Annual Report Tuarascáil Bhliantúil ’96
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Annual Report Tuarascáil Bhliantúil ’96 The Arts Council An Chomhairle Ealaíon Annual Report Tuarascáil Bhliantúil ’96 The Arts Council An Chomhairle Ealaíon Forty-fifth Annual Report An Cúigiú Tuarascáil and Financial Statements for Bhliantúil Daichead maille the year ended 31st December 1996. le Ráitis Airgeadais don bhliain Presented to the Government dar chríoch 31 Nollag 1996. and laid before each House Tíocaladh don Rialtas agus leagadh faoi of the Oireachtas, pursuant bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtais de bhun to Sections 6 (3) and 7 (1) of Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (1) den the Arts Act, 1951. Acht Ealaíon, 1951. ISBN 0 902267 78 8 ISBN 0 902267 78 8 ISSN 0790-1593 ISSN 0790-1593 The Arts Council An Chomhairle Ealaíon 70 Merrion Square, 70 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, Dublin 2, Ireland Baile Átha Cliath 2, Éire Tel: +353 1 618 0200 Teil: +353 1 618 0200 CallSave 1850 392492 CallSave 1850 392492 Fax: +353 1 676 1302/661 0349 Faics: +353 1 676 1302/661 0349 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] http://www.artscouncil.ie http://www.artscouncil.ie Contents ’96 Clár –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Arts Council 1 An Chomhairle Ealaíon 1 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Foreword by Chairperson of the Council 3 Réamhrá ó Chathaoirleach na Comhairle 3 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Finance 8 Airgeadas 8 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Membership, Staff and Publications 12 Baill, Foireann agus Foilseacháin 12 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The Arts in Irish 15 Na hEalaíona trí Gaeilge 15 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Aosdána Report 17 Tuarascáil Aosdána 17 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Literature 21 An Litríocht 21 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Visual Arts and Architecture 28 Na Dearcealaíona agus an Ailtireacht 28 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Film 37 An Scannánaíocht 37 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Drama 42 An Drámaíocht 42 Theatre Review 49 Athbreithniú na hAmharclainne 49 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dance 52 An Rince 52 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Opera 57 An Ceoldráma 57 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Music 61 An Ceol 61 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– International Arts 69 Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta 69 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Multi-Disciplinary Arts 73 Na hEalaíona Ildisciplíneacha 73 Community Arts, Festivals 75 Ealaíona Pobail, Féilte 75 Arts and Disability 77 Na hEalaíona agus Míchumas 77 Arts Centres 79 Ionaid Ealaíon 79 Children and Young People 81 Páistí agus Daoine Óga 81 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Local Authorities and Partnerships 87 Na hÚdaráis Áitiúla agus Páirtnéireachtaí 87 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Capital 92 Caipiteal 92 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Sundry 96 Ilnithe 96 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Financial Statements 97 Ráitis Airgeadais 97 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Council/An Chomhairle Ciarán Benson, Chairperson/Cathaoirleach Eavan Boland Laura Magahy Páraic Breathnach Vic Merriman Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Patrick Murray Jane Dillon Byrne Aidan O’Carroll Eithne Healy Terry Prone Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Vivienne Roche Ciarán MacGonigal Kathleen Watkins Paul McGuinness John Wilson Staff/Foireann (at December 1996/Nollaig 1996) Director/Stiúrthóir Patricia Quinn (from November 1996/ó Shamhain 1996) Director/Stiúrthóir Adrian Munnelly (until July 1996/go dtí Iúil 1996) Acting Director/Stiúrthóir Sealadach David McConnell (July–November 1996/Iúil–Samhain 1996) Officers/Oifigigh Literature/An Litríocht Sinéad Mac Aodha (until December 1996/go dtí Nollaig 1996) Visual Arts and Architecture/Na Dearcealaíona agus An Ailtireacht Sarah Finlay Drama and Personnel/An Drámaíocht agus Pearsanra Phelim Donlon Music/An Ceol Dermot McLaughlin Opera/An Ceoldráma Vacant/Folamh Regions and Arts Centres/Réigiúin agus Ionaid Ealaíon Mary Cloake Community Arts and Festivals/Ealaíona Pobail agus Féilte Jackie O’Keeffe (until December 1996/go dtí Nollaig 1996) Youth Arts and Dance (incorporating Education)/ Ealaíona Óg agus An Rince (Oideachas san áireamh) Gaye Tanham (from March 1996/ó Márta 1996) Arts Co-Operation*/Comhoibriú Ealaíon* Marian Flanagan Finance and Administration/Airgeadas agus Riarachán David McConnell Communications and Film/Cumarsáid agus An Scannánaíocht Mary Hyland * Appointed jointly with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland/*Ceaptha i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Arts Council of Northern Ireland Executive Assistants/Cúntóirí Feidhmitheacha Sheila Gorman Bernadette O’Leary Kevin Healy Liz Powell Nuala O’Byrne Jennifer Traynor Secretarial/Rúnaíocht Jackie Casey Patricia Moore Theresa Cullen (job share/postroinnt) Paula O’Meara (job share/postroinnt) Maeve Giles Edward Redding Mary Hickey Karen Whelan (job share/postroinnt) Adrienne Martin (job share/postroinnt) Consultants/Comhairleoirí Visual Arts/Na Dearcealaíona Helena Gorey (part-time/páirtaimseartha) Theatre Review Co-ordinator/ Comhordanóir Athbreithniú na hAmharclainne Declan Gorman (until June 1996/go dtí Meitheamh 1996) Ireland and its Diaspora—Frankfurt Book Fair 1996/ Éire agus a Diaspora—Aonach Leabhar Frankfurt 1996 Director/Stiúrthóir Laurence Cassidy (on secondment from post as Literature Officer/ ar iasacht gairme ó phost an Oifigigh Litríochta) Assistants/Cúntóirí Sandra O’Connell Barbara-Ann Slevin The Arts Council 1 An Chomhairle Ealaíon Druid’s The Arts Council is an independent autonomous Comhlacht neamhspleách is ea an Chomhairle roduction of body set up in 1951 to stimulate public interest Ealaíon a bunaíodh i 1951 d’fhonn suim an Martin in, and to promote the knowledge, appreciation phobail ins na healaíona a spreagadh agus eolas, McDonagh’s and practice of the arts. The Council is the dea-mheasa agus cleachtadh orthu a chur chun The Beauty Government’s principal arts funding and advisory cinn. Sí an Chomhairle Ealaíon príomheagraíocht Queen of body and is one of Ireland’s major cultural maoinithe is chomhairlithe an Rialtais i Leenane institutions. In the forty-five years of its existence gcomhthéacs na n-ealaíon agus tá sí ar cheann de it has supported the artistic endeavours of mhórinstitiúdí chultúrtha na hÉireann. Le linn na thousands of artists and organisations and has cúig bhliain is daichead gurbh ann di, thug sí helped to foster the dynamic artistic and cultural taca’iocht d’iarraichtaí ealaíona na mílte life which is characteristic of Ireland today. ealaíontóirí is cultúrtha atá ina shaingné dÉirinn The thrust of the Council’s work is currently sa lá inniú a chothú. Múnlaítear saothar na informed by The Arts Plan, which was adopted by Comhairle faoi láthair ag Plean na n-Ealaíon, plean Government during 1995. gur glacadh leis an Rialtas le linn 1996. Operating under the Arts Acts 1951 and Agus í ag feidhmiú faoi Achtanna Ealaíon 1973, the Council carries out its work through a 1951 agus 1973, cuireann an Chomhairle an obair wide range of policies and programmes designed sin i gcrích trí réimhse leathan polasaithe agus clár to provide financial assistance and other support a thugann faoi chúnamh airgeadais agus seirbhísí services for individuals and organisations, and tacaíochta eile a chur ar fáil do dhaoine aonair generally to create an environment in which the agus d’eagríochtaí agus, tríd is tríd, trí arts can develop and flourish. Support of the thimpeallacht a chruthú inar féidir leis na individual arts practitioner is the cornerstone of healaíona forbairt agus bláthú a dhéanamh. Mar the Council’s mission and the Council dhlúthchuid de chuspóir na Comhairle tá tacaíocht Untitled understands that it has a á thabairt don chleachtóir ealaíon aonair agus by Kathlyn clear responsibility to foster tuigeann an Chomhairle go bhfuil freagracht soléir O’Brien those structures which assist uirthi na struchtúir sin a chur chun cinn a and develop dialogue between chuideoidh le forbairt na cumarsáide idir artists, the arts and the ealaíontóirí, na healaíona agus na pobail as a communities from which they n-eascraíonn said. Ba mhaith leis an gComhairle, emerge. The Council also seeks leis, comhoibriú le haisineachtaí stáit eile, na to influence and