An Chomhairle Ealaíon

An Fichiú Tuarascáil Bhliantúil Twentieth Annual Report and agus Cuntais ó lú Aibreán, 1971, Accounts from 1st April, 1971, to go 3iú Márta, 1972. 31st March, 1972. Tiolacadh don Rialtas agus leagadh Presented to the Government and laid faoi bhráid gach Ti den Oireachtas de before each House of the Oireachtas bhun Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (I) den pursuant to Sections 6 (3) and 7 (I) of Acht Ealaíon, 1951. the Arts Act, 1951.

Luach Cuig Pingne Price Fivepence (Prl. 2488)

Na Comhaltaí/Members Reverend Father Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. Director Dr. C. S. Andrews Ordinary Member

Mr. John Hunt Ordinary Member

The Earl of Rosse Ordinary Member

Mr. Michael Scott Ordinary Member

Mr. James Johnson Sweeney Ordinary Member

Mr. James White Ordinary Member

Dr. Brian Boydell Co-opted Member

Mr. George Dawson Co-opted Member

Mr. R. R. Figgis Co-opted Member

Sir Basil Goulding, Bart. Co-opted Member

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

An Fichiú Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Cuntais ó 1u Aibreán, 1971 go 3lú Marta, 1972.

Don Rialtas:

De bhun Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (i) den Acht Ealaíon, tíolacann An Chomhairle Ealaíon Tuarascáil agus Cuntais na Comhairle don bhliain iú Aibreán, 1971 go 31u Marta, 1972.

Is i An Chomhairle Ealaíon an cornhlucht a bunaíodh leis an Acht Ealaíon, 1951, agus tá sí comhdhéanta de líon nach mó ná dhá chomhalta déag mar leanas:

An Stiúrthóir, arna cheapadh ag an Uachtarán. Seisear comhaltaí, da ngairmtear gnáth-chomhaltaí, arna gceapadh ag an Rialtas. Pé méid comhaltaí, nach mó ná cúigear, da ngairmtear comhaltaí comhthofa, arna gcomhthoghadh ag comhlucht atá comhdhéanta den Stiúrthóir agus den seisear gnath-chomhaltaí.

Is iad feidhmeanna na Comhairle Ealaíon:

(i) suim an phobail sna healaíona a spreagadh, (2) eolas, dea-mheas agus cleacht ar na healaíona a chur chun cinn, (3) cabhrú le caighdeáin na n-ealaion d'fheabhsú, (4) taispeántais (sa Stát no lasmuigh den Star) d'oibreacha ealaíon agus de cheardaíocht ealaíonta d'eagru, no cabhrú lena n-eagrú, (5) comhairle a thabhairt don Rialtas, no d'aon chomhalta den Rialtas, i dtaobh aon ní (is ní dá bhfónann eolas agus taithí ar na healaíona) a n-iarrfar comhairle orthu ina thaobh, (6) comhoibriú agus cabhrú le haon daoine eile ag a bhfuil baint, go direach no go neamhdhireach, le nithe a bhaineas leis na healaíona.

San Acht Ealaíon, ciallaíonn an abairt 'na healaíona' péintéireacht, sniodóireacht, ailtireacht, ceol, drámaíocht, litríocht, dearthóireacht tionscail agus na mín-ealaíona agus na healaíona feidhmeacha i gcoitinne.

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts from 1st April, 1971 to 3ist March, 1972

To the Government:

Pursuant to Section 6 (3) and 7 (i) of the Arts Act, 1951, An Chomhairle Ealaíon presents the Report and Accounts of the Council for the year 1st April, 1971, to 3ist March, 1972.

An Chomhairle Ealaíon is the body established by the Arts Act, 1951, and consists of not more than twelve members constituted as follows:

The Director, appointed by the President. Six members, known as ordinary members, appointed by the Government. A maximum of five other members, known as co-opted members, co-opted by a body comprising the Director and the six ordinary members.

The functions of An Chomhairle Ealaíon are:

(1) to stimulate public interest in the arts, (2) to promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts, (3) to assist in improving the standards of the arts, (4) to organise or assist in the organising of exhibitions (within or without the State) of works of art and artistic craftsmanship, (5) to advise the Government or a member of the Government on any matter (being a matter on which knowledge and experience of the arts has a bearing) on which their advice is requested, (6) to co-operate with and assist other persons concerned directly or indirectly with matters relating to the arts.

In the Arts Act, the expression 'the arts' means painting, sculpture, architecture, music, the drama, literature, design in industry and the fine arts and applied arts generally.

Contents

Page The Visual Arts (a) Modern Irish Painting Exhibition 6 (b) Celtic Triangle Exhibition 6 (c) Exhibition of Paintings from the Council's Collection 6 (d) S.P.A.C.E. Exhibition 7 (e) Duais-Chiste an Uachtarain de hide 7 (f) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection 7 (g) Scheme for the Purchase of Works of Art and their re-sale at half-price 7 (h) Loan of Paintings 8 (i) Macaulay Fellowship in Painting, 1971 II (j) Art Slides II (k) Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students of the Arts II (l) Other Exhibitions and Activities II 13 Music (a) Dublin Grand Opera Society (b) Macaulay Fellowship in Musical Composition 13 (c) Grants and Guarantees 13 Ballet 15

Drama (a) One-act historical play in Irish 15 (b) Grants and Guarantees 15 15 Literature (a) New York Irish Institute Fund (b) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Triennial Prize for Poetry in Irish 15 (c) Grants and Guarantees 17

Other Activities (a) Advice and Recommendations to Government Departments, Public Bodies and other Organisations 17 (b) Ciste Cholmcille 17 (c) Varia 18

Accounts 19

AN TUARASCÁIL REPORT

The President, acting on the advice of the Government, re-appointed Reverend Father Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. as Director of An Chomhairle Ealaíon for a period of two years with effect from 5th July, 1971, on the understanding that, if An Chomhairle Ealaíon were re-organised before the termination of that period, the question of the appointment would be subject to review.

Dr. Conor A. Maguire, a Co-opted Member of the Council, died on 26th September, 1971.

The term of office of the Members of the Fourth Council having expired on 7th December, 1971, the Government re- appointed as Ordinary Members the same six persons who had served in that capacity on the previous Council, on the understanding that, in view of the pending reorganisation of the Council, the re-appointed Ordinary Members would submit their resignations, if requested to do so, before the expiration of their term of office in the normal course.

The Co-opting Body, which consists of the Director and the Ordinary Members, co-opted to the Council the same four persons who were serving as Co-opted Members when the term of office of the previous Council expired.

During the year ended on 3ist March, 1972, there were nine meetings of the Council and the main activities were as follows:

THE VISUAL ARTS: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Design, Applied Arts

(a) Modern Irish Painting Exhibition The Council's exhibition of fifty-six examples of modern Irish painting which had completed its tour of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the German Federal Republic and Britain, was brought back to Dublin and shown in the Municipal Gallery of Modem Art from 7th to 27th April, 1971, where it was viewed by 6,617 persons.

(b) Celtic Triangle Exhibition In co-operation with the Arts Councils of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales an exhibition of work by young Irish, Welsh and Scottish artists was shown during the preceding financial year in cities in Scotland and Wales, as well as in Belfast and Derry. It was brought to the Dublin Municipal Gallery in April, 1971 and was seen by 8,897 persons before it closed on 9th May. From there it was sent to the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery in Cork where it remained until 5th June. The young Irish painters represented in the exhibition were Robert Ballagh, Sean McSweeney, David Crone and Denis McBride.

(c) Exhibition of Paintings from the Council's Collection An exhibition of paintings from the Council's Collection was shown at the Cork Arts Society Gallery, Lavitt's Quay, Cork, for a month in July-August, 1971. It consisted of sixteen paintings by Arthur Armstrong, Brian Bourke, Patrick Collins, Barrie Cooke, Gerard Dillon, Micheal Farrell, T. P. Flanagan, Cecil King, Louis Ie Brocquy, Norah McGuinness, Anne Madden, Colin Middleton, Joseph O'Connor, Nano Reid, Patrick Scott and Camille Souter. It was visited by approximately 2,000 persons.

From Cork the exhibition moved to the City Library and Art Gallery, Pery Square, Limerick, where it was open to the public for a month

in August-September, 1971. As the gallery in Limerick is somewhat larger than that in Cork, it was possible to add four paintings by Deborah Brown, Colin Harrison, Brian Henderson and Daniel O'Neill. There was an attendance in Limerick of about 1,700 people.

(d) S.P.A.C.E. Exhibition An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland co-operated in bringing an exhibition of work by artists from the S.P.A.C.E. Studios, London, to Ireland for showing in Belfast and Dublin.

S.P.A.C.E. (Space Provision, Artistic, Cultural and Educational) Ltd., is a non-profit making company which was formed in 1969 to provide artists with adequate studio space. They have now acquired in the London area several buildings which have been converted into studios. The exhibition was shown in the Municipal Gallery of Modem Art, Dublin, from 22nd July to 22nd August, 1971, and attracted an attendance of 10,514 persons.

(e) Duais-Chiste an Uachtarain de hide The late Dubhglas de hide, Uachtaran na hEireann, endowed a fund for the annual award of the gold medal Duais- Bhonn an Uachtarain de hide. The fund is administered by An Chomhairle Ealaíon, and the award is made in respect of the best painting of an Irish historical subject shown at the annual An tOireachtas Art Exhibition, provided An Chomhairle is satisfied that an adequate standard has been attained. In order to stimulate further interest in competition for the medal, the Council give an additional prize £100 from their own funds. In 1971 the gold medal and the Council's prize were awarded to Robert Ballagh in respect of his painting of Seamus 0 Conghaile (James Connolly).

(f) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection Twelve paintings were purchased for the Council's Collection during the year and three were sold. The number of works in the Collection now totals 124, of which 96 are paintings and drawings, 26 lithographs, i a tapestry and i a piece of stained glass.

(g) Scheme for the Purchase of Works of Art and their Re-sale at half-price The Council operate a scheme under which they pay half the price of works of an by Irish artists purchased by Hotels, State-sponsored Bodies, Local Authorities, the Institute of Public Administration, Public Galleries, Cork Sculpture Park Committee, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, the Royal Dublin Society, C.E.R.T., St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals, and by or for schools, for display in parts of their premises ordinarily frequented by the public, provided the Council have selected the works as suitable and subject to an undertaking by the purchasers that they will not re-sell the works of art so acquired, at less than the original price, and that if they do sell them, they will refund to the Council the amount of the Council's contribution.

The Scheme has been operating for eleven years and has served to make the work of Irish artists widely known throughout the country. During the year the Council purchased 43 paintings, 14 lithographs and i banner and sold 40 paintings and 17 lithographs at half-price

to approved bodies. At the close of the year there were 97 works of art available for purchase by approved bodies at half-price, of which 76 were paintings, 15 lithographs, 5 sculptures and i a banner.

(h) Loan of Paintings The Council have lent the following paintings to the bodies stated:

ARTIST TITLE CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, CORK Brian Bourke Summer June 1965 Michael Bulfin Binary System (1970) Barrie Cooke Bennett's Bridge (1965) Barrie Cooke Siobhan McKenna (1964) Eileen Costelloe Landscape, Meath (1970) Micheal Farrell Sandycove Series 6, Version II (1969) Brian Henderson Isolated III (1970) John Kelly Sacrifice No. 4 (1963) Louis Ie Brocquy Head (293) (1971) Head (293) (1971) Sean McSweeney Sea Land (1969) Patrick Pye Jesus nailed to the cross (1966) Nano Reid Ancient Land (1962) Patrick Scott Dark Landscape (1961) Patrick Scott Gold Painting 18 (1965) T. P. Flanagan November Shore (1967)

MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, WATERFORD Robert E. Costelloe Cosmic Bridge (1968) Alice B. Hammerschlag Spiralling Light Structure (1968) Anne Madden Big Red Mountain Sequence (1967) Anne Madden Triptych, Clare Land (1967) Maria Simonds-Gooding Erosion (1970) Camille Souter Waiting for the sun to come out (1965)

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL, ST. MARY'S TOWN HALL NAAS Arthur Armstrong Harbour (1966) Michael Byrne Yellow Square (1971) Patrick Collins Rising Swan (1965) Patrick Collins Virgin River (1967) Barrie Cooke Picnic (1968) Norah McGuinness Dublin Bay (1964) Joseph Quilty The Red Grasses (1962) Noreen Rice Figure on a beach (1965) Jonathan Wade Painting (1971) Anne Yeats Pond in Winter (1964)

Paintings have also been offered to the City Library and Art Gallery Limerick, but the final choice has not yet been made.

The paintings on loan to Cork, Waterford, Kildare and Limerick will be changed after the lapse of twelve months.

MUNICIPAL GALLERY OF MODERN ART, DUBLIN Louis Ie Brocquy Being F95 (1962) Louis Ie Brocquy Homage to Clonfert (1965) Anne Madden Great Outcrop (1964) Nano Reid Tinkers at Slieve Breagh (1962)

ARTIST TITLE Nano Reid Quayside Strollers (1969) Nano Reid Wreckage (1966) Patrick Scott Gold Painting 21 (1965) Cecil King Green Painting 1968 (2) Norah McGuinness Old Turf Cutting (1968) The Period of Loan expired in May 1972.

AN PORAS FORBARTHA (Conference Centre) DUBLIN Arthur Armstrong Still Life with Landscape I (1968) Patrick Collins Children Playing (1960) Thomas Carr Morning Snow Scene (1970) Norah McGuinness Bog Shapes (1967) Colin Middleton Torso I (1968) Patrick Scott Gold Painting 12 (1965)

The Period of Loan expires in April, 1973. ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, ELM PARK, DUBLIN Arthur Armstrong Blue Landscape with Figure (1970) The Period of Loan expires in December 1972. TATE GALLERY, LONDON, FOR WILLIAM SCOTT RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION William Scott Direction (1966)

The Exhibition ended on 29th May 1972. This painting was also on loan to the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.

LUNDS KONSTHALL, LUND, SWEDEN, EXHIBITION OF IRISH PAINTINGS Micheal Farrell *Black Presse with day-glow pink (1970) Cecil King Berlin Painting 21 (1970) Louis Ie Brocquy *Garlanded Goat (Tapestry) (1949-50)

The Exhibition ended in the middle of May 1972.

*As soon as they return, this painting and tapestry have been promised to the Municipal Art Gallery, Waterford. THE IRISH IMAGINATION EXHIBITION—BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA AND WASHINGTON Brian Bourke Standing Figure (1965) Brian Bourke Landscape (Polling) (1966) Patrick Collins *The Country Road (1963) Micheal Farrell *Thourables Wake Series (1965) Micheal Farrell *Conception of Black (Reversed) (1968) Micheal Farrell Black Assemblage (1964) Cecil King Painting (1968) Norah McGuinness Tidal Rhythm (1970) Nano Reid *Ballads in the Bar (1966) Patrick Scott *Gold Painting 42 (1969) Camille Souter Bed ends in the yard (1962)

The Exhibition is due to end in November 1972.

*These paintings were also on loan to the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin.

During the year works of art were also lent to: Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1971, '2 Deeply'—an exhibition in Dublin of the work of Barrie Cooke and Camille Souter, ROSC 1971 for The Irish Imagination Exhibition (Dublin) and The Young Irish Artists Exhibition (Galway and Edinburgh), and Contemporary Art Exhibition, Mariners' Hall, Dun Laoghaire.

(i) Macaulay Fellowship in Painting, 1971 The Macaulay Fellowship in Painting, 1971, value £1,000 was awarded to Brian Henderson, 2 Kenilworth Square, Dublin 6.

(j) Art Slides The Council maintain a library of slides on art subjects and on the history of painting which is available to lecturers.

(k) Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students of the Arts The Council made two sums of £300 available to Trinity College, Dublin, and University College, Dublin, respectively, by way of scholarships to enable post-graduate students of the arts to pursue their studies abroad. The recipients of the scholarships were Mary Patricia McGrath (T.C.D.), Shaun Carrick Davey (T.C.D.) and John O'Grady (U.C.D.).

(I) Other Exhibitions and Activities The Council continued to co-operate with other bodies and persons in setting up exhibitions and promoting other artistic activities by giving assistance in the form of either grant or guarantee against loss, or otherwise. These included the following:

ROSC, 1971, in the Royal Dublin Society's premises at Ballsbridge, and towards the cost of transferring to Dublin the Ballintubber ROSC Exhibition of Medieval Irish Architecture and the Limerick ROSC Exhibition of Irish Glass. The Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1971. The Oireachtas Art Exhibition, 1971. The Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibitions, 1970 and 1971. Cork Arts Society towards the cost of an exhibition to commemorate Daniel Corkery and in respect of an exhibition by the United Artists Group. Project Arts Centre in connection with a Brian Henderson exhibition in April, 1971, and towards losses on subsequent exhibitions during a twelve-months period. The National Gallery of Ireland towards the cost of a catalogue for the Jack B. Yeats Retrospective Exhibition, 1971. Matrix-New Painters in connection with their 'Group 101' exhibition in Dublin in January, 1972. Contemporary Art Exhibition in the Mariners' Hall, Dun Laoghaire in August, 1971. North Louth Painters in connection with an exhibition of paintings during the Dundalk Maytime Festival, 1971. The Italian Cultural Institute in respect of an exhibition in Dublin of paintings and lithographs of Irish subjects by Ludano Guarnieri in August, 1971. Mrs. Bea Trench towards a Course in the Arts for Primary School-teachers at Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, in July, 1971, and in connection with a series of 35 talks on art appreciation given by her to schoolchildren.

MUSIC

Forás Éireann in respect of a course of lectures on art and practical tuition under an artist. An Durlas, Galway, in connection with a lecture on Charles Lamb by Walter Verling to be given in English and Irish. St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, in respect of public lectures. The Foundation Course Students of the National College of Art to enable them to make an educational trip to London. The Student Library Committee of the National College of Art for the purchase of an books. Dun Laoghaire Technical School Students Committee in connection with an exhibition of the work of student artists in the Technical School in May, 1971. Young Citizen Magazine to which a painting from the Council's Collection was sold for a nominal sum so that it might be given as a prize in an essay competition. Young View Magazine. Dublin Festival of the Arts, 1972. The Irish Society for Design and Craftwork in connection with their 1971 Exhibition. The Standing Stone, Schull, an artists' colony, for the purpose of purchasing materials for use in children's art classes. University College, Galway, to meet the cost of the purchase of an etching press for use by the Board of Extra- Mural Studies. University College, Dublin, towards the cost of purchasing a painting by Anne Madden for the Arts-Commerce Building at Belfield, and towards the cost of 'Newman's Razor', a sculpture by Brian O'Doherty for the front of the Students' Refectory at Belfield. The Architectural Association of Ireland in respect of five lectures. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in respect of an exhibition of photographs and drawings of the Institute's Gold Medal Awards 1965-1967. The Architectural Students Association of the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin, to enable 24 students and a lecturer to travel to Germany in April, 1971, to study contemporary architecture.

(a) Dublin Grand Opera Society A sum of £15,000 was given to the Dublin Grand Opera Society in connection with seasons of opera in 1971, by way of special grant made available for that purpose by Dáil Éireann.

(b) Macaulay Fellowship in Musical Composition A Macaulay Fellowship in Musical Composition value £1,000 was announced for award in 1972. There were ten eligible applicants, and the award will be decided upon and made in the next financial year.

(c) Grants and Guarantees Wexford Festival Opera, 1971, by way of payment of the Artistic Director's salary and expenses and grants to make good loss on recitals and to close a gap in the Festival's Budget. Irish National Opera towards reducing current debt, meeting the cost of preparing and producing 'La Cenerentola' and in connection with six performances of other operas in towns throughout the country. Cork Orchestral Society in connection with a concert by the New Irish Chamber Orchestra in May, 1971, a concert by the Ulster Orchestra in October, 1971, a conceit by the Cork Symphony Orchestra in February, 1972, and four recitals in Cork by the R.T.É. String Quartet.

Cork Municipal School of Music in respect of lunchtime conceits during the summer of 1971. Limerick Music Association in respect of a season of recitals in 1971-1972. Carlow Music Club in respect of a recital by the R.T.É. String Quartet in April, 1971, and a recital by the Douglas Gunn Ensemble in February, 1972. The Dublin Festival of the Arts, 1972. Dublin Feis Ceoil, 1971. Rathgar Bach Festival Committee in connection with a three-day Bach Festival at Christ Church, Rathgar, Dublin, in May, 1971. Arklow Music Festival, March, 1972. Culwick Choral Society in respect of their Spring Concert, 1971, and performances of Rossini's 'Messe Solennelle' in Dublin and Kildare in November, 1971. St. James's Gate Musical Society in connection with a performance of Handel's 'Hercules' in May, 1971, and a performance of Bach's 'St. John Passion' in Dublin in February, 1972. Tallaght Choral Society in respect of a performance of 'Messiah' in Tallaght in December, 1971. Carlow Choral Union in respect of a performance of Haydn's 'The Seasons' in April, 1971, and a conceit in Carlow with the Dublin Orchestral Players and the Malahide Singers in February, 1972. St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Music Society in respect of a performance of 'Messiah' in March, 1972. New Irish Chamber Orchestra in connection with a series of ten concerts throughout the country during their 1971- 1972 season. Inishowen Adult Education Committee in respect of a concert by the New Irish Chamber Orchestra in June, 1971. The Douglas Gunn Ensemble in respect of a recital in Christ Church Cathedral in November, 1971. St. Audoen's Church, Dublin, in connection with four organ recitals in June, 1971. Trinity College, Dublin, Organ Committee in connection with fifteen recitals in the College Chapel of the complete organ music of J. S. Bach. Cork Youth Orchestra to enable members to attend a Summer School at Gonnanston, Co. Meath, in August, 1971. The Music Teachers' Association of Ireland (Munster Branch) in respect of recitals in schools in Cork and the neighbouring counties during 1971. Ceol Chumann na nog in respect of their 1971-1972 season of concerts for Dublin schoolchildren. Dublin Chamber Music Group to enable students to attend two chamber music courses at Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. Córfhéile Bhríde, CU1 Dara, in respect of their annual schools festival of music in 1971. St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, in respect of public lectures. The Folk Music Society of Ireland to meet the cost of printing the first issue of the Society's annual journal. 'Ceol', a journal of Irish music, by way of guarantee against loss and to enable an overdraft to be cleared. Clonakilty Music Society towards the cost of purchasing a concert piano. Carolan Musical Society, Dublin, towards the cost of purchasing instruments.

The New Irish Recording Company towards the cost of making recordings of the work of Irish composers. An Durlas, Galway, in connection with lecture-recitals by Mrs. Louise Verling and Grainne Yeats.

BALLET

A guarantee against loss was given to Cork Orchestral Society in connection with ballet performances in Cork in November, 1971.

DRAMA

(a) One-act Historical Play in Irish An Chomhairle Ealaíon annual prize value £75 for the best one-act historical play in Irish entered for the Oireachtas Competitions, 1971, was not awarded because the responsible Oireachtas Committee did not consider that any of the four entries had attained a sufficiently high standard.

(b) Grants and Guarantees Dublin Theatre Festival, 1972. Focus Theatre, Dublin, in respect of productions during 1971. '66' Productions, Dun Laoghaire, towards the pre-production costs of the plays 'Prisoners of Silence' by James Cheasty and 'Only the Earth' by Lee Dunne. A grant was also made in respect of 'The Great Improvement' by Arnold Hill. The Yeats Society, Sligo, in connection with the production of two plays by W. B. Yeats by Sligo Drama Circle during the Yeats International Summer School, 1971. Nora Lever Productions in respect of a production of 'Hamlet' in Christ Church Cathedral. Play Circle, Dublin, in respect of public play readings. Dublin Festival of the Arts, 1972. Drama Study Circle, Dublin, in connection with an eight-months course in drama for teachers, youth leaders and club organisers, commencing in October, 1971. The Longford Classical Players to enable letterheading and brochures to be printed. Grants towards the cost of purchasing and installing stage lighting equipment were given to the following bodies which control halls deemed suitable for dramatic, musical and lecture purposes: The Lantern Theatre, Dublin, Gorey Little Theatre, Co. Wexford, Longford Temperance Hall, Longford, Clare Drama Festival, Scariff, Charlestown Drama Group, Co. Mayo, and Carrigallen Community Players, Co. Leitrim.

LITERATURE

(a) New York Irish Institute Fund At the request of the Irish Institute Inc., New York, who provided the initial capital to establish the Fund, the interest which had accrued in the last twelve-months period was paid to the New Writers Press, Dublin.

(b) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Triennial Prize for Poetry in Irish An Chomhairle Ealaíon Prize for Poetry in Irish, value £300, awarded triennially was awarded in 1971 to Mail-tin Ó Direáin in respect of his 'Crainn is Cáirde'.

(c) Grants and Guarantees New Writers' Press in connection with the publication of 'Collected Poems' by Thomas McGreevy, 'Selected Poems' by Brian Coffey, 'Patrician Stations' by John Jordan, 'Hellas' by Desmond O'Grady, 'Pentahedron' by Trevor Joyce, 'On Loaning Hill' by Augustus Young, 'Blood Relations' by Tom Mclntyre, 'Yarns' by John Jordan and 'The Lace Curtain' No. 4. The Dublin Magazine in respect of four issues. Atlantis, a literary magazine, in respect of the third and fourth issues. 'Yeats Studies', a literary magazine. Minerva, a magazine of poetry. Tunnel Poetry Workshop, towards the publication of a booklet of the members' own poetry. Innti, a magazine of poetry in Irish. Irish Academy of Letters to meet running expenses and to provide a prize for excellence in literature. Orbit Poetry Committee in respect of an exhibition of Irish poetry, books, manuscripts, periodicals and portraits in Dublin in 1972. Irish P.E.N. in respect of a poetry reading during the International P.E.N. Congress in Dublin in September, 1971. Irish Book Publishers Association to meet the cost of a visit to Dublin of the Secretary of the Welsh Arts Council in connection with an exhibition of Publishing, Printing and Production in Dublin. Dublin Festival of the Arts, 1972. St. Patrick's Classical School, Navan, in respect of public lectures.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

(a) Advice and Recommendations to Government Departments, Public Bodies and other Organisations To the Minister for Local Government in connection with the proposed new Arts Building in Trinity College, Dublin. To the Revenue Commissioners in connection with the operation of Section 2 of the Finance Act, 1969. To An Chomhairle Spoirt agus Caitheamh Aimsire in connection with the design of letterheading. To the Dublin City Manager in connection with the closing of the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art during the Christmas Holiday Period.

(b) Ciste Cholmcille On Sunday, i9th March, 1972, Wolf Mankowitz staged a first reading of his play 'The Samson Riddle' in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in aid of Ciste Cholmcille. The reading realised a sum of £152 which Mr. Mankowitz generously donated to the Fund. An Chomhairle Ealaíon acknowledges with thanks a generous subscription from Messrs. Arthur Guinness Son & Co. Ltd., and also the following subscriptions received during the financial year:

£ The Irish Institute Inc., New York 476.19 Irish Exhibition of Living Art 156.52 United Arts Club 84.30 John Healy, Esq. 50.00 Dr. Joseph Miller 10.00 Cearbhall Uas. O Dálaigh 10.00 Miss Mona Champion 5.00 Thomas Ryan, R.H.A. 2.00 Anonymous 5.00

(c) Varia Expert advice was sought and discussion entered into in connection with the desirability of regular informed architecture criticism in the newspapers. Three showcases were given on indefinite loan to the Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork. The Council's Exhibitions Officer helped in the organisation and hanging of two of the ROSC Associated Exhibitions, the 'Jack B. Yeats and His Family' exhibition in Sligo and the 'Modern Graphics and Multiples' exhibition in Waterford. The Council's offices continued to act as an information and advisory centre for Irish artistic activity and dealt with correspondence and numerous callers from Ireland and abroad. The Council, in their capacity as a prescribed body under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (Permission) Regulations, 1964, examined numerous applications for planning permission and in many cases made representations to the Minister for Local Government and to Planning Authorities throughout the country. Many proposals for artistic activity and applications for financial assistance, although sympathetically considered by the Council, could not be brought to fruition, either because of lack of funds or for other reasons.

Signed: 7th June, 1972 Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. Director C. S. Andrews Member John Hunt Member Rosse Member Michael Scott Member James Johnson Sweeney Member James White Member Brian Boydell Member George Dawson Member R. R. Figgis Member

Basil Goulding Member

Mervyn Wall Secretary

Accounts Account of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st March, 1972 An Chomhairle Ealaíon

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Cash in hand and at bank on 1st April, 1971 1,073 Salaries and Wages 10,095 State Endowment 8o,ooo Travelling and Incidental Expenses 604 Rent, Heat, Light, Fuel 917 Sale of works of art 1,407 Furniture, Fittings, Stationery 276 Sale of exhibition catalogues 125 Postage, Telephone and Miscellaneous Expenses 1,261 Insurance claims 249 Payments under Section 3 of the Arts Act, 1951 68,455 Royalties on sales of books 8o Cash in hand and at bank on 3ist March 1972 1,326

£82,934 £82,934

I have examined the above Account and the appended Accounts. Date this 12th day of April, 1972 I have obtained all the information and explanations that I have required, and I certify, as the result of my audit, that in my opinion these Accounts are correct. I have no observations to make upon them. MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIVAN, Director

E. F. SUTTLE, Comptroller and Auditor General 9th June, 1972

Duais-Chiste an Uachtarain de hIde Account for the year ended 31st March, 1972

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Balance on 1st April, 1971 171 President Hyde Gold Medal, 1971 39 Dividends 50 Balance on 31st March, 1972 189

Bank Interest 7 £228 £228

The capital of Duais-Chiste and Uachtarain de hIde is represented by £830.90 6% Exchequer Stock, 1980-85 held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Dated this 12th day of April, 1972 MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIVAN, Director

William J. B. Macaulay Foundation in honour of President Sean T. O’Ceallaigh Account for the year ended 31st March, 1972

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Balance on 1st April, 1971 980 Fellowship in Painting, 1971 1,000 Dividends 1,117 Balance on 31st March, 1972 1,134 Bank Interest 37 £2,134 £2,134

The capital of the William J. B. Macaulay Foundation is represented by £20,300 5½% Exchequer Stock, 1971-74, held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Dated this 12th day of April, 1972 MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIVAN, Director.

New York Irish Institute Fund Account for the year ended 31st March, 1972

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Dividends 104 New Writers Press 104

£104 104

The capital of the New York Irish Institute Fund is represented by £1,728.74 6% Exchequer Stock, 1980-85, held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon Dated this 12th day April, 1972 MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIVAN, Director.

The Denis Devlin Foundation Account for the year ended 31st March, 1972

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Balance on 1st April, 1971 140 Balance on 3ist March, 1972 255 Dividends 108 Bank Interest 7 £255 £255

The capital of the Denis Devlin Foundation is represented by £1,964.72 5½% Exchequer Stock, 1971-74, held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Dated this 12th day of April, 1972 MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIVAN, Director.

Ciste Cholmcille Account for the year ended 31st March, 1972

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £ Balance on 1st April, 1971 463 Grants 800 Subscriptions 1,291 Invested 1,030 Dividends 878 Balance on 31st March, 1972 827 Bank Interest 25 £2,657 £2,657

The capital of Ciste Cholmcille is presented by £1,200.00 7% National Loan, 1987-92, £8,147.66 8½% Conversion Stock, 1986-88 and £2,050.00 9¾% National Loan, 1984-89, held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon Dated this 12th day of April, 1972 MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O’SULLIAN, Director.