita Cahill gafa mar ealaíontóir rince authority’s dance artist-in-residence during cónaitheach ag an údarás áitiúil le linn 2006, 2006, using the Birr Theatre and Arts Centre ag baint úsáide as Amharclann & Ionad Ealaíon as a studio to develop her practice. The Bhiorra mar stiúideo chun forbairt a dhéanamh dancer and choreographer worked with a ar an gcleachtas aici. D'oibrigh an rinceoir group of young people over the course of her agus córagrafóir le grúpa daoine óga le linn residency, culminating in the development na cónaitheachta, agus bhí forbairt ar ghrúpa of a youth dance group for the county. The rince óige sa chontae mar bhuaicphointe ar Summer School of Rock, a two-week summer an obair seo. Bhí The Summer School of Rock, programme for ages 14-19 facilitated by clár samhraidh dhá sheachtain don aoisghrúpa Brendan Keely, also took place in Birr Theatre 14-19 éascaithe ag Brendan Keely, ar siúl in and Arts Centre during the summer of 2006. Amharclann & Ionad Ealaíon Bhiorra le linn an tsamhraidh 2006. The Lough Boora Sculpture in the Parklands continued its annual residences with David Lean Lough Boora Sculpture in the Parklands Kinnane (Ireland) and Caroline Madden lena gcónaitheachtaí le David Kinnane (Éire) agus (USA). The two artists were independently Caroline Madden (SAM). Fuair an dá ealaíontóir inspired by the former industrial cooling spreagadh go neamhspleách ó dhá thúr fuaraithe towers in Ferbane that once dominated the a bhí suite sa bhFéar Bán agus a raibh ceannas landscape in West Offaly. Both pieces stand acu tráth ar thírdhreach iarthar Uíbh Fhailí. approximately eight metres high, and have Seasann an dá shaothar ocht méadar ar airde go been positioned in the landscape side by side neasach, agus tá siad suite sa tírdhreach taobh le to mirror the positions of the former towers. taobh chun suíomhanna na túr a bhí ann cheana féin a chur in iúl. Under Offaly County Council’s Arts in Health Mentoring Programme, artist Julie Faoi Chlár Meantóireachta na nEalaíon agus Spollen undertook a project between the Sláinte Chomhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí, thug an Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) and the t-ealaíontóir Julie Spollen faoi thionscadal idir Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). She Cumann Cathaoireacha Rothaí na hÉireann (IWA) facilitated the members in the exploration agus Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann (IMMA). of modern art as they curated an exhibition Rinne sí na baill a éascú ina gcuid fiosrúchán ar from the museum’s collection as part of the an nua-ealaín, mar a d'fheighligh siad taispeántas IMMA’s National Programme. While the local ó bhailiúchán an mhúsaeim mar chuid de Chlár authority hosted the selected works from the Náisiúnta IMMA. Cé go ndearna an t-údarás áitiúil museum’s collection, IMMA in return hosted rogha saothar a óstáil ó bhailiúchán an mhúsaeim, an exhibition of the works by the members rinne IMMA taispeántas a óstáil ar shaothair na of the IWA. mball den IWA mar aisíoc.

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Dear Daddy, Helen Kennedy, Offaly IWA, from the OUTSIDE INSIDE exhibition, part of the Offaly County Council’s Arts and Health Programme. ➔ Dear Daddy, Helen Kennedy, IWA Uíbh Fhailí, ó thaispeántas OUTSIDE INSIDE, mar chuid de Chlár um na hEalaíona agus Sláinte ag Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí. 102 103 Roscommon / Ros Comáin

The 2006 Art@Work programme, in which Chuimsigh clár 2006 Art@Work, inar chaith artists spend three weeks in a company in ealaíontóirí trí sheachtain i mbun ealaíne i the county making artwork, featured its first gcomhlacht sa chontae, an chéad ealaíontóir international artist, Pamela Wells (USA), who idirnáisiúnta, Pamela Wells (SAM), a thóg undertook a residency in Roscommon Fire cónaitheacht i Stáisiún Dóiteáin Ros Comáin. Station. The programme supported a number Thacaigh an clár le roinnt ealaíontóirí eile, a of other artists, including musician Colin chuimsigh an ceoltóir Colin Beggan, a bhí chun Beggan, who led a residency in the Arigna tosaigh i gcónaitheacht i réigiún an Airgnigh region and composed new material based on agus chum sé ábhar nua, bunaithe ar thraidisiún the mining tradition of the area. mianadóireachta an réigiúin. The 2006 Douglas Hyde Conference, Many Don 2006 Douglas Hyde Conference, Many Streams, One Broad River, featured a range Streams, One Broad River, bhí réimse cainteoirí of interesting speakers and guests, including agus aíonna suimiúla i láthair, a chuimsigh Mícheál Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, Peter Brown, Liam Ó Ó Súilleabháin, Peter Brown, Liam Ó Muirthile, Muirthile, Professor Luci Tapahonso, Sheila an tOllamh Luci Tapahonso, Sheila O’Donnell O’Donnell and John Toomey. The conference, agus John Toomey. Déanann an chomhdháil, faoi directed by Theo Dorgan, seeks to encourage stiúir Theo Dorgan, iarracht taighde agus comhrá research and discussion in particular areas a spreagadh ar réimsí áirithe a ndearna Douglas Douglas Hyde examined throughout the Hyde scrúdú orthu le linn a shaol féin, agus chun course of his life, and to explore and debate tábhacht na físe agus na hoidhreachta a fhiosrú i the importance of his vision and legacy in the gcomhthéacs na hÉireann i láthair na huaire. context of the Ireland of today. Bhí Féile Rince Vibrate 2006 mar bhuaicphointe The 2006 Vibrate Dance Festival was the ar thréimhse Niamh Condron mar rinceoir culmination of Niamh Condron’s time as cónaitheach i Ros Comáin agus san Iarmhí. Le dancer-in-residence in Roscommon and linn na cónaitheachta 40-seachtaine, d'oibrigh Westmeath. During her 40-week residency, an rinceoir le mic léinn na hIdirbhliana agus the dancer worked with transition year roinnt grúpaí pobail. Chuimsigh an chónaitheacht students and a number of community chomh maith, léiriú de rince comhaimseartha ar groups. The residency also included the físeán i bhfuinneoga siopaí agus spásanna poiblí presentation of contemporary dance on video eile i gcaitheamh na bliana. Thug Féile Rince in shop windows and other public spaces Vibrate deis don phobal a bheith rannpháirteach throughout the year. The Vibrate Dance i gceardlanna rince idirghníomhacha ó rinceoirí Festival offered the public the opportunity gairmiúla iomráiteacha, chomh maith le taibhithe to take part in interactive dance workshops a fheiceáil ó chompántais cosúil le Rex Levitates, by leading dance professionals, as well as Echo Echo, This Torsion, Compagnie Osteorock, seeing performances by companies such Junk Ensemble agus EnCavale. as Rex Levitates, Echo Echo, This Torsion, Compagnie Osteorock, Junk Ensemble and EnCavale.

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Soup Station by Gareth Kennedy during the Art@work residency at FDK Engineering, Ballaghaderreen. ➔ Soup Station le Gareth Kennedy le linn cónaitheachta Art@work ag FDK Engineering, Bealach an Doirín. 104 105 Sligo / Sligeach

Since September 1999, the Vogler Quartet Ó Mheán Fómhair 1999, bhí an Vogler Quartet has been Sligo County Council’s Quartet in mar Cheathairéid Cónaitheachta ag Comhairle Residence. A pilot project which sees one of Contae Shligigh. Tionscadal píolótach a fheiceann the world’s leading string quartets pioneer a ceann de na ceathairéid téadacha is iomráití ar dynamic model of musical development, the domhan ag déanamh ceannródaíochta ar mhúnla Vogler Quartet Residency project engaged dinimiciúil forbartha ceoil, chuaigh tionscadal audiences, musicians, teachers and young Cónaitheachta an Vogler Quartet i ngleic le lucht people in a mutli-layered programme féachana, ceoltóirí, múinteoirí agus daoine óga i of activity in the county. Every year, the gclár ilchisealach sa chontae. Gach bliain, bíonn members of the Vogler Quartet act as baill an Vogler Quartet mar stiúrthóirí ealaíne artistic directors and key performers in the agus príomhthaibheoirí sa Vogler Spring Festival annual Vogler Spring Festival in Drumcliffe. bliantúil i nDroim Chliabh. Chuimsigh clár 2006, a The 2006 programme, which interweaved dhéanann saothair chomhaimseartha a shníomh le contemporary works with 20th century mórshaothair na 20ú aoise, taibhithe ó ealaíontóirí masterpieces, included performances from iomráiteacha Éireannacha agus idirnáisiúnta. acclaimed Irish and international guest artists. Tugann Ceolfhoireann Bharócach Óige, The recently formed Baroque Youth tionscnamh de chuid an Model Arts and Orchestra, an initiative of the Model Arts Niland Gallery agus an údaráis áitiúil, deis do and Niland Gallery and the local authority, théadseinnteoirí óga oibriú ar mhórshaothair gives young string players the opportunity Vivaldi, Corelli agus Handel faoi shaintreoir na to work on major compositions of Vivaldi, gceoltóirí barócacha speisialta. D'fhreastal na Corelli and Handel under the expert guidance baill ar cheardlanna oiliúna agus thug siad taibhiú of specialist baroque musicians. Members ag an bhFéile Ceoil Bharócach bliantúil agus i attended training workshops and performed gceolchoirmeacha ag an Model Arts Centre le at the annual Baroque Music Festival linn 2006. and in concerts at the Model Arts Centre Chonaic Placing Art, clár ealaíne poiblí iontach during 2006. na Comhairle Contae, gur tugadh faoi roinnt Placing Art, the County Council’s excellent tionscadail le linn 2006, a chuimsigh In the Wake public art programme, saw a number of of the Bagger, úrscéal le Jack Harte; Plantation, projects undertaken during 2006, including sraith de shaothair ealaíne grianghrafadóireachta In the Wake of the Bagger, a novel by Jack le Dara McGrath; agus Village Renewal Coolaney, Harte; Plantation, a series of photographic saothar buan le Alex Pentek. artworks by Dara McGrath; and Village Renewal Coolaney, a permanent work by Alex Pentek.

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The Vogler Spring Festival poster. The event revolves around the Vogler Quartet as both artistic directors and performers. ➔ Póstaer den Vogler Spring Festival. Tá an imeacht faoin Vogler Quartet mar stiúrthóirí agus taibheoirí ealaíne. 106 107 Tipperary / Tiobraid Árann

The local authority has invested significant Tá acmhainní suntasacha infheistithe ag an údarás resources into the development of an áitiúil maidir le hionad ealaíon agus leabharlann integrated arts centre and library for the chomhtháite a fhorbairt don chontae agus, i county and, in 2006, North Tipperary County 2006, d'oscail Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann Council opened the doors of the Source Arts Thuaidh doirse an Source Arts Centre don phobal. Centre to the public. North Tipperary Youth Bhí Téatar Óige Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh ar an Theatre was the first group to showcase at gcéad ghrúpa le léiriú a chur i láthair ag Source the Source in July with a performance of Foile i mí Iúil le Foile Tha, geandráma aon ghnímh le Tha, a one-act comedy by Ciaran Gray, and Ciarán Gray, agus chuir sé seo tús le clár ealaíon this marked the beginning of an exciting arts spreagúil a chuimsigh léiriúcháin ón Keegan programme that has included productions Theatre i Washington DC, scannáin ealaíne agus from Washington DC’s Keegan Theatre, imeachtaí teaghlaigh. arthouse films and family events. I measc na gcarachtar a bhí le feiceáil le linn Amazing air animals, flying boats, mermaids sheachtain na féile 2006 i dTír Dhá Ghlas, bhí and Stone Age ancestors were just some of ainmhithe iontacha aeir, báid eitilte, maighdeana the characters in Terryglass over the festival mara agus sinsearaigh ón gClochaois. Dhírigh 9ú week in 2006. The 9th annual Terryglass Féile Ealaíon Thír Dhá Ghlas bhliantúil ar théama Arts Festival embraced the theme of flying na gcréatúr eitilte, a fuair inspioráid ó cheann de creatures, inspired by one of the highlights bhuaicphointí na féile, Wired & Free, taibhléiriú of the festival, Wired & Free, a multi-media ilmheán rince san aer ón gcompántas rince agus aerial dance spectacle by innovative dance taibhléirithe, Fidget Feet. and spectacle company, Fidget Feet. Tharla 3ú Féile Liteartha Dhrom Inbhir i mí na The 3rd Dromineer Literary Festival took Samhna, ag tabhairt cuireadh do bhaill an phobail place in November, inviting members of idir shean agus óg a bheith rannpháirteach the community of all ages for writing i gcomórtais scríbhneoireachta, ceardlanna, competitions, workshops, readings and reacaireachtaí agus imeachtaí ábhartha liteartha literary related events in a weekend of activity i ndeireadh seachtaine gníomhaíochta sa in the beautiful lakeside village of Dromineer. tsráidbhaile álainn cois locha de Dhrom Inbhir. Bhí The Festival also featured a new exhibition taispeántas nua ón ngrianghrafadóir Colm Hogan, by photographer Colm Hogan, The Private The Private World of John McGahern, mar chuid World of John McGahern. den bhféile chomh maith.

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The Source Arts Centre and Library. ➔ The Source Arts Centre agus Leabharlann. 108 109 Waterford City Council / Port Láirge

Waterford City Council appointed Andi Rinne Comhairle Cathrach Phort Láirge Andi McGarry as artist-in-residence in Ferrybank McGarry a cheapadh mar ealaíontóir cónaitheach as part of Arts Non-obscura, a programme i bPort an Chalaidh mar chuid de Arts Non- that seeks to demystify the arts through work obscura, clár a bhfuil dímistéiriú na n-ealaíon mar between artists and communities. A highlight sprioc aige trí obair idir ealaíontóirí agus pobail. of the project included contribution to the Ar cheann de bhuaicphointí an tionscadail bhí an winning entry in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. rannpháirtíocht a bhí acu san iontráil bhuacach i bParáid na Féile Pádraig. The Imagine Arts Festival again brought a number of acts and exhibitions to the city Thug an Imagine Arts Festival roinnt léirithe in 2006, including a programme of French agus taispeántais chun na cathrach arís i 2006, a film and the 24-hour Shoot/Edit/Present film chuimsigh clár scannán Francach agus comórtas competition. The refurbished Garter Lane scannáin 24 uair an chloig Déan Scannán/Déan Arts Centre reopened with a performance Eagarthóireacht/Cuir i Láthair. Rinneadh Ionad of The Salvage Shop by local director and Ealaíon Lána Gairtéir athchóirithe a athoscailt le playwright Jim Nolan. léiriú The Salvage Shop ón stiúrthóir áitiúil agus drámadóir Jim Nolan.

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Sean Dunne Writers Festival. This literary event focuses on practical creative resource. ➔ Féile Scríbhneoirí Sean Dunne. Díríonn an imeacht liteartha ar acmhainn chruthaitheach phraiticiúil. 110 111 Waterford County Council / Port Láirge

The County Council’s bi-lingual D'oibrigh clár cónaitheachta ghrianghrafadóra photographer-in-residence programme, An an dátheangaigh, An Rinn agus an Sean Rinn agus an Sean Phobal, worked with Phobal, le haosaigh chun gnéithe de shaol adults to examine all aspects of Gaeltacht na Gaeltachta a chíoradh agus chun gnéithe life and to explore the technical aspects of na grianghrafadóireachta agus an cheamara photography and camera. a fhiosrú. The local authority also developed Sliabh Rinne an t-údarás áitiúil Sliabh gCua a fhorbairt gCua, a performance of the traditional music chomh maith, léiriú ar cheol traidisiúnta agus and set dancing of the Sliabh gCua region, as rince seite réigiún Sliabh gCua, chomh maith le well as devising a drama programme which clár a réadtiomnú a sholáthraigh éascaitheoir placed a drama facilitator with students in An drámaíochta do mhic léinn i nGaeltacht na Rinne, Rinn Gaeltacht in order to explore storytelling ionas go bhféadfaidís teicnící agus stíleanna techniques and styles. scéalaíochta a fhiosrú.

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Street theatre during Feile na nDeise, a traditional Irish music and culture festival. ➔ Amharclannaíocht sráide le linn Fhéile na nDéise, féile ceoil traidisiúnta agus cultúir. 112 113 Westmeath / An Iarmhí

Westmeath County Council initiated an Thionscnaigh Comhairle Contae na hIarmhí scéim architect-in-residence scheme in 2006, chónaitheachta ailtireachta i 2006, ag obair chun working to develop appreciation of meas a fhorbairt san ailtireacht mar fhoirm ealaíne architecture as an artform among school i measc leanaí scoile sa chontae. Chuathas i ngleic children in the county. Architects Finola Deavy leis na hailtirí Finola Deavy agus John Smyth mar and John Smyth were engaged as resident ailtirí cónaitheachta agus d'fhorbair siad clár do architects and developed a programme scoileanna a tharraing ar oidhreacht ailtireachta for schools that drew on the architectural na hIarmhí. heritage of Westmeath. Rinne an t-údarás áitiúil roinnt cónaitheachtaí eile The local authority also ran a number of a reáchtáil, a chuimsigh scéim chónaitheachta mar other residencies during the year, including stiúrthóir téatair leis an Tuar Ard Theatre i Móta. a theatre director-in-residence scheme with Rinne an stiúrthóir téatair cónaitheach Suzanne Tuar Ard Theatre in Moate. Resident theatre Hogan saothair nua a réadtiomnú le grúpa daoine director Suzanne Hogan devised new pieces óga i dTuar Ard. of work with a young people’s group in Chríochnaigh tionscadal rince comhaimseartha an Tuar Ard. údaráis áitiúil, a reáchtáileadh i gcomhpháirtíocht The local authority’s ongoing contemporary le Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin, le léiriú poiblí dance project, run in partnership with agus féile rince i mí na Bealtaine dar teideal Roscommon County Council, culminated in Vibrate. Beidh féile rince sa todhchaí i mBaile a public performance and dance festival in Átha Luain mar thoradh ar an tionscadal seo, a May entitled Vibrate. The project will lead to chuimseoidh saothair ionad-shonracha istigh agus a future dance festival in Athlone that will mórthimpeall ar Amharclann Dean Crowe. include site-specific works and performances Bronnadh coimisiúin ar chúigear céimithe in and around the Dean Crowe Theatre. físealaíontóra ón Iarmhí i 2006 faoi Chlár Five Westmeath graduate visual artists were Coimisiúnaithe na gCéimithe de chuid an údaráis awarded commissions in 2006 under the áitiúil. Siad na healaíontóirí a roghnaíodh ná Lorna local authority’s Graduate Commissioning Greene, Andy McManus, Frances McGonigle, Programme. Artists selected were Lorna Seamus McCormack agus Colin Bennett agus Greene, Andy McManus, Frances McGonigle, rinneadh taispeántas dá gcuid oibre a thionól Seamus McCormack and Colin Bennett in Ionad Ealaíon an Mhuilinn Chearr i mí na and an exhibition of their work was held Samhna. Chuaigh an t-údarás áitiúil i ngleic leis in Mullingar Arts Centre in November. The an sainchomhairleoir ealaíon Maria Keerin chun local authority engaged arts consultant Maria tacú leis an gclár, trí chomhairle agus saineolas a Keerin to support the programme, through sholáthar do chéimithe a cáilíodh le déanaí. the provision of advice and expertise to the recent graduates.

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Niamh Condron worked on developing a new contemporary dance project in Westmeath and Roscommon. ➔ D'oibrigh Niamh Condron ar thionscadal rince comhaimseartha nua a fhorbairt san Iarmhí agus i Ros Comáin. 114 115 Wexford / Loch Garman

Wexford County Council’s annual Art Rinneadh taispeántas bliantúil Art Alongside ó Alongside exhibition, Opposite Ends of Chomhairle Contae Loch Garman, Opposite Ends the Spectrum, was held in Wexford Arts of the Spectrum, a thionól in Ionad Ealaíon Loch Centre during March with an attendance of Garman le linn mhí an Mhárta agus d'fhreastal 1,500 people. Within the County Council’s 1,500 duine. Laistigh de Chlár Forbartha Ceoil na ambitious Music Development Programme, Comhairle Contae atá uaillmhianach, rinneadh D’Aon Ghuth 2 & 3, Irish language D’Aon Ghuth 2 & 3 a sheoladh le linn 2006, songbooks written by Sue Furlong, were leabhair amhrán sa Gheailge scríofa ag Sue launched during 2006. The Arts Office also Furlong. Thionscnaigh an Oifig Ealaíon sraith initiated a series of choral and orchestral coimisiún cór agus ceolfhoirne, a chuimsigh Shaun commissions, featuring Shaun Davy, Ian Davy, Ian Wilson agus Linda Buckley. Wilson and Linda Buckley. Rinne Téatar Óige Chontae Loch Garman sé County Wexford Youth Theatre performed six léiriúchán a thaibhiú ag Ionad Ealaíon Loch productions at Wexford Arts Centre during Garman le linn 2006, a chuimsigh Frank Pig Says 2006, including Frank Pig Says Hello by Hello le Patrick McCabe, E=MC Hammer le Nicole Patrick McCabe, E=MC Hammer by Nicole Foley (comhalta den téatar óige) agus Offending Foley (a member of the youth theatre) and the Audience le Peter Handke. I 2006 chomh Offending the Audience by Peter Handke. maith, chuir an grúpa sóisearach de Théatar Óige Also in 2006, the junior group of County Chontae Loch Garman The Scottish Play i láthair Wexford Youth Theatre premiered The don chéad uair, athoibriú comhaimseartha ar Scottish Play, a contemporary reworking of Macbeth le Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Leanann Comhairle Contae Loch Garman ag Wexford County Council continues to seachadadh clár ealaíne poiblí atá le moladh agus deliver an impressive public art programme bhí comhlánú den saothar buan, The Tree of Life and highlights of the 2006 commissioning le Denis O'Connor, ar cheann de bhuaicphointí programme included the completion of a an chláir coimisiúnaithe. Cruthaithe i 2006 don permanent piece, The Tree of Life by Denis bhóthar N30 nua in aice le hInis Córthaidh, tá O'Connor. Created in 2006 for the new 'duilleoga' ar an saothar cruach seo de chrann atá N30 road near Enniscorthy, the branches of sé méadar ar airde, atá deartha ag mic léinn ón the six-metre-high steel tree feature ‘leaves’ scoil áitiúil. designed by students from the local school.

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A woodcarving workshop. ➔ Ceardlann snoíodóireachta adhmaid. 116 117 Wicklow / Cill Mhantáin

Wicklow County Council Arts Office Lean Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Chill continued in 2006 to develop Wicked, Mhantáin i 2006 ag forbairt Wicked, Féile Wicklow Young Filmmakers Festival, which Scannánóirí Chill Mhantáin, ina raibh 120 duine involved 120 young people throughout the óg ó cheann ceann an chontae rannpháirteach county. The Festival showcased 18 short inti. Rinne an Fhéile 18 gearrscannán a films, the work of young film crews produced thaispeáint, obair na gcriúnna óga a saothraíodh as part of the Wicklow Rural Partnership mar chuid de Chlár Oiliúna Scannánóirí Óga Young Filmmakers Training Programme. Prizes de Chomhpháirtíocht Tuaithe Chill Mhantáin were awarded for Best Dramatic Quality, Best (Wicklow Rural Partnership). Rinneadh duaiseanna Script, Best Technique and Best Film Overall. a bhronnadh don Chaighdeán Drámatúil is Fearr, Script is Fearr, Teicníc is Fearr agus Scannán Sculpture in Woodland continued to is Fearr. deliver an impressive and diverse artistic programme in 2006. In one project, a Lean Dealbhóireacht sa Choill ag seachadadh clár number of woodland seats were inscribed ealaíne iontach agus éagsúil i 2006. I dtionscadal with poetry specially written for the Devil’s amháin, bhí roinnt suíocháin choillearnaí greanta Glen by Nobel Prize winning poet, Seamus le filíocht a bhí scríofa go speisialta do Ghleann Heaney. In another project, following from an Diabhail ag file buacach na Duaise Nobel, the Pause2Explore project of 2005, artist Seamus Heaney. I dtionscadal eile, ag eascairt Suky Best collected the words of woodland ón tionscadal Pause2Explore 2005, bhailigh ramblers and transcribed them on stone to Suky Best, ealaíontóir, na focail ó fhánaithe na be placed in the Glen. coillearnaí agus rinne sí iad a thrascríobh ar chloch a bhí le leagan sa Ghleann. Wicklow County Council established a long- term visual artist-in-residence programme Bhunaigh Comhairle Contae Chill Mhantáin in north Wicklow in 2006, in collaboration clár cónaitheachta físealaíontóra ar bhonn with the Mermaid Arts Centre. The residency fadtéarmach, i dtuaisceart Chill Mhantáin i 2006, was awarded to Bray artist Eleanor Phillips, i gcomhar leis an Mermaid Arts Centre. Bronnadh who focused on issues of identity and an chónaitheacht ar an ealaíontóir Eleanor iconic buildings in the local area. The artist’s Phillips ó Bhré, a dhíríonn ar cheisteanna na residency culminated in an exhibition in céannachta agus foirgnimh íocónacha sa limistéar the Mermaid Arts Centre, comprising of áitiúil. Shroich cónaitheacht an ealaíontóra light-boxes, projections and photographs. buaicphointe le taispeántas sa Mermaid Arts The exhibition was officially launched in Centre, ag cuimsiú de sholas-bhoscaí, teilgin agus September by community arts activist Niall grianghraif. Rinne Niall Ó Baoill, gníomhaí ealaíne O’Baoill. pobail, an taispeántas a sheoladh go hoifigiúil i Meán Fómhair.

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An image from Louise Cherry’s exhibition. ➔ Íomhá de thaispeántas Louise Cherry. Acknowledgements / Buíochas

The Arts Council is very grateful to the following Tá an Chomhairle Ealaíon an-bhuíoch do na individuals and organisations for their assistance daoine seo a leanas agus do na heagraíochtaí with this publication. lena mbaineann siad as a gcabhair, maidir leis an bhfoilseachán seo.

Michael Brown (Photographer) Ian McDonagh, Cork County Council Mary Butler, Kilkenny County Council Joan McKernan, Limerick County Council Mary Carty, Meath County Council Marie McMahon, South Tipperary County Council Rosemary Collier, Drogheda Borough Council Liz Meaney, Cork City Council Caoimhín Corrigan, Leitrim County Council Rosaleen Molloy, Wexford County Council Eibhlin de Paor, Ealaín na Gaeltachta Siobhan Mulcahy, Clare County Council Sheila Deegan, Limerick City Council Sharon Murphy, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Philip Delamere, Roscommon County Council County Council Sinead Dowling, Carlow County Council Muireann Ní Chonaill, Laois County Council Martina Finn, North Tipperary County Council Muireann Ní Dhroighneáin, Ealaín na Gaeltachta Marilyn Gaughan, Galway County Council Conor Nolan, Waterford City Council Jack Gilligan, Dublin City Council Micheál O Fearraigh, Ealaín na James Harrold, Galway City Council Gaeltachta Teoranta Brian Harten, Louth County Council Traolach Ó Fionnáin, Donegal County Council Máire Hearty, Ealaín na Gaeltachta Rory O'Byrne, Fingal County Council Catherine Kelly, Westmeath County Council Sinéad O'Reilly, Offaly County Council Fergus Kennedy, Longford County Council Margaret Organ, Waterford County Council Kate Kennelly, Kerry County Council Síle O'Sullivan, Dundalk Town Council Somharile Mac Conghail, Monaghan County Kenneth Redmond, Cavan County Council Council Lucina Russell, Kildare County Council Mary McAuliffe, Sligo County Council Orla Scannell, South Dublin County Council Anne McCarthy, Mayo County Council Jenny Sherwin, Wicklow County Council

118 Images of children in this publication are reproduced with the kind permission of parents/primary carers. Is le caoinchead na dtuismitheoiri a úsáidtear iomhánna na bpáistí san fhoilseacháin seo. 119

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