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<Insert Cover> ` An Chomhairle Ealaíon An Dara Tuarascáil Bhliantúil is Tríocha maille le Cuntais don bhliain dar chríoch 31ú Nollaig 1983. Tíolachadh don Rialtas agus leagadh faoi bhráid gach T1 den Oireachtas de bhun Altanna 6(3) agus 7(1) den Acht Ealaíon 1951 (P1.2619). Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st December 1983. Presented to the Government and laid before each House of the Oireachtas pursuant to Sections 6(3) and 7(1) of the Arts Act, 1951 ISBN 0 906627 06 0 ISSN 0790-1593 Cover. Photograph by Jaimie Blandford of The Slide File, of the gold tore symbol of Aosdána. The torc, which was made by Pat Flood, is worn by the Saoi. Members (Until December 1983) (From January 1984) James White, Chairman Mairtin McCullough, Chairman Robert Ballagh John Banville Kathleen Barrington Vivienne Bogan Brian Boydell Breandán Breathnach Máire de Paor David Byers Andrew Devane Patrick Dawson Brian Friel Máire de Paor Arthur Gibney Bríd Dukes J. B. Kearney Vincent Ferguson Proinsias MacAonghusa Mairéad Furlong Patrick J. Murphy Garry Hynes Donald Potter Barry McGovern Nóra Relihan Patrick J. Murphy Michael Scott Éilís O’Connell Richard Stokes Seán Ó Mordha T. J. Walsh Michael Smith James Warwick Michael Taylor Staff Director Adrian Munnelly (from July) Director Colm Ó Briain (until July) Drama and Dance Officer Arthur Lappin Opera and Music Officer Marion Creely Traditional Music and Regional Development Officer Paddy Glackin Education and Community Arts Officer Adrian Munnelly (until July) Literature and Combined Arts Officer Laurence Cassidy Visual Arts Officer/Grants Medb Ruane Visual Arts Officer I Exhibitions Patrick Murphy Finance Officer David McConnell Administration Research and Film Officer Phelim Donlon Executive Assistant Nuala O'Byrne Secretarial Assistants Patricia Callaly Antoinette Dawson Sheilah Harris Kevin Healy Patricia Moore Bernadette O'Leary Suzanne Quinn Receptionist Kathryn Cahille 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 764685 An Chomhairle Ealaíon An Chomhairle Ealaíon/The Arts Council is an independent organisation set up under the Arts Acts 1951 and 1973 to promote the arts. It operates through a wide-ranging programme of financial assistance and special services, offered to both individuals and organisations. The Council also acts as an adviser on artistic matters to the Government and Government Departments and is one of four bodies which have a statutory right to make representations to planning authorities in connection with applications for planning permission in areas of special amenity throughout the country and in cases where proposed developments might detract from the artistic or architectural appearance of buildings of interest. The Council consists of a board of not more than seventeen members appointed by the Taoiseach. The board went out of office in December and a new board was appointed whose term of office will expire in 1988. The board usually meets ten times a year to set Council policies and make decisions within the terms of the Arts Acts. These policies and decisions are implemented by a staff headed by a Director, appointed by the Council. The Council reports to the Oireachtas through the Taoiseach and its accounts are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General. Annual grants from the Oireachtas are the Council's main source of income. These grants are supplemented by income from local authorities and private organisations. The Council also administers a number of trust funds, set up privately for specific purposes. The arts are defined in the Arts Acts and include: the Visual Arts (painting, photography, sculpture, architecture, print-making, design); the Performing Arts (theatre, dance, music, opera); Literature; Film; Crafts. Contents Page Chairman's Introduction 5 Review of the Year 6 Artists Programmes 9 Aosdána 11 Literature 14 Visual Arts 16 Drama 22 Dance 26 Traditional Music 27 Opera 28 Music 29 Film 33 Arts Centres and Festivals 34 Community Arts 36 Education 37 Regions 39 Capital 43 Regional Arts Committees 44 Analysis of 1982 Grant Aid 46 Accounts 49 Chairman’s Introduction In this introductory note to the Report of the Arts Council for 1983 I should like to begin by paying special tribute to my predecessor, James White, and to the outgoing Council. It is edifying that, in trying times, in which unceasing demands were being made upon the Council, he, as its Chairman, zealously promoted its independence and integrity. The explosion in arts activity in the country between 1979 and 1983 - the period of his Chairmanship — was due, in large measure, to the work of the Council under his inspiring leadership. These years witnessed a huge growth not just in the quantity but in the quality of Irish publishing and a significant increase in the amount of art displayed in public places. The growing availability of music of all kinds was striking and — of great importance - access to professional theatre throughout the country was greatly improved by the establishment of the Arts Council Theatre Touring Scheme. During the period 1979 to 1983 the policies and efforts of the Arts Council contributed to the creation of a climate in which the arts can flourish. The pursuit of those policies has resulted in the growth of a much more positive attitude towards the arts in our schools where, we are all agreed, such attitudes must be fostered. The emphasis which the Council placed on support for the individual artist and on the dignity of the artist in society, culminated in the establishment of Aosdána, the affiliation of artists who have made outstanding contributions to the arts in Ireland. Colm Ó Briain, the Council's first full-time Director, resigned in July 1983 having served the Council most ably for over eight years. The arts and artists in Ireland are grateful for his vision, imagination and dynamism during a period of continuous expansion. In March, "Audiences, Acquisitions and Amateurs", a survey of participation in the arts in Ireland, was published by the Council. This survey clearly identified the barriers of attitude and access to greater participation in the arts. The newly appointed Arts Council will continue to break down these barriers and create the greatest possible participation in the arts in Ireland to the benefit of the individual, the community and the country as a whole. This pursuit of greater participation creates, perhaps, a tension between increased involvement and excellence; it remains, however, the duty of the Council to strive for excellence at all times and to promote, in a balanced way, all the arts throughout the entire country - a huge task, given the unfortunately limited resources made available by Government. For many years there has been close practical co-operation between the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and An Chomhairle Ealaíon. This positive relationship operates to the benefit of the arts throughout our island and has strengthened considerably in recent times. It is a relationship which I wish to see continued and developed under my chairmanship. Mairtin McCullough Chairman. Review of the Year April 14th 1983 was a most significant date for the arts in Ireland. On this day Aosdána — the affiliation of creative artists who have contributed significantly to the arts in Ireland -- was formally inaugurated in the presence of An Taoiseach, Dr Garret FitzGerald, T.D. and two former Taoisigh, Mr Charles J. Haughey T.D. and Mr Jack Lynch T.D. This inaugural meeting was held in the House of Lords of the former Irish Parliament Building, College Green, Dublin, which was very graciously made available by the Bank of Ireland. In his remarks at the opening the Taoiseach said: "This first meeting of Aosdána is one of the most important developments in recent years in the cultural life of the country. It inaugurates a scheme which will be of considerable benefit to artists not only in enhancing their status in society, but also in assisting individual artists..." For artists the significance of the event was that in Irish society the artist had finally come of age, being recognised by the State in an institution devoted exclusively to the concerns of all artists and made up exclusively of artists. The creative arts represented by Aosdána are literature, the visual arts and music. At the end of 1983 there were ninety-six artists in Aosdána. (A list appears on page 12). Of these, fifty were in receipt of the Cnuas - an annual grant of £5,000 payable for a five-year term, available to those members who wish to devote their energies on a full-time basis to their art and whose financial circumstances are such that this can only be achieved by having a Cnuas. (The Cnuas is awarded by the Arts Council on the basis of a detailed examination of the financial circumstances of each applicant). A resume of the activities of Aosdána, which is now an independent organisation with a secretariat provided by the Council, appears on page 11. Another event of importance for the work of the Council in 1983 and the years beyond was the publication in March of the survey of participation in the arts in Ireland, "Audiences, Acquisitions and Amateurs". This survey was carried out by Lansdowne Market Research Ltd for the Council, which for some considerable time had recognised that the level of participation in the various art forms was not as high as it would wish. The survey threw up few surprises. It demonstrated that only two-thirds of Irish adults over sixteen years claimed to have participated to any degree in the arts during 1980, the best aggregated attendance figures at live events being only 20% Comparison with similar data from the U.S.A. shows that, relatively, Ireland lags far behind that country in attendances at film, theatre, and musical performances.
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