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Annual Report Aosdana Report 03 (FINAL e+i) 1/20/05 1:22 PM Page 1 Aosdána annual 2003 report an tuarascáil bhliantúil Aosdana Report 03 (FINAL e+i) 1/20/05 1:22 PM Page 2 PracticalAosdána matters Aosdána MembershipAosdána is an ofaffiliation Aosdána of increative 2003 artists was limited toBuíon 200, d'ealaíontóirí by agreement cruthaitheacha with the Arts a bhíonn Council. ag Toengaged be eligible in literature, for membership, music and visualan artist arts. must haveplé leis been an litríocht,born in leisor resident an gceol foragus five leis years na in Ireland and have produced an original and creativedearcealaíona body of iswork. ea Aosdána Aosdána. does not accept unsolicitedEstablished byapplications; the Arts Council membership in 1981, is by peer nomination and election. Aosdána honours artists whose work has made Ba í an Chomhairle Ealaíon a bhunaigh Aosdánaan outstanding members contribution are eligible to the for arts cnuas in (annuity),Aosdána payablesa bhliain by the 1981 Arts chun Council, ómós to a assist Ireland. Through financial support and peer thabhairt d'ealaíontóirí a bhfuil saothar them in the full-time pursuit of their art. In 2003, the annual value of the cnuas was recognition, Aosdána encourages and assists suaithinseach déanta acu agus a d'fhág a lorg €11,072. Payment is restricted to those artists whose other earnings, averaged over a members to donate their energies fully to ar ealaíona na hÉireann. Le taca airgid agus le three-yeartheir art. period, do not exceed one-and-a-halfhaitheantas times the óna value gcomhealaíontóirí, of the cnuas. The spreagtar Arts Council also subscribes to a contributory pensioncomhaltaí scheme Aosdána and voluntarychun a ndúthracht health scheme uile a for members of Aosdána. chaitheamh leis an ealaín. Aosdána acknowledges a member’s achievements through an award of honour known as Saoi. There are never more than five Saoithe at any one time. In 2003 they were Seamus Heaney,Practical Benedict Matters Kiely, Louis le Brocquy, Tony O’MalleyCúrsaí Praiticiúla and Anthony Cronin. Tony O’Malley whoMembership had been of Aosdánaa Saoi sincein 2003 1993 was died limited in JanuarySa 2003.bhliain Anthony2003, i gcomhaontú Cronin was leis elected an Saoi in Marchto 200, 2003. by agreement with the Arts Council. To gComhairle Ealaíon, socraíodh nach rachadh be eligible for membership, an artist must have líon na gcomhaltaí in Aosdána thar 200. Ní Aosdána’sbeen born inaffairs or resident are governed for five years by an in annualIreland Generalmór don Assembly ealaíontóir of a the bheith membership tagtha chun and an by and have produced an original and creative tsaoil in Éirinn, nó cónaí sa tír ar feadh cúig more regular meetings of the Toscairí, a committee of ten members elected every two years. body of work. Aosdána does not accept bliana agus corpas saothair chruthaithigh a A General Assembly normally meets once a year to elect new members and to review the unsolicited applications; membership is by peer bheith curtha ar fáil aige/aici. Ní trí iarratas a organisation’snomination and affairs. election. ghlactar le duine mar chomhalta in Aosdána ach trí ainmniú agus toghchán i measc na TheAosdána Arts membersCouncil providesare eligible secretariat for the cnuas services togcomhaltaí. Aosdána, including the payment of cnuais, organisation(annuity), payable of meetings by the Arts and Council, oversees to assist elections. them in the full-time pursuit of their art. In Bíonn comhaltaí Aosdána i dteideal ar chnuas 2003, the annual value of the cnuas was (íocaíocht bhliantúil), atá iníoctha ag an gComhairle Ealaíon chun cabhrú leo díriú ar an Aosdana Report 03 (FINAL e+i) 1/20/05 1:22 PM Page 3 Rinneadh Anthony Cronin, duine de bhunaitheoirí Aosdána, a thoghadh ina Shaoi i mí an Mhárta 2003, agus bronnadh Torc óir air mar shiombail ar an ngradam sin. Is í an tUachtarán Máire Mac Giolla Íosa a bhronn an Torc air, le linn searmanais in oifigí na Comhairle Ealaíon ar 27 Meitheamh 2003. Anthony Cronin, a founding member of Aosdána, was elected Saoi in March 2003, and conferred with the gold Torc, the symbol of the office of Saoi by President Mary McAleese, in a ceremony at the Arts Council offices on Friday 27 June. €11,072. Payment is restricted to those artists ealaín go lánaimseartha. Sa bhliain 2003, ba é whose other earnings, averaged over a three- luach bliantúil an chnuais ná €11,072. Ní year period, do not exceed one-and-a-half íoctar an cnuas ach leis na healaíontóirí sin a times the value of the cnuas. The Arts Council shaothraíonn, (tar éis meán a shocrú thar also subscribes to a contributory pension thréimhse trí bliana) suim níos airde ná uair go scheme and voluntary health scheme for leith luach an chnuais. Chomh maith leis sin, members of Aosdána. íocann an Chomhairle Ealaíon síntiúis i leith chomhaltaí Aosdána le scéim phinsean Aosdána acknowledges a member’s ranníocach agus le scéim shaorálach sláinte. achievements through an award of honour known as Saoi. There are never more than five Tugann Aosdána aitheantas do shaothar Saoithe at any one time. In 2003 they were comhalta trí ghradam Saoi a bhronnadh. Ní Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiely, Louis le raibh riamh níos mó ná cúigear Saoithe ann in Brocquy, Tony O’Malley and Anthony Cronin. aon ar leith. Sa bhliain 2003 ba iad na Saoithe Tony O’Malley, who had been a Saoi since a bhí ann ná Seamus Heaney, Benedict Kiely, 1993, died in January 2003. Anthony Cronin Louis le Brocquy, Tony O’Malley agus Anthony was elected Saoi in March 2003. Cronin. Bhí Tony O'Malley ina Shaoi ó 1993 go dtí go bhfuair sé bás i mí Eanáir 2003. Toghadh Aosdána’s affairs are governed by an annual Anthony Cronin ina Shaoi i mí an Mhárta 2003. General Assembly of the membership and by more regular meetings of the Toscairí, a Bíonn cúrsaí Aosdána á rialú ag Tionól committee of ten members elected every two Ginearálta bliantúil idir na comhaltaí uile agus years. A General Assembly normally meets cruinnithe níos rialta idir na Toscairí, coiste de once a year to elect new members and to dheichniúr comhaltaí a thoghtar gach dara review the organisation’s affairs. bliain. Is gnách go dtagann an Tionól Ginearálta i gceann a chéile uair sa bhliain The Arts Council provides secretariat services chun comhaltaí nua a thoghadh agus cúrsaí na to Aosdána, including the payment of cnuais, heagraíochta a athbhreithniú. organisation of meetings and oversees elections. Aosdana Report 03 (FINAL e+i) 1/20/05 1:22 PM Page 4 Report on the Year Cuireann an Chomhairle Ealaíon seirbhísí The Toscairí during 2003 were Seóirse Bodley, rúnaíochta ar fáil do Aosdána, íocann an cnuas, Anthony Cronin, Maud Cotter, Theo Dorgan, eagraíonn cruinnithe agus maoirsíonn na toghcháin. Paul Durcan, Alice Hanratty, Michael Kane, Fergus Johnston, Brian Maguire and Eric Tuairisc ar an mBliain Sweeney. They met on six occasions during the Ba iad na Toscairí a bhí ann le linn 2003 ná year and the minutes of the meetings held in Seóirse Bodley, Anthony Cronin, Maud Cotter, July, October, November and December 2003 Theo Dorgan, Paul Durcan, Alice Hanratty, are published on the Aosdána website Michael Kane, Fergus Johnston, Brian Maguire (www.artscouncil.ie/aosdana) in accordance agus Eric Sweeney. Tháinig siad i gceann a with Aosdána’s commitment to greater chéile sé huaire le linn na bliana agus foilsíodh transparency of its procedures. In addition, the miontuairiscí na gcruinnithe do mhí Iúil, Deireadh Toscaireacht revised and updated the Aosdána Fómhair, Samhain agus Nollaig 2003 ar shuíomh members handbook. gréasáin Aosdána (www.artscouncil.ie/aosdana) de réir pholasaí Aosdána maidir lena gcuid The Toscaireacht also met with the Arts Council gnáthamh a dhéanamh níos oscailte. Rinne an in May 2003, to discuss changes in the size Toscaireacht lámhleabhar chomhaltaí Aosdána and composition of the membership, and an a athbhreithniú agus a athnuachan freisin. increase in the value of the cnuas. The Arts Council agreed in plenary at its November Chas an Toscaireacht leis an gComhairle meeting, to increase the value of the cnuas by Ealaíon i mí Bealtaine 2003, chun athruithe ar 10% (from €11,072 to €12,180) effective líon agus ar chomhdhéanamh na gcomhaltaí a from 1 January 2004. phlé, chomh maith le méadú ar luach an chnuais. Le linn cruinniú iomlánach i mí na The General Assembly met in February and Samhna, shocraigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon elected seven new members: Peter Fallon, luach an chnuais a mhéadú faoi 10% (ó €11, Gerard Mannix Flynn, Stephen Gardner, Ronan 072 go €12,180) ó 1 Eanáir 2004 i leith. Guilfoyle, Pat Murphy, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne and Julie Toghadh seachtar comhaltaí nua ag an Tionól O’Callaghan. Items on the agenda for that Ginearálta i mí Feabhra: Peter Fallon, Gerard meeting included a discussion on the Arts Bill, Mannix Flynn, Stephen Gardner, Ronan Aosdana Report 03 (FINAL e+i) 1/20/05 1:22 PM Page 5 and the report of the Toscaireacht. Guilfoyle, Pat Murphy, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne agus Julie O’Callaghan. I measc na rudaí a bhí ar an Anthony Cronin, a founding member of gclár oibre don chruinniú sin bhí plé ar an Aosdána, was elected Saoi in March 2003, and mBille Ealaíon agus tuairisc na Toscaireachta. conferred with the gold Torc, the symbol of the office of Saoi by President Mary McAleese, in a Rinneadh Anthony Cronin, duine de ceremony at the Arts Council offices on 27 bhunaitheoirí Aosdána, a thoghadh ina Shaoi i June 2003. mí an Mhárta 2003, agus bronnadh Torc óir air mar shiombail ar an ngradam sin. Is í an 116 members received the cnuas during the tUachtarán Máire Mac Giolla Íosa a bhronn an year, representing total payments by the Arts Torc air, le linn searmanais in oifigí na Council of €1,246,120.
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