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An Chomhairle Ealaíon An Tríú Tuarascáil Déag Bhliantúil agus Cuntais ó lú Aibreán, 1964, go 316 Márta, 1965. Tíolacadh don Rialcas agus lcagadh faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas dc bhun altanna 6(3) agus 7(1) den Acht Ealaíon, 1951. Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts from 1st April, 1964, to 31st March, 1965. 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. Luach Sé Pingne Price Sixpence An Chomhairle Ealaíon Na Comhaltaí/Members Reverend Father Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. Director Dr. C. S. Andrews Ordinary Member Dr. Richard J. Hayes Ordinary Member Mr. John Hunt Ordinary Member Dr. Thomas McGreevy Ordinary Member The Earl of Rosse Ordinary Member Mr. Michael Scott Ordinary Member Dr. Brian Boydell Co-opted Member Mr. R. R. Figgis Co-opted Member Sir Basil Goulding, Bart. Co-opted Member Dr. Conor A. Maguire Co-op fed Member Mr. Terencc de Vere White Co-opted Member An Chomhairle Ealaíon An Tríú Tuarascáil Déag Bhliantúil agus Cuntais ó 1ú Aibreán, 1964, go 31ú Márta, 1965 Don Rialtas: De bhun altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (1) den Acht Ealaíon, tíolacann an Chomhairle Ealaíon Tuarascáil agus Cuntais na Chomhairle don bhliain lú Aibreán, 1964, go 31ú Márta, 1965. Is í An Chomhairle Ealaíon an comhlucht a bunaíodh lcis an Acht Ealaíon, 1951, agus tá sí comhdhéanta dc líon nach mó ná dhá chonihalta déag mar leanas: An Stiúrthóir, ama cheapadh ag an Uachtarán. Seisear comhaltaí, dí ngairmtear gnáth-chomhaltaí, ama gceapadh ag an Rialtas. Pé méid comhaltaí, nach mó ná cúigear, dá ngairmtear comhaltaí comhthora, ama gcomhthoghadh ag comhlucht atá comhdhéanta den Stiúrthóir agus den seisear gnáth-chomhaltaí. Is iad feidhmeanna na ComhawleEalaíon: (1) 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-ealaíon d'fheabhsú, (4) taispeáantais (sa Stát nó lasmuigh den Stát) d'oibreacha ealaíon agus de cheardaíocht ealaíonta d'eagrú, nó cabhrú lena n-eagrú, (5) comhairle a thabhairt don Rialtas, nó d'aon chomhalta den Rialtas, i dtaobh aon ní (is ní dá bhfónann eolas agus taithí ar na healaíona) a n-iarrfar comhairlc orthu ina thaobh, (6) comhoibriú agus cabhrú le haon daoine eile ag a bhfuil baint, go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, le nithe a bhaineas leis na healaíona. San Acht Ealaíon, ciallaíonn an abairt "na healaíona" péintéireacht, sníodóireacht, ailtireacht, ceol, drámaíocht, litríocht, dearthóireacht tionscail agus na min-ealaíona agus na healaíona feidhmeacha i gcoitinne. An Chomhairle Ealaíon Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts from 1st April, 1964, to 31st March. 1965 To the Government: Pursuant to Sections 6 (3) and 7 (1) of the Arts Act, 1951, An Chomhairle Ealaíon presents the Report and Accounts of the Council for the year 1st April, 1964, to 31st March, 1965. 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 of the Thirteenth Annual Report 1st April, 1964, to 31st March, 1965 Page INTRODUCTION 7 THE VISUAL ARTS—Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Design, Applied Arts 9 (a) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection 9 (b) Scheme for the Purchase of Works of Art and their sale at half-price 9 (c) The New York Irish Institute Fund 9 (d) Duais-ChisteanUachtaráindehÍde 10 (e) Exhibition of Graphic Art 10 (f) Exhibition of Treasures from Scottish Libraries 10 (g) Exhibition: Art U.S.A. Now 11 (h) Exhibition of Norwegian Rock Carvings 11 (i) Exhibition of Contemporary Netherlands Ceramics 11 (j) Exhibition of Fine Crafts from Northern Ireland 11 (k) Loan and Presentation of Works of Art 12 (1) Prize for Portraiture 12 (m) James A. Healy Gift to Sligo 12 (n) Kilkenny Art Gallery Society 12 (o) Lusitania Peace Memorial, Cobh 12 (p) Macaulay Fellowship in Sculpture, 1965 i2 (q) Plaques to George Moore and George Russell 13 (r) Competition for Crucifixion Piece 13 (s) Illustrated Handbook on Cemeteries 13 (t) Art Slides 13 (u) Other Exhibitions and Activities 13 MUSIC (a) University Scholarships in Music 14 (b) Grants and Guarantees 14 DRAMA Grants and Guarantees 16 BALLET Guarantees 16 LITERATURE (a) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Series of Irish Writers 16 (b) Denis Devlin Memorial Award 17 (c) Triennial Prize for Poetry in Irish, 1965 17 (d) Grants and Guarantees 17 HALLS 17 OTHER ACTIVITIES (a) Advice and Recommendations to Government Departments, Public Bodies and 18 other Organisations (b) Varia 18 ACCOUNTS 21 INTRODUCTION In last year's report the introduction reviewed the work of An Chomhairle Ealaíon since its inception in 1951 and gave an idea of what it had accomplished and of how the monies voted by Dáil Éireann had been spent. The pattern of this year's report does not differ substantially except in as far as the work to be done has increased while the amount of money available for its doing has not altered. It is worthy of note that during the year the Council itself directly organised or sponsored six exhibitions; and that almost every public exhibition of art in Ireland depended on its aid: The Friends of the National Collections; the Royal Hibernian Academy; the Living Art; the Dublin Painters; the Independent Artists; the New Artists Group; the Cork Arts Society; the Limerick Art Committee; the Munster Fine Arts Society. What is happening is this—and on the whole it is commendable—that each year more groups ask for more money. In as far as one of the Council's primary aims is thus being accomplished we have no cause for complaint. For many reasons we were particularly happy about the Graphic Art exhibition which we organised in July of last year. It was the first exhibition of Irish Graphic Art as such and the general quality of the entries was encouragingly high. Over ten thousand people came to see them and many of these were made aware for the first time that attractive works by artists of repute were within reach of their pockets. The exhibition gained much in interest from the inclusion of works by sixteen Japanese artists, a people internationally renowned for their eminence in graphics. The attendance at the superb exhibition Treasures from Scottish Libraries which we held in the same month in Trinity College was also encouraging. But the growth of artistic interest was most clearly shown by the attendance at the Art U.S.A. Now exhibition which was a record for Europe. This Johnson collection was also a magnificent example of industrial patronage of the arts. The exhibition Fine Crafts from Northern Ireland merits special mention as an example of the co-operation which has existed—for several years—between An Chomhairle Ealaíon and its northern counterpart, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. That co-operation will, we hope, increase. The Council regards as reasonably successful the scheme which it initiated four years ago of subsidising the purchase of works of art for hotels, various public bodies and schools. But while admitting that, for lack of funds, it could not at the moment meet a markedly increased demand, it still hopes for a more wholehearted response, especially from local authorities and schools. Aware, as we are, of the importance of art in our schools, we again readily sponsored the Forás Éireann Picture Circulating Scheme for Schools and the courses for school-children in the National Gallery in Dublin. But we regret that so far only two schools in the whole of Ireland have asked for aid in the purchase of pictures. As in previous years, the Council's disbursements for music head our expenditure list. In fact there is a marked increase from the 21.6% noted last year to 3 8.7 %. Even more than in assisting in the improvement of standards in the visual arts it is true to say that the providing of music of quality in Ireland depends largely upon the support of An Chomhairle Ealaíon. It is also fair to add that very few of the applications for assistance are exorbitant: there is a colossal reservoir of goodwill and unselfish service in the world of music. The establishment of two University Scholarships in Music we regard as a most important event. And we hope that the generosity of Messrs. McCullough who financed one of them will be imitated by other Irish firms. It will be dear from this annual report and from these comments on just two of the seven arts entrusted to An Chomhairle Ealaíon that the annual sum voted by the Dáil is inadequate.

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