The Arts Council Annual Report 1998 The Arts Council Annual Report 1998 00

Forty-seventh Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 1998. 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.

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70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: +353 1 618 0200 CallSave 1850 392492 Fax: +353 1 676 1302 / 661 0349 email: [email protected] http://www.artscouncil.ie Contents 1

2 Membership, Staff 3 About the Arts Council 4 Foreword by the Chair of the Council 5 Finance 8 Membership, Staff and Publications 9 Aosdána Report 11 North/South 12 International Arts 13 The Arts in Irish 14 Architecture 15 Dance 16 Drama 17 Film 18 Literature 19 Music 20 Opera 21 Visual Arts 22 Arts Centres 23 Community Arts 24 Festivals 25 Arts & Disability/Arts and Health 26 Audience Development 27 Education, Children and Young People 28 Local Authorities and Partnerships 29 Capital 30 Awards and Grants by Artform 44 Financial Statements 2 Membership, Staff

Council Members Staff (at December 1998) Council (from June 1998) Patricia Quinn, Director Brian Farrell, Chairperson Mary Cloake, Development Director Mary Brady Dermot McLaughlin Ciaran Carson Artform Director (from May 1998) Maud Cotter Noel Crowley Officers Brendan Flynn Susan Coughlan, Local Arts Development: T.V. Honan (Arts Centres, Community Arts and Festivals) Jane Gogan Phelim Donlon, Drama and Opera Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Oliver Dowling, Visual Arts Officer Paul McGuinness (from April 1998) Siobhán Ní Éanaigh Maura Eaton, Music (from August 1998) Máire Ní Riain Marian Flanagan, Local Arts Development: Emer O'Kelly (North/South, Local Authorities and Jane O'Leary Partnerships, Capital) Úna Ó Murchú Mary Hyland, Communications and Film Séamus Ó Cinnéide Sinéad Mac Aodha, Literature Officer Patrick Sutton (from April 1998) David McConnell, Finance and Administration Chairpersons of Arts Council Committees Dermot McLaughlin, and working groups (from June 1998) Music and Personnel (until May 1998) Gaye Tanham, Youth Arts and Dance Committee 1 Performance Arts Consultants Chair: Jane O'Leary; Kevin Kieran, Architecture Deputy: Patrick Sutton Helena Gorey (part-time), Visual Arts Committee 2 Creative Arts Research staff Chair: Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Richard Guiney Deputy: Maud Cotter June Tinsley Committee 3 Stephanie O’Callaghan Collaborative/Combined Arts Chair: T.V. Honan Executive Assistants Deputy: Siobhán Ní Éanaigh Catherine Boothman Tara Byrne Council (to June 1998) Sheila Gorman Ciarán Benson, Chairperson Kevin Healy Eavan Boland Audrey Keane Páraic Breathnach Lisa Moran Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Nuala O'Byrne Jane Dillon Byrne Bernadette O'Leary Eithne Healy Liz Powell Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Jennifer Traynor Ciarán MacGonigal Paul McGuinness Secretarial Laura Magahy Jackie Casey Victor Merriman Fiona Costello (from June 1998) Patrick Murray Theresa Cullen (job share) Aidan O'Carroll Maeve Giles Terry Prone Mary Hickey Vivienne Roche Adrienne Martin (job share) Kathleen Watkins Patricia Moore (until June 1998) John Wilson Paula O'Meara (job share) Ellen Pugh Chairpersons of Arts Council Committees Karen Whelan (job share) and working groups (to June 1998) John Wilson, Deputy Chairperson Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy, Drama and Opera Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Literature and Film Vivienne Roche, Visual Arts and Architecture Aidan O'Carroll, Music and Dance Páraic Breathnach, Multi-Disciplinary Arts Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Arts in Irish Sub-Committee Jane Dillon Byrne, Local Authority Review Group (until September) Laura Magahy, Film Development Group Aidan O'Carroll, Music Education Steering Group About the Arts Council 3

The Arts Council is an autonomous body The Council consists of a board of not more established in 1951 to stimulate public than seventeen members appointed by the interest in, and to promote the knowledge, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the appreciation and practice of the arts. The Islands. The Council meets in plenary Council is the Government's principal session about eleven times a year to set instrument of arts funding and acts as an policies and make decisions within the terms advisory body to Government on arts of the Arts Acts. These policies and matters, operating under the Arts Acts 1951 decisions are implemented by a staff headed and 1973. by a Director, appointed by the Council.

As an advocate for the arts, the Arts Council The work of the Council has always been commissions and publishes research and guided by the 'arms length' principle which information and undertakes a range of ensures that decisions about specific grants development projects, often jointly with other are made at a distance from the political public sector or non-governmental agencies. process, and that the Council remains independent of the day-to-day business of In the forty-seven years of its existence it has the artists and organisations it assists. supported the artistic endeavours of thousands of artists and organisations and The Arts Council, as a publicly accountable has helped to foster the dynamic artistic and body, publishes an annual report and cultural life which is characteristic of Ireland accounts to provide the Oireachtas and the today. The thrust of the Council's work is general public with an overview of the year's currently informed by The Arts Plan. The first work. The Council also publishes a quarterly Plan was adopted by Government during newsletter, Art Matters, and occasional 1995. Drafting of the second Arts Plan 1999 reports on specific topics. - 2001 got under way in late 1998, following extensive consultation with the arts sector. Annual grants from the Oireachtas and from the net proceeds of the National Lottery are The Arts Council carries out its work through the Council's principal sources of income. a wide range of policies and programmes These grants are supplemented by income designed to provide financial assistance and from other bodies, usually designated for other support services for individuals and specific schemes or projects. The Council organisations, and generally to create an also administers a number of trust funds. environment in which the arts can develop and flourish. Support of the individual arts In the Arts Acts the expression “the arts” practitioner is the cornerstone of the Council's means “painting, sculpture, architecture, mission and the Council understands that it cinema, music, the drama, literature, design has a clear responsibility to foster those in industry, and the fine and applied arts structures which assist and develop dialogue generally”. between artists, the arts and the communities from which they emerge. The Council also seeks to influence and work with other State agencies, local authorities, private business, schools and colleges in bringing the arts to greater prominence in society. The Council has a statutory right to make representations to planning authorities in certain instances where artistic or architectural considerations apply.

THE ARTS COUNCIL/AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON, APPOINTED JUNE 1998 Left to right seated: Paul McGuinness, Séamus Ó Cinnéide, Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Brian Farrell (Chairperson), Patricia Quinn (Director), Brendan Flynn Left to right standing: TV Honan, Siobhán Ní Éanaigh, Una Ó Murchú, Mary Brady, Máire Ní Riain, Noel Crowley, Jane Gogan, Emer O’Kelly, Maud Cotter, Jane O’Leary, Patrick Sutton Missing from photo: Ciaran Carson 4 Foreword by the Chair of Council

1998 was a year of • The inauguration of the Ireland Chair of outstanding Poetry - marking the continued deepening transformation and of the Arts Council's co-operation and renewal for the Arts collaboration with the Arts Council of Council. The Northern Ireland. The nomination on 14 outgoing Council had May of John Montague as its first introduced the first incumbent was itself a symbol of ever Arts Plan, widely distinction and a promise of success. welcomed throughout the arts • The creation of a new fund, in association sector and adopted with Telefís na Gaeilge (TnaG), to support as public policy by the making of new and innovative Government and by all the political parties; programmes on the arts in Ireland. that marked an important new recognition of • The organisation of a seminar in June on the role of the arts in civic life. Equally that arts and disability led to a number of Council secured the necessary means to initiatives including commissioning realise some of the long-term aims of all research into preparation of a handbook, interested in creating, sharing and sustaining which was due to be published in 1999. the arts. Through the good offices of Minister • The publication of two major contributions Síle de Valera, an unprecedented increase in designed to strengthen the involvement of funding brought the budget for the year to a the local authorities. new plateau of £26m. Chairman Ciarán Benson and his colleagues left 70 Merrion • The establishment of the Council of Square well-positioned to face the challenges National Cultural Institutions as a liaison and opportunities at century's end. body linking the Directors of all the major national providers of services to the arts. The new Council, which took office in June, was an almost entirely new team; only two As the new Arts Council settled into its tasks, members (Proinsias Mac Aonghusa and Paul a number of priorities quickly emerged: the McGuinness) had previously served. need to fashion an Arts Plan that would Fortunately, its members offered a wide and balance the twin aims of the pursuit of deep experience of, and involvement in, artistic excellence and the demand to Ireland's cultural life and were well-equipped embrace and involve all sections of the to face a series of immediate challenges. community; the centrality of education These included: provision to any long-term enhancement of the arts in Ireland; the recognition of areas of • The need to learn at first-hand and carry neglect and many areas of gross under on the regular work of the Council, provision in particular art forms and activities; including the annual funding process; and the necessity to move beyond an incremental approach to arts funding. • Continuing and intensifying the consultation process already begun in May and carried The Arts Council was encouraged that the through in a series of sessions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Indecon review specific groups of practitioners and a wide commissioned by the Minister for Arts, selection of local authorities in the autumn; Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands • Beginning the drafting of a new Arts Plan, highlighted the case for public support for the having regard to the review of the First arts as an end in itself. The report, Succeeding Plan commissioned by the Minister from Better, stated that “the arts must be primarily PricewaterhouseCoopers/Indecon. evaluated in terms of the artistic objectives which are set and not narrowly evaluated on From the outset, it was obvious that the Arts financial or even on wider economic impacts”. Council would have to adapt to its enhanced role and scale of operations. Following its There may well be highly desirable side inaugural meeting on 20 June, a new effects from increases in the quantity and committee structure was created. This was quality of artistic activities in Ireland. Some designed to oversee and make suggest the potential for “cultural tourism”; recommendations in three broadly defined others suggest increased employment areas: performing arts (1998 budget £10m); opportunities. But these are peripheral creative arts (1998 budget £6m) and combined considerations which should not distract from collaborative arts (1998 budget £8.5m). the central proposition; that a vibrant, Undoubtedly further changes will be required innovative, inclusive commitment to quality to enhance the capacity of the Arts Council. artistic endeavour should be at the core of a modern democratic society. That it is an Important changes in staffing arrangements intrinsic element in all our lives. That it occurred during the year. Dermot McLaughlin deserves, and indeed demands, a proper was appointed Artform Director and Maura priority, recognition and funding. Eaton replaced him as Music Officer. Other staff changes during the year are mentioned on page 8 of this report.

Other outstanding developments illustrating the Council's partnership approach to advancing particular needs and opportunities Brian Farrell included: Finance 5

The Arts Council's State funding for 1998 came from two sources: an Exchequer grant-in-aid of £21.07m and £5m from the National Lottery Fund: a total of £26.1m compared with £20.8m in 1997.

These funds are transferred to the Council by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, and the Council, when making allocations, does not differentiate between the original sources.

Other income amounted to IR£374,000 (1997: IR£298,000)

During 1998 gants were paid to 486 organisations (1997: 442) and 511 individuals (1997:357). 174 organisations, which each received grants exceeding IR£20,000, (total IR£20.5m), accounted for 87% of the Council's total grant expenditure.

Direct support for the individual artist during 1998 amounted to IR£1.957m, over 8% of total arts expenditure, including a provision of £855,000 for Cnuais to members of Aosdána and £182,000 for 896 air travel awards under the ARTFLIGHT scheme operated by the two Arts Councils in Ireland in conjunction with Aer Lingus. Many more individuals received indirect support and employment through the Council's grants to organisations.

In November 1998, the Government announced that the Council’s state funding in 1999 would total £28m.

Summary of State Funding to An Chomhairle Ealaíon, 1994 -1999

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 £m £m £m £m £m £m Oireachtas Grant-in-aid 8.3 12.6 14.4 16.4 21.1 17.0 National Lottery 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 5.0 11.0

Total State Funding 13.3 16.3 18.4 20.8 26.1 28.0

UNTITLED III BY JOHN GRAHAM PHOTOGRAPHER DENIS MORTELL COLLECTION OF THE ARTS COUNCIL/AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON 6

Five Year Financial Summary, 1994 - 1998

1998 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 IR£ % IR£ IR£ IR£ IR£ Income State Funding 26,100,000 20,834,000 18,409,000 16,297,000 13,303,000 Other Income 374,000 298,000 1,087,000 643,000 362,000

26,474,000 21,132,000 19,496,000 16,940,000 13,665,000

Expenditure Literature* 1,091,000 4.2% 957,000 1,249,000 879,000 600,000 Visual Arts 2,012,000 7.7% 1,660,000 1,622,000 1,473,000 1,145,000 Architecture 60,000 0.2% 35,000 Film 955,000 3.6% 794,000 762,000 661,000 498,000 International Arts 244,000 0.9% 197,000 Drama 7,821,000 29.8% 6,820,000 6,187,000 5,652,000 4,932,000 Dance 807,000 3.1% 627,000 569,000 446,000 385,000 Opera 1,366,000 5.2% 1,109,000 1,009,000 912,000 718,000 Music 2,008,000 7.7% 1,549,000 1,452,000 1,226,000 903,000 Multi-Disciplinary Arts 3,336,000 12.7% 2,889,000 2,394,000 2,103,000 1,624,000 Local Authorities, 886,000 3.4% 783,000 531,000 441,000 274,000 Development & Partnerships North-South projects 98,000 0.4% Aosdána 867,000 3.3% 787,000 704,000 663,000 686,000 Capital 2,528,000 9.6% 1,294,000 1,027,000 924,000 470,000 Sundry 414,000 1.6% 211,000 696,000 289,000 391,000 Administration 1,730,000 6.6% 1,432,000 1,270,000 1,136,000 933,000

26,223,000 100.0% 21,144,000 19,472,000 16,805,000 13,559,000

Capital Account 73,000 30,000 27,000 104,000 47,000

26,296,000 21,174,000 19,499,000 16,909,000 13,606,000

Outurn for the year 150,000 (42,000) (3,000) 31,000 59,000 Opening Balance (2,000) 40,000 43,000 12,000 (47,000)

Closing Balance 148,000 (2,000) 40,000 43,000 12,000

Trust Funds 248,000 212,000 206,000 159,000 157,000 Fixed Assets 591,000 518,000 488,000 460,000 356,000

Net Assets at 31 December 987,000 728,000 734,000 662,000 525,000

Previous years' figures have been re-stated for purposes of comparison

*Literature expenditure in 1996, £1,249,000, includes £341,000 relating to the Ireland and its Diaspora Festival - Frankfurt Book Fair project.

Full financial statements will be found on pages 44 to 53. 7

Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands

The following payments to organisations involved in the contemporary arts were made direct by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1998 1997 Cultural Development Incentives Scheme (CDIS) IR£ IR£

Black Box Theatre, Galway 537,827 Briary Gap Theatre, Macroom 74,309 Clonard Arts Centre, Wexford 73,542 Cobh Carillon 35,185 Cork Opera House 22,542 352,458 Dungarvan Arts Centre 11,316 Everyman Palace, Cork 11,776 251,306 Galway Arts Centre 237,500 Kerry Cultural & Literature Centre 92,865 Kino Cinema, Cork 75,000 Lambert Puppet Theatre, Co. Dublin 5,000 45,000 Laois Arts Centre 933,156 200,477 Letterkenny Theatre 575,796 Limerick City Art Gallery 368,427 Moate Theatre 55,000 Mullingar Integrated Arts Centre 499,813 174,166 St Michael's Theatre, New Ross 15,180 234,070 Tallaght Theatre 900,000 Wandesford Quay Artists' Studios, Cork 228,188 Waterford Theatre Royal 286,852 267,698

Other grants Aonach Paddy O'Brien, Nenagh 5,000 Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board 5,077,000 4,140,000 Concerts for Health (with Arts Council) 5,000 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork 130,998 151,467 Feakle Traditional Music Festival 5,000 Improvised Music Company, Dublin 1,451 Irish Architectural Archive, Dublin 99,000 83,060 Irish Museum of Modern Art (capital) 200,000 235,000 Irish Museum of Modern Art (current) 1,400,000 1,368,972 James Joyce Centre, Dublin 15,000 Louis Stewart International School 5,000 National Concert Hall 535,000 505,000 National Concert Hall (equipment) 55,000 70,960 Schoolyard Theatre, Co. Cork 50,000 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Clare 5,000 Siamsa Tíre, Tra Lí 30,000 30,000 Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe 95,000 90,000 Tipperary Excel Project 66,388

National Lottery

IR£ IR£ Total National Lottery Fund Expenditure 120,858,000 98,874,000 of which: An Chomhairle Ealaíon received 5,000,000 4,400,000 Other arts, culture and national heritage projects received: 22,408,000 19,945,000

Source: An Post National Lottery Annual Reports

Further information is available in the Annual Reports of the An Post National Lottery Company and the Oireachtas Appropriation Accounts (the Government's annual accounts) under Vote 42 (Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands) and other votes. 8 Membership, Staff and Publications

Membership of the Council schedule to the Prompt Payments of Council Publications (1998) Following the completion of the five-year term Accounts Act, 1997. The Act came into • Annual Report 1997 by the previous Council, a new Arts Council operation on 2 January, 1998. In accordance • Art Matters Nos. 28, 29 was appointed on 15 June 1998 by Síle de with the Act and guidelines issued by the Valera, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage, Department of Enterprise, Trade and • About the Arts Council Gaeltacht and the Islands. During 1999, the Employment, the following information is (2nd edition) Council met sixteen times in plenary session, provided. • Revenue Funding Decisions 1998 including one joint meeting with the Board of A special edition of Art Matters the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The Procedures established to ensure compliance members met on many other occasions in with the Act • Dreams and Responsibilities sub-committee to deal with specific areas of The Council’s payment policy is to pay its The State and the Arts in the Council’s work. creditors within 40 days of receipt of agreed Independent Ireland (Reprint) invoices. In the year ended 31 December • Film in Ireland - Staff 1998 the Council did not have procedures in In April, 1998, Sinéad Mac Aodha was place to ascertain whether payments were the role of the Arts Council, appointed Literature Officer and Oliver made within the prescribed periods set out in Erika King Associates Dowling was appointed Visual Arts Officer. the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997. • Shall we dance? Dermot McLaughlin was appointed Artform The Council has put procedures in place so Report on vocational dance Director in May while Maura Eaton was as to be in a position to implement fully the training, Victoria Todd, appointed Music Officer in August. provisions of the Act with effect from 1 Anna Leatherdale January 1999. In June, Patricia Moore, Assistant in the areas • The Public and the Arts (Reprint) of Music, Youth Arts and Dance, took leave of Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General • The Economics of the Arts absence and Fiona Costello joined the staff pursuant to Section 13 of the Prompt (Reprint) as Assistant, working in the Director’s Office. Payment of Accounts Act, 1997 – Responsibilities of the Arts Council and the • Local Authorities and the Arts Staff Development and Training Comptroller and Auditor General Appointing an Arts Officer: During the year, a number of Arts Council The Arts Council is obliged to comply with the guidelines for Local Authorities staff undertook specialised training in the Act and, in particular, is required to: pay its • Local Authorities and the Arts areas of health and safety, personnel suppliers by the appropriate payment date; if A New Approach to Partnership. management, project planning, disability payment to a supplier is late, include the City and County Managers' awareness and Irish language. The Council appropriate penalty interest with the payment continues its support of staff who wish to together with the information required by Association/Arts Council pursue third level or other qualifications. Section 6; disclose its payment practices in Review Group the period in the appropriate way. Under • Disability & the Arts Council Information Technology Section 13 of the Act, it is my responsibility, as A discussion document During the year, the Arts Council further Auditor of the Arts Council, to report on developed its computerised grant whether, in all material respects, the Council management system. This system was has complied with the provisions of the Act. developed to meet the needs and responsibilities of the Council in dealing both Basis of Opinion with increased funding and an ever-growing My examination included a review of the volume of grant applications and other payment systems and procedures in place business. All revenue applications and and checking, on a test basis, evidence awards to individuals were processed on this relating to the operation of the Act by the Arts new computerised system in 1998. Council during the year.

Employment Policy and Equality I obtained all the information and explanations The Arts Council is committed to the ideal of which I considered necessary for the exercise a society based on principles of equality and of my function under Section 13 of the Act. equal opportunity. In its own employment practices, it aims to ensure that no potential or My examination found that the Council did not actual employee receives more or less have the procedures in place in the year favourable treatment on the grounds of race, ended 31 December 1998 to ascertain colour, ethnic or national origins, marital whether payments were made within the status, gender, sex orientation, age, disability prescribed periods set out in the Act. or religious affiliation. It is a condition of receipt of grant-aid that organisations I carried out a limited test check which assisted by the Council agree to avoid any established that payments had been made form of discriminatory practice and to pay outside the prescribed periods without particular regard to promoting equal payment of penalty interest. In the absence of opportunities in all areas of their work. procedures, the Council was not in a position to disclose its payment practices. Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act, 1989 The Arts Council has a health and safety Opinion policy in existence which is in accordance In my opinion the Council had not complied in with the specific requirements of the above all material respects with the provisions of the Act. The Council recognises the value of Act during the period ended 31 December consultation with staff on matters of health, 1998. safety and welfare. The Council is pleased to report that no accidents occurred to any members of staff of visitors to its premises during the year.

Prompt Payments of Accounts Act, 1997 John Purcell The Arts Council is included as a listed Comptroller and Auditor General purchaser of goods and services in the 30 November 1999 Aosdána Report 9

Introduction Saoithe In 1998, a General Assembly and a Pre- On Friday, 1 May, 1998, President Mary Assembly meeting were held, poet Seamus McAleese presided at a ceremony to mark Heaney was elected to the position of Saoi, the election of poet and Nobel laureate, and nine new members were elected. Seamus Heaney, to the office of Saoi in Dermot McLaughlin was appointed Assistant Aosdána. The ceremony took place in the Registrar in June 1998. Arts Council offices where President McAleese presented Seamus Heaney with a Toscaireacht gold torc, the symbol of the office of Saoi. The ten-member Toscaireacht of Aosdána was elected early in 1997 for a two-year Obituaries period. Members were Anthony Cronin, Bryan McMahon, writer and founder of Roger Doyle, Charles Harper, Dermot Healy, Listowel Writers' Week, died in February. He John Kinsella, Gene Lambert, Brian Maguire, wrote numerous novels, short stories, Paula Meehan, Ulick O'Connor and Bob pageants, radio features, plays and television Quinn. scripts. Plays include The Bugle in the Blood. The Song of the Anvil and The Honey Spike The Toscaireacht met eight times during 1998 and among the issues the Toscairí Ernest Gébler, novelist, playwright and considered were the public profile of dramatist, died in January. His work includes Aosdána, eligibility for membership and other novels A Week in the Country, He had my matters concerned with improving the Heart Scalded and plays She Sits Smiling electoral procedures. and The Spaniard in Galway. He received an American Academy Award for television play General Assembly Call me Daddy. The 1998 General Assembly took place on 26 November in Dublin Castle and 91 members Painter, etcher, lithographist, architect and attended. Anthony Cronin chaired the designer Patrick Hickey died in October. meeting. Among the motions discussed were During his career, Patrick Hickey had many the membership of the writer Francis Stuart, solo exhibitions and his work was included in on whom the honour of Saoi was conferred most of the Irish major group exhibitions. He by the President in 1996. Following from this represented Ireland at numerous international discussion, Maire Mhac an tSaoi resigned biennales. Hickey co-founded Dublin's from Aosdána. Graphic Studio in 1962.

Other motions which arose on the day IR£ concerned the definition of categories of Cnuais to 39 writers 339,541 membership for Aosdána and motions Cnuais to 50 visual artists 416,107 advocating the inclusion of architecture and Cnuais to 8 composers 69,985 choreography as eligible categories for Pension Scheme (Council contribution) 28,945 membership. Administration 12,504

A new development during 1998 was the first Total: per note 3, page 49 867,082 ever Pre-Assembly meeting, which provided an opportunity for members to learn more the work of proposed candidates for membership. The Pre-Assembly was chaired by Roger Doyle and 50 members attended to hear presentations from the nominating members. Members also had an opportunity to see, hear and read examples of the work of the proposed candidates. It was overwhelmingly agreed to use this format again and to seek ways of more adequately representing distinct forms (musical composition, literature, visual arts).

At the General Assembly, the following new members were elected: Michael Coady, writer; Rosaleen Davey, painter; Stephen McKenna, painter; Janet Mullarney, sculptor; Christopher Nolan, writer; Micheál Ó Conghaile, writer; Mary O'Malley, poet; Michael Quane, sculptor; Ian Wilson, composer. PRESIDENT MARY MCALEESE PRESENTING SEAMUS HEANEY WITH THE TORC, SYMBOL OF SAOI OF AOSDÁNA, AT A CEREMONY IN THE ARTS COUNCIL’S OFFICES. 10

Members of Aosdána

81 Visual Arts; 17 Music; 76 Literature: = 174 31 December, 1998

Visual Arts David Shaw-Smith Christopher Nolan Robert Ballagh Noel Sheridan Edna O'Brien John Behan John Shinnors Seán Ó Coistealbha Pauline Bewick Maria Simonds-Gooding Micheál Ó Conghaile Basil Blackshaw Camille Souter Ulick O'Connor Brian Bourke Imogen Stuart Julia O'Faoláin Fergus Bourke Rod Tuach Críostóir Ó Floinn Cecily Brennan Charles Tyrrell Desmond O'Grady Vincent Browne Barbara Warren Mary O'Malley Michael Bulfin Michael Warren Liam Ó Muirthile John Burke Samuel Walsh Cathal Ó Searcaigh Cathy Carman Nancy Wynne Jones Micheal O'Siadhail James Coleman Anne Yeats James Plunkett Barrie Cooke Tim Robinson Joe Comerford Literature James Simmons Dorothy Cross John Banville Sydney Bernard Smith William Crozier Leland Bardwell Eithne Strong Charles Cullen Sebastian Barry Francis Stuart Michael Cullen Dermot Bolger Matthew Sweeney Rosaleen Davey Clare Boylan Colm Tóibín Edward Delaney Marina Carr William Trevor Micky Donnelly Ciaran Carson Macdara Woods Felim Egan Philip Casey Conor Fallon Harry Clifton Music Micheal Farrell Michael Coady Gerald Barry Mary FitzGerald Anthony Cronin Seóirse Bodley Marie Foley Margaretta D'Arcy Brian Boydell Martin Gale Seamus Deane John Buckley Richard Gorman Neil Donnelly Frank Corcoran Tim Goulding Paul Durcan Raymond Deane Patrick Graham Bernard Farrell Jerome de Bromhead Patrick Hall Pádraic Fiacc Roger Doyle Alice Hanratty Brian Friel Eibhlis Farrell Charles Harper Patrick Galvin Fergus Johnston Eithne Jordan Carlo Gébler John Kinsella Michael Kane Robert Greacen Philip Martin John Kelly Hugo Hamilton Kevin O'Connell Brian King Michael Hartnett Jane O'Leary Gene Lambert Dermot Healy Eric Sweeney Sonja Landweer Seamus Heaney Ian Wilson Louis le Brocquy Aidan Higgins James Wilson Melanie le Brocquy Rita Ann Higgins Ciarán Lennon Pearse Hutchinson Anne Madden Jennifer Johnston Brian Maguire Neil Jordan Alice Maher John B. Keane Louis Marcus Benedict Kiely James McKenna Tom Kilroy Stephen McKenna James Liddy Theo McNab Michael Longley Sean McSweeney Brian Lynch Helen Moloney Tom MacIntyre Carolyn Mulholland Bernard MacLaverty Janet Mullarney Deirdre Madden Eilís O'Connell Derek Mahon Mick O'Dea Hugh Maxton Gwen O'Dowd Thomas McCarthy Alannah O'Kelly John McGahern Tony O'Malley Medbh McGuckian Patrick O'Sullivan Frank McGuinness Kathy Prendergast Paula Meehan Patrick Pye John Montague Michael Quane Brian Moore Bob Quinn Paul Muldoon Yann Renard Goulet Val Mulkerns Vivienne Roche Richard Murphy James Scanlon Thomas Murphy Patrick Scott Eilean Ní Chuilleanáin Dermot Seymour Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill North/South 11 Expenditure on North/South is detailed on page 40

Introduction In 1998, the two Councils also established The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the country's first Ireland Chair of Poetry, to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland mark the standing of Irish poets in this continued to enjoy a close working century on the world stage, and to relationship. In 1998, the spend of the two commemorate the achievement of Seamus Councils on North/South projects was more Heaney in winning the Nobel Prize for than £2m on a range of joint initiatives in Literature in 1995. The Chair was set up in order to extend the opportunities for artists, partnership with Trinity College, Dublin, the arts producers and audiences, North and Queen's University of Belfast and University South. This included ongoing support for the College, Dublin. The first incumbent is the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, the retreat for writers poet John Montague, who was appointed in and artists in Monaghan. Touring productions May 1998. such as Aisling Ghéar, Dubbeljoint and Barabbas...the Company also received The Arts Council commissioned joint support. Magazines, periodicals, cultural research with the Arts Council of Northern resource centres, summer schools, festivals Ireland on the impact of the Councils' and arts centres also enjoyed joint funding by support programmes and the work and the Arts Council and the Arts Council of policies of other agencies on the individual Northern Ireland in 1998. artist; this study subsequently led to the commissioning of further research to help Policy both Councils to ascertain the most The joint meeting of both Councils in 1997 appropriate model and mechanism for had established an agreement on a number supporting the individual artist. The outcome of important common strategies in of both pieces of research is expected to be supporting the arts throughout Ireland. That published in late 1999. agreement focussed on collaboration in policy development in dance, touring production companies, international promotion of the arts for Ireland, the development of audiences for the arts and a series of joint research projects. Further joint meetings were held in 1998, at Council and executive level, to develop this collaboration further.

Initiatives In 1998, the two Councils launched an information initiative for artists seeking opportunities in the international arena. One of the first steps was the production of Via, the first island-wide international arts information publication, containing a wide range of topical information about international awards, exchanges, festivals, conferences and scholarships, and international cultural policy news.

Via is the culmination of extensive collaboration between the the Arts Councils BEAT INITIATIVE, BELFAST CARNIVAL ’98 and the British Council and the International Cultural Desk in Glasgow, and is produced with support from Bord na Gaeilge and the Cultural Relations Committee at the Department of Foreign Affairs. 12 International Arts Expenditure on International Arts is detailed on page 38

Introduction establish a pilot training programme for International Arts was a subject for public mentors in the arts. For further details about and targeted consultation in preparation for ArtsWeb, see under Arts Centres, page 22. the Arts Plan 1999-2001. International arts enquiries were monitored to identify primary On-going Programmes needs and interests, and research was The Go See Award was established on a pilot undertaken to pave the way towards an basis throughout 1998. It was funded jointly international arts policy. by the Arts Council and the British Council to promote artistic relationships between artists Initiatives and cultural workers in the UK and Ireland. In The International Desk consolidated the first total, 47 people received awards to enable phase of its international arts information them to travel from any part of Ireland to any service in 1998. It established a partnership part of the UK. Funding of £11,253 was with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and provided jointly by the Arts Council and the the British Council Northern Ireland to enter British Council. into an agreement with the International Cultural Desk in Scotland for the purposes of A total of £5,000 was provided by the Arts information exchange and co-operation. The Council towards a reciprocal arrangement Infodesk, a database of international with Americans for the Arts to continue the contacts, was designed by the end of 1998 US Ireland Residency Exchange in 1998. and provided one of the corner stones for Liam Kennedy, traditional musician, and Noel VIA, an international arts newsletter produced Molloy, artist in the community, were in the Arts Council, and an initiative of the nominated to travel to the USA, and Garter above partnership. Lane Arts Centre, Waterford, and Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, were nominated as host The International Desk also implemented an venues for artists from the USA. international arts enquiries service open to everyone based in Ireland and abroad, and Artflight is a collaboration between the Arts dealt with an average of 15 enquiries per day Council and Aer Lingus, and operates in co- in 1998. operation with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to provide an opportunity for people In 1997, the Arts Council was identified as working in the arts to travel outside Ireland. In EU Cultural Contact Point with respect to 1998, 896 people received a flight to an Aer contemporary arts practice. During 1998, Lingus destination, constituting £186,368 in information meetings about the programmes assistance from the Arts Council. channelling European Community support for culture were held in association with Travel Awards were established for the organisations such as ILE (the Ireland professional development of visual artists, Literature Exchange/Idirmhalartán Litríocht architects, writers, playwrights, play directors, Éireann), the Cork Arts Development set designers, critics, choreographers and Committee and the University of Limerick. creative artists in music. The Awards were Technical assistance was offered to anyone allocated as follows: Literature - £4,000; making an application. The Arts Council was Visual Arts - £14,540; Drama - £7,400; consulted extensively by the European Music - £27,420; Dance - £6,330. Commission in its review of the first three years of European Community support for culture, and the Council made representations on behalf of the Irish and European arts sector to inform the Commission's plans for a new single framework of support.

The Arts Council joined IETM (Informal European Theatre Meeting), a major performance arts network. Membership of CIRCLE (Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe) was also held in 1998, for the purposes of research exchange and co-ordination.

The Arts Council collaborated with the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation to pilot the MUS-E Project, with the intention of developing a means of supporting a network of locally distinctive and internationally comparative arts experiences in primary schools. The establishment of an action research pilot project was assisted by LEFT TO RIGHT: BRIAN FARRELL, CHAIRPERSON, THE ARTS Bedrock Productions, Marketown Music COUNCIL/AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON, SÍLE DE VALERA, T.D., MINISTER FOR ARTS, HERITAGE GAELTACHT AND THE Collective and St Mary's National School, ISLANDS AND BRIAN WALKER, CHAIRPERSON, THE ARTS Dorset Street. COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE LAUNCH OF VIA.

Staff in the Arts Council worked in co- operation with several European partners to The Arts in Irish 13

The Arts Council provides equally for artists The Celtic Film and Television Festival, which and audiences who use Irish and English. took place in Tralee in 1998, brought together Expenditure on arts activities in Irish or by film and programme makers from the Celtic companies whose operations are fully countries and provided an increasing number bilingual exceeded £1m in 1998. of independent filmmakers, many of them supported by the Arts Council, with an During 1998 the Council continued its policy international platform. The Galway Film of producing bilingual materials, where Fleadh, by virtue of its proximity to the appropriate, and held an important policy Connemara Gaeltacht, maintains a policy of discussion at its September meeting on the promoting Irish-language films. The 1998 Council's current policy and financial support festival included the premieres of the Oscailt for arts activity through Irish. series of short films, the results of a scheme launched in 1997. Policy As part of the Council's consultation process Irish song traditions and singing styles were in formulating the new Arts Plan, a series of preserved by the events, archiving, and discussion meetings was organised in Dublin, workshops of the The Irish Traditional Music including one meeting to examine important Archive, Ionad na nAmhrán and the Inishowen issues concerning the Irish language and the Traditional Singers’ Circle. There were also contemporary arts. This took place as part of Irish song festivals in Slieve Gullion, Clare, a broader discussion which included the Feakle, and elsewhere, and Scoil Samhraidh traditional arts (interpreted in this case as Willie Clancy has maintained cultural links with vocal and instrumental music and dance). Scotland’s Gaelic Arts Project. Among the key issues raised were the status of the artist who works through Irish; the Multi-disciplinary arts festivals offered issue of audience and readership; issues of opportunities for arts through Irish. Féile na translation and artistic integrity; the Bealtaine celebrated Ireland’s bilingual infrastructure for the contemporary arts in culture; Scoil Acla’s agenda was based on Gaeltacht areas; editorial and critical skills; the promotion and development of Irish and the shortage of new writers using Irish. language and culture on Achill Island, and the Baboró Galway International Children’s In deciding how to approach these issues in Festival was involved in bilingual co- the new Arts Plan, the Council noted the productions, with the potential to tour outside extensive public funding already in place of the festival time itself. specifically for Irish language arts activity and for general cultural activity through Irish. In The Arts Council developed a working such circumstances, the Council's approach partnership with Údarás na Gaeltachta with took account of the need for clarity of remit funding of £45,000 in 1998 to contribute and responsibility, and sensitivity to the towards the costs of three arts officers in unique needs of artists working in an Gaeltacht areas throughout the country. Many environment where language presents both a of the local arts officers in other centres are unique and rich medium for creativity, but native speakers, and operated a variety of also a potential barrier to reaching a wider programmes and projects through Irish, audience. including Irish writers’ residencies in 1998.

Projects in train The highest concentration of artistic activity through the medium of Irish occurs under the literary heading. The Arts Council supports specialist publishers such as Coiscéim/ Cosanic and Cló Iar-Chonnachta for their translation and publishing work. Poetry in Irish and Irish poetry in translation is published by organisations such as Poetry Ireland and the Irish Poetry Translation Circle.

Many literary festivals and summer schools provide scope for writers working in Irish. Irish writing for the stage is promoted by the National Theatre Society, and by Amharclann de hÍde which promotes both contemporary and classic Irish plays, both established and neglected, plays translated from other DONEGAL SEAN-NÓS SINGER CIOTAÍ SHEÁIN UÍ languages into Irish, and stage adaptations of CHUINNEAGÁIN, OIDEAS GAEL CONCERT prose, poetry, and other genres. The Council significantly increased financial provision for this company in 1998. 14 Architecture Expenditure on Architecture is detailed on page 30

Introduction Architecture was allocated its own budget line in 1998. The allocation of £60,264 represents an increase of 71% on the previous year, when it was £35,202. During 1998, the work of the Architecture Consultant concentrated on four areas: Planning and Architecture; Education; Advocacy; and Buildings for the Arts. The architecture policy of the Arts Council is currently being developed and this will form the basis for comment on architectural issues.

Projects in train One of the major projects of the year was the commissioning of research from Eoin Ó Cofaigh, to produce a report addressing the STUDENTS AT THE WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY WORKSHOP ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IN current and potential effects of planning IRELAND legislation on the aesthetic quality of the built environment. The expected outcome of the report was to produce a set of proposals, from the Arts Council to the Department of the Environment, for amendments to planning legislation. An expected by-product of the report would be the articulation, for publication, of criteria for the Arts Council's evaluation of planning cases.

The Arts Council also participated in the steering group on architecture initiated by the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, and was active on two of the four working groups, relating to quality and education.

Bursaries and Awards The Arts Council offered a number of awards and bursaries to architects undertaking innovative or design research work. In 1998 one award of £5,000 was made in the Apprentice/Assistance Scheme for Visual Artists and Architects. The scheme aims to offer work and learning opportunities to artists and/or architects who may benefit from working with more experienced practitioners. Architects were also eligible to apply under the Visual Arts and Architecture Postgraduate Scheme.

Children and Young People The first Arts Plan, and the mid-term review of The Arts Plan, both emphasised the importance of education in the development of public appreciation of architecture.

In 1998, the Council commissioned six architects to design projects for a young audience (12 - 15) on the theme of A Room of my Own. This 'schools show' exhibition comprises six large cases with drawings and models which will travel to schools around the entire country. A pilot 'architect -in- schools' programme is due to start in a number of schools in 1999.

Initiatives In the spring of 1998, the Arts Council brought a major exhibition of 20th century Irish Architecture (produced by the Frankfurt Architecture Museum) over from the Royal Institute of British Architects to the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. This was the largest architecture exhibition in Dublin in many years. Dance 15 Expenditure on Dance is detailed on page 30

Introduction Bursaries and awards Expenditure on Dance in 1998 totalled In 1998, 39 awards were given to £806,635, an increase of 29% (£180,000) on choreographers, dancers, undergraduate the 1997 allocation. The Arts Council students in full-time training and dance supports two resource organisations, four teachers, with the overall aim of encouraging performance companies and a number of specialist training and career development. initiatives in community and youth dance. It 40 dance personnel received Artflight provides direct support to individuals working awards. The Dance Commission Scheme or studying in the dance profession by means supported the realisation of three new dance of specific award schemes and bursaries. works (Cork, Waterford, Louth) and dance residencies were supported in Kildare County New Policy Council and the University College, Dublin. In March 1998 the Arts Council, in collaboration with the Arts Council of Panellists in Dance were Finola Cronin, David Northern Ireland, published Shall We Bolger, Andrew Wilson. Dance? a major review of dance education and training provision in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The report was presented to the Department of Education and Science. The findings of the report were presented at a Dance Colloquium, held in March in Cork. The Colloquium was the first phase of a broader consultation process, which took place throughout 1998, to inform the policy and strategies of the Arts Plan 1999-2001.

Initiatives A dance projects fund was set up to enable independent dance artists and companies not in receipt of Arts Council revenue funding to realise new work. Five awards ranging from £3,000 to £14,000 were given. This new fund, together with the Dance Commission Scheme and Dancer-in-Residence programmes, is seen as supporting, mainly, the independent dance practitioner.

Projects in train The Arts Council and the Arts Council of

Northern Ireland have to date operated an ad RIGHTING DANCE - FIRKIN CRANE’S CHOREOGRAPHIC hoc, informal, exchange of views and RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME information on issues pertaining to dance DANCER: RÍONACH NÍ NEILL PHOTO: DEREK SPEIRS development. Dance Audit 1997 (ACNI) and Shall We Dance? recommend a more International arts consolidated approach to dance A number of the leading dance bodies development for the whole island. travelled overseas or presented international Preliminary investigation of a shared agenda companies/artists in Ireland. The participating and possible implementation structures got bodies included Daghdha, Cois Ceim, Dance underway during the year with a view to Theatre of Ireland, Irish Modern Dance informing developments for 1999-2001. The Theatre, Firkin Crane and the Project Arts feasibility phase of the new dance rehearsal Centre. premises for Dublin City, adopted by Dublin Corporation as part of its inner city renewal Future projects programme, was completed and the project The Arts Plan 1999 - 2001 will be published now awaits site designation. in 1999. This will determine the future direction of Arts Council dance policy for the Children and young people period. Dance activity specifically designed for children and young people was supported in Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Westmeath, Laois, Louth and Longford. In addition, Daghdha Dance Company's educational programme and the work of Irish Junior Ballet continued to receive support. 16 Drama Expenditure on Drama is detailed on pages 31-32

Introduction Expenditure on Drama in 1998 totalled £7,821,288, an increase of 16% (£1,000,000) on 1997. This figure includes £3,130,000 for the National Theatre Society (the Abbey and Peacock Theatres).

Initiatives The National Theatre Society built upon the new funding criteria agreed with the Arts Council in 1997, and in a year of exceptional artistic achievements, the Society significantly reduced its accumulated deficit. The new graded structure for funding professional production companies, established following the 1995/96 Theatre Review, was extended to provide funding for sixteen companies on a revenue basis, while ten companies were offered project-based funding.

Seven regional theatres received annual grant aid, with an increase in the matching funding to Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny and Town Hall Theatre in Galway provided by the Arts Council and the local authorities.

Projects in Train The Theatre Touring Scheme saw well over £1m being allocated to provide grants to thirteen production companies to tour, and to fifteen receiving venues, as well as to nine local authority officers in support of their promotions in their areas.

In partnership with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, eight companies were enabled to extend their touring circuits to venues throughout Ireland.

Children and Young People OLWEN FOUERE IN OPERATING THEATRE’S ANGEL/BABEL PHOTO: AMELIA STEIN The budget allocated to Children and Young People in Drama increased to £742,000 of the total (excluding the Abbey). The Arts Council is very pleased with the high quality of work for Children and Young People both in terms of participation and access being undertaken by funded organisations.

Bursaries and Awards The funding for awards to 48 drama practitioners was £75,490. In addition, 142 drama practitioners were assisted through the Artflight scheme.

Panellists for bursaries and awards in dream were: Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy, Eithne Healy, Vic Merriman, Patrick Murray.

International Arts Irish theatre enjoyed enormous overseas success during 1998. Druid Theatre Company travelled to Broadway for a highly acclaimed production of the Beauty Queen of Leenane. Among the many other companies to enjoy international success were the Abbey, the Gate, Cordadorca and Barabbas ... the Company.

The Arts Council provided direct financial support of £408,000 to international drama festivals and performance events in Ireland. The Arts Council also indirectly supported the international dimension of the arts within Ireland. Funded facilities and venues featured international programming and projects. Film 17 Expenditure on Film is detailed on page 33

Introduction young film-makers and students to showcase Expenditure on Film in 1998 totalled their work in a theatre setting and to engage £975,000, an increase of 22% on the 1997 with film professionals and practitioners. allocation. Under its film budget, the Arts Council supports a number of film resource Bursaries and Awards organisations and film festivals. It provides Funding for awards for individuals was direct support to individual film-makers increased significantly in 1998 with an through its own specific award schemes and allocation of £138,491. There were seven through other funding schemes operated Film Training Awards made. Film and Video collaboratively, one with Bord Scannán na Awards were made under the headings of hÉireann and RTÉ and another with TnaG. visually based/experimental film, short drama and community film and video. There was a New Policy total of 19 awards made with two top awards 1998 was a period of review of the first Arts of £10,000 each going to Clare Langan and Plan and consultation in preparation for the De Facto Films. Arts Plan 1999 - 2001. The Council published the outcome of the film review Panellists for awards in film were: Paul carried out in 1997, Film in Ireland - The Role Freaney, Vinnie Murphy, Philip Davidson, of the Arts Council, and this provided the Cathal Black, Alanna O’Kelly, Maud Cotter. basis for most of the debate in relation to film under the new Arts Plan. The review set out International Arts the role of the Arts Council in film as one of The Arts Council supported the Irish hosting responsibility for the support, promotion and of the prestigious Celtic Film Festival in development of film as an art form, for the Tralee. The festival is a significant film-maker as artist, and for the international showcase for the work of encouragement and maintenance of filmmakers from the Celtic countries. excellence in the practice of that art. During the year ARTFLIGHT facilitated 75 Initiatives young and established filmmakers to present May 1998 saw the launch of Splanc! - a joint their work at a number of international film initiative with TnaG to support the making of festivals, to pursue a variety of international innovative Irish language documentaries film education and training opportunities - which focus on the contemporary arts. Four including many under the Media II programmes were commissioned in 1998 for programme - and to exploit valuable broadcast in early 1999. production and financing contacts in Europe and the USA. Projects in train The Arts Council continued its collaboration Future Projects with Bord Scannán na hÉireann and RTÉ in The Arts Plan 1999 - 2001 will lay out the the support of the Frameworks animation future direction of Arts Council film policy for AGNES BERNELLE IN STILL LIFE BY DOUBLE- BAND FILMS. DIRECTOR: MICHAEL HEWITT scheme. This was the second year of the the period. In 1999 the Council will introduce scheme with five short animations completed. a Film Exhibition Project Fund on a pilot basis To date eleven works have been completed to support film exhibition through projects under the scheme, all of a very high standard and events which aim to develop audiences and many receiving great critical acclaim. for film, through the presentation of high quality innovative and/or specialist The Council continued its efforts to help programming which would not be otherwise funded film organisations build their accessible. administrative capacity, by providing increased resources to the three main film During 1999, in association with Bord festivals of Cork, Dublin and Galway and to Scannán na hÉireann, Enterprise Ireland and the Galway Film Resource Centre and Cork's the Northern Ireland Film Commission, the CAVERN. Arts Council will undertake a feasibility study into the development of a circuit/network of Children and Young People screening facilities to increase access to Irish Film activity involving children and young and international film. people continued to develop in 1998. The programme of the Junior Galway Film Festival developed significantly while the Cork Film Festival also expanded its programme of screenings and events directed at young people. The Kilkenny-based Young Irish Film Makers continued to grow and develop its programme of activities to include work in animation and multi-media. It also established an Irish American Children's Film Fund to support YIFM and to provide summer schools for young Irish-American film-makers.

The Film Institute of Ireland education department, FII Education, expanded with the appointment of an outreach officer and an assistant education officer. It developed a screening programme, First Cut, which allows 18 Literature Expenditure on Literature is detailed on pages 33-34

Introduction Projects in Train Aristeion Prizes The Arts Council allocation to Literature in The Council welcomed the completion of the The Arts Council convened and 1998 was £1,090,864, an increase of 14% on report Art and the Magic of the Word which serviced the National Aristeion Jury the 1997 figure. Under the literature budget, had been prepared by the Public Library and charged with the nomination of Irish the Council funds awards and bursaries and the Arts Steering Group. The report examines entries for the Aristeion European Artflight, and a range of other services to current arts provision in the public libraries Prize for Literature and the Aristeion support the individual writer, including and makes recommendations regarding European Prize for Translation. The support for literature organisations, writers in potential arts developments within libraries in 1998 panel comprised of the residence programmes, literature festivals, the future. The final report will be published following: Deirdre Davitt, Conchúir literary journals and publishing houses. by the Arts Council in association with An Ó Giollagáin, Hans Christian Oeser, Chomhairle Leabharlanna in 1999. Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Katie 1998 saw the three main literature support Donovan. organisations Irish Writers' Centre, Poetry Children and Young People Ireland and Ireland Literature Exchange Kids’ Own Publishing, the arts organisation The nominations for the Aristeion receive increases in funding, with Poetry which promotes an understanding amongst Prizes were the following: Ireland receiving an increase of £19,000 to young children of the process of book increase its core administrative staff and the production from the initial concept to the final European Prize for Literature Irish Writers' Centre and Ireland Literature artefact, received funding from the Arts Exchange getting increases of £11,000 and Council's literature and visual arts Author Breandán Ó Buachalla £20,000 to consolidate their range of departments. The organisation, in association Title Aisling Ghéar literature services. with the Arts Council-funded organisation Clé Year 1996 (the Irish Book Publishers’ Association) and Publisher An Chlóchomhar New Developments the Irish Writers' Centre, ran a flagship project Language Irish 1998 saw the in the Rutland St. School (School on Stilts) to appointment of Sinéad mark the first Irish World Book Day. Author Anne Haverty Mac Aodha to the post Title The Year of the Tiger of Literature Officer. The Council also increased its funding by Year 1998 Sinéad had worked in £10,000 to the Poetry Ireland-administered Publisher Vintage the Literature Writers in School Scheme, bringing the allocation Language English Department in a to this scheme to £33,000. 291 readings took temporary capacity place in 1998 with 26,304 students attending European Prize for Translation since 1995. The at least one reading/ workshop by an Irish appointment was writer during the school year. Translator Gabriel Rosenstock made following the Title Ophelia

A WONDERFUL BOY,A death of the Arts Bursaries and Awards Author George Heym STORY OF THE Council's former The Council increased its number of Year 1998 HOLOCAUST BY KEVIN WHELAN, PUBLISHED BY Literature and bursaries from 15, totalling £80,000 in 1997, Publisher Coiscéim MARINO BOOKS Community Officer, to 22 totalling £100,500 in 1998. Five Irish Source Lar Cassidy. language writers received bursaries with a Language German total value of £19,000. Target In keeping with the Council's policy of Language Irish providing support to the individual writer, the Irish-language poet and critic Seán Ó Tuama Council offered funding to the Heinrich Böll received £5,000 for An Duais don bhFilíocht i Translator Jan van Rekdal Committee to enable two writers (one nGaeilge for his collection of poetry, Rogha Title Cré na Cille/ English-language and one Irish-language) to Dánta: Death in the Land of Youth, with Kirkegardsjord spend a period of time at the artist's cottage translations/versions by Peter Denman and Author Máirtín Ó Cadhain on Achill Island. Seán Ó Tuama. The poet Medbh McGuckian Year 1995 received the Denis Devlin Award for Selected Publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag The Council also supported the Methuen Poems. The Marten Toonder Award, made Source Collection of new Irish plays which was possible through the generosity of the Dutch Language Irish published in association with the Stuart artist, Marten Toonder, was made to Micheal Target Parker Trust by offering advance royalties to O'Siadhail. Language Norwegian the playwrights concerned. Panellists for bursaries and awards: Proinsias The European jurors who Initiatives Mac Aonghusa, Anne Haverty, Colm Tóibín, represented Ireland at the New initiatives in 1998 included the provision Liam Ó Muirthile, Christopher Fitzsimon and European Jury meetings were of seed-funding for the award-winning Ciaran Carson. Dr Micheal Cronin (Prize for special documentary film on the poet Michael Translation jury) and Prof. Micheál Hartnett A Necklace of Wrens by Power International Arts Mac Craith (Prize for Literature Pictures. During the year, 110 writers and administrators jury). were supported under the Artflight Scheme. The Council also made special provision for a The Go See Fund, established by the Arts seminar on contemporary Irish literature Council and the British Council to enable which formed part of an inter-university artists and administrators to travel to Britain or student literature conference organised by Ireland, was highly successful in its first year of the Department of Irish, National University of operation and two writers were supported. Galway. The Ireland Literature Exchange received an Additional funding was offered to the literary increase of £20,000 on their 1997 grant to journal Graph to enable the editors to bring enable the organisation to strengthen its out an extraordinary issue which contained a international network and to increase the special supplement in honour of the late Lar number of contemporary Irish and English Cassidy. books available in translation throughout the world. Music 19 Expenditure on Music is detailed on page 35

Introduction Children and Young People Expenditure on Music in 1998 was The Council continued its policy of assisting £2,007,870, an increase of £459,324 (30%) children and young people to participate in on the 1997 allocation. In addition, cnuais music through its support of the youth valued at £69,985 were made to eight orchestra movement and though its funding composers. of local events and masterclasses in all genres of music. The network of local Former Music Officer, Dermot McLaughlin, traditional music events, the activities of the was promoted to the position of Artform Federation of Music Collectives and the Director in May 1998 and Maura Eaton was development of the country’s youth appointed Music Officer in August 1998. orchestras, are seen as providing real access to music for young people. Initiatives In 1998 the Arts Council followed through on International Arts its commitment to developing the music Music organisations have become infrastructure through its continued support of increasingly involved in bringing top the main music resource organisations, its international artists to Ireland and in touring training and development awards and its new abroad; the Borodin Quartet spent eight days music commissioning recording schemes. in Bantry as part of the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, for example, while the Support for performance, in particular that of Improvised Music Company collaborated with early music and contemporary music, was American artists, leading to performances in emphasised in 1998, thereby creating a more Dublin, Belfast and New York. The Irish realistic balance between infrastructural Chamber Orchestra opened the Celtic support and live performance. Early music Connections Festival in Glasgow and also organisations in Dublin (Christ Church undertook a very successful tour of Italy. Irish Baroque), Galway (Galway Early Music composers were featured at the prestigious Festival) and Sligo (Sligo Early Music Festival) Wien Modern Festival whose theme in 1998 received funding for the first time. Funding was At the Edges of Europe. was made available for two series of concerts of contemporary music organised Future Projects by the Association of Irish Composers and by The new Arts Plan, which will be published in Composers' Ink. The Crash Ensemble was 1999, will set out future policy for music. funded for the first time, while Concorde's programme of contemporary music was funded in full.

Projects in train The Council provided funding to Black Box for the first six in a series of CDs of new music by Irish composers, three of which were released in 1998.

The Council’s New Music Commission Scheme, administered in conjunction with the Contemporary Music Centre, commissioned a total of 23 new works from 19 composers for performance both at home and abroad.

Awards and bursaries 43 awards totalling £73,668 were made to composers, conductors, instrumentalists and singers. The Macaulay Fellowship was awarded to Gráinne Mulvey. During the year, 239 Artflights were made to music practitioners.

Panelists for music awards and bursaries in 1998 were Mark Duley, Fionnuala Hunt, Una Hunt, John Kelly, Doris Keogh, Aidan O'Carroll, Proinsias O Duinn, Emer O'Kelly, Jane O'Leary, Colman Pearse, Joe Ryan, Helmut Seeber, Alan Smale, Eric Sweeney, Peter Sweeney, Eithne Tinney.

EXCERPT FROM SEXTET UNO BY GRÁINNE MULVEY 20 Opera Expenditure on Opera is detailed on page 36

Introduction Expenditure on Opera in 1998 totalled £1,366,305, an increase of £257,105 (23%) on 1997.

Policy The Council increased the funding to the three operating organisations to levels which enabled them to plan their programmes with confidence and to seek to improve the standards of production and the fees paid to artists.

1998 Productions There was a new opera performed by the Machine and a new opera commissioned by Opera Theatre Company and the Machine. 1998 saw the emergence of a new touring initiative, Co-opera Ireland, by a number of regional venues, with Michael Hunt as Director. Co-opera had a very successful tour of La Traviata.

Opera Theatre Company’s programme included ten performances of Mozart’s Così fan Tutte at nine regional venues. Two operas by Peter Maxwell Davies were performed; The Lighthouse toured to nine venues, both north and south, and Cinderella, an opera by families for children had 18 performances at 12 venues. Tom Johnson’s The Four Note Opera toured to eleven venues. Internationally, Opera Theatre Company took performances of Tamerlano (Handel), Katya Kabanova (Janacek) and recitals by Woolfe, Berg and Britten to Lisbon and Oporto.

Opera Ireland ran five productions over two seasons at the Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre. Verdi’s Falstaff and The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach were produced during the Spring season. The winter season saw Die

Fledermaus by Johann Strauss and a double OPERA THEATRE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF THE bill of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and LIGHTHOUSE BY PETER MAXWELL DAVIES Leoncavello’s I Pagliacci being performed.

In its 47th year, Wexford Festival Opera’s productions included six performances each of Fosca by Carlos Gomes, Sarlatán˘ by Pavel Haas and I Cavaleiri di Ekebù by Zandonai. In addition, the programme included an extensive programme of opera scenes, lunchtime recitals, and evening concerts.

Children and Young People There was a highly successful Children's Opera at the Ark. The opera, The Pied Paper, was written by Johnny Hanrahan and John Browne and was funded by the Arts Council's Opera Commission Fund.

Bursaries and Awards During the year, 15 opera practitioners were awarded Artflights. Visual Arts 21 Expenditure on Visual Arts is detailed on pages 36-38

Introduction Bursaries and Awards At the end of 1997 it was decided to create a The Arts Council continued its commitment to separate budget head for Architecture. The the individual visual artist by increasing the Visual Arts budget in 1998 was £2,011,753, amount of the bursaries/awards schemes an increase of £351,905 (21%) on the 1997 from £170,000 in 1997 to £200,000 in 1998. allocation. This resulted in a significant increase in the number and value of the awards made. The Policy Bursary in Contemporary Visual Arts Curation The Arts Council continued to seek the full was made in association with the Office of implementation of the Public Art Report, Public Works and was awarded to Róisín which was published in 1997. Kennedy, to enable her to catalogue the historical and contemporary collection at Galleries, artists' studios, residencies and Dublin Castle, with a view to an exhibition in major exhibitions received additional funding, 1999. The Bursary in Contemporary Visual as did the Association of Artists in Ireland, Arts Criticism was awarded to Eoghan the representative organisation for visual MacTigue. This bursary is a joint initiative of artists. The Council facilitated a feasibility the Arts Council and the Arts Council of study into the Claremorris Open Exhibition, Northern Ireland, in association with CIRCA the results of which were adopted by the Art Magazine. The Apprentice/Assistant Claremorris Arts Committee. The exhibition Award for Visual Artists and Architects was funded by Council in 1998. attracted a very small number of applicants; the award was made to Peter Young and Tony Initiatives Williams. The combined budget for the Exhibitions Assistance and Special Projects Scheme, Panellists for visual arts awards and which enable one-off events and new bursaries: Mary Burke; Maud Cotter; initiatives to take place, was £100,000. Micky Donnelly; James Hanley; Among the projects funded were the Fire Mary Heffernan; Paddy Jolley; Station Artists' Studios, which received Peter Jones; Ciarán MacGonigal; funding for a competition for the Memorial Aileen MacKeogh; Stephanie McBride; Project; Sculpture in Woodland; Cork Danny McCarthy; Hugh Mulholland; Janet Printmakers for research into non-toxic Mullarney; Coilin Murray; printmaking; Triskel Arts Centre for Peter Murray; Siobhan Ní Éanaigh; 'Intermedia'; Grassy Knoll Productions, Emer O'Kelly; Cathal O'Neill; Belfast for 'Resonate', and OutArt for its Vivienne Roche; Medb Ruane; exhibition in Dublin. Louise Walsh; Michael Warren; Alistair Wilson Projects in Train The Council continued funding to the National International Arts College of Art and Design to enable The Travel Awards scheme continued in 1998 development of the National Visual Art and enabled 13 artists to research and Library. EV+A, Limerick, continued to be explore sources for their work. The Artflight funded for its International and Open National scheme facilitated 211 artists and NEYSA GRASSI WORKING IN HER STUDIO AT exhibition, as was IONTAS, the exhibition of administrators to explore exhibition and BALLINGLEN ARTS FOUNDATION small works organised by Sligo Art Gallery. marketing opportunities abroad. PHOTO: PETER MAXWELL

Children and Young People The Arts Council also indirectly supported the Grants were made to the galleries funded by international dimension of the arts in Ireland. Council to enable them to initiate and Funded exhibition spaces, facilities and implement programmes specifically aimed at venues featured international programming young people. The Baboró Festival in and projects. For example, Temple Bar Galway received assistance to produce a Galleries showed work from a significant book by children, in association with Kids' initiative involving artists based in Poland and Own Publishing. Ireland and The National Sculpture Factory was awarded European Community funding through the Kaleidoscope Programme to participate in an artists exchange scheme.

Future Projects Important opportunities exist for artists to market their work abroad. It will be the Council's objective to explore ways of assisting this by working with others, including the private or commercial galleries. As preparation for the Arts Plan 1999-2001 continues, the report on the Council's Collection will be started and the results and recommendations are expected before the end of 1999. 22 Combined Arts Arts Centres Expenditure on Combined Arts is detailed on page 39

Introduction Projects in Train The allocation to Arts Centres in 1998 was A series of venue management publications £1.685 million, an increase of 10.3% on the has been commissioned, covering the roles 1997 figure. The Arts Council funds a and responsibilities of chief executives, as network of nineteen arts centres throughout well as an overview of financial procedures the country. for venue managers. Further publications will be commissioned in 1999. The purpose of funding arts centres is to develop an infrastructure for the professional Artsweb, a three-year pilot mentor training delivery of the arts at a local level - from programme, funded under the Leonardo Dublin City centre to West Cork. The arts strand of European funding, got under way in centres facilitate the exchange between 1998. artist, art work and audience. They support a range of art forms and audiences and The three mentors selected in Ireland are increasingly play a role as agencies for local experienced workers in arts venues and one arts development. This range of roles played has expertise in arts and disability. As part of has placed increasing demands on the training, each mentor attended an initial resources of arts centres - human, financial, training event in Larissa, Greece and programme content and buildings. received a set of workbooks to be completed over a twelve month period. Simultaneously, The demand for funding to new venues has each mentor has mentored two - three dramatically increased, in part due to the mentees, selected following an application success of the Arts Council's local arts and interview process, and has used this development strategies and the work of art experience in conjunction with the workbooks centres in this context, as well as the and exercises. availability of Structural Funds under the Operational Programme for Tourism (CDIS). The pilot phase of the mentoring is scheduled to conclude in summer 1999. In this context, in 1998 the Arts Council Following an evaluation process, it is hoped prioritised consolidating existing funding that the Council will establish a small register relationships with arts centres over entering of mentors in the future and will invite more into new funding relationships. people to participate in a mentoring programme. Initiatives 1998 saw major funding increases to a International Arts number of arts centres to allow them to The Arts Council also indirectly supported the consolidate their activities. international dimension of the arts in Ireland. Funded exhibition spaces, facilities and Funding increased by an average of 30% to venues featured international programming newer venues such as Letterkenny Arts and projects. For example: Tallaght Centre, Tallaght Community Arts Centre and Community Arts Centre hosted 'Artists South Tipperary Arts Centre in Clonmel. Against Exclusion', a pilot exchange project These venues are funded on a 50:50 ratio in under the European Voluntary Service. partnership with the relevant local authorities and therefore the aggregate growth rate in 1998 is nearer 60% of their turnover, reflecting the rapidity of development in their programme and services.

Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar and Garter Lane in Waterford both received additional support to engage Education and Outreach workers.

Sligo's Model Arts Centre/Niland received increased funding for ongoing development, involving the continuing transformation of the venue into a major gallery and art space housing the Sligo municipal collection and the Yeats collection, and supporting the ongoing programme of the centre.

CREATING EXTRATERRESTRIAL MUSIC AT THE ”KIDS IN SPACE” INSTALLATION AT THE LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE. Combined Arts Community Arts 23 Expenditure on Combined Arts is detailed on page 39

Introduction Bursaries and awards The total budget in Community Arts in 1998 Existing funding schemes were reviewed. An was £528,000, an increase of £48,000 internal report on the Artist in Community (10%) on the budget in 1997. scheme was completed and a set of recommendations agreed for the future New Policy development of the scheme. The objectives Funding decisions in 1998 reflected of the One Year Community Arts in emerging policy trends in the area of Residence Scheme were also reviewed and a community and participative arts activity. greater range of projects funded, some over Funding was allocated to producing a two-year period. These included : companies, local arts event organisers, Age and Opportunity - to set up pilot projects resource agencies for local arts development, to research older people's participation in the and project and scheme funding. arts; Women's Aid - to train artists to work with Increased funding was targeted to women and children who have experienced organisations which resource and support violence in the home; the development of high quality community St Michael's estate in Inchicore - to further arts practice. develop their community arts programme in association with the Irish Museum of 1998 saw the completion of Mapping Modern Art. Community Arts, the research report commissioned in 1997 to scope the type and scale of community arts activity around the country. The report was made 'live' and available to those who contributed to it, through structured debate and response, which in turn informed the planning process for the next Arts Plan.

The Learning Wheel training programme developed by C.A.F.E. resulted in the availability of a Level Two NCVA community arts training award. As a result of this important work, the Arts Council committed additional resources to C.A.F.E.'s education staff to research the extent of education and training opportunities available to community artists and to ensure that key information relating to accreditation and course development is mainstreamed for other arts organisations’ use.

Initiatives C.A.F.E. received an increase to undertake an organisational review to assess its role and function and to develop an implementation plan in the context of changing community arts development needs.

Emerging companies which resource and support arts development projects locally, such as Buí Bolg and the Umbrella project, also received significant increases, primarily to assist them to become less dependent on FÁS for their operations.

A number of other organisations received increases specifically to address the relatively low wage level (within the arts) of chief executives.

Projects in train A new scheme was set up to support high BALLINA ARTS EVENTS, TURBO PROP THEATRE PUPPET SHOW quality community arts practice in as flexible a manner as possible. The purpose behind the scheme is to support community artists, either to reflect upon or to add value to their practice in a creative way that ideally will be helpful to others. The scheme is also available to organisations to evaluate community arts projects in a manner that will also contribute to knowledge and understandings of high quality community arts work. 24 Combined Arts Festivals Expenditure on Festivals is detailed on page 39

Introduction In response to a growing demand for funding to festivals, the Arts Council increased the total allocation to multi-disciplinary festivals by 25% (from £319,000 to £424,000). In 1998 33 multi-disciplinary festivals of varying sizes were funded.

Initiatives Six new festivals were funded in 1998, including the Clonmel Christmas Festival; Ennis Arts Festival; Iniscealtra Children's Festival and A Sense of Cork.

Waterford Spraoi and Samhlaíocht Chiarraí received substantial increases to reduce their reliance on FÁS funding for staff and to enable them to develop a core professional staff to deliver participative arts programmes and training and support at a local level.

Projects in train An Arts Plan consultation meeting specifically for multi-disciplinary festivals proved to be very successful in identifying common issues and needs. Many of these festivals also contributed positively to the research process of Mapping Community Arts. A number of smaller festivals availed of the Arts Council's Exhibitions Loan Scheme.

The Arts Council will explore the most appropriate response to the rapidly increasing demand for funding from smaller local arts festivals over the coming year. A pilot scheme to resource the professional arts content of such festivals will most likely be put in place in 1999 as part of this process.

International The clearest example of the international dimension of the arts in Ireland in 1998 was in the many arts festivals held throughout the country, from major city based events such THEATRE TITANIC FROM GERMANY PERFORM TITANIC AT THE as the Galway Arts Festival to genre - GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL. specific experiences such as the Bantry Chamber Music Festival.

Future projects Given the availability of increased resources from other sources to arts festivals in 1999 - 2000 for the Millennium, the Arts Council will actively participate in new initiatives in order to ensure that such resources positively influence the long term sustainability and development issues for arts festivals, in particular in terms of improving marketing strategies and increasing sponsorship levels. Combined Arts Arts and Disability/Arts and Health 25 Expenditure on Arts and Disability is detailed on page 40

Introduction The Disability Equality Training Award is 1998 saw increased direct funding going to aimed at arts organisations to encourage the area of arts and disability. Indirect them to undertake a programme of Disability funding to arts and disability includes funding Equality Training with an appropriately to artists' facilities like the Firestation Artists' qualified trainer/s, and the Access to Studios and Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Artworks Award is aimed at visual artists to the Drake Music Project, Pan Pan Theatre encourage them to look at ways of making Company and Theatre Omnibus. The Arts their work accessible to people with Council recognises the importance of disabilities. ensuring that arts and disability issues are tackled in an organic way across the whole Arts and Health spectrum of the work of the Council. In 1998 the Eastern Health Board and the Arts Council began working together to Policy Development develop an arts policy for the Eastern Health In June 1998, as part of the overall Board and a code of practice for arts in programme of consultative meetings sector in health environments. This policy is intended relation to the Arts Plan 1999 - 2001, the Arts to address areas such as arts activities, Council held a seminar to look specifically at artists' residencies and art works in health issues relating to Arts and Disability. A environments. The process of policy discussion document outlining the Arts development will be informed by current Council's policy development and support in practice nationally and internationally, and the area of arts and disability was distributed specifically by the development, to delegates in advance. The seminar was documentation and evaluation of four pilot attended by a large number of individuals arts projects within Eastern Health board and representatives from organisations that locations. are directly involved or interested in arts and disability. The projects are due to take place in the autumn of 1999 and into the spring of 2000. The meeting was jointly chaired by Frank A Project Director and Project Evaluator have Mulcahy, Chairman of the Irish Council of been appointed by the Steering Group to People with Disabilities, and Séamus Ó manage and monitor the pilot projects. Cinnéide, Chair of Very Special Arts. Contributors to the seminar included Peter Future Projects Kearns on mentoring on arts and disability During the year, the Arts Council and the Arts issues for arts organisations; Avril Crawford Council of Northern Ireland jointly from the Northern Ireland Arts and Disability commissioned a research team, which Forum on disability arts; Corban Walker on included researchers based in Belfast and his work as a professional visual artist; Dublin, to gather information on arts and George McCutcheon and Patrick Lydon from disability on an island-wide basis. Their the Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT) research will form the basis of a joint arts and on KCAT's horizon-funded arts and disability disability handbook to be produced early project. in 1999.

Some of the issues which emerged were; • improving physical access to buildings and transport • creating greater awareness among arts workers, arts centres and arts organisations about access issues • increased opportunities for artists with a disability • greater recognition of Disability Arts • integration of arts and disability issues within artform areas

Awards On 3 December 1998, European Day of Disabled Persons, the Arts Council launched two new awards in the area of arts and disability.

The awards were established on a pilot basis, as part of a programme of policy implementation in the area of arts and disability, to encourage individuals and arts organisations to actively include people with TWO FIGURES ON A BENCH BY JANET MULLARNEY, disabilities as audience, practitioners, arts WATERFORD HEALING TRUST, WATERFORD REGIONAL workers, etc. HOSPITAL. 26 Audience Development Expenditure on Audience Development is detailed on page 43

Introduction to participate in the future; to assess the In recognition of the importance of quality and standard of the festival audiences in sustaining and developing the programme and the effectiveness of its arts, the Arts Council is continuing to fund workshops; and consequently to develop a arts organisations in developing models of code of best practice in the provision of arts good practice in audience development. programmes for young people.

Hosted by Music Network, the organisations Opera Ireland - to initiate a series of three live funded under the first Winning Your Audience performance sets mixing live DJ dance music scheme continued to meet throughout 1998. with popular opera arias sung by professional In consultation with Liz Lennon each has Irish singers. As part of the project, devised evaluative models for their projects. promotional material is to be developed and As some of these projects were not distributed at each of the performances. completed during 1998, it was decided to defer the planned Audience Development National Sculpture Factory - to investigate Conference, so that the case studies could and develop new interpretative models for be prepared for dissemination. audiences of public art. This will be done in conjunction with Fís, a project promoting the Initiatives collaboration of skills between architects and In December the Arts Council funded a sculptors. second round of five action-based research projects under the Winning Your Audience Irish Chamber Orchestra - to introduce scheme. The projects will take place during audiences in the Athlone/Midlands area to 1999 and reports documenting and chamber music and the work of the evaluating each of the projects will be orchestra. Working with a composer and available on completion from the Arts members of the orchestra, participants will Council. The five projects centre upon the devise a new piece of chamber music to be following arts bodies: performed by the ICO.

Irish Modern Dance Theatre - to enable the Future Projects company to collate a promotion package in The Council will actively continue to conjunction with a dance performance to be encourage audience development as an projected on the facade of a public building integral objective in the work of arts in Temple Bar. organisations and this consideration will feature as one of the strategies of the new Baboró - to assess the effect that Arts Plan. participation in the festival has had on children and teachers, and their willingness

AUDIENCE MEMBERS AT BABORÓ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN Education, Children and Young People 27 Expenditure on Education, Children and Young People is detailed on page 40

Policy Cork and Mary Immaculate College in Arts Council support for Education, Children Limerick. Irish Junior Ballet and the and Young People is integrated into each art educational programmes organised by LD form and the combined arts areas, i.e., Arts Dance Trust/Shawbrook (Longford) were Centres, Festivals and Local Authority supported. In Drama an education budget initiatives. The Arts Council implements its of almost £1m supports ten companies policies in the area of Education, Children throughout the country. These include TEAM and Young People by the dual means of in Dublin and Graffiti in Cork, Storytellers funding and advocacy. Advocates from the (Dublin), Barnstorm (Kilkenny), Second Age various arts disciplines are aware of the (Dublin), three youth theatres (Dublin, importance of making art accessible, Waterford and Galway) and the National understandable, and rewarding for children Association for Youth Drama. In addition, in and young people. This is reflected in the recognition of the growing activity in the area aims and objectives and activities of a large of youth drama, a Youth Theatres Projects number of arts organisations funded by the Scheme was introduced in 1998. Arts Council which deliver programmes to a wide audience as well as those organisations dedicated to creating programmes Projects in Train specifically for young audiences. The Arts 1998 saw the completion of the Arts in the Council achieved its stated aim of bringing its Classroom Initiative set up by Wexford County baseline funding for Education, Children and Council and funded by the Department of Young People from a level of 6% in 1993 to Education and Science and the Arts Council; 15% in 1998. the National Youth Arts Programme, based at the National Youth Council of Ireland and Initiatives jointly funded by the Department of In 1998 increases were awarded to a range Education (Youth Affairs Section) and the Arts of organisations across the arts forms whose Council was officially launched this year. primary aim is create work by, for and with children and young people. In addition, The very popular Artist-in-Residence Scheme within the multi-arts area The Ark, A continued in primary and second-level Children's Cultural Centre (Dublin), Baboró, schools and in the youth service. Also this Galway International Arts Festival for Children year, the Arts Council commissioned a new and the National Youth Arts Programme Schools' Show, the eighth in a series of (based at the National Youth Council of specially commissioned exhibitions designed Ireland) have received increases in funding in to travel to second-level schools. This show, 1998. Between these three organisations entitled A Room of my Own, is based on alone, some 50,000 children and the Architecture and will be made available to members of all youth services agencies were schools throughout Ireland in 1999. given access to arts programmes of exemplary quality.

Arts Centres, e.g., Siamsa Tíre in Tralee, Model Arts Centre in Sligo, Triskel in Cork and The Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar provide an arts educational service to the youth constituencies in their communities. Furthermore, there is an increasing number of Local Authorities offering specially designed programmes for young age-groups.

There are educational and youth initiatives within all the individual arts disciplines. Both ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME, ST. LEO’S CONVENT, Galway and Dublin have established Junior CARLOW. ARTIST: CLARE O’REILLY Film Festivals and the Arts Council provided increased funding to both the Kilkenny-based Young Irish Film Makers and the Education Programme at the Film Institute of Ireland. Poetry Ireland appointed its first Education Officer in 1998 and Children's Books Ireland continued its very effective programme which promotes the writing and reading of children's books, information, debate and interaction between groups and individuals in the field of children's literature. In music, the Arts Council funded a number of traditional music schools and ventures including Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Clare, the National Youth Orchestra and the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras. Projects at the Newpark Music Centre and the Clare Music Education Centre also received funding. In 1998, Daghdha Dance Company brought its schools' programme to five central venues including The Ark in Dublin, Firkin Crane in 28 Local Authorities and Partnerships Expenditure on Local Authorities and Partnerships is detailed on page 41

Introduction Support also continued for the partnership A mainstay of the Council’s policy over twenty with Macra na Feirme and the National Youth years has been the introduction and Council of Ireland. consolidation of an arts infrastructure, in and through local government. In 1998, there are The Myriad Project (Monaghan VEC) went twenty-six Arts Officers in post, with plans for into its final year with the 1998 programme another five appointments in 1999. undertaking an evaluation of this three year pilot initiative. The Arts in the Classroom The Arts Council furthered its aim of working initiative involving Wexford County Council in partnership with other public and private and the Department of Education was funding agencies in 1998, with expenditure completed in February 1998. on Local Authorities and Partnership COMMUNITY ARTIST PETE SAMMON WORKING amounting to £885,825, an increase of Projects in train WITH CHILDREN IN ST. BRENDAN’S SCHOOL, almost 13% on the previous year. In August, the Arts Council began a process CLADDAGH: GALWAY CORPORATION COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT. of updating and revising the survey of local PHOTO: ANJA SAMMON The City and County Managers / Arts authority expenditure on the arts for the Council Review Group years 1996 and 1997. In addition to the The City and County Managers / Arts information regarding expenditure, the Council Review Group continued to meet in original survey, circulated in 1994 and 1995, 1998 to examine matters of concern was also adapted in order to provide more common to both parties and to investigate discursive information on how each local and develop new ways of strengthening authority has been developing its policies on partnership relationships. In May, a arts development. It is hoped that this discussion document based on the report of exercise will provide the Arts Council with a the Review Group Local Authorities and the profile of the arts in each county, which Arts was launched by the Minister for Arts, should have both qualitative and quantitative Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, Síle de information. The study is expected to be Valera, T.D.. completed in the spring of 1999.

One of the study’s main findings was that The City and County Arts Officers at December 1998 were: links between the arts and Local Authorities Cavan County Council Caitríona O'Reilly are now very wide ranging and include Clare County Council Vacant issues of architecture, physical planning, Cork Corporation Mark Mulqueen and community development, as well as Cork County Council Ian McDonagh public art and municipal galleries. Donegal County Council Traolach Ó Fionnáin Dublin Corporation Jack Gilligan At the same time, the Arts Council issued a Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council Cliodhna Shaffrey publication entitled Guidelines for Local Dundalk UDC Brian Harten Authorities, Appointing an Arts Officer which Fingal County Council Rory O'Byrne set out a new code of practice for the Galway County Council James Harrold appointment of local authority Arts Officers. Kerry County Council Vacant Kildare County Council Mary Lenihan Initiatives Kilkenny County Council Margaret Cosgrave In May, the Arts Council invited three Arts Laois County Council Muireann Ní Chonaill Officers to become part of a small steering Longford and Leitrim County Councils Fergus Kennedy (to April) group to discuss policies in the area of local Longford County Council Fergus Kennedy (from April) arts development. This group provided the Leitrim County Council Vacant (from April) agenda for two consultative meetings with Limerick Corporation Sheila Deegan the network of local authority Arts Officers Limerick County Council Joan McKernan and are also involved in the organisation of Mayo County Council John Coll the first joint conference of Arts Officers from Meath County Council Gerardette Bailey local government North and South, due to Monaghan County Council Somhairle MacConghail take place early in 1999. Offaly County Council Sharon Mee Roscommon County Council Emer Leavy (to September) Between August and November, a series of Sligo County Council Mary McAuliffe focused consultation meetings was carried South Dublin County Council Gina Kelly out in each of the 26 local authorities which Waterford Corporation Derek Verso had an Arts Officer in place. The meetings, Waterford County Council Margaret Fleming which were part of a wide consultative Wexford County Council Lorraine Comer process that the Arts Council under-took to Wicklow County Council Deirdre Enright inform the Arts Plan, provided a forum for discussion on what is currently happening in the arts in Ireland, for artists, audiences, creators, producers and promoters.

Other partnerships The Arts Council continued to engage in a range of other partnerships during the course of 1998. These included an ongoing partnership with Údarás na Gaeltachta to support the work of three community arts organisers in Kerry, Galway and Donegal. Capital 29 Expenditure on Capital Development is detailed on pages 42-43

During 1998, the Council continued its During the year, the Council's capital programme of grant-aid for the purchase of development policy moved towards a greater equipment and towards the refurbishment integration of decisions regarding revenue and development of existing buildings. In and capital funding. addition, a number of major new capital projects were assisted. A total of 141 This was one of the key recommendations of organisations benefited from these grants, the Indecon/Pricewaterhouse Coopers review including the Wandesford Quay Studio project of the Arts Plan 1995-98. in Cork (£250,000), Triskel Arts Centre, Cork (£200,000), Project Arts Centre, Dublin At the end of the year, it was announced that (£345,000), and the Cill Rialaig studios-for- the Council's capital development budget artists project, Ballinskelligs (£100,000). Five would increase to £3.5m in 1999 and this organisations - Beautiful Noise, Christ Church made it all the more imperative for the Baroque, Crash Ensemble, Music Instrument Council to develop a clear policy driven Fund of Ireland and National Youth Orchestra approach to future capital funding decisions. were enabled to acquire musical instruments and equipment and recital-standard grand pianos were provided in Boyle and Tralee.

NATIONAL SCULPTURE FACTORY, CORK

Purchases for the Arts Council Collection 1998 Title Artist Medium IR£ Bird, Night Shelter' Paul Seawright Colour c-type print on Aluminium 2,000 Portrait by Window 1 Colin Crotty Oil on Canvas 600 Figure Study 11 Helen Farrell Oil on Paper 450 Specchio Margaret Fitzgibbon 6 Cast and etched mirrors 2,000 Wreckers Moon II Eamonn Colman Oil/Fabriano 1,100 The Entire City Mark Joyce Oil on Canvas 675 Untitled 1998 Fionnuala Ní Chíosáin Acrylic, Ink, Watercolour on paper on diabond 3,500 Pluto's Cave Francis Carthy Acrylic on Canvas 580 Blackchurch 1,11,111 Michael Coleman Suite of 3 Etchings 1,500 Untitled 111; Untitled V John Graham Carborundum Print 1,700 Smolin's Progeny 1997 Ronnie Hughes Acrylic and copolymer on canvas 1,950

Total per Financial Statement (page 50) 16,055 30 Architecture An Ailtireacht

Awards/Duaiseanna Dance Commission Scheme/ Susan Galavan 1,350 Scéim Coimisiún Rince Fiona McDonald 1,350 2,700 Droichead Arts Centre 1,000 Firkin Crane Development 12,000 Grants/Deontais Waterford County Council/ Architectural Association of Ireland 17,000 Comhairle Contae Port Láirge 4,500 17,500 NUI - Dublin 1,800 18,800

Total - Awards & Grants Dance Projects/Tionscnaimh sa Rince Iomlán - Duaiseanna & Deontais 21,500 Cork City Ballet 10,000 Firkin Crane Development 14,000 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 38,764 Fluxus 10,000 Kildare Co. Council/ Total for Architecture Comhairle Contae Chill Dara 5,000 per Note 3 (page **) NUI Dublin, Drama Studies 6,500 Iomlán don Ailtireacht IR£60,264 Project Arts Centre 15,000 mar Note 3 (lth **) West Cork Arts Centre 3,000 63,500

Grants/Deontais Association of Professional Dancers 45,000 Coiscéim Dance Theatre 80,000 Dance Dance Theatre of Ireland 120,000 An Rince Firkin Crane Development 120,000 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 85,000 Laois County Council/ Comhairle Contae Laoise 500 450,500

Touring/Camcuairteanna Awards/Duaiseanna Coiscéim Dance Theatre 20,000 David Bolger 800 Daghdha Dance Company 12,000 Tara Brandel 2,700 Dance Theatre of Ireland 20,000 Adrienne Brown 1,600 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 15,000 67,000 Margaret Byrne 150 Anne Campbell-Crawford 750 Education/Oideachais Eleanor Cleary 1,500 Daghdha Dance Company 116,000 Matthew Cranitch 3,000 Gibson-Madden School of Dance 1,000 Louise dCruz 1,500 Irish Junior Ballet 18,000 Katherine Devoy 3,000 Royal Academy of Dancing 2,500 Alexandra Diana 1,400 Shawbrook/L.D. Dance 15,000 152,500 Marguerite Donlon 2,700 Gavin Dorrian 630 Mary Farrelly 50 Previous years grant not required Robert Foley 4,000 Deontais na bliana (3,000) Alan Foley 1,500 roimhe nár theastaigh Jools Gilson-Ellis 600 Patricia Glynn 50 Total - Awards and Grants Liadain Herriott 2,000 Iomlán - Duaiseanna agus Deontais 803,485 Emma Jones 750 Marian Lennon 450 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 3,150 Esperanza Linares 500 Jane Magan 4,000 Total for Dance Emma Martin 3,000 per Note 3 (page 49) Stephanie Murphy 700 Iomlán don Rince IR£806,635 Rionach Ni Neill 900 mar Note 3 (lth 49) Michelle Nic Chon Uladh 3,500 Deirdre O'Neill 675 Rebecca Reilly 1,000 Sarah Reynolds 1,000 Mariam Ribon 900 Diana Richardson 1,500 Debbie Roche 1,000 Liz Roche 330 John Scott 750 Judy Sibley 1,000 Don Smith 1,000 Julie Tormey 1,350 Jade Travers 2,500 Mairead Vaughan 750

Total Awards/Iomlán - Duaiseanna 55,485 Drama 31 An Drámaíocht

Awards/Duaiseanna Companies: Operating/ Elaine Bastible 750 Chompántais: Léirithe Claire Burkitt 450 Amharclann de hÍde 105,000 Bryan Burroughs 1,000 Barabbas ...The Company 75,000 David Cairnduff 1,500 Bickerstaffe 75,000 John Carty 500 Blue Raincoat Theatre 60,000 Michael Caven 1,000 Calypso Productions 50,000 Emma Colohan 2,000 Corcadorca Theatre Company 50,000 Johanna Connor 1,500 Druid Theatre 300,000 Thomas Conway 1,500 Fishamble Theatre Company 50,000 Camilla Dalby 1,000 Focus Theatre 50,000 Mark D'Aughton 1,000 Galloglass Theatre Company 50,000 Conor Delaney 3,500 Gate Theatre 600,000 Patrick Doddy 3,500 Macnas 85,000 Keith Dunphy 7,000 Meridian Theatre Company 60,000 Monica Ellis 450 Passion Machine Theatre 100,000 Michael Fassbender 2,500 Red Kettle Theatre Company 135,000 Olwen Fouere 750 Rough Magic Theatre 175,000 2,052,250 Peter Gaynor 1,250 Anthony Goulding 2,000 Companies: Project Based/ Liam Halligan 540 Chompántais: Tionscadail Victor Hayes 1,000 Bedrock Productions 30,000 Frances Healy 1,250 Corn Exchange 20,000 Judith Higgins 3,500 Dublin Theatre Company 10,000 Helene Hugel 1,000 Island Theatre Company 60,000 Damien Kearney 3,500 Loose Canon Theatre Company 20,000 Susie Kennedy 3,000 Machine, The/Scott Foundation 20,000 Lynne Kinlon 750 Operating Theatre 20,000 Kevin Lennon 1,250 Pan Pan Theatre Company 10,000 Martin Linnane 1,250 Upstate Theatre Project 20,000 Tasmin Mac Carthy Murrogh 500 Yew Theatre Production 30,000 240,000 Ken Madden 2,000 Ciaran McCauley 500 Regional Theatres/Amharclanna Regiúnach Owen McDonnell 2,150 Backstage Theatre 60,000 Fiona McGeown 500 Cork Opera House 30,000 Clare McKenna 750 Everyman Palace 90,000 Niamh O'Connor 650 Garage Theatre, Monaghan 20,000 Colm O'Grady 750 Hawk's Well Theatre 90,000 Sandra O'Malley 1,000 Town Hall Theatre, Galway 40,000 Gary O'Sullivan 3,000 Watergate Theatre Company 50,000 380,000 Michael O'Sullivan 1,250 Chrissie Poulter 1,000 National Theatre Society Olivia Reid 3,000 National Theatre Society 3,130,000 Richard Seager 1,000 John Sheahan 1,500 Festivals/Féilte Maria Teece 500 Brechtfest 3,000 Joseph Paul Travers 1,250 Dublin Fringe Festival 40,000 Neil Watkins 2,500 Dublin Theatre Festival 270,000 Aileen Wymes 1,500 Lamberts Puppet Theatre 20,000 Pan Pan Theatre Company 15,000 348,000 Total - Awards/Iomlán - Duaiseanna 75,490

Playwrights Commission Scheme/ Scéim Coimisiúnaithe Drámadóirí Barnstorm Theatre Company 3,000 Bedrock Productions 1,500 Calypso Productions 2,750 Coicceim Dance Theatre 1,500 Corcadorca Theatre Company 2,000 Donegal County Council 3,000 Drama League of Ireland 6,000 Fishamble Theatre Company 7,000 Pan Pan Theatre Company 2,000 Vesuvius Theatre Company 3,500 32 Drama An Drámaíocht

Touring - Venues/Camcuairteanna Workshops/Ceardlainn Deontais do Léithreacha Artslab 4,000 Backstage Theatre 35,000 Beckett Theatre, Samuel 1,500 Belltable Arts Centre 30,000 Blood Stone Theatre 3,000 Cavan County Council/ Drama League of Ireland 3,000 Comhairle Contae Chabháin 1,420 Galloglass Theatre Company 500 City Arts Centre 3,000 Galloglass Theatre Company 2,500 Cork County Council/ Gate Theatre Trust 1,000 Comhairle Contae Corcaigh 1,190 Minc Theatre 3,000 Cork Opera House 110,000 Parker Trust, The Stewart 5,012 Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Co Co/ Smashing Times Theatre 3,000 Comhairle Contae Dún Laoghaire/ Theatre Shop, The 10,000 Rath an Dúin 800 Town Hall Theatre, Galway 2,250 Everyman Palace 40,000 Yew Theatre Production 2,000 40,762 Galway Co. Council/ Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe 1,000 Children & Young People/Páistí Garage Theatre, Monaghan 17,500 agus Daoine Óga Garter Lane Arts Centre 15,000 Barnstorm Theatre Company 75,000 Hawk's Well Theatre 35,000 Droichead Youth Theatre 2,000 Irish Stage & Screen 35,000 Dry Rain Performing Arts 7,000 Limerick County Council/ Dublin Youth Theatre 20,000 Comhairle Contae Luimnigh 2,750 Dundalk Urdan District Council/ Meath County Council 1,500 UDC Dún Dealgan 2,000 Project Arts Centre 17,000 Galway Arts Centre 20,000 Siamsa Tíre 10,000 Graffiti Theatre Company 120,000 St John's Listowel 6,510 Laois County Council/ Galway Town Hall Theatre 30,000 Comhairle Contae Laoise 2,000 Watergate Theatre Company 35,000 Limerick City Youth Theatre 5,000 Wexford Arts Centre 1,500 Limerick County Council/ Wexford County Council/ Comhairle Contae Luimnigh 2,000 Comhairle Co. Loch Garman 750 Lyric Players 4,000 Wicklow County Council/ Monaghan Youth Theatre 2,000 Comhairle Co. Chill Mhantáin 800 430,720 National Assoc. for Youth Drama 80,000 Red Lemon Youth Theatre 2,000 Touring - Companies/Camcuairteanna Second Age 100,000 - Deontais do Chompantáis Léirithe South Tipperary Arts Centre 2,000 Barabbas...The Company 10,000 Storytellers 75,000 Calypso Productions 13,800 Tallaght Youth Theatre 7,000 Druid Theatre Company 70,000 TEAM Educational Theatre 181,000 Fishamble Theatre Company 20,000 Waterford Touth Theatre 20,000 Galloglass Theatre Company 10,000 Wexford Youth Theatre 5,000 733,000 Macnas 36,000 Meridian Theatre Company 20,000 Total - Awards and Grants Read Company, The 5,000 Iomlán - Duaiseanna agus Deontais 7,815,622 Red Kettle Theatre Company 40,000 Rough Magic Theatre Company 37,000 Sundry/Ilnithe 5,666 Second Age 20,000 Storytellers Theatre Company 20,000 301,800 Total for Drama per note 3 (page 49) North South Touring/Camcuairteanna Iomlán don Drámaíocht Amharclainne Thuaidh/Theas 43,600 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£7,821,288

Mise-en-Scène Artslab 5,000 State of Mime Theatre 15,000 Tin Drum Theatre 10,000 Vesuvius Theatre Company 10,000 40,000 Film Literature 33 Scannánaíocht An Litríocht

Awards/Duaiseanna Awards/Duaiseanna Fiona Ashe 880 Martha Agostinelli 1,000 Anne Barrett 1,000 Padraic Breathnach 3,000 Bord Scannán na hÉireann 30,000 Evelyn Conlon 1,500 De Facto Film & Video 10,000 Conal Creedon 3,000 Double Band Films 5,250 Tony Curtis 3,000 Mark Doyle 1,000 Louis de Paor 3,000 Brian Drysdale 4,000 Gregg Delaney 5,000 Esperanza Productions 3,000 Christine Dwyer Hickey 3,000 Ian Fitzgibbon 7,000 Arnold Fanning 1,000 Laura Gannon 5,000 Gerard Mannix Flynn 3,000 Karl Golden 450 Anthony Glavin 5,000 Patrick Hodgins 7,000 Mary Jones 3,000 Indi Films 4,500 Katie Donovan 6,000 Jaki Irvine 8,500 Kevin Kiely 5,000 Grace Jolliffe 3,000 Seamus Mac Annaidh 5,000 Eilis Kirwan 1,000 John Maher 1,000 Lake Pride 5,000 Mike McCormack 5,000 Clare Langan 10,000 Eilis Ni Dhuibhne 6,000 Paul Manning 2,000 Pádraig Ó Baoghaill 3,000 Mairead McClean 6,000 Pádraig Ó Ciobhain 5,000 Ruth Meehan 1,500 Lorcan S. Ó Treasaigh 3,000 Marc-Ivan O'Gorman 2,661 Sean Ó Tuama 5,000 John O'Reilly 2,000 Julie O'Callaghan 6,000 Stephen Rennicks 3,000 Conor O'Callaghan 4,000 Paul Rowley 1,500 Siofra O'Donovan 750 Barry Rycraft 500 Mary O'Malley 5,000 Adam Hector Stewart 750 Patrick Sean O'Meara 500 Moira Tierney 6,000 Justin Quinn 1,500 Liam Wylie 3,500 Maurice Riordan 5,000 Yellow Asylum Films 2,500 138,491 Peter Sirr 5,000 Paul Soye 1,000 Grants/Deontais Padraig Standun 5,000 Cork Film Centre 20,000 Michael West 5,000 Cork Film Festival 43,000 Dublin Film Festival 35,000 Total - Awards/Iomlán - Duaiseanna 117,250 Dublin Lesbian & Gay Festival 6,000 Federation of Irish Film Societies 57,000 The Writer/An Scríbhneoir Film Base 75,000 Cork Writers' Project 12,000 Film Institute of Ireland 255,000 Daonscoil na Mumhan 1,000 Galway Film Festival 35,000 Dedalus Press 588 Galway Film Resource Centre 64,000 Dingle Writing Courses 11,757 Limerick Film Festival 1,600 Fondúireacht an Bhlascóid 1,500 RTÉ 10,000 601,600 Heinrich Böll Society 6,000 South Tipperary Arts Centre 500 Education, Children and Young People/ Tigh Filí 5,000 38,345 Oideachais, Páistí agus Daoine Óga Cork Film Festival 10,000 Writers in Residence Film Institute of Ireland 100,000 Cavan County Council/ Junior Dublin Film Festival 20,000 Comhairle Contae Chábháin 5,000 Junior Galway Film Fleadh 8,000 Cork County Council/ Teilifís na Gaeilge 30,000 Comhairle Contae Corcaigh 5,000 Young Irish Film Makers 25,000 193,000 Dublin City University 5,000 Limerick County Council/ Total - Awards & Grants/ Comhairle Contae Luimnigh 3,500 Iomlán - Duaiseanna & Deontais 933,091 NUI-Cork 5,000 NUI-Dublin 1,500 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 22,309 NUI-Galway 5,000 NUI-Maynooth 5,000 Trinity College, Dublin 6,500 Total for Film Wicklow County Council/ per note 3 (page 49) Comhairle Co. Chill Mhantáin 5,000 46,500 Iomlán don Scannánaíocht mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£955,400 34 Literature An Litríocht

Minor Projects/Tionscnaimh Beaga Education/Oideachais, Páistí AISTI 2,000 agus Daoine Óga Darragh Carvill 500 Childrens Books Ireland 17,000 Edgeworthstown Co-operative Society 1,000 Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann 33,000 50,000 Everson Gunn 350 Conal Morrison 500 Previous year's grants not required/ NUI-Galway 1,000 Deontais na bliana roimhe nár theastaigh (13,000) Mícheál O Coistealbha 750 Dónal O'Kelly 500 Power Pictures 5,000 Total Awards and Grants/Iomlán - Seanchas Annie Bhán Duaiseanna agus Deontais 1,080,237 Publishing Committee 2,000 Enda Walsh 500 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 10,627 Wesport Arts Festival 200 Vincent Woods 500 14,800 Total for Literature as note 3 (page 49) Literary Organisations/Eagraíochtaí Liteartha Iomlán don litríocht/ Clé/Irish Bookpublishers' Association26,489 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£ 1,090,864 Ireland Literature Exchange/ Idirmhalartán Litríocht Éireann 75,046 Irish Writers' Centre/ Ionad na Scríbhneoirí 88,247 Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann 83,361 273,143

Festivals/Féilte Aspects Literature Festival 1,000 Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Co/ Comhairle Contae Dún Laoghaire/ Rath an Dúin 4,000 Galway Arts Centre/Cúirt Filíochta 23,000 Irish Writers' Centre 5,000 Model Arts Centre 7,500 Listowel Writers' Week 8,000 48,500

Publishers/Foilsitheoirí Attic Press 7,750 Clo Íar-Chonnachta 22,500 Coiscéim 25,000 Collins Bookshop 1,600 Dedalus Press 34,000 Farmar, A. & A 4,500 Fish Publishing 3,574 Four Courts Press 1,700 Gallery Press 73,135 Gill & Macmillan 3,000 Hard-Pressed Poetry 1,000 Irish Academic Press 9,000 Kids Own Publishing 2,500 Lilliput Press 36,000 Mercier Press 20,000 Mermaid Turbulence 3,000 Mount Eagle Publications 35,000 New Island Books 43,000 O'Brien Press 32,000 Oireactas, An t- 3,000 Poolbeg Press 25,000 Salmon Publishing 24,000 Wolfhound Press 35,000 445,259

Magazines/Irisí Books Ireland 18,628 Comhar 4,000 Feasta 5,000 Force 10 9,000 Fortnight Publications 750 Graph 8,750 Irish Review 3,500 Italics Press 3,149 Mermaid Turbulence 2,000 Metre, Co.Wicklow 829 Windows Publications 1,500 WP Journal 2,334 59,440 Music 35 An Ceol

Awards/Duaiseanna Performing Groups/Grúpaí Seinnte Michael Buckley 1,800 Concorde 16,000 Brian Byrne 873 Crash Ensemble 15,000 Fergal Carroll 1,250 Irish Chamber Orchestra 520,000 Siobhán Cleary 2,000 Music Network/Sligo Chamber Music 10,000 Niamh Crowley 1,000 National Chamber Choir 55,000 616,000 Doreen Curran 2,500 Leonie Curtin 3,000 Events/Imeachtaí Roger Doyle 1,300 Aonach Paddy O'Brien 1,000 Thomas Dunne 1,000 Clare Festival of Traditional Singing 3,539 David Fennessey 1,900 Cork Folk Festival 1,000 Barry Guy 1,800 Cork International Choral Festival 25,000 Maire Hegarty 1,500 Dublin International Organ Louise Higgins 1,500 & Choral Festival 6,000 Ann Hoban 2,000 Feakle Traditional Singing Weekend 800 Ciaran Hope 1,125 Inishowen Traditional Singers Circle 2,000 Lorna Horan 1,500 Ionad na nAmhrán/UOL 1,000 Marian Ingoldsby 8,000 Model Arts Centre 20,000 Hilda Leader 1,000 Slieve Gullion Festival 750 Owen Lorigan 1,500 Sligo International Choral Festival 10,000 Simon Mawhinney 750 Waterford Corporation/ Carol McGonnell 1,500 Bardas Phort Láirge 3,000 74,089 Deirdre McKay 1,000 Mary McPartland 1,000 Recordings & Publications/ Gráinne Mulvey 1,250 Taifeadadh & Foilseacháin Gráinne Mulvey 720 Black Box Music 25,000 Cliodhna Ní Aodáin 2,000 Contemporary Music Centre 15,000 Niamh Ní Chonaill 1,500 Improvised Music Company 8,000 Ailís Ní Riain 1,250 Maria Walsh 5,000 53,000 Ríona Ó Duinnín 2,500 Edel O'Brien 1,500 Education & Young People/ David O'Doherty 1,500 Oideachais & Daoine Óga Melanie O'Reilly 900 Alternative Entertainments 5,000 Stuart O'Sullivan 2,000 Bannow Folk & Traditional Society 750 Gerard Power 2,000 Cáirde na Cruite 500 Gerard Power 1,250 Cork Co. Council/ Michael Quinn 1,000 Comhairle Contae Chorcaí 4,500 Alison Roddy 1,000 Cork Corporation/Bardas Chorcaí 4,500 Alison Roddy 750 Cork Music Resource Centre 5,777 Cliodhna Ryan 2,500 Cumann Ceol Tíre Éireann 1,500 Peter Shannon 1,000 Dublin Masterclasses 5,000 Patricia Treacy 2,500 Ennis IMRO Composition Jennifer Walshe 5,000 Summer School 6,281 David White 750 Feakle Traditional Singing Weekend 332 Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 15,000 Total Awards/Iomlán - Duaiseanna 73,668 Irish Pipe Band Association 6,000 Irish Youth Wind Ensemble 3,000 New Music/Nuacheoil Jeunesses Musicales Ireland 1,000 John Dunne 1,700 Mostly Modern 7,500 Music Association of Ireland 10,000 Support Organisations/ National Youth Orchestra 7,000 Deontais d'Eagraíochtaí Newpark Music Centre 2,000 Christ Church Baroque 10,000 O'Carolan Harp & Cultural Contemporary Music Centre 213,683 Festival, Meath 500 Cumann Náisiúnta na gCór 70,000 O’Carolan Harp Festival Committee, Drake Music Project 10,000 Roscommon 500 Federation of Musicians 30,000 Oideas Gael 750 Improvised Music Company 70,000 Scoil Acla 2,500 Irish Traditional Music Archive/ Scoil Léacht Uí Chonchúir 3,559 Taisce Cheoil Dúchais Éireann 194,943 Scoil Samhraidh Liatroma 1,500 Moving on Music 25,722 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 15,578 Music Network 250,000 Share Music 2,000 Na Píobairí Uilleann 36,000 910,348 Sound People 21,940 South Summer Sligo School 3,000 137,467 Concert Promotion/ Tionscnamh Ceolchoirmeachta Previous years grant not required/ Association of Irish Composers 10,000 Deontais na bliana roimhe nár theastaigh (1,000) Clifden Arts Society 5,500 Composers' Ink 10,000 Total - Awards & Grants/ Cork Orchestral Society 6,500 Iomlán - Duaiseanna & Deontais 1,974,522 Galway Early Music 5,000 Limerick Jazz Society 4,500 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 33,348 Limerick Music Association 8,600 Mostly Modern 20,000 Total for Music Music for Galway 20,000 per note 3 (page 49) Music for Wexford 750 Iomlán don Cheol Waterford Music Club 3,400 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£2,007,870 West Cork Music 15,000 109,250 36 Opera Visual Arts An Ceoldrámaíocht Na Dearcealaíona

Grants/Deontais Awards/Duaiseanna Opera Ireland 486,000 Alice Berger Hammerschlag Award/ Opera Theatre Company 300,000 Duais Alice Berger Hammerschlag 769 Wexford Festival Opera 450,000 1,236,000 Rachel Ballagh 400 Christopher Banhan 1,000 Projects/Tionscnaimh Thomas Bevan 500 Ark, The / Children's Cultural Centre 20,000 Michael Boran 300 Machine, The 25,000 Catherine Bowe 250 Opera South 50,000 95,000 Stephen Brandes 1,800 Cecily Brennan 7,000 Touring/Camcuairteanna John Byrne 400 Galway Town Hall Theatre 4,000 Fergus Byrne 600 Opera Theatre Company 20,000 24,000 Michelle Byrne 750 Elizabeth Byrne 900 Commissions/Coimisiúin Elizabeth Caffrey 300 Machine, The 3,500 Una Campbell 600 Opera Theatre Company 6,500 10,000 Rosemary Canavan 250 Matthew Cave 429 1,365,000 Felicity Clear 500 Carmel Cleary 1,000 David Clooney 300 Elaine Coakley 280 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 1,305 Oliver Comerford 3,000 Helen Comerford 750 Total for Opera Tara Considine 300 per note 3 (page 49) Margaret Corcoran 300 Iomlán don Cheoldrámaíocht Gary Coyle 3,000 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£1,366,305 Martina Coyle 1,000 Tony Crosbie 1,000 Pauline Cummins 5,000 Mark Dale 400 Justin Davenne 400 Miriam de Burca 250 Remco de Fouw 600 Aoife Desmond 250 Patricia Doherty 1,300 Chris Doris 3,000 Jeanette Doyle 2,000 Maria Doyle 300 Joyce Duffy 500 Angela Duignan 150 Donal Dunne 1,000 Amanda Kay Dunsmore 500 Simon R. English 600 Gudok and David Farrell 2,500 Ann Farrelly 350 Brian Fay 550 Dominic Fee 250 Pauline Flynn 1,000 Melanie French 500 Martina Galvin 1,150 Debbie Godsell 500 John Graham 400 Elaine Griffin 500 Cliona Harmey 250 Anthony Haughey 3,000 Saoirse Higgins 350 Darragh Hogan 350 Gavin Hogg 900 Aoife Holohan 360 Katie Holten 250 Irish American Cultural Institute 51,431 Finola Jones 2,000 Rachel Joynt 600 Mary Theresa Kane 250 Alan Keane 500 Fergus Kelly 3,000 Anne Kelly 500 Roisin A Kennedy 10,000 Declan Kennedy 300 Mary Kennedy 500 Annabel Konig 2,000 Eliz Lagerstrom 500 Namara Lindsay 250 Eoin Llewellyn 2,000 Stephen Loughman 300 Brian Loughran 500 Visual Arts 37 Na Dearcealaíona

Catherine Lynch 300 Resource & Support Organisations/Eagraíochtaí Deirdre Lyons 500 Arthouse 130,000 Paul MacCormaic 250 Artists Assoc of Ireland 75,000 Christine Mackey 300 Black Church Print Studio 33,000 Anna MacLeod 900 Sculpture Society of Ireland 50,000 288,000 Susan MacWilliam 600 Pearl Maher 230 Studios/Stiúideonna Emma Christina Mahony 3,000 Artspace Studios 15,000 James Malone 600 Backwater Artists 12,000 Helen Mason 2,500 Ballinglen Arts Foundation 25,000 Siobhan McAuley 1,440 Broadstone Studios 10,000 Danny McCarthy 500 Cork Artists Collective 6,000 Caroline McCarthy 600 Cork Printmakers 35,000 Eoin McCarthy 250 Fire Station Artists Studio 125,000 Ronan McCrea 300 Graphic Studio 57,000 Cormac McKee 300 Leitrim sculpture Centre 10,000 Daniel McKeon 500 National Sculpture Factory 95,000 William McKeown 2,000 New Art Studios 11,000 Shauna McMullan 500 Sirus Commemoration 15,000 Eoghan McTigue 3,000 Visual Arts Centre 8,000 Simon McWilliams 600 Wexford Sculpture Workshops 2,700 426,700 David Meehan 300 Nick Miller 4,000 Galleries/Gailearaithe Michael Minnis 2,000 Butler Gallery/K.A.G.S. 67,000 Tom Molloy 450 Douglas Hyde Gallery 160,000 Sandra Monchin Fee 350 Gallery of Photography 112,000 Margaret Morrisson 300 Limerick Corporation/Bardas Luimní 20,000 Fionna Murray 400 RHA Gallagher Gallery 166,000 Veronica Nicholson 400 Sligo Art Gallery 41,000 Collette Nolan 250 Temple Bar Gallery & Studio 126,000 692,000 Noelle Noonan 500 Liam O'Callaghan 2,000 Publications/Fiolseacháin Maurice O'Connell 3,000 Baboró International Childrens Festival 1,000 Pauline O'Connell 500 Circa Publications 40,000 Gavin O'Curry 500 Cork County Council/ Elizabeth O'Halloran 500 Comhairle Contae Chorcaí 1,400 Peter O'Kennedy 3,000 Cork University Press/Irish Arts Review 3,000 Tony O'Malley 3,000 Felim Dunne & Associates 1,800 Niamh O'Malley 250 Maria Fusco 1,500 Paul O'Neill 400 Gandon Editions 54,000 Clare O'Reilly 300 Niamh Jackman 650 Alan Phelan 2,000 Andi McGarry 450 Garett Phelan 3,000 Mermaid Turbulence 5,400 Jason Phipps 3,000 Photoworks 4,000 113,200 Sioban Piercy 250 Alison Pilkington 1,000 Education, Children & Young People/ Gerry Pollard 400 Oideachais, Páistí & Daoine Óga Tracey Quinn 60 Butler Gallery/K.A.G.S. 4,500 Amanda Ralph 3,000 Gallery of Photography 3,000 Peter Richards 900 Kid's Own Publishing Partnership 2,500 Jason Roche 300 Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art (EV+A) 8,000 Heilean Rosenstock 250 National Gallery of Art & Design 15,500 Tom Ryan 1,250 RHA Gallagher Gallery 2,000 Anne Seagrave 500 Temple Bar Gallery & Studios 4,500 40,000 Daniel Shipsides 500 Paki Smith 3,000 Bernard Smyth 400 Aileen Smyth 500 Joe Stanley 500 Tracy Staunton 350 Shane Synott 329 Clea Van der Grijn 2,000 Corban Walker 2,000 Louise Walsh 3,000 Orla Whelan 500 Martin Yelverton 400 202,678 38 Visual Arts International Arts Na Dearcealaíona Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta

Exhibition Assistance Grants/ Go See Awards/Duaiseanna Téigh agus Breathnaigh Deontais le haghaigh Taispeántais Toby Brundin 200 Backwater Artists 3,000 Aileen Corkery 150 Claremorris Arts Committee 16,000 Marieva Coughlan 216 Cork Arts Society 3,910 Joanna Crooks 113 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery 9,000 Ali Curran 250 Critical Access 10,000 Colette Darker 286 An Danlann, Teach an Léinn 400 Vincent Dempsey 225 Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Co. Council/ Margo Dolan 200 Comhairle Contae Aoibheann Gibbons 561 Dún Laoghaire/Rath an Dúin 900 Patricia Glynn 225 Foxford Resources 750 Theresia Guschlbauer 225 Friar's Gate Theatre 800 Philip Hardy 225 Grassy Knoll Productions 1,000 Michelle Hoctor 250 Gerard Manley Hopkins Society 500 Paul Johnson 357 Limerick Exhibition of Visual Art (EV+A) 105,000 Sandra Johnston 500 Mayo County Council/ Fiona Kearney 500 Comhairle Contae Mhuigh Eo 4,000 Margaret Kennedy 213 Out Art 2,000 Tanya Kiang 345 Sculpture in Context Committee 1,000 Louise Lowe 90 Sligo Art Gallery 15,000 Orla Martin 184 Temple Bar Properties 7,706 Peter Maxwell 200 Triskel Arts Centre 10,000 Janice McAdam 381 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 1,500 Carrie-Anne McAlonan 225 Waterford Regional Hospital 6,000 Kathy McArdle 250 Wexford Arts Centre 3,000 201,466 Catherine McCarthy 250 Anthea McWilliams 300 Special Projects/Tograí Speisialta Eilis Mullan 216 Africa Calls Gallery 2,000 Sharon Murphy 250 Art Trail 4,000 Cliodhna Ní Anluain 250 Cork Printmakers 3,000 Adelaide Ní Chartaigh 150 Courthouse Studios 2,000 Catherine Nunes 300 Critical Access 2,350 Muiris O Rochain 300 Fire Station Artists Studio 10,000 Maurice O'Connell 150 Kid's Own Publishing Partnership 1,750 Paddy O'Dwyer 150 Real Art Project 2,400 Janet Pierce 232 Tom Ryan 3,000 Michele Read 90 Sculpture in Woodland 4,000 John Scott 300 Sculpture Society of Ireland 2,000 Caroline Senior 225 800 37,300 Kevin Sexton 150 Sharon Sheehan 360 Previous year's grants not required/ Daniel Shipsides 225 Deontais na bliana roimhe nár theastaigh (5,950) Tony Tracy 183 Ted Turton 300 Total - Awards and Grants/ Darren Walsh 66 Iomlán Duaiseanna agus Deontais 1,995,394 Bil Whelan 250 Eleanor Feely 400 11,468 Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 16,359 Artflight: 896 air travel awards in Total for Visual Arts association with Aer lingus per note 3 (page 49) Artflight: 896 duais eitilte i Iomlán do na Dearcealaíona gcomhar le hAer Lingus 181,943 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£2,011,753 Total - Awards & Artflight/ Iomlán Duaiseanna & Artflight 193,411

Other Activities/Imeachtaí eile 50,494

Total for International Arts per note 3 (page 49) Iomlán do na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£243,905 Combined Arts 39

Awards/Duaiseanna Festivals Helen Hallissey 665 Festivals: Major Helene Hugel 1,080 Galway Arts Festival 145,000 Diarmuid McAuliffe 400 Kilkenny Arts Week 60,000 205,000 Edel Sullivan 1,500 Martin Folan 3,000 6,645 Resource Festivals Clifden Arts Week 16,000 Arts Centres/Ionaid Ealaíona Cork Arts Fest (C.I.T.) 7,500 Ennis Arts Festival 4,000 Belltable Arts Centre 130,000 Éigse Carlow 30,000 City Arts Centre 145,000 Feile Iorras 1,000 Comhar Chumann Rath Chairn 1,000 Samhlaíocht Chiarraí 30,000 Droichead Arts Centre 65,000 Sligo Arts Festival 28,000 Galway Arts Centre 82,000 Waterford Spraoi 20,000 136,500 Garter Lane Arts Centre 138,000 Letterkenny Arts Centre 30,000 Festivals: Medium Linenhall Arts Centre 90,000 African Cultural Project 5,000 Midlands Arts Resource Centre 28,500 Boyle Arts Festival 9,000 Model Arts Centre 105,000 Dublin 15 Community Arts Festival 6,000 Project Arts Centre 184,000 Westport Arts Festival 7,000 27,000 Siamsa Tíre 135,000 South Tipperary Arts Centre 38,000 Small Festivals/Féilte Beaga St. John's Heritage Centre 54,000 Athenry Festival 1,000 Tallaght Community Arts Centre 40,000 Ballina Street Festival 3,000 Triskel Arts Centre 150,000 Beara Community Arts Society 3,000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 240,000 Beg, Borrow & Steal Theatre Company 750 West Cork Arts Centre 70,000 Clonmel Christmas Carnival 500 Wexford Arts Centre 90,000 1,815,500 Cootehill Arts Festival 3,000 Dunlavin Arts Festival 1,000 One Year Residencies/ Spotlight on Skerries 1,000 Cónaitheacha Aon-Bhliain Féile na Bealtaine 500 Age and Opportunity 10,000 Iniscealtra Festival 1,000 C.A.F.E. 3,500 George Moore Society 3,500 Family Resource Centre 10,000 Gerard Manley Hopkins Society Newcastlewest & Area Arts Committee 1,000 Kilkenny Community Action Network 10,000 Mallow Arts Alliance 500 Pléaraca 10,000 South Docks Festival 750 20,500 Westmeath Community Development 17,500 Women's Aid 10,000 71,000 Non-arts Festivals Cashel Heritage and Development 1,000 Féilte Dhubh Linn 14,000 Community Arts/Ealaíona Pobail Féile Reidhlean 500 Community Arts Producing Organisations/ Scoil Acla 500 Ealaíona Pobail Music Network 5,000 Artlink 14,000 Sense of Cork 7,000 28,000 Beat Initiative 2,000 Beyond Borders 15,000 Artists in the Community/ Buí Bolg 17,000 Ealaíontóirí sa Phobail City Arts Centre 2,425 Merchant's Quay Project 2,000 Cork Community Artlink 2,000 Knocknaheeny, Holyhill 750 Craic na Coillte 4,000 Camphill Community 2,500 Northside Arts & Cultural Centre 1,500 Drogheda Samba School 4,000 Castlecomer Tidy Towns 1,500 Mac Eolas 15,000 Fire Station Artists Studios 2,000 Macnas 107,000 Galway Travellers Support Group 500 Theatre Omnibus 60,000 Lourdes Youth and Community 3,500 Umbrella Project 12,000 West Cork Arts Centre 2,000 Working Artists Roscommon 4,000 258,425 Ealaíon Chois Farraige 1,000 Irish Wheelchair Association 2,400 Community Arts: Local Events St Senan's Primary School 1,500 Alternative Entertainments 31,000 North Leitrim Glens 2,000 Ballina Arts Events 15,000 St Mary's Parish Education Group 1,500 Bantry Community Arts 1,000 47,000 New Ross Community 2,000 Bluebell Women's Group 2,000 Community Arts: Non-arts organisations Collooney 1798 Commemoration 2,000 Age and Opportunity 1,000 St Joseph's Learning Disabilities 2,000 Roscommon Active Age Group 500 Mount Mercy Day Centre 1,550 Skerries Community Centre 500 2,000 St Michael's House 2,500 Kerry Network People with Disabilities 2,000 Community Arts: Resource Organisations Knockanrawley Resource Centre 2,500 41,200 C.A.F.E. 98,000 Community Arts Forum 2,500 Tallaght Arts Forum 2,000 102,500 40 Combined Arts North/South Thuaisceart Deisceart

Arts & Disability/ Project Grants/ Na hEalaíona agus Míchumas Deontais do Thionscnaimh Very Special Arts 33,500 Noel Molloy 1,250 APIC Cooperative Centre 6,700 Mainie Jellett Project 15,000 Directly Promoted activities Rehab Group, Dun Laoghaire 5,000 60,200 Conferences (2,783) Disability Equality 29,544 Miscellaneous 69,558 96,319 Artists-in-residence in schools/ Scéim Cónaithe sna Scoileanna Total for North-South Ballymun Partnership 300 per note 3 (page 49) Castlegar National School 750 Iomlán do Thuaisceart-Deisceart CBS Synge Street 1,000 mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£97,569 Co. Cork VEC Youthreach 1,050 Community After School 1,050 Convoy Joint National School 1,200 Davitt College Castlebar 1,050 Dominican College Wicklow 1,500 Dun Laoghaire Youth Services 2,500 Edenderry Boys National School 120 Good Counsel School 1,000 Hartstown Community School 1,300 Inchicronan Central School 1,500 Inishbofin National School 1,200 Leitrim County VEC 1,000 Letterfrack National School 1,050 Lismullen National School 1,000 Mercy Secondary school 1,050 Molloy Rosaleen 1,300 Nano Nagle National School 1,500 Nano Nagle Special Class 1,000 North Dublin School 1,500 Ossary Youth Services 1,000 Scoil Triest Glanmire 700 St. Aidans Primary school 120 St. Cronan's School 1,000 St. Joseph's National School, Finglas 1,500 St. Josephs National School, Ballymun1,000 St. Marys Girls Primary School 1,000 St. Marys National School, Blessington 1,000 St. Marys NS , Tinahely 1,500 St. Micheals Dublin 1,500 St. Pauls National School 1,500 St. Pauls Secondary School 1,050 Tallaght Youth Services 1,500 Termonfeckin National School 1,300 Togher National School 1,000 41,590 Education and Young People/ Oideachas agus Daoine Óga The Ark 378,000 Baboró International Children's Festival 40,000 National Youth Council of Ireland 25,000 443,000

Storytelling and Verbal Arts Cape Clear International Storytelling 3,500 Two Chairs Company 6,500 10,000

Previous year's grants not required/ (9,700) Deontais na bliana roimhe nár theastaigh

3,306,369

Directly Promoted activities 29,361

Total for Combined Arts per note 3 (page 49) Iomlán do na hEalaíona mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£3,335,721 Local Authority & Partnerships 41 Na hÚdaráis Áitiúil & Pairtnéireachtaí

Paycost Grants to 23 local Sundry Regional Grants/Ilnithe authorities/ 262,556 Waterford Corporation/ Deontais Paycost do 23 ⁄ Bardas Phort Láirge 2,000 Údaráis Áitiúil Training Grants/Deontais Oiliúnt Local Authority Arts Programmes/ Assoc. of Local Authority Arts Officers 3,500 Deontais Clar Ealaíona Cavan County Council/ Interdisciplinary Collaboration/ Comhairle Contae Chábháin 19,000 Ildisciplíneach Clare County Council/ Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc 3,750 Comhairle Contae an Chláir 10,000 Droichead Arts Centre 1,900 Cork Corporation/Bardas Chorcaí 17,500 Gire and Gimble Theatre Company 5,000 Cork County Council/ Carole Nelson 5,000 Comhairle Contae Chorcaigh 10,000 Project Arts Centre 8,000 Donegal County Council/ Temenos Project 3,000 Comhairle Contae Dún na nGall 30,000 Tinahely Courthouse 2,100 Dublin Corporation/ Waterford Corporation/ Bardas Bhaile Átha Cliath 15,000 Bardas Phort Láirge 6,000 Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Co Co/ West Cork Arts Centre 3,500 38,250 Comhairle Contae Dún Laoghaire/ Rath an Dúin 20,000 Innovation/Nuacht Dundalk Urban District Council/ Macra na Feirme 17,500 UDC Dún Dealgan 10,000 Fingal County Council/ Partnerships/Pairtnéireacht Comhairle Contae Fine Gall 20,000 Arts Research Ltd 500 Galway County Council/ Ealaíon na Gaeltachta/ Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe 11,500 Údarás na Gaeltachta 45,000 45,500 Kildare County Council/ Comhairle Contae Chill Dara 15,000 Education & Young People/ Kilkenny County Council/ Oideachais, Páistí & Daoine Óga Comhairle Contae Chill Cheannaigh 20,000 Wexford County Council/ Kilkenny County Council/ Comhairle Contae Loch Garman 4,500 Comhairle Contae Chill Cheannaigh (1996) 10,000 Previous years' grants not required/ Laois County Council/ deontais na bliana roimhe Comhairle Contae Laoise 30,000 nár theastaigh (2,000) Leitrim County Council/ Comhairle Contae Liatroma 10,000 Total - Awards & Grants/ Limerick Corporation/ Iomlán - Duaiseanna & Deontais 853,806 Bardas Luimnigh 15,000 Limerick County Council/ Other Activities/Imeachtaí Eile 32,019 Comhairle Contae Luimnigh 15,000 Longford County Council/ Total for Local Authorities & Partnerships Comhairle Contae Longfoirt 10,000 per Note 3 (page 49) Longford County Council/ Iomlán do na hÚdaráis Áitiúil Comhairle Contae Longfoirt (1996) 2,000 & Pairtnéireachtaí mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£885,825 Mayo County Council/ Comhairle Contae Mhuigh Eo 30,000 Meath County Council/ Comhairle Contae an Mhí 7,500 Monaghan County Council/ Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin 26,000 Offaly County Council/ Comhairle Contae Uibh Fhailí 17,500 Roscommon County Council/ Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin 16,000 Sligo County Council/ Comhairle Contae Shligigh 10,000 South Dublin County Council/ Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas 20,000 Waterford Corporation/ Bardas Phort Láirge 15,000 Waterford County Council/ Comhairle Contae Phort Láirge 10,000 Wexford County Council/ Comhairle Co. Loch Garman 30,000 Wicklow County Council/ Comhairle Co. Chill Mhantáin 10,000 482,000 42 Capital Caipiteal

Amateur Drama League of Ireland 2,500 Irish Junior Ballet 2,000 Archway Studios 3,007 Irish Pipe Band Association 1,000 Arklow Visual Arts/Community Arts 3,000 Irish Traditional Music Archive/ Arthouse 41,000 Taisce Cheoil Dúchais Éireann 7,041 Artists Association of Ireland 5,000 Irish Writers' Centre 2,965 Artlink, Buncrana 7,425 Island Theatre Company 2,300 Artspace Studios 16,947 Junior Galway Ballet 1,746 Artspark Consortium 5,759 Kerlin Gallery 1,221 Association of Professional Dancers 3,000 Kerry Music County Limited 3,500 Backstage Theatre 11,957 Kilbride Community Bare Bodkin Theatre 7,381 & Resources Centre 5,000 Barnstorm Theatre Company 8,658 Kilkenny Arts Week 2,000 Beautiful Noise Band 8,000 Kilmallock Drama Society 5,000 Bedrock Productions 3,959 Kiltimagh Town Theatre Group 4,000 Black Church Print Studio 16,253 Leinster Printmaking Studios 500 Blue Raincoat Theatre 20,000 Leitrim Sculpture Centre 31,100 Books Ireland 800 Limerick Jazz Festival 153 Broadstone Studios 10,000 Loose Canon Theatre Company 2,400 Butler Gallery, Kilkenny 65,000 Macnas 7,662 Conor Byrne 1,352 Marketown Music Collective 1,500 Crucible Arts 2,000 Model Arts Centre 22,752 Children's Books Ireland 3,490 Mostly Modern 1,500 Christ Church Baroque 15,000 Cork Writers Project/Munster Cill Rialaigh Project 100,000 Literature Centre 5,000 Circa Publications 5,000 Music Instrument Fund For Ireland 10,000 City Arts Centre 35,000 National Association for Youth Drama 2,000 Clé Teoranta/Irish National Chamber Choir 1,599 Bookpublishers Association 3,000 National Sculpture Factory 8,000 Cois Life 1,000 National Theatre Society 116,679 Comharchumann Thoraí 1,600 National Youth Orchestra 12,962 Composers' Ink 4,000 Newbury House Family Centre 2,096 Corcadorca Theatre Company 3,000 Olivian Players 5,000 Cork Artists' Collective 12,253 Opera Ireland 18,000 Cork Corporation/ Opera South 2,000 Wandesford Quay Studios 250,000 Opera Theatre Company 20,000 Cork County Council/ OPP-ART 1,000 Comhairle Contae Chorcaí 5,000 Pan Pan Theatre Company 2,000 Cork Film Festival 17,500 Píobairí Uilleann 3,000 Cork Unemployed Musicians Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann 2,019 Committee 5,000 Project Arts Centre/ Corn Exchange 1,877 Temple Bar Properties 345,000 Courthouse Studios 31,400 Púca Puppets 3,387 Craic na Coillte 4,000 Real Art Project 500 Crash Ensemble 8,190 Red Kettle Theatre Company 10,000 Dance Theatre of Ireland 7,000 RHA Gallagher Gallery 38,987 De Valois Centre for Dance 5,000 Rough Magic Theatre Company 3,000 Dedalus Press 2,000 Saol Beo Community Pageantry 3,350 Douglas Hyde Gallery 3,500 Sculptors Society of Ireland 2,000 Drake Music Project 9,017 Second Age 1,200 Druid Theatre Company 10,000 Siamsa Tíre Teoranta 13,000 Dublin Graphic Studio 9,832 Signal Arts Centre 15,000 Dublin Theatre Festival 4,000 Sirius Commemoration 6,200 Dublin Youth Theatre 2,000 South Tipperary Arts Company 1,796 Éigse Carlow/Éigse Ceatharlach 673 St John's Listowel Square 5,000 Federation of Musicians Collectives 1,844 Tallaght Community Art 2,082 Film Base 19,900 Temple Bar Gallery & Studios 12,269 Film Institute of Ireland 80,000 Ark, The 3,000 Fire Station Artists Studios 40,000 Gallery Press 1,600 Firkin Crane Development 7,241 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 1,543 Fishamble Theatre Company 1,700 O'Brien Press 2,000 Focus Theatre 1,000 Machine, The 12,000 Foróige, Tramore 1,000 Theatre Shop, Dublin 5,779 Galway Arts Centre 750 Triskel Arts Centre 200,000 Galway Arts Festival 6,000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 24,823 Galway Film Fleadh 3,330 Upstate Theatre Project 2,000 Galway Film Resource Centre 18,580 Waterford Spraoi 9,897 Garter Lane Arts Centre 4,851 Watergate Theatre Co 15,000 Gate Theatre 68,500 West Cork Music 14,000 Gorey Little Theatre 7,150 Wexford Festival Opera 30,000 Hawk's Well Theatre 54,218 Yew Theatre Company 13,000 Iomha Ildánach 9,000 Young Irish Film Makers 6,000 Ireland Literature Exchange/ Idirmhalartán Litríocht Éireann 1,800 Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 12,258 Capital Sundry 43 Caipiteal Ilnithe

Visual Arts Joint Purchase/ Arts Management Awards/Duaiseanna Chomhcheannachta na nDearcealaíon Marc Caball 1,000 Contemporary Irish Art Society 1,347 Stella Coffey 1,200 Cork County Council/ Ali Curran 1,500 Comhairle Contae Chorcaí 350 Marie Farrell 1,000 County Monaghan VEC 4,900 Irene Kernan 1,500 Royal Hospital Donnybrook 750 Nicola Murphy 850 Ciarán Walsh 2,000 9,050 Piano Purchase Scheme Kerry County Council/ Grants/Deontais Comhairle Contae Chiarraí 77,463 Ciste Cholmcille 5,000 Roscommon Co. Council/ Cothu/Business Council for the Arts 1,000 Comhairle Co. Ros Comáin 42,847 2,389,217 NUI - Dublin/Newman Fellowship 13,452 Minimum Income Guarantee 8,720 28,172 Directly Promoted Activities Collection Maintenance 20,741 Audience Development/Lucht Féachana Premises 60,427 Coiscéim Dance Theatre 3,000 Seminars 23,095 Dance Theatre of Ireland 2,000 Miscellaneous/Ilnithe 34,942 139,205 Irish Museum of Modern Art 12,000 Model Arts Centre 25,000 Total for Capital Music Network 10,000 per note 3 (page 49) Triskel Arts Centre 5,000 57,000 Iomlán do Caipiteal mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£2,528,422 Total - Awards and Grants/ Iomlán - Duaiseanna agus Deontais 94,222

Sundry/Ilnithe 319,609

Total per note 3 (page 49) Iomlán mar Note 3 (lth 49) IR£413,831 44 An Chomhairle Ealaíon Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General

I have audited the financial statements on pages 44 to 53.

Responsibilities of the Council and of the Comptroller and Auditor General The accounting responsibilities of the Council are set out in the Statement of Responsibilities of the Council on page 45. It is my responsibility under Section 6 of the Arts Act, 1951 to audit the financial statements presented to me by the Council and to report on them. As the result of my audit I form an independent opinion on the financial statements.

Basis of Opinion In the exercise of my function as Comptroller and Auditor General, I plan and perform my audit in a way which takes account of the special considerations which attach to State bodies in relation to their management and operation.

An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made in the preparation of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

My audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards which embrace the standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board and in order to provide sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. I obtained all the information and explanations that I required to enable me to fulfil my function as Comptroller and Auditor General and, in forming my opinion, I also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

Opinion In my opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the Council and the financial statements, which are in agreement with them, give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of An Chomhairle Ealaíon at 31 December 1998 and of its income and expenditure and cash flow for the year then ended.

John Purcell Comptroller and Auditor General 23 November 1999 Statement of Responsibilities of the Council 45

Section 6 (1) of the Arts Act, 1951, requires the Council to keep accounts in such form as may be approved by the Minister for Finance. In keeping such accounts and preparing financial statements, the Council is required: • to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; • to make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate that An Chomhairle Ealaíon should continue in operation.

The Council is responsible for keeping proper books of account which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of An Chomhairle Ealaíon and which enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with Section 6 (1) of the Act. The Council also is responsible for safeguarding the assets of An Chomhairle Ealaíon and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Brian Farrell Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Chairperson Council Member

Statement of Accounting Policies and Principles

1 General An Chomhairle Ealaíon is an independent body set up pursuant to the Arts Acts, 1951 and 1973, to promote and assist the arts.

2 Basis of Accounting The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention.

3 Oireachtas Grant Income shown as Oireachtas Grant-in-Aid of IR£21,071,000 is the actual cash received in the year from the Vote for An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Income from the National Lottery of IR£5,000,000 is also the cash received in the year.

4 Accruals convention Grants are charged to the Income and Expenditure account on an accruals basis in the year in which the funded activities take place. If this is not determinable they are charged in the year in which the activities begin.

5 Fixed Assets Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation which is charged at rates calculated to write-off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life on a straight line basis, as follows: Furniture and Equipment - over 5 years. Computer Equipment & Software - over 5 years

There is no depreciation charge in the year of disposal of fixed assets. Works of art are stated at cost and are not depreciated.

6 Capital Account The Capital Account represents the unamortised amount of income used to acquire fixed assets. The transfer to or from the Income and Expenditure Account represents the net change in the book value of fixed assets.

7 Superannuation The Council's contributions to superannuation costs are charged to the Income and Expenditure Account in the period to which they relate and over the length of an employee's service or of membership of Aosdána. 46 Income and Expenditure Account

for the year ended 31 December 1998

1998 1997 Notes IR£ IR£

Income Oireachtas Grant-in-aid 21,071,000 16,434,000 National Lottery (1) 5,000,000 4,400,000 Other Grants (2) 323,768 244,308 Other Income 50,454 54,085

26,445,222 21,132,393

Current Expenditure Expenditure on the Arts (3) 24,492,734 19,711,634 Administration (4) 1,729,967 1,432,295

26,222,701 21,143,929

Surplus/(Deficit) 222,521 (11,536)

Transfer to Capital Account (6) (72,907) (30,218)

Net Surplus/(Deficit) for the year 149,614 (41,754)

Accumulated (deficit)/surplus brought forward (2,100) 39,654

Accumulated surplus/(deficit) carried forward 147,514 (2,100)

The Statement of Accounting Policies and Principles and Notes 1 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

Brian Farrell Patricia Quinn Chairperson Director

4 November 1999 Balance Sheet 47

at 31 December 1998

1998 1997 Notes IR£ IR£

Fixed Assets (5) 590,980 518,073

Financial Assets Trust Fund Assets (7) 248,024 212,523 Loans (8) 132,988 224,327

Current Assets Grants paid in advance 758,215 113,462 Debtors and prepayments 160,277 44,980 Bank 229,294 286,416

1,147,786 444,858

Current Liabilities Creditors and accruals 421,586 324,309 Grants outstanding 711,674 346,976

1,133,260 671,285

Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) 14,526 (226,427)

Total Assets less Liabilities 986,518 728,496

Represented by Capital Account (6) 590,980 518,073 Income and Expenditure Account: Surplus/(Deficit) 147,514 (2,100) Trust Funds (7) 248,024 212,523

986,518 728,496

The Statement of Accounting Policies and Principles and Notes 1 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

Brian Farrell Patricia Quinn Chairperson Director

4 November 1999 48 Cash Flow Statement

for the year ended 31 December 1998

1998 1997 IR£ IR£ Net cash inflow from operating activities

Operating surplus/(deficit) 149,614 (41,754) Depreciation (5) 114,173 88,252 Transfer to Capital Account 72,907 30,218 (Increase) / decrease in debtors (115,297) 26,168 (Increase) / decrease in grants paid in advance (644,753) 31,223 Increase / (decrease) in creditors 97,277 (16,467) Increase in grants outstanding 364,698 37,552 Net movement in loans (8) 91,339 108,421 Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - 1,800

Net cash inflow from operating activities 129,958 265,413

Capital Expenditure and Financial Investment

Purchase of tangible fixed assets (187,080) (122,000) Sale of fixed assets - 1,730

(187,080) (120,270)

(Decrease)/increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents (57,122) 145,143

Analysis of Changes in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Balance at 1 January 286,416 141,273 Net cash (outflow)/inflow (57,122) 145,143

Balance at 31 December 229,294 286,416

Cash and Cash Equivalents as shown in Balance Sheet

Cash in hand and at bank 229,294 286,416

Brian Farrell Patricia Quinn Chairperson Director

4 November 1999 Notes to the Accounts 49

Note 1: National Lottery Pursuant to Section 5(1)(a) of the National Lottery Act, 1986, a sum of £5,000,000 was paid to the Council on the determination of the Government and was expended in accordance with Section 5(2) of the Arts Act, 1951, as part of the Council's programme of support for the arts

Note 2: Other Grants (The project or scheme for which each grant was designated is given in parentheses)

IR£ IR£ Drama Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Grants) 10,374

International Arts Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Artflight) 22,123 British Council (Go-See Awards) 5,000 An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán (EU Contact Point) 7,004 34,127

Literature Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Grants) 53,785 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Grants) 5,757 Department of Justice (Writers' Workshops for Prisoners) 300 An Chomhairle Leabharlanna (Libraries and the Arts project) 11,554 71,396

Multi-Disciplinary Arts Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Grants) 55,318 An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán (Music concerts in healthcare environments) 5,000 60,318

Music Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Grants) 58,734 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Grants) 22,717 81,451

North-South Projects Arts Council of Northern Ireland 16,213

Visual Arts Spanish Embassy (Award) 800 Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Grants) 1,766 Department of Justice (Artists-in-Prisons scheme) 5,000 Office of Public Works (Award) 10,000 17,566

Capital Tyrone Guthrie Trust (Grant) 24,823 Dublin Corporation (Research) 7,500 32,323

323,768

Note 3: Expenditure on the Arts Grants Directly 1998 1997 Promoted Total Total Activities IR£ IR£ IR£ IR£

Aosdána 825,633 41,449 867,082 786,959 Architecture 21,500 38,764 60,264 35,205 Dance 803,485 3,150 806,635 626,767 Drama 7,815,622 5,666 7,821,288 6,820,265 Film 933,091 22,309 955,400 794,051 International Arts 193,411 50,494 243,905 196,681 Literature 1,080,237 10,627 1,090,864 957,086 Multi-Disciplinary Arts 3,306,360 29,361 3,335,721 2,888,406 Music 1,974,522 33,348 2,007,870 1,548,546 North-South projects 1,250 96,319 97,569 - Opera 1,365,000 1,305 1,366,305 1,109,200 Local Authorities & Partnerships 853,806 32,019 885,825 783,401 Visual Arts 1,995,394 16,359 2,011,753 1,659,848 Capital 2,389,217 139,205 2,528,422 1,294,224 Sundry 94,685 319,146 413,831 210,995

23,652,913 839,821 24,492,734 19,711,634

Previous year's figures have been adjusted where necessary for purposes of comparison 50

Note 4: Administration 1998 1997 IR£ IR£

Staff Remuneration, PRSI and Superannuation 931,602 696,978 Council and Staff Expenses 176,715 193,752 Consultants' Fees and Expenses 81,909 72,602 Rent, Light, Heat, Insurances, Cleaning, Repairs and Other House Expenses 172,478 176,987 Printing, Stationery, Postage, Telephone and Sundry Expenses 253,090 201,994 Depreciation & Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets 114,173 89,982

1,729,967 1,432,295

1998 1997 The average number of employees during the year was as follows: Full-time 29 26 Part-time 7 7

Note 5: Fixed Assets Works of Art Furniture Computer Total & Equipment Equipment Cost IR£ IR£ IR£ IR£

Balance at 1 January 1998 317,906 255,755 387,000 960,661 Additions at cost 16,055 81,499 89,526 187,080 Disposals - - - -

Balance at 31 December 1998 333,961 337,254 476,526 1,147,741

Depreciation Balance at 1 January 1998 - 207,988 234,600 442,588 Charge for the year 32,320 81,853 114,173 Disposals ---

Balance at 31 December 1998 - 240,308 316,453 556,761

Net Book Value At 31 December 1998 333,961 96,946 160,073 590,980

At 31 December 1997 317,906 47,767 152,400 518,073

Note 6: Capital Account 1998 1997 IR£ IR£

Balance at 1 January 518,073 487,855

Transfer from Income and Expenditure Account Funds allocated to acquire fixed assets 187,080 122,000 Assets Disposed - (3,530) Amortised in line with depreciation (114,173) 72,907 (88,252) 30,218

Balance at 31 December 590,980 518,073 51

Note 7:Trust Funds Assets at 31 December 1998 IR£ IR£

President Douglas Hyde Award £2,161 7.50% Capital Stock, 1999 2,000 [Market Value of Investments £2,204] Cash at Bank 504 2,504

W.J.B.Macaulay Award £13,414 6.50% Exchequer Stock, 2000-05 13,498 7,022 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock IR£1 Units 21,828 [Market Value of Investments £117,956] 00,000

35,326 Debtor 200 Cash at Bank 2,001 37,527

Denis Devlin Award 2,247 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock Units 7,274 [Market Value of Investments £33,255] 00,000

7,274 Debtor 64 Cash at Bank 3,158 10,496

Ciste Cholmcille £7,336 7.50% Capital Stock, 1999 6,736 8,047 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock IR£1 Units 17,262 11,921 Allied Irish Banks plc 25p shares 15,855 [Market Value of Investments £264,862] 00,000

39,853 Debtor 480 Cash at Bank 5,176 45,509

Marten Toonder Award £10,582 6.50% Exchequer Stock, 2000-05 10,658 10,915 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock IR£1Units 13,247 20,754 Allied Irish Banks plc 25p shares 15,002 [Market Value of Investments £413,356] 00,000

38,907 Debtor 748 Cash at Bank 14,365 54,020

Doris Keogh Award 2,334 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock £1 Units 7,000 [Market Value of Investments £34,543] 00,000

7,000 Debtor 66 Cash at Bank 779 7,845

Michael Byrne Award 3,590 Allied Irish Banks plc 25p shares 8,808 [Market Value of Investments £41,644] 00,000

8,808 Debtor 76 Cash at Bank 458 9,342

Carried Forward 167,243 52

Note 7: Trust Funds cont. IR£ IR£

Brought Forward 167,243

Mary Farl Powers Award 1,400 Allied Irish Banks plc 25p shares 5,000 1,928 Irish Life Ordinary 10p shares 5,000 [Market Value of Investments £28,483] 00,000

10,000 Debtor 62 Cash at Bank 669 10,731

Margaret Arnold Scholarship £10,017 6.5% Exchequer Stock, 2000-05 9,791 2,000 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock £1 Units 9,373 2,500 Allied Irish Banks plc 25p shares 9,120 3,800 Irish Life Ordinary 10p shares 9,216 [Market Value of Investments £93,207] 00,000

37,500 Debtor 172 Cash at Bank 2,874 40,546

Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship 700 Irish Life Ordinary 10p shares 4,752 485 Allied Irish Bank plc 25p shares 4,939 2,300 Fyffes Ordinary 5p shares 4,968 470 CRH Ordinary 25p shares 4,941 1,770 Smurfit Ordinary 25p shares 4,825 3,600 Golden Vale Ordinary 1p shares 4,636 [Market Value of Investments £21,540] 00,000

29,061 Debtor 25 Cash at Bank 418 29,504

248,024

Note: Investments are shown at cost and are held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Movement of Trust Funds 31 Dec 1997 Income Expenditure 31 Dec 1998 IR£ IR£ IR£ IR£

President Douglas Hyde Award 2,337 167 - 2,504 W.J.B.Macaulay Award 37,819 2,710 (3,002) 37,527 Denis Devlin Award 9,884 612 - 10,496 Ciste Cholmcille 43,820 10,689 (9,000) 45,509 Marten Toonder Award 50,973 8,047 (5,000) 54,020 Doris Keogh Award 7,237 608 - 7,845 Michael Byrne Award 10,072 770 (1,500) 9,342 Mary Farl Powers Award 10,138 593 - 10,731 Margaret Arnold Scholarship 40,243 2,303 (2,000) 40,546 *Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship - 29,504 - 29,504

212,523 56,003 (20,502) 248,024

*During 1998, £29,183 was received from the estate of the late Joan Denise Moriarty, Cork, for the purpose of providing awards for dancers and choreographers 53

Note 8: Interest-Free Loans

During 1998 two additional interest-free loans were given. IR£ IR£

Balance at 1 January 1998 224,327

Additional Loans 37,090 Loans converted to grants (7,750) Repayments (120,679) (91,339)

Balance at 31 December 1998 132,988

Note 9: Premises The Council occupies premises at 69 and 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, under leases that expire in 2016 and 2014 respectively. The annual rent is £72,850, subject to review every five years. The next reviews fall due in 2001 and 1999.

Note 10: Future Commitments At 31 December the Council had entered into commitments in connection with activities due to take place after that date. The amount involved, IR£14.3m, is not reflected in these financial statements.

Note 11: Superannuation Schemes (a) A Staff Superannuation Scheme under the Arts Act, 1973, Section 10, is in operation. Benefits are defined and the scheme provides for equal contributions to be made by Council and staff. The assets of the Scheme comprise a combination of an insured fund and a managed fund. Irish Pensions Trust Ltd act as independent corporate trustees and the manager is Irish Life Assurance plc. Actuarial reviews are carried out every three or four years. The last review, carried out as at 1 January 1998, showed that, while the assets were more than sufficient to cover accrued liabilities based on current salary levels, they were not sufficient to cover accrued liabilities in respect of service taking into account projected future salary increases. In view of this, the Actuary strongly recommended a funding increase. A provision at current premium rates is maintained in respect of the extra liability arising out of future salary adjustments but funds have not been provided to meet this liability. At 31 December 1998 the provision was IR£222,333 (1997:IR £192,134). The next actuarial review will be undertaken as at 1 January 2001. Total staff superannuation costs charged to the Income and Expenditure Account for the current year are IR£78,202 (1997:IR£56,612).

(b) A Superannuation Scheme is in operation for members of Aosdána on the basis of insured annuity contracts and defined contributions. The cost of the annual premiums is shared equally by the Council and the members. The charge to the Income and Expenditure Account for the current year is IR£28,945 (1997: IR£26,333).

Note 12: Tyrone Guthrie Centre The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan, is a company limited by guarantee established to provide a workplace for artists. The board of the company is appointed by An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. During 1998 the two Councils provided revenue funding totalling IR160,000 to the Centre; and An Chomhairle Ealaíon provided funding totalling IR£24,823 for capital purposes.

Note 13: Council Members' Disclosure of Interests The Council has fulfilled the requirements of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, in relation to the disclosure of interests by Council Members and Director.

Note 14: Approval of Financial Statements The financial statements were approved by the Council on 26 April 1999. 54 An Chomhairle Ealaíon Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 1998 An Chomhairle Ealaíon Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 1998 00

An seachtú Tuarascáil agus Ráitis Airgeadais Bhliantúla is daichead don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig 1998. Arna chur i láthair an Rialtais agus faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas, de réir Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (1) den Acht Ealaíon, 1951.

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2 Ballraíocht, Foireann 3 Mar gheall ar An Chomhairle Ealaíon 4 Réamhrá le Cathaoirleach na Comhairle 5 Airgeadas 8 Ballraíocht, Foireann agus Foilseacháin 9 Tuairisc Aosdána 11 Tuaisceart/Deisceart 12 Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta 13 Na hEalaíona i nGaeilge 14 An Ailtireacht 15 An Rince 16 An Drámaíocht 17 An Scannánaíocht 18 An Litríocht 19 An Ceoil 20 An Ceoldrámaíocht 21 Na Dearcealaíona 22 Ionaid Ealaíon 23 Na hEalaíona Pobail 24 Féilte 25 Ealaíona & Míchumas/Ealaíona & Sláinte 26 Forbairt ar lucht Éisteachta/Féachana 27 Oideachas, Páistí agus Daoine Óga 28 Údaráis Áitiúla agus Páirtíochtaí 29 Caipiteal 30 Duaiseanna agus Deontais de réir Ealaíne 44 Ráitis Airgeadais 2 Ballraíocht, Foireann

Ballraíocht Foireann (ag Nollaig 1998) An Chomhairle (Ó Mheitheamh 1998) Patricia Quinn, Stiúrthóir Brian Farrell, Cathaoirleach Mary Cloake, Stiúrthóir Forbartha Mary Brady Dermot McLaughlin, Ciaran Carson Stiúrthóir Ealaíon (ó Bealtaine 1998) Maud Cotter Noel Crowley Oifigigh Brendan Flynn Susan Coughlan, T.V. Honan Forbairt Áitiúil ar na hEalaíona: Jane Gogan (Ionaid Ealaíon, Ealaíona Pobail agus Féilte) Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Phelim Donlon, Paul McGuinness Drámaíocht agus Ceoldrámaíocht Siobhán Ní Éanaigh Oliver Dowling, Oifigeach Dearcealaíon Máire Ní Riain (ó Aibreán 1998) Emer O’Kelly Maura Eaton, Ceol (ó Lúnasa 1998) Jane O’Leary Marian Flanagan, Úna Ó Murchú Forbairt Áitiúil ar na hEalaíona: Séamus Ó Cinnéide (Tuaisceart/ Deisceart, Údaráis Áitiúla Patrick Sutton agus Páirtíiochtaí, Caipiteal) Mary Hyland, Cathaoirligh Choistí agus na grúpaí oibre Cumarsáid agus Scannánaíocht An Chomhairle Ealaíon (ó Mheitheamh 1998) Sinéad MacAodha, Oifigeach Litríochta (ó Aibreán 1998) Coiste 1 David McConnell, Airgeadas agus Riarachán Na hEalaíona Léirithe Dermot McLaughlin Cathaoir: Jane O’Leary; Ceol agus Pearsanra (go dtí Bealtaine 1998) Ionadaí: Patrick Sutton Gaye Tanham, Ealaíona Óige agus Rince Coiste 2 Na hEalaíona Cruthaitheacha Comhairligh Cathaoir: Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Kevin Kieran, Cúrsaí Ailtireachta Ionadaí: Maud Cotter Helena Gorey (páirtaimseartha), Coiste 3 Cúrsaí Dearcealaíon Na hEalaíona Comhoibritheacha/i gCumasc Cathaoir: T.V. Honan Foireann Taighde Ionadaí: Siobhán Ní Éanaigh Richard Guiney June Tinsley An Chomhairle (go dtí Meitheamh 1998) Stephanie O’Callaghan Ciarán Benson, Cathaoir Leach Eavan Boland Cúntóirí Feidhmeannacha Páraic Breathnach Catherine Boothman Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Tara Byrne Jane Dillon Byrne Sheila Gorman Eithne Healy Kevin Healy Proinsias Mac Aonghusa Audrey Keane Ciarán MacGonigal Lisa Moran Paul McGuinness Nuala O’Byrne Laura Magahy Bernadette O’Leary Victor Merriman Liz Powell Patrick Murray Jennifer Traynor Aidan O’Carroll Terry Prone Rúnaíocht Vivienne Roche Jackie Casey Kathleen Watkins Fiona Costello (ó Mheitheamh 1998) John Wilson Theresa Cullen (post roinnt) Maeve Giles Cathaoirligh Choistí agus Grúpaí Oibre An Mary Hickey Chomhairle Ealaíon (go dtí Meitheamh 1998) Adrienne Martin (post roinnt) John Wilson, LeasChathaoirleach Patricia Moore (go dtí Meitheamh 1998) Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy, Paula O’Meara (post roinnt) Drámaíocht agus Ceoldrámaíocht Ellen Pugh Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Karen Whelan (post roinnt) Litríocht agus Scannánaíocht Vivienne Roche, Dearcealaíona agus Ailtireacht Aidan O’Carroll, Ceol agus Rince Páraic Breathnach, Na hEalaíona Ildisciplíneacha Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, An Fo-choiste um Ealaíona i nGaeilge Jane Dillon Byrne, Grúpa Aithbhreithnithe na n-Údarás Áitiúil (go dtí Meán Fómhair) Laura Magahy, An Grúpa um Fhorbairt ar Scannánaíocht Aidan O’Carroll, An Grúpa Stiúrtha um Oideachas Ceoil An Chomhairle Ealaíon 3

Comhlacht neamhspleách is ea An Chomhairle na Comhairle, arna cheapadh ag an Aire Ealaíon a bunaíodh i 1951 chun spéis an Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus phobail a spreagadh sna healaíona mar aon Oileán. Tagann an Chomhairle le chéile i le heolas, meas agus cleachtadh ar na mórthionól tuairim is aon uair déag sa bhliain healaíona a chothú. Is í an Chomhairle chun beartais a shocrú agus cinntí a príomhionstraim an Rialtais do chistiú ealaíon dhéanamh de réir théarmaí na nAchtanna agus feidhmíonn sí mar chomhairleoir don Ealaíon. Tá foireann ann agus Stiúrthóir i Rialtas ar chúrsaí ealaíon, faoi mar a leagadh gceannas air, arna cheapadh ag an síos sna hAchtanna Ealaíon 1951 agus 1973. gComhairle, chun na beartais agus na cinntí seo a chur i ngníomh. Ina cáil mar chosantóir ar na healaíona, déanann An Chomhairle Ealaíon taighde Riamh anall, ba é an prionsabal “fad láimhe” agus eolas a choimisiúnadh agus a fhoilsiú ar a threoraigh obair na Comhairle, a chinntíonn raon de thograí forbartha, uaireanta i go ndéantar cinntí mar gheall ar dheontais gcomhar le háisíneachtaí eile neamhrialtais shonracha i bhfad ón bpróiseas polaitiúil, nó le háisíneachtaí san earnáil phoiblí. agus go mbíonn an Chomhairle neamhspleách ar ghnó laethúil na n- Ó bunaíodh í 47 mbliana ó shin, thacaigh sí ealaíontóirí agus na n-eagras sin a dtugann sí le hiarrachtaí ealaíonta na mílte ealaíontóirí cúnamh dóibh. agus eagrais agus chuidigh sí chun an saol dinimiciúil ealaíonta agus cultúrtha atá i réim Mar chomhlacht poiblí cuntasach, foilsíonn in Éirinn inniu a chothú. Faoi láthair, tá obair An Chomhairle Ealaíon tuarascáil agus na Comhairle bunaithe ar an bPlean Ealaíon, cuntais bhliantúla chun forbhreathnú ar obair 1995 - 1998. Tosaíodh ar an dara Plean na bliana a chur ar fáil don Oireachtas agus Ealaíon 1999 - 2001 a dhréachtú ag deireadh don phobal i gcoitinne. Anuas ar sin, foilsíonn 1998, tar éis dul i mbun comhairliúcháin an Chomhairle nuachtlitir gach ceathrú, Art iomadúil leis an earnáil ealaíon. Matters, agus tuairiscí ó am go chéile ar ábhair ar leith. Comhlíonann An Chomhairle Ealaíon a cuid dualgais trí raon leathan de bheartais agus Is iad deontais bhliantúla ón Oireachtas agus de chláir atá dírithe ar chúnamh airgeadais glanfháltais an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta agus seirbhísí tacaíocha eile a chur ar fáil do príomhfhoinsí ioncaim na Comhairle. Cuirtear dhaoine aonair agus d’eagrais, agus ar leis na deontais seo le hioncaim ó chumasú do na healaíona bláthú agus fás. Is chomhlachtaí eile, a thugtar de ghnáth do é an tacaíocht a thugtar don chleachtóir scéimeanna nó do thograí ar leith. Lena ealaíon aonair bunchloch mhisean na chois sin, riarann an Chomhairle roinnt cistí Comhairle agus tuigeann an Chomhairle go iontaobhais. bhfuil sé de fhreagracht shoiléir uirthi struchtúir a chur chun cinn a chothaíonn Sna hAchtanna Ealaíon, is é is brí leis “na caidreamh idir ealaíontóirí, na healaíona agus healaíona” “cúrsaí péinteála, na pobail as a eascrann siad. Bíonn an dealbhóireachta, ailtireachta, Chomhairle ag iarraidh freisin gníomhú le scannánaíochta, ceoil, drámaíochta, litríochta, háisíneachtaí Stáit eile, údaráis áitiúla, gnó dearadh i dtionscal, agus na saorealaíona príobháideach, scoileanna agus coláistí chun agus na healaíona fheidhmeacha go ionad níos tábhachtaí a bhaint amach do na ginearálta”. healaíona sa sochaí. Tá cead aighnis reachtúil ag an gComhairle leis na húdaráis phleanála i gcásanna áirithe nuair a bhíonn cúrsaí ealaíonta nó ailtireachta i gceist. Seacht mball déag ar a mhéid atá ar bhord

AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON, MEITHEAMH 1998 Ina Suí ó Chlé: Paul McGuinness, Séamus Ó Cinnéide, Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Brian Farrell (Cathaoirleach), Patricia Quinn (Stiúrthóir), Brendan Flynn Ina Seasamh ó chlé: TV Honan, Siobhán Ní Éanaigh, Una Ó Murchú, Mary Brady, Máire Ní Riain, Noel Crowley, Jane Gogan, Emer O’Kelly, Maud Cotter, Jane O’Leary, Patrick Sutton ArláR ón nGriangHraf: Ciaran Carson 4 Réamhrá le Cathaoirleach na Comhairle

Bliain mhór chlaochlaithe • Cathaoir Filíochta na hÉireann á bhunú - ag léiriú agus athnuachana ba ea an dianchomhoibriú atá ar siúl idir An Chomhairle 1998 don Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Ealaíon. Bhí an chéad Nuair a ainmníodh John Montague ar an 14 Phlean Ealaíon riamh tugtha Bealtaine mar an chéad shealbhóir, ba isteach ag an gComhairle a chomhartha aitheantais agus gealladh dul chun bhí ag éirí as, plean a cinn é ann féin. fearadh fáilte roimhe ar fud na hearnála ealaíon agus a • Ciste nua á bhunú, i gcomhar le Telefís na Gaeilge ghlac an Rialtas agus na (TnaG), ar mhaithe le cláir nua, nuálacha ar na páirtithe polaitíúla go léir leis healaíona in Éirinn a chur á dhéanamh. mar bheartas poiblí; b’in aitheantas nua tábhachtach do ról na n-ealaíon i • Seiminéar á eagrú i mí Meithimh ar na healaíona saol an tsaoránaigh. D’éirigh leis an gComhairle agus cúrsaí míchumais a chuir tús le tionscnaimh chéanna an t-airgead a fháil chun cuid de na éagsúla. Orthu seo bhí taighde a coimisiúnadh haidhmeanna fadtéarmacha atá acu siúd ar spéis maidir le lámhleabhar a ullmhú, atá le foilsiú i leo na healaíona a chruthú, a roinnt agus a chothú a 1999. chur i ngníomh. Le cuidiú ón Aire Síle de Valera, fuarthas ardú as cuimse sa chistiú ionas go raibh • Dhá mhórcháipéis á fhoilsiú a bhí dírithe ar buiséad de £28m ann don bhliain don chéad uair pháirtíocht na n-údarás áitiúil a neartú. riamh. Ag deireadh sheal an Chathaoirligh Ciarán Benson agus a chomhghleacaithe bhí 70 Cearnóg • An Chomhairle um Institiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta á Mhuirfean ullamh go maith chun aghaidh a thabhairt bhunú mar chomhairle theagmhálach chun na ar dhúshláin agus ar dheiseanna um dheireadh na mórsoláthróirí náisiúnta de sheirbhísí do na haoise. healaíona a nascadh le chéile.

Foireann nua don chuid is mó a bhí sa Chomhairle Agus An Chomhairle Ealaíon ag socrú isteach ar a nua, a tháinig i réim i mí an Mheithimh; ní raibh ach cuid tascanna níorbh fhada go dtáinig tosaíochtaí beirt acu (Proinsias Mac Aonghusa agus Paul áirithe chun solais: an gá le Plean Ealaíon a mhúnlú McGuinness) ar Chomhairle go dtí seo. Is maith go a bheadh inniúil ar fheabhas ealaíonta a chothú mar raibh taithí leathan agus domhain ag na baill ar aon le freastal ar an éileamh go mbeadh gach cuid shaol cultúrtha na hÉireann agus baint acu leis go den phobal á chuimsiú i gcúrsaí ealaíon; lárnacht an fóill, agus an cumas acu aghaidh a thabhairt ar tsoláthair oideachais mar chuid bhunúsach d’aon shraith de dhúshláin ar an toirt. Orthu seo bhí: fheabhsú fadtéarmach a dhéanfar ar na healaíona in Éirinn; an gá chun réimsí a tugadh neamhaird orthu An gá chun leanúint le gnáthobair na Comhairle go dtí seo agus reimsí atá gann i soláthar ó thaobh agus an obair sin a fhoghlaim láithreach. Bhí an múnlaí agus gníomhaíochtaí ealaíne éagsúla de a próiseas cistiúcháin bliantúil san áireamh anseo; aithint; an gá chun dul níos faide ná cur chuige increiminteach i leith chistiú na n-ealaíon. Ag leanúint leis an bpróiseas comhairliúcháin a tosaíodh i mí Bealtaine agus á neartú, próiseas a Tugadh uchtach don Chomhairle Ealaíon nuair a chuimsigh sraith seisiún le grúpaí áirithe cleachtóirí chuir aithbhreithniú PricewaterhouseCoopers/ agus le huimhir mhór údarás áitiúil sa bhfómhar; Indecon, a choimisiúnaigh an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán, béim ar leith Tús a chur le dréachtú an Phlean Ealaíon nua, ag ar an ngá le tacaíocht phoiblí do na healaíona mar cur an t-aithbhreithniú ar an gCéad Phlean a chuspóir ann féin. Adúirt an tuarascáil, Succeeding choimisiúnaigh an tAire ó PricewaterhouseCoopers/ Better, “caithfear na healaíona a mheasúnú ar tús i Indecon san áireamh. dtéarmaí na cuspóirí ealaíonta a shocraítear dóibh agus ní ar bhonn cúng atá bunaithe ar thoradh Ón tús, ba léir go mbeadh ar An Chomhairle Ealaíon airgeadais nó toradh eacnamaíochta níos leithne”. dul i gcleachtadh ar a ról agus ar a óibríochtaí méadaithe. Tar éis an chéad chruinnithe ar 20 Is féidir go mbeadh deathorthaí an-inmhianaithe ar Meitheamh cruthaíodh struchtúr coiste nua. mhéaduithe i gcáilíocht agus i gcainníocht na Ceapadh é ar mhaithe le forbhreathnú agus moltaí a ngníomhaíochtaí ealaíonta in Éirinn. Luann daoine dhéanamh i dtrí réimse leathana: na healaíona áirithe an cumas atá ann do “thurasóireacht léirithe (buiséad 1998 £10m); na healaíona chultúrtha”, luann daoine eile deiseanna fostaíochta cruthaitheacha (buiséad 1998 £6m) agus na méadaithe. Ach is ábhair fhoirmeallacha iad seo nár healaíona comhoibritheacha (1998 buiséad £8.5m). chóir a mheas leo féin; ba chóir go mbeadh Gan amhras beidh a thuilleadh athruithe ag teastáil coimitmint cuimsitheach, nuálach, bíogúil i leith sár- chun cur le cumas An Chomhairle Ealaíon. iarrachtaí ealaíon ina chuid lárnach d’aon sochaí daonlathach nua-aimseartha. Gur cuid intreach é Chonacthas athruithe tábhachtacha i gcúrsaí foirne i seo de shaol an uile dhuine. Go dtuilleann sé, agus rith na bliana. Ceapadh Dermot McLaughlin mar go n-éilíonn sé go deimhin, aitheantas agus cistiú. Stiúrthóir Múnla Ealaíne agus tháinig Maura Eaton ina áit mar Oifigeach Ceoil. Tá athruithe foirne eile a tharla i rith na bliana luaite ar leathanach 8 den tuarascáil seo.

Ar na forbairtí eile ba mhó le rá a léirigh cur chuige páirtíochta na Comhairle i leith riachtanais agus deiseanna áirithe a chur ar aghaidh bhí: Brian Farrell Airgeadas 5

Tháinig cistiú Stáit na Comhairle do 1998 ó dhá phríomhfhoinse: deontas-i-gcabhair de £21.1m ón Státchiste agus £5m ó Chiste an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta: bhí iomlán de £26.1m ann i gcomparáid le £20.8m i 1997. Aistríonn An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán an cistiú seo go dtí an Chomhairle. Agus cionranna á dhéanamh ag an gComhairle, ní dhéanann sí aon idirdhealú i measc na bhfoinsí bunúla.

IR£374,000 iomlán ioncaim eile (1997: IR£298,000).

I rith 1998 íocadh deontais le 486 eagrais (1997: 442) agus 511 daoine aonair (1997:357). Caitheadh 87% de chaiteachas deontais iomlán na Comhairle ar 174 eagrais a fuair deontas an ceann de níos mó ná IR£20,000 (Iomlán IR£20.5m).

Caitheadh IR£1.957m i 1998 ag tacú le healaíontóirí aonair, sin níos mó ná 8% den chaiteachas ealaíon iomlán. San áireamh ansin tá soláthar de £855,000 ar son Cnuais do bhaill Aosdána agus £182,000 do 896 duaiseanna aer taistil faoin scéim ARTFLIGHT a reáchtáileann an dá Chomhairle Ealaíon in Éirinn i gcomhar le hAer Lingus. Is iomaí duine aonair eile a fuair tacaíocht indíreach agus fostaíocht trí dheontais na Comhairle le heagrais.

I Samhain 1998, d’fhógair an Rialtas go mbeadh Státchistiú de £28m san iomlán ag dul don Chomhairle do 1999.

Cistiú Stáit An Chomhairle Ealaíon, 1994 -1999

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 £m £m £m £m £m £m Deontais-i-gCabhair Oireachtais 8.3 12.6 14.4 16.4 21.1 17.0 An Crannchur Náisiúnta: 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.4 5.0 11.0

Iomlán an Chistithe Stáit 13.3 16.3 18.4 20.8 26.1 28.0

UNTITLED III LE JOHN GRAHAM FOTO: DENIS MORTELL BAILIÚCHÁIN NA COMHAIRLE EALAÍON 6

Achoimre Airgeadais Cúig Bliana, 1994 - 1998

1998 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 IR£ % IR£ IR£ IR£ IR£ Ioncam Cistiú Stáit 26,100,000 20,834,000 18,409,000 16,297,000 13,303,000 Ioncam Eile 374,000 298,000 1,087,000 643,000 362,000

26,474,000 21,132,000 19,496,000 16,940,000 13,665,000

Caiteachas Litríocht* 1,091,000 4.2% 957,000 1,249,000 879,000 600,000 Na Dearcealaíona 2,012,000 7.7% 1,660,000 1,622,000 1,473,000 1,145,000 Ailtireacht 60,000 0.2% 35,000 scannánaíocht 955,000 3.6% 794,000 762,000 661,000 498,000 Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta 244,000 0.9% 197,000 Drámaíocht 7,821,000 29.8% 6,820,000 6,187,000 5,652,000 4,932,000 Rince 807,000 3.1% 627,000 569,000 446,000 385,000 Ceoldrámaíocht 1,366,000 5.2% 1,109,000 1,009,000 912,000 718,000 Ceol 2,008,000 7.7% 1,549,000 1,452,000 1,226,000 903,000 Na hEalaíona Ildisciplíneacha 3,336,000 12.7% 2,889,000 2,394,000 2,103,000 1,624,000 Údaráis Áitiúla, 886,000 3.4% 783,000 531,000 441,000 274,000 Forbairt & Páirtíochtaí Thuaidh/Theas 98,000 0.4% Aosdána 867,000 3.3% 787,000 704,000 663,000 686,000 Caipiteal 2,528,000 9.6% 1,294,000 1,027,000 924,000 470,000 Eile 414,000 1.6% 211,000 696,000 289,000 391,000 Riarachán 1,730,000 6.6% 1,432,000 1,270,000 1,136,000 933,000

26,223,000 100.0% 21,144,000 19,472,000 16,805,000 13,559,000

Cuntas Caipitil 73,000 30,000 27,000 104,000 47,000

26,296,000 21,174,000 19,499,000 16,909,000 13,606,000

Toradh 150,000 (42,000) (3,000) 31,000 59,000 Iarmhéid Oscailte (2,000) 40,000 43,000 12,000 (47,000)

Iarmhéid Deiridh 148,000 (2,000) 40,000 43,000 12,000

Cistí Iontaobhais 248,000 212,000 206,000 159,000 157,000 Sócmhainní Seasta 591,000 518,000 488,000 460,000 356,000

Glansócmhainní ag 31 Nollaig 987,000 728,000 734,000 662,000 525,000

Tá figiúirí ó bhlianta eile á dtabhairt do chríocha comparáide

*Caiteachas Litríochta i 1996, £1,249,000, agus £341,000 a bhaineann leis an tionscadal Ireland and its Diaspora - Frankfurt Book Fair san áireamh.

Gheofar lánráitis airgeadais ar leathanacha 44 go 53. 7

An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán

D’íoc an An Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán na méideanna seo a leanas díreach le heagrais atá ag gabháil do na healaíona comhaimseartha.

1998 1997 An Scéim um Dhreasaíochtaí d’Fhorbairt Chultúrtha (CDIS) IR£ IR£

Black Box Theatre, Gaillimh 537,827 Briary Gap Theatre, Maigh Chromtha 74,309 Clonard Arts Centre, Loch Garman 73,542 Cobh Carillon 35,185 Cork Opera House 22,542 352,458 Dungarvan Arts Centre 11,316 Everyman Palace, Corcaigh 11,776 251,306 Galway Arts Centre 237,500 Kerry Cultural & Literature Centre 92,865 Kino Cinema, Corcaigh 75,000 Lambert Puppet Theatre, Co Bhaile Átha Cliath 5,000 45,000 Laois Arts Centre 933,156 200,477 Letterkenny Theatre 575,796 Limerick City Art Gallery 368,427 Moate Theatre 55,000 Mullingar Integrated Arts Centre 499,813 174,166 St Michael’s Theatre, Ros Mhic Thriúin 15,180 234,070 Tallaght Theatre 900,000 Wandesford Quay Artists’ Studios, Corcaigh 228,188 Waterford Theatre Royal 286,852 267,698

Deontais Eile Aonach Paddy O’Brien, An tAonach 5,000 Bord Scannán na hÉireann 5,077,000 4,140,000 Concerts for Health (leis an gComhairle Ealaíon) 5,000 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Corcaigh 130,998 151,467 Feakle Traditional Music Festival 5,000 Improvised Music Company, Baile Átha Cliath 1,451 Irish Architectural Archive, Baile Átha Cliath 99,000 83,060 Áras nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann (caipiteal) 200,000 235,000 Áras nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann (reatha) 1,400,000 1,368,972 Ionad James Joyce, Baile Átha Cliath 15,000 Louis Stewart International School 5,000 Ceoláras Náisiúnta na hÉireann 535,000 505,000 Ceoláras Náisiúnta na hÉireann (trealamh) 55,000 70,960 Schoolyard Theatre, Co Chorcaí 50,000 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Co an Chláir 5,000 Siamsa Tíre, Trá Lí 30,000 30,000 Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe 95,000 90,000 Tipperary Excel Project 66,388

An Crannchur Náisiúnta

IR£ IR£ Caiteachas Iomlán ó Chiste an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta 120,858,000 98,874,000 as a fuair: An Chomhairle Ealaíon 5,000,000 4,400,000 Tionscadail ealaíon, chultúrtha agus oidhreachta náisiúnta: 22,408,000 19,945,000

Foinse: Tuairiscí Bliantúla An Post ar an gCrannchur Náisiúnta

Tá eolas breise ar fáil i dTuairiscí Bliantúla Chomhlacht Crannchur Náisiúnta An Phost agus i gCuntais Leithghabhála an Oireachtais (cuntais bhliantúla an Rialtais) faoi Vóta 42 (Ealaíona,Oidhreacht, Gaeltacht agus na hOileáin) agus vótaí eile. 8 Ballraíocht, Foireann agus Foilseacháin

Ballraíocht na Comhairle An tAcht um Íoc Pras Cuntas, 1997 Foilseacháin na Comhairle (1998) Agus téarma cúig bliana na Comhairle deiridh Tá An Chomhairle Ealaíon cuimsithe mar • Tuarascáil Bhliantúil, 1997 ag teacht chun críche, cheap an tAire Ealaíon, cheannaitheoir earraí agus seirbhísí ar liosta • Art Matters Nos. 28,29 Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán, Síle de an sceidil a ghabhann leis an Acht um Phrap • Eolas i dtaobh na Comhairle Valera, T.D., Comhairle Ealaíon nua i Íocaíochtaí Cuntas, 1997. Tháinig an tAcht i Ealaíon (2nd edition) Meitheamh 1998. I rith 1998, tháinig an bhfeidhm le héifeacht ó 2 Eanáir 1998. De • Revenue Funding Decisions 1998, Chomhairle le chéile i mórthionól sé huair réir an Achta agus na treoirlínte a d'eisigh an A special edition of Art Matters déag; bhí comhsheisiún amháin le bord an Roinn Fiontair, Trádála agus Fostaíochta, • Dreams and Responsibilities,The Arts Council of Northern Ireland san áireamh cuirtear an t-eolas seo a leanas ar fáil. anseo. State and the Arts in Independent Is é beartas íocaíochta na Comhairle a cuid Ireland (Reprint) Foireann creidiúnaithe a íoc laistigh de 40 lá ón uair go • Film in Ireland - the role of the In Aibréan, ceapadh Sinéad MacAodha mar bhfaightear sonrais aontaithe. Sa bhliain dar Arts Council, Erika King Oifigeach Litríochta, agus Oliver Dowling mar críoch 31 Nollaig 1998 ní raibh gnáthaimh i Associates Oifigeach Dearcealaíon. Ceapadh Dermot bhfeidhm ag an gComhairle chun a • Shall we dance?, report on McLaughlin mar Stiúrthóir Ealaíona i Bealtaine dheimhniú an ndearnadh íocaíochtaí laistigh vocational dance training, Victoria agus ceapadh Maura Eaton mar Oifigeach de na tréimhsí a leagadh amach san Acht um Todd, Anna Leatherdale Ceoil i mí Lúnasa. Phrap Íocaíochtaí 1997. Tá gnáthaimh i • The Public and the Arts (Reprint) bhfeidhm ag an gComhairle le gur féidir • The Economics of the Arts I Meitheamh, ghlac Patricia Moore, Cuntóir forálacha an Achta a chur i bhfeidhm go (Reprint) Ceoil, Ealaíona Óige agus Rince, cead scoir hiomlán le héifeacht ó 1 Eanáir 1999. • Local Authorities and the Arts agus earcaíodh Fiona Costello mar Chuntóir, Appointing an Arts Officer: ag obair in Oifig an Stiúrthóra. Tuairisc an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste guidelines for Local Authorities de réir Alt 13 den Acht um Íoc Pras Cuntas, • Local Authorities and the Arts: A Forbairt agus Oiliúint Foirne 1997 – Freagrachtaí an Chomhairle Ealaíon I rith na bliana, chuaigh baill áirithe agus an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste. New Approach to Partnership. d’fhoireann An Chomhairle Ealaíon i mbun Tá sé d’iachall ar an gComhairle Ealaíon City and County Managers’ oiliúint speisialtóra sna réimsí seo a leanas: déanamh de réir an Achta, agus go háirithe Association/Arts Council Review sláinte agus sábháilteacht, bainistiú mar seo a leanas: a cuid soláthraithe a íoc Group pearsanra, pleanáil tionscadal, eolas ar faoi dáta íocaíochta cuí; má tá an íocaíocht • Disability & the Arts Council A mhíchumas agus an Ghaeilge. Is mian leis an déanach, an t-ús pianóis cuí a chur isteach discussion document gComhairle leanúint uirthi ag tacú le baill dá leis an íocaíocht mar aon leis an eolas a foireann atá ag iarraidh cáilíochtaí triú leibhéil luaitear in Alt 6; a cuid cleachtais íocaíochta nó cáilíochtaí eile a bhaint amach. sa tréimhse a fhaisnéis sa tslí chuí. Faoi Alt 13 den Acht, tá sé de fhreagracht ormsa, mar Eolas Teicneolaíochta Iniúchóir an Chomhairle Ealaíon, a thuairisciú I rith na bliana, rinne an Chomhairle forbairt ar chomhlíon an Chomhairle, ar gach slí bhreise ar a córas ríomhairithe um bhainistiú ábhartha, forálacha an Achta. ar dheontais. Cuireadh an córas seo le chéile chun freastal ar riachtanais agus ar Bonn Tuairime fhreagrachtaí na Comhairle agus í ag déileáil Rinneadh aithbhreithniú ar na córáis le cistiú méadaithe agus le huimhir iarratas ar íocaíochta agus ar na gnáthaimh atá in áit dheontais agus gnó eile atá ag dul i méid de mar chuid dem’ scrúdú-sa agus seiceáladh, shíor. Déanadh gach iarratas ar chistiú reatha ar bhonn trialach, fianaise a bhain leis an tslí a agus gach duais do dhaoine aonair a d’fheidhmigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon an tAcht phróiseáil ar an gcóras ríomhairithe nua seo i i gcaitheamh na bliana. 1998. D’éirigh liom gach eolas agus míniúchán a Beartas Fostaíochta agus an Chomhionannas fháil a mheas mé a bheith riachtanach chun Tá coimitmint tugtha ag an Chomhairle i leith m’fheidhm-sa faoi Alt 13 den Acht a idéal an tsochaí a bheidh bunaithe ar chomhlíonadh. phrionsabail na comhionannais agus na comhdheise. Ina cleachtais fhostaíochta féin, Nocht an scrúdú a rinne mé nach raibh na déanann sí a dícheall a chinntiú nach gcaitear gnáthaimh in áit ag an gComhairle sa bhliain le haon fhostaí atá aici faoi láthair nó a dar críoch 31 Nollaig 1998 lena chinntiú an d’fhéadfadh a bheith aici amach anseo ar ndearnadh íocaíochtaí laistigh de na tréimhsí bhealach níos fearr nó níos measa ar bhonn forordaithe a leagadh amach san Acht. cine, dath, bunús ciníoch nó náisiúnta, stádas pósta, inscne, treoshuíomh gnéis, aois, Rinne mé triail teoranta a léirigh go míchumas nó reiligiún. Coinníoll is ea é nuair ndearnadh íocaíochtaí lasmuigh de na atáthar ag glacadh le cabhairt dheontais go tréimhsí forordaithe agus nár íocadh aon ús dtoilíonn eagrais atá ag fáil cúnamh ón pianóis. D’uireasa gnáthaimh, níorbh fhéad an gComhairle tromaíocht d’aon chineál a Chomhairle a cuid cleachtais íocaíochta a sheachaint agus cúram speisialta a fhaisnéis. dhéanamh de chomhdheiseanna a chur chun cinn i ngach réimse dá gcuid oibre. Tuairim I mo thuairimse, ní dhearna an Chomhairle An tAcht um Shábháilteacht, Sláinte agus de réir forálachta an Achta, ar gach slí Leas ag an Obair, 1989 ábhartha, i gcaitheamh na tréimhse dar críoch Tá beartas sláinte agus sábháilteachta i 31 Nollaig 1998. bhfeidhm ag an gComhairle atá ag teacht le forálacha an Achta thuas. Aithníonn an Chomhairle a thábhachtaí is atá sé dul i gcomhairle leis an fhoireann maidir le cúrsaí sláinte, sábháilteachta agus leasa.

Is mór leis an Chomhairle a thuairisciú nár bhain timpiste ar bith d’aon bhall den John Purcell fhoireann nó d’aon duine a thug cuairt ar an Comptroller and Auditor General áitreabh i gcaitheamh na bliana. 30 November 1999 Tuairisc Aosdána 9

Buneolas Saoithe I 1998, tionóladh tionól ginearálta maille le Ar an Aoine, 1 Bealtaine, 1998, bhí an cruinniú réamhthionóla, toghadh an file tUachtarán Máire Nic Giolla Íosa sa chathaoir Seamus Heaney ina Shaoi, agus toghadh ag searmanas nuair a toghadh file agus naonúr baill nua. Ceapadh Dermot buaiteoir an duais Nobel, Seamus Heaney, McLaughlin mar Chúntóir Cláraithe i ina Shaoi in Aosdána. In oifigí An Chomhairle Meitheamh 1998. Ealaíon a bhí an searmanas mar a bhronn an tUachtarán Nic Giolla Íosa torc óir ar Toscaireacht Sheamus Heaney, siombal an tSaoi. Toghadh deichniúr baill de Thoscaireacht Aosdána go luath i 1997 do thréimhse dhá Fógraí báis bhliana. B’iad na baill ná Anthony Cronin, Cailleadh Bryan McMahon, scríbhneoir agus Roger Doyle, Charles Harper, Dermot Healy, bunaitheoir Seachtain Scríbhneora Lios John Kinsella, Gene Lambert, Brian Maguire, Tuathail, i mí Feabhra. Is iomaí úrscéal, Paula Meehan, Ulick O’Connor and Bob gearrscéal, tóstal, giota raidió, dráma agus Quinn. script teilifíse a scríobh sé. Ar a chuid drámaí tá The Bugle in the Blood. The Song of the Tháinig an Toscaireacht le chéile ocht uair i Anvil, the Honey Spike. rith 1998 agus i measc na gceisteanna a phlé an Toscaireacht bhí próifíl Aosdána, Cailleadh Ernest Gébler, úrscéalaí, agus intofacht do bhallraíocht agus ábhair eile a drámadóir in Eanáir. I measc a shaothair tá bhaineann le feabhsú na ngnásanna na húrscéalta A Week in the Country, He had toghchánaíochta. my Heart Scalded agus na drámaí She Sits Smiling agus The Spaniard in Galway. An Mórthionól Ghnóthaigh sé Duais Acadaimh Mheiriceá do Tionóladh Mórthionól 1998 ar 26 Samhain i dhráma teilifíse dar teideal Call me Daddy. gCaisleán Átha Cliath agus bhí 91 ball i láthair. Ba é Anthony Cronin a bhí sa I Deireadh Fómhair, bhásaigh an péintéir, chathaoir. Ar na rúin a pléadh bhí ballraíocht eitseálaí, liotagrafaí, ailtire agus dearthóir an scríbhneora Francis Stuart, a bhronn an Patrick Hickey. Is iomaí taispeántais aonair a tUachtarán onóir Saoi air i i 1996. I ndiaidh na bhí ag Patrick Hickey i rith a shaoil agus bhí a cainte seo, d’éirigh Máire Mhac an tSaoi as chuid saothar le feiscint ag mórthaispeántais Aosdána. ghrúpa na hÉireann. Ionadaí na hÉireann ba ea é ag an-chuid débhliantúla idirnáisiúnta. Ar na rúin eile a cuireadh síos ar an lá sin bhí Ba é Hickey a chomhbhunaigh Stiúideonna ceist shainmhíniú na gcatagóirí do Graifeacha Átha Cliath i 1962. bhallraíocht Aosdána agus rúin a mhol go mbeadh an ailtireacht agus an IR£ chóragrafaíocht oiriúnach mar chatagóirí do Cnuais le 39 scríbhneoir 339,541 bhallraíocht. Cnuais le 50 dearcealaíontóir 416,107 Cnuais le 8 gcumadóir 69,985 Cor nua i rith 1998 ba ea an chéad chruinniú Scéim Phinsin Réamhthionóil riamh, a thug deis do na baill (ranníocaíocht na Comhairle) 28,945 eolas níos fearr a chur ar shaothar na n- Riarachán 12,504 iarrthóirí sin a bhí ag lorg ballraíochta. Roger Doyle a bhí sa chathaoir ag an Réamhthionól Iomlán 867,082 agus bhí 50 ball ann chun cur i láthair a chlos ó na baill a bhí ag ainmniú iarrthóirí. Anuas ar sin, bhí seans ag baill samplaí de shaothair na n-iarrthóirí a moladh a fheiscint, a chlos agus a léamh. Bhíothas ar aon tuairim go mba chóir an fhormáid seo a úsáid athuair agus bealaí a fháil chun múnlaithe éagsúla a chur i láthair (dréacht cheoil, litríocht, dearcealaíona).

Ag an Mórthionól, toghadh na baill nua seo a leanas: Michael Coady, scríbhneoir; Rosaleen Davey, péintéir; Stephen McKenna, péintéir; Janet Mullarney, dealbhóir; Christopher Nolan, scríbhneoir; Micheál Ó Conghaile, scríbhneoir; Mary O’Malley, file; Michael Quane, dealbhóir; Ian Wilson, cumadóir.

AN tUACHTARÁN, MÁIRE MHIC GIOLLA IOSA AG BRONNADH AN TOIRC, ATÁ INA SHIOMBAL DE SHAOI AOSDÁNA, AR SEAMUS HEANEY, AG SEARMANAS IN OIFIGÍ AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON. 10

Liosta Ballraíochta Aosdána

81 Dearcealaíon; 17 Ceol; 76 Litríocht: = 174 31 Nollaig, 1998

Dearcealaíona David Shaw-Smith Christopher Nolan Robert Ballagh Noel Sheridan Edna O'Brien John Behan John Shinnors Seán Ó Coistealbha Pauline Bewick Maria Simonds-Gooding Micheál Ó Conghaile Basil Blackshaw Camille Souter Ulick O'Connor Brian Bourke Imogen Stuart Julia O'Faoláin Fergus Bourke Rod Tuach Críostóir Ó Floinn Cecily Brennan Charles Tyrrell Desmond O'Grady Vincent Browne Barbara Warren Mary O'Malley Michael Bulfin Michael Warren Liam Ó Muirthile John Burke Samuel Walsh Cathal Ó Searcaigh Cathy Carman Nancy Wynne Jones Micheal O'Siadhail James Coleman Anne Yeats James Plunkett Barrie Cooke Tim Robinson Joe Comerford Litríocht James Simmons Dorothy Cross John Banville Sydney Bernard Smith William Crozier Leland Bardwell Eithne Strong Charles Cullen Sebastian Barry Francis Stuart Michael Cullen Dermot Bolger Matthew Sweeney Rosaleen Davey Clare Boylan Colm Tóibín Edward Delaney Marina Carr William Trevor Micky Donnelly Ciaran Carson Macdara Woods Felim Egan Philip Casey Conor Fallon Harry Clifton Ceol Micheal Farrell Michael Coady Gerald Barry Mary FitzGerald Anthony Cronin Seóirse Bodley Marie Foley Margaretta D'Arcy Brian Boydell Martin Gale Seamus Deane John Buckley Richard Gorman Neil Donnelly Frank Corcoran Tim Goulding Paul Durcan Raymond Deane Patrick Graham Bernard Farrell Jerome de Bromhead Patrick Hall Pádraic Fiacc Roger Doyle Alice Hanratty Brian Friel Eibhlis Farrell Charles Harper Patrick Galvin Fergus Johnston Eithne Jordan Carlo Gébler John Kinsella Michael Kane Robert Greacen Philip Martin John Kelly Hugo Hamilton Kevin O'Connell Brian King Michael Hartnett Jane O'Leary Gene Lambert Dermot Healy Eric Sweeney Sonja Landweer Seamus Heaney Ian Wilson Louis le Brocquy Aidan Higgins James Wilson Melanie le Brocquy Rita Ann Higgins Ciarán Lennon Pearse Hutchinson Anne Madden Jennifer Johnston Brian Maguire Neil Jordan Alice Maher John B. Keane Louis Marcus Benedict Kiely James McKenna Tom Kilroy Stephen McKenna James Liddy Theo McNab Michael Longley Sean McSweeney Brian Lynch Helen Moloney Tom MacIntyre Carolyn Mulholland Bernard MacLaverty Janet Mullarney Deirdre Madden Eilís O'Connell Derek Mahon Mick O'Dea Hugh Maxton Gwen O'Dowd Thomas McCarthy Alannah O'Kelly John McGahern Tony O'Malley Medbh McGuckian Patrick O'Sullivan Frank McGuinness Kathy Prendergast Paula Meehan Patrick Pye John Montague Michael Quane Brian Moore Bob Quinn Paul Muldoon Yann Renard Goulet Val Mulkerns Vivienne Roche Richard Murphy James Scanlon Thomas Murphy Patrick Scott Eilean Ní Chuilleanáin Dermot Seymour Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Thuaidh/ Theas 11 Tá caiteachas ar an Thuaidh/Theas léirithe ar leathanach 40

Buneolas I 1998, bhunaigh an dá Chomhairle an chéad Tá gaol maith oibre ann fós idir An Cathaoir Filíochta Éireann, mar chomhartha Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an Arts Council of ar stádas fhilí na hÉireann na haoise seo ar Northern Ireland. I 1998, chaith an dá láthair an domhain agus chun éacht Sheamus Chomhairle Ealaíon níos mó ná £2m ar Heaney, a bhuaigh an Duais Nobel don thograí Thuaidh /Theas ar réim Litríocht i 1995, a chomóradh. Bunaíodh an chomhthionscnamh d’fhonn deiseanna breise Chathaoir i gcomhar le Coláiste na Tríonóide, a chur ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí, tairgeoirí ealaíon Baile Átha Cliaith, Ollscoil na Banríona i agus lucht féachana/éisteacha, Thuaidh agus mBéal Feirste agus Coláiste na hOllscoile, Theas. Baile Átha Cliath. Ba é an file John Montague a chéad shealbhóir, agus ceapadh é i Tá tacaíocht leanúnach d’Ionad Tyrone mBealtaine 1998. Guthrie Centre, an tearmann do scríbhneoirí agus ealaíontóirí i Muineachán, i gceist Choimisiúnaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon anseo. Bhí tacaíocht le fáil ag léiriúcháin comhthaighde leis an Arts Council of chamchuairte ar nós Aisling Ghéar, Northern Ireland ar an tionchar atá ag cláir Dubbeljoint and Barabbas...the Company thacaíochta na gComhairlí agus ar obair agus freisin. Fuair irisí, tréimhseacháin, ionad bheartais eagrais eile ar an ealaíontóir aonair; acmhainne cultúrtha, scoileanna samhraidh, de thoradh an staidéir seo coimisiúnadh féilte, agus ionaid ealaíon tacaíocht freisin ón taighde breise chun cuidiú leis an dá gComhairle Ealaíon agus ón Arts Council of Chomhairle chun a fháil amach cad é an Northern Ireland i 1998. samhail agus an sáslach is cuí chun tacú leis an ealaíontóir aonair. Táthar ag súil le toradh Beartas an dá phíosa taighde a fhoilsiú ag deireadh Thángthas ar chomhaontú ag comhchruinniú 1999. den dá Chomhairle i 1997 ar chomhstraitéisí tábhachtacha áirithe chun tacú leis na healaíona ar fud na hÉireann. Bhí an comhaontú sin dírithe ar chomhoibriú maidir le beartas a fhorbairt ar chúrsaí rince, compántais léirithe chamchuairte, poiblíocht idirnáisiúnta do na healaíona in Éirinn, neartú ar an lucht féachana/éisteachta do na healaíona agus sraith de chomhthionscadail thaighde. Tionóladh comhchruinnithe eile i 1998 ag leibhéal na Comhairle agus ag an leibhéal feidhmiúcháin, chun an comhoibriú seo a thabhairt níos faide.

Tionscnaimh I 1998, sheol an dá Chomhairle tionscnamh eolais d’ealaíontóirí atá ag lorg deiseanna idirnáisiúnta. Tugadh an t-iris Via amach mar thogra faoin dtionscnamh seo, agus b’é seo an chéad fhoilseachán eolais idirnáisiúnta don oileán ar fad a raibh cur síos cuimsitheach ann ar dhuaiseanna, malartuithe, féilte, comhdhálacha agus BEAT INITIATIVE, CARNABHAL BHÉAL FÉIRSTE ’98 scoláireachtaí idirnáisiúnta maille le nuacht ar bheartais chultúrtha idirnáisiúnta.

Tháinig Via amach de thoradh an-chuid comhoibrithe idir an dá Chomhairle Ealaíon, an British Council agus an International Cultural Desk i nGlaschú agus tá sé á fhoilsiú le cúnamh ó Bhord na Gaeilge agus an Coiste um Chaidreamh Cultúrtha ag an Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha. 12 Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta léirithe ar leathanach 38

Buneolas Chuaigh foireann na Comhairle Ealaíon i Bhí na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta go mór faoi mbun comhoibrithe le roinnt páirtithe chaibidil nuair a chuathas i mbun Eorpacha d’fhonn clár oilíúna píolótach a chur comhairliúchán poiblí mar ullmhúchán don ar bun do chomhairleoirí sna healaíona. Phlean Ealaíon 1999-2001. Rinneadh (D’eolas breise, féach faoi Ionaid Ealaíon, faireachán ar na fiosruithe a fuarthas maidir leathanach 22) leis na healaíona idirnáisiúnta chun na bunriachtanais agus spéiseanna a aithint, Cláir Leanúnacha agus chuathas i mbun taighde chun an Bunaíodh an Duais Téigh agus Breathnaigh ar bealach a réiteach do bheartas i leith an n- bhonn píolótach i rith 1998. Ba iad An ealaíon idirnáisiúnta. Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an British Council araon a chuir an cistiú ar fáil dó chun gaoil Tionscnaimh ealaíonta idir ealaíontóirí agus oibrithe Rinne an Deasc Idirnáisiúnta comhdhlúthú ar cultúrtha a chur chun cinn sa RA agus in an gcéad chéim dá sheirbhísí eolais faoi na Éirinn. San iomlán, bronnadh duaiseanna ar healaíona idirnáisiúnta. Chuir sé páirtíocht ar 47 dhuine a chuir ar a gcumas taisteal ó áit ar bun leis an Arts Council of Northern Ireland bith in Éirinn go háit ar bith sa RA. Cuireadh agus an British Council Northern Ireland cistiú de £11,253 ar fáil ón gComhairle d’fhonn tabhairt faoi aontas comhoibritheach Ealaíon agus ón British Council araon. leis an International Cultural Desk in Albain ar mhaithe le heolas a mhalartú agus comhoibriú Chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon £5,000 san a chothú. Bhíothas tar éis an Infodesk, iomlán ar fáil i dtreo socrú comhmhalartach le bunachar sonraí de theagmhálacha American for the Arts, chun leanúint leis an idirnáisiúnta, a dhearadh faoi dheireadh 1998 America Ireland Residencies Exchange i 1998. agus b’é seo ceann de na clocha coirnéil i Ainmníodh Liam Kennedy, ceoltóir traidisiúnta, gcás VIA, nuachtlitir ealaíon idirnáisiúnta a agus Noel Molloy, ealaíontóir pobail, chun chuireann An Chomhairle Ealaíon amach agus taisteal go Meiriceá agus ainmníodh Garter a thosaigh mar thionscnamh den pháirtíocht Lane Arts Centre, Port Láirge, agus an Sirius thuasluaithe. Arts Centre, Cóbh, mar óstláithreacha d’ealaíontóirí ó Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Lena chois sin, chuir an Deasc Idirnáisiúnta tús le seirbhís fiosruithe i leith na n-ealaíon Comhiarracht is ea Artflight idir An idirnáisiúnta atá ar fáil do dhaoine atá Chomhairle Ealaíon agus Aer Lingus, agus lonnaithe in Éirinn agus thar lear, agus fuarthas feidhmíonn sé i gcomhoibriú leis an Arts tuairim is 15 fhiosrú in aghaidh an lae i 1998. Council of Northern Ireland chun deis a chur ar fáil do dhaoine atá ag obair sna healaíona I 1997, ceapadh An Chomhairle Ealaíon mar taisteal lasmuigh d’Éire. I 1998, fuair 896 Phointe Teagmhála Cultúrtha don AE maidir le daoine eitilt go dtí ceann scríbe de chuid Aer cleachtas comhaimseartha na n-ealaíon. I rith Lingus, le cúnamh de £186,368 ón 1998, tionóladh cruinnithe eolais mar gheall ar gComhairle Ealaíon. na cláir a úsáidtear chun tacaíocht an Aontais Eorpaigh don chultúr a leithroinnt i gcomhar le Bunaíodh Duaiseanna Taistil ar mhaithe le heagrais ar nós an Idirmhalartán Litríocht forbairt ghairmiúil a chumasú do Éireann, an Cork Arts Development dhearcealaíontóirí , ailtirí, scríbhneoirí, Committee agus Ollscoil Luimní. Cuireadh drámadóirí, stiúrthóiri drámaí. dearthóirí cúnamh teicniúil ar fáil d’éinne a d’iarr é. láithreán, lucht critice, córagrafaithe, agus D’iarr Coimisiún na hEorpa an-chuid eolais ar ealaíontóirí cruthaitheacha sa cheol. Bronnadh An Chomhairle Ealaíon agus aithbhreithniú á na Duaiseanna mar seo a leanas: Litríocht - réiteach aige ar na chéad trí bliana de £4,000; Dearcealaíona - £14,540; Drámaíocht - thacaíocht an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh don £7,400; Ceol - £27,420; Rince - £6,330. chultúr, agus rinneadh an Chomhairle aighnis ar son earnáil ealaíon na hÉireann agus na hEorpa nuair a bhí creat singil tacaíochta an Choimisiúin á chur le chéile.

Bhí An Chomhairle Ealaíon ina bhall de IETM (Informal European Theatre Meeting), mórlíonra léirithe do na healaíona, agus ina bhall de CIRCLE (Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe) freisin i 1998, ar mhaithe le malartú taighde agus comhordnú.

Chomhoibrigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation maidir leis an Tionscadal MUS-E, ar mhaithe le bealach a fhorbairt chun tacú le bunscoileanna atá ag iarraidh taithí ealaíon a chur ar fáil atá préamhaithe sa cheantar áitiúil agus atá inchomórtais go hidirnáisiúnta. Fuarthas cuidiú ó Bedrock Productions, Marketown Music Ó CHLÉ BRIAN FARRELL, CATHAOIRLEACH AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON, SÍLE DE VALERA, T.D., AN Collective agus Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Muire, tAIRE EALAÍON, GEALTACHTA, OIDHREACHT Sráid Dorset chun tionscadal píolótach de AGUS OILEÁIN AGUS BRIAN WALKER, CATHAOIRLEACH, THE ARTS COUNCIL OF thaighde gníomhach a chur sa tsiúl. NORTHERN IRELAND AG SEÓLADH VIA. Na hEalaíona trí Ghaeilge 13

Déanann An Chomhairle Ealaíon an soláthar orthu, maille le drámaí a aistríthear ó céanna d’ealaíontóirí agus don lucht theangacha eile go Gaeilge agus leaganacha féachana/éisteachta i nGaeilge agus i stáítse de phrós, d’fhilíocht agus de shaothair mBéarla, agus tá beartas dátheangach i réim eile. Tá méadú mór tagtha ar chistiú An aici maidir lena cuid foilseachán féin. Chomhairle Ealaíon don chompántas seo ó Caitheadh níos mó ná £1m ar imeachtaí 1998 i leith. Gaeilge agus ar chomhlachtaí atá lándátheangach i 1998. Tá toise Gaeilge nach beag ag gabháil le disciplíní eile, an ceol agus an litríocht ina I rith 1998 lean an Chomhairle leis an measc. Ag an Celtic Film and Television mbeartas a bhí i réim aici chun a cuid ábhar Festival, a eagraíodh i dTrá Lí i 1998, tháinig a chur ar fáil sa dá theanga, áit is cuí, agus scannánóirí agus déantóirí clár na dtíortha ag an gcruinniú i Meán Fómhair rinneadh Ceilteach le chéile agus cuireadh ardán beartas reatha na Comhairle agus an idirnáisiúnta ar fáil do scannánóirí tacaíocht airgeadais atá ar fáil do na neamhspleácha, a bhfuil a líon ag dul i méid i healaíona i nGaeilge a phlé go mion. gcónaí agus cuid acu atá ag fáil cistiú ón gComhairle Ealaíon. De bhrí go bhfuil an An Beartas Galway Film Fleadh, chomh cóngarach sin do Mar chuid de phróiseas comhairliúcháin na Ghaeltacht Chonamara, tá beartas aige Comhairle don Phlean Ealaíon nua, eagraíodh scannáin Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn. sraith de phlé chruinnithe i mBaile Átha Chonacthas an sraith de scannáin ghearrtha Cliath, agus ag ceann amháin díobh seo dar teideal Oscailt don chéad uair ag an scrúdaíodh ceist na Gaeilge agus na n- bhféile seo, agus b’iad seo an toradh ar ealaíon comhaimseartha. Tharla an phlé seo scéim a seoladh i 1997. mar chuid de phlé níos leithne ar na healaíona traidisiúnta (lena n-áirítear an ceol Is iad an Cartlann Ceoil Thraidisiúnta, Ionad uirlise agus gutha agus an rince). I measc na na n-Amhrán agus an Inishowen Traditional bpríomhábhair a pléadh bhí stádas an Singers’ Circle a chaomhnaíonn na traidisiúin ealaíontóra atá ag obair trí Ghaeilge; cúrsaí amhráin agus amhránaíochta Gaeilge tríd a lucht féachana/éisteachta agus lucht gcuid imeachtaí, cartlannaíocht agus léitheoireachta; cúrsaí aistriúcháin agus ceardlanna. Bíonn féiltí amhrán Gaeilge ar iomláineachta ealaíonta; an t-infrastruchtúr siúl freisin i Sliabh gCuillinn, sa Chlár, i atá ann do na healaíona comhaimseartha i bhFiachail agus in áiteanna nach iad agus tá gceantair Ghaeltachta; scileanna nascanna cultúrtha ag Scoil Samhraidh Willie eagarthóireachta agus léirmheastóireachta, Clancy le Gaelic Arts Project na hAlban. agus an ganntanas de scríbhneoirí nua sa Ghaeilge. Tá deiseanna ann do na healaíona Gaeilge freisin i bhféiltí ildisciplíneacha ealaíon. Agus cinneadh á ghlacadh maidir leis an Déanann Féile na Bealtaine cultúr mbealach is fearr tabhairt faoi na nithe seo dátheangach na hÉireann a chomóradh; tá sa Phlean Ealaíon nua, thug an Chomhairle clár oibre Scoil Acla bunaithe ar chultúr agus faoi deara go raibh an-chuid cistithe poiblí Gaeilge Oileáin Acla; agus tá comhléirithe ann cheana féin do ghníomhaíocht ealaíon trí dátheangacha ar siúl ag Baboró - Galway Ghaeilge agus do ghníomhaíocht ghinearálta International Children’s Festival - agus an chultúrtha i nGaeilge. Sa chás seo, shocraigh cumas ann chun camchuairteanna a an Chomhairle ar shoiléiriú a dhéanamh ar dhéanamh lasmuigh d’am na féile féin. chúraimí agus freagrachtaí, agus ar chúram mór a dhéanamh d’ealaíontóirí atá ag baint Chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon páirtíocht oibre úsáid as teanga ar leith chun obair ar bun le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta le cistiú de chruthaitheach uathúil shaibhir a dhéanamh £45,000 i 1998 mar chúnamh i leith chostas ach arbh fhéidir leis an teanga sin teora a triúr oifigigh ealaíon i gceantair Ghaeltachta chur le méid an lucht féachana/éisteachta. ar fud na tíre. Is cainteoirí dúchais iad cuid mhaith de na hoifigigh ealaíon áitiúla in ionaid Tionscadail atá idir láimhe eile, mara reáchtáileadh cláir agus Cúrsaí litríochta is mó atá i gceist le tionscadail éagsúla trí Ghaeilge, agus gníomhaíocht ealaíonta trí mheán na Gaeilge. cónaitheachtaí do scríbhneoirí Gaeilge san Tacaíonn An Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an obair áireamh i 1998. aistiúcháin agus foilsitheoireachta atá ar bun ag foilsitheoirí speisialtóra ar nós Coiscéim/Cosanic agus Cló Iar-Chonnachta. Is iad leithéidí Éigse Éireann agus an Irish Poetry Translation Circle a fhoilsíonn filíocht Ghaeilge agus aistiúcháin ar fhilíocht Ghaeilge.

Is iomaí féile liteartha agus scoil samhraidh a chuireann deiseanna ar fáíl do scríbhneoirí Gaeilge. Cuireann an National Theatre Society agus Amharclann de hÍde araon scríbhneoireacht Ghaeilge don stáitse chun cinn agus déanann Amharclann de hÍde AMHRÁNAÍ SHEAN-NÓIS cúram freisin de dhrámaí comhaimseartha CIOTAÍ SHEÁIN UÍ agus claisiceacha Gaeilge, idir iadan a bhfuil CHUINNEAGÁIN. CEOLCHOIRM OIDEAS cáil orthu agus iadsan a thugtar neamhaird GAEL 14 An Ailtireacht Tá caiteachas ar an Ailtireacht léirithe ar leathanach 30

Buneolas Tugadh líne buiséid dá gcuid féin do chúrsaí ailtireachta i 1998. Méadú de 71% ar an mbliain roimhe sin a bhí sa chionroinnt de £60,264; £35,202 ar fáil dó i 1997. I rith 1998, dhírigh an Comhairleoir Ailtireachta ar cheithre réimse ar leith: Cúrsaí Pleanála agus Ailtireachta; Oideachas; Abhcóideacht; Foirgnimh do na hEalaíona. Tá forbairt á dhéanamh faoi láthair ar bheartas ailtireachta An Chomhairle Ealaíon agus beidh sé mar bhunús le cuntas ar chúrsaí ailtireachta.

Tionscadail atá idir láimhe Ceann de mhórthionscadail na bliana ba ea taighde a choimisiúnadh ó Eoin Ó Cofaigh, chun tuaraisc a chur le chéile ar an éifeacht reatha agus ar an éífeacht a d’fhéadfadh a MICLÉINN AG LÁ AILTIREACHTA AN DOMHAIN A D’EAGRAIDH THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IN IRELAND bheith ar reachtaíocht phleanála ar cháilíocht aesteitiúil na timpeallachta tógtha. Bhíothas ag súil go gcuirfeadh an tuairisc sraith moltaí ar fáil, don Roinn Comhshaoil ón gComhairle Ealaíon, maidir le leasuithe don reachtaíocht phleanála. Bhíothas ag súil freisin go mbeadh critéir sa tuairisc a d’fhéadfaí a fhoilsiú, critéir a d’fhéadfadh An Chomhairle Ealaíon úsáid a bhaint astu chun cásanna pleanála a mheas.

Bhí An Chomhairle Ealaíon páirteach freisin i ngrúpa stiúrtha ar chúrsaí ailtireachta a thionscnaigh an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán, agus bhí sí gníomhach ar dhá cheann de na ceithre grúpaí oibre, a bhain le cúrsaí cáilíochta agus oideachais.

Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna Bhí méid áirithe duaiseanna agus sparánachtaí ar fáil ón gComhairle Ealaíon d’ailtirí atá ag gabháíl d’obair thaighde atá nuálach nó atá dírithe ar chúrsaí dearaidh. Bronnadh duais amháin de £5,000 i 1998 faoin Scéim Printíseachta/Cúntóra do Dhearcealaíontóirí agus Ailtirí. Tá an scéim ann chun deiseanna oibre agus foghlamtha a thairiscint d’ealaíontóirí agus/nó ailtirí a d’fhéadfadh sochar a bhaint as obair a dhéanamh le cleachtóirí a bhfuil níos mó taithí acu. Tá ailtirí i dteideal cur isteach ar an Scéim Íarchéime um Dhearcealaíona agus Ailtireacht freisin.

Páistí agus Daoine Óga Leag an chéad Phlean Ealaíon, agus an aithbhreithniú meántéarma den Phlean Ealaíon araon, béim ar an tábhacht atá le hoideachas chun meas an phobail ar chúrsaí ailtireachta a mhéadú.

I 1998, choimisiúnaigh an Chomhairle sé ailtirí chun tionscadail a dhearadh do lucht féachana óga (12 - 15) a bheadh bunaithe ar an téama Seomra de do Chuid Féin. Tá sé chás mhóra i gceist leis an taispeántas ‘seó scoile’ le líníochtaí agus samhlacha a thabharfar go dtí scoileanna ar fud na tíre ar fad. Táthar ag súil le clár píolótach dar teideal ‘ailtireacht-sa-scoil’ a thosú i scoileanna áirithe i 1999.

Tionscnaimh In earrach 1998, thug An Chomhairle Ealaíon mórthaispeántas d’Ailtireacht na hÉireanna sa 20ú haois anonn ón Royal Institute of British Architects go dtí an Royal Hibernian Academy i mBaile Átha Cliath. B’é seo an taispeántas ailtireachta ba mhó i mBaile Átha Cliath le blianta fada. An Rince 15 Tá caiteachas ar an Rince léirithe ar leathanach 30

Buneolas Sparánachtaí agus duaiseanna B’é £806,635 an t-iomlán a caitheadh ar I 1998, bronnadh 39 dhuais ar chóragrafóirí, chúrsaí rince i 1998, agus b’in méadú de rinceoirí, fo-chéimithe atá ag gabháil d’oiliúnt 29% (£180,000) ar chionroinnt 1997. lánaimseartha agus ar mhúinteoirí rince, d’fhonn oiliúint speisialtóra agus forbairt ghairme a Tacaíonn An Chomhairle Ealaíon le dhá chothú thar aon ní eile. Bronnadh duaiseanna eagras acmhainne, ceithre chompántas Artflight ar 40 rinceoir. Tríd an Scéim léirithe agus le tionscnaimh áirithe i rince Choimisiúnaithe Rince cuireadh trí shaothar nua pobail agus rince óige. Cuireann sí tacaíocht rince i láthair (Corcaigh, Port Láirge, Lughaidh) dhíreach ar fáil do dhaoine aonair atá ag agus tacaíodh le cónaitheachtaí rince i déanamh obair nó staidéar sa rince trí gComhairle Contae Chill Dara agus i gColáiste scéimeanna duaiseanna ar leith agus trí na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. sparánachtaí. Ba iad Finola Cronin, David Bolger, Andrew Beartas Nua Wilson a bhí ar phainéal na nduaiseanna sa I Márta 1998 d’fhoilsigh An Chomhairle Rince. Ealaíon, i gcomhar leis an Arts Council of Northern Ireland Shall We Dance?, aithbhreithniú cuimsitheach ar an oiliúint agus an oideachas rince atá ar fáil in Éirinn, thuaidh agus theas. Cuireadh an tuarascáil faoi bhráid an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta. Nochtadh torthaí an aithbhreithnithe ag Comhdháil Rince a tionóladh i gCorcaigh i mí Márta. Ba é an Chomhdháil seo an chéad chéim de phróiseas comhairliúcháin níos leithne a tharla i rith 1998, ar mhaithe le moltaí a chur fáil do bheartas agus do straitéisí an Phlean Ealaíon 1999-2001.

Tionscnaimh Bunaíodh ciste do thionscadail rince chun cuidiú le healaíontóirí aonair agus le compántais rince neamhspleácha nach bhfuil ag fáil cistiú reatha ón gComhairle Ealaíon dul i mbun saothair nua. Bronnadh cúig dhuais de idir £3,000 - £14,000. Tá an ciste nua ann, maille leis an Scéim Choimisiúnaithe Rince agus na cláir do Rinceoir-i- gCónaitheacht, chun tacú leis an gcleachtóir RIGHTING DANCE - CLÁR TAIGHDE AGUS FORBARTHA FIRKIN CRANE DON CHÓRAGRAFAÍOCHT. rince aonair, go príomha. RINCEOIR: RÍONACH NÍ NEILL FOTO: DEREK SPEIRS

Tionscadail atá idir láimhe Go dtí seo bhí tuairimí agus eolas á mhalartú Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta idir An Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an Arts Chuaigh cuid de na compántais rince is mó Council of Northern Ireland ar bhonn ad hoc, cáil ar chamchuairt thar lear nó chuir siad neamhfhoirmeáilte mar gheall ar fhorbairt compántais/ealaíontóirí idirnáisiúnta i láthair rince. In Dance Audit 1997 (ACNI) agus Shall in Éirinn. Orthu siúd a bhí páirteach bhí We Dance?, moltar cur chuige níos Daghdha, Cois Céim, Dance Theatre of comhdhlúite i leith fhorbairt rince ar an oileán Ireland, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Firkin ar fad. Cuireadh tús i rith na bliana le Crane, agus an Project Arts Centre. réamhfhiosrú maidir le comhchlár oibre agus comhstruchtúir chun beartais a chur i Tionscnaimh amach anseo ngníomh a fheilfeadh d’fhorbairtí i 1999-2001. Foilseofar An Plean Ealaíon 1999-2001 i 1999, Chríochnaigh an chéim indéantachta den a thabharfaidh léiriú ginearálta ar bheartas áitreabh nua i gCathair Átha Cliath do rince An Chomhairle Ealaíon don tréimhse chleachtadh rince agus táthar ag feitheamh sin. ar shuíomh don tionscadal anois. Ghlac Bardas Átha Cliath leis mar chuid dá chlár athnuachana don chathair istigh.

Páistí agus daoina óga Tugadh tacaíocht d’imeachtaí rince a dearadh go speisialta do pháistí agus do dhaoine óga i mBaile Átha Cliath, i gCorcaigh, i gCill Dara, san Iarmhí, i Laois, i Lughaidh agus sa Longphort. Lena chois sin, leanadh leis an tacaíocht atá á cur ar fáil don gclár oideachasúil atá ar siúl ag Daghdha Dance Company agus don Irish Junior Ballet. 16 An Drámaíocht Tá caiteachas ar an Drámaíocht léirithe ar leathanaigh 31-32

Buneolas Caitheadh £7,821,288 ar chúrsaí drámaíochta i gcaitheamh 1998, méadú de 16% (£1,000,000) ar 1997. Tá £3,130,000 don National Theatre Society (Amharclanna na Mainistreacha agus na Péacóige) san áireamh anseo.

Tionscnaimh Chloigh an National Theatre Society leis na critéir nua cistiúcháin a aontaíodh leis An Chomhairle Ealaíon i 1997, agus i mbliain iontach ó thaobh na healaíona de, d’éirigh leis an Society an t-easnamh buiséid a bhí ann a laghdú go mór. Ceapadh struchtúr céimithe nua chun cistiú a chur ar fáil do chompántais léirithe ghairmiúla mar thoradh ar Aithbhreithniú Amharclainne 1995/96 agus leathnaíodh an struchtúr seo amach chun cistiú a chur ar fáil do 16 chompántas ar bhonn ioncaim reatha, agus tairiscíodh cistiú ar bhonn tionscadail do dheich chompántas eile.

Fuair seacht amharclann réigiúnacha cabhair dheontais bhliantúil agus bhí méadú ar an gcomhchistiú a fuair an Watergate Theatre i gCill Chainnigh agus an Town Hall Theatre i nGaillimh ón gComhairle agus ó na húdaráis áitiúla.

Tionscaimh atá idir láimhe Chonacthas níos mó ná £1m á chaitheamh faoin Scéim um Chamchuairteanna Amharclannaíochta chun deontais a chur ar fáil do chamchuairteanna a rinne 13 chompántas léirithe, agus do chúig láthair dhéag ar déanadh camchuairt orthu, chomh maith le naoi n-oifigeach de chuid na n- údarás áitiúil d’fhonn tacú le himeachtaí ina OLWEN FOUERE IN ANGEL/BABEL ARNA LÉIRIÚ AG OPERATING THEATRE gceantair. FOTO: AMELIA STEIN

I bpáirtíocht leis an Arts Council of Northern Ireland cumasaíodh do ocht gcompántas Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta camchuairteanna a thabhairt ar láithreacha ar D’éirigh thar cionn le hamharclannaíocht na fud na hÉireann. hÉireann thar lear i rith 1998. Thaisteal an Druid Theatre Company go Broadway mar a Páistí agus Daoine Óga fuair siad ardmholadh dá léiriú den Beauty Tháinig méadú ar an mbuiséad atá ann do Queen of Leenane. I measc na gcompántas Pháistí agus do Dhaoine Óga sa Drámaíocht iomadúil eile a bhain clú idirnáisiúnta amach go dtí £742,000 den iomlán, (ach gan bhí Amharclann na Mainistreach, Amharclann Amharclann na Mainistreach a chur san an Gheata, Cordadorca and Barabbas...the áireamh). Tá an Chomhairle an-sásta le Company. caighdeán na hoibre atá ar siúl ag eagrais a fuair cistiú chun cúrsaí rannpháirteachais Chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon £408,000 ar fáil agus rochtana a fheabhsú do Pháistí agus do i bhfoirm thacaíocht dhíreach airgeadais Dhaoine Óga. d’fhéilte drámaíochta agus d’imeachtaí léirithe idirnáisiúnta in Éirinn. Go hindíreach, chuir Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna An Chomhairle Ealaíon tacaíocht ar fáil do Bhí ciste de £75,490 ar fáil do dhuaiseanna thoise idirnáisiúnta na n-ealaíon sa tíre seo. do 48 chleachtóirí drámaíochta. Lena chois Bhí cláir agus tionscadail idirnáisiúnta le sin, cuidíodh le 142 cleachtórí drámaíochta feiceáil i saoráidí agus láithreacha a fuair tríd an scéim Artflight. cistiú. An Scannánaíocht 17 Tá caiteachas ar an Scannánaíocht léirithe ar leathanach 33

Buneolas reáchtáil do scannánóirí óga Éireannacha- B’é £975,000 an t-iomlán a caitheadh ar Meiriceánacha. chúrsaí scannánaíochta i 1998, agus b’in méadú de 22% ar chionroinnt na bliana 1997. Tháinig fás faoi roinn oideachais an FII Faoin mbuiséad scannánaíochta, tacaíonn An Education, nuair a ceapadh oifigeach for- Chomhairle Ealaíon le méid áirithe eagras rochtana agus oifigeach oideachais cúnta. acmhainne scannánaíochta agus féilte Cuireadh clár scannánaíochta le chéile dar scannán. Chuir sí tacaíocht dhíreach ar fáil do teideal First Cut, a chumasíonn do scannánóirí scannánóirí aonair tríd a scéimeanna duaise óga agus do mhicléinn a gcuid oibre a chur féin agus trí chomhscéimeanna eile ar taispeáint i suíomh amharclainne agus cistiúcháin, ceann acu le Bord Scannán na chun dul i mbun oibre le gairmigh agus le hÉireann agus RTÉ agus ceann eile le Teilifís cleachtóirí scannánaíochta. na Gaeilge. Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna Beartas Nua Tháinig méadú mór ar an gcistiú do Tréimhse aithbhreithnithe ar an gcéad Phlean dhuaiseanna do dhaoine aonair i 1998 nuair a Ealaíon ba ea 1998 mar a chuathas freisin i rinneadh cionroinnt de £138,491. Bronnadh mbun comhairliúcháin don Phlean Ealaíon, seacht cinn de na Duaiseanna Oiliúint sa 1999-2001. D’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle torthaí Scannánaíocht i rith na bliana. Bronnadh an aithbhreithnithe scannánaíochta a rinneadh Duaiseanna Scannáin agus Físeáin faoi na i 1997, Film in Ireland - The Role of the Arts ceannteidil seo: scannáin thrialacha/ bunaithe Council, agus bhí sé seo mar bhonn leis an ar radharc, dráma gearr agus scannán agus gcuid is mó den díospóireacht a rinneadh ar físeán pobail. Bronnadh 19 duaiseanna san chúrsaí scannánaíochta don Phlean Ealaíon iomlán agus bhí dhá dhuais mhóra de nua. Leag an aithbhreithniú amach an ról a £10,000 ina measc seo, ceann le Clare bheadh ag An Chomhairle Ealaíon i gcúrsaí Langan agus ceann le De Facto Films. scannánaíochta. Bheadh sí freagrach as tacú, cur chun cinn agus forbairt a dhéanamh ar Ba iad Paul Freaney, Vinnie Murphy, Philip scannáin mar mhúnla ealaíne agus ar an Davidson, Cathal Black, Alanna O’Kelly agus scannánóir mar ealaíontóir, agus as feabhas a Maud Cotter a bhí ar phainéal na chothú i gcleachtadh na healaíne sin. nduaiseanna scannánaíochta.

Tionscnaimh Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta Seoladh Splanc! i mBealtaine 1998 - Thacaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an Celtic comhthionscnamh le Teilifís na Gaeilge a Film Festival i dTrá Lí nuair a bhí Éire ina óst ar bunaíodh chun cláir fhaisnéise nuálacha ar na an bhféile thábhachtach seo. Cás healaíona comhaimseartha a chur á taispeántais idirnáisiúnta nach beag is ea an ndéanamh trí Ghaeilge. Coimisiúnadh ceithre fhéile seo d’obair scannánóirí ó na tíortha chlár i 1998 atá le craoladh go luath i 1999. Ceilteacha. AGNES BERNELLE STILL LIFE LE DOUBLE-BAND FILMS Tionscadail atá idir láimhe I rith na bliana, chumasaigh Artflight do 75 STIÚRTHÓIR: MICHAEL HEWITT Lean An Chomhairle Ealaíon uirthi ag scannánóirí idir óg agus cleachtaithe a gcuid comhoibriú le Bord Scannán na hÉireann oibre a chur i láthair ag féilte scannán agus le RTÉ chun tacú leis an scéim idirnáisiúnta éagsúla, chun leas a bhaint as anamúlachta dar teideal Frameworks. B’é seo deiseanna idirnáisiúnta éagsúla in oideachas an dara bliain don scéim agus tá cúig agus in oiliúint scannánaíochta - orthu seo bhí anamúlachtaí gearra curtha i gcrích. Go dtí deiseanna faoin gclár Media II - agus as seo cuireadh aon saothar déag i gcrích faoin teagmhálacha luachmhara léirithe agus scéim, iad uilig ar ardchaighdeán agus cuid airgeadais san Eoraip agus i Stáit Aontaithe acu a fuair ardmholadh ó léirmheastóirí. Mheiriceá.

Lean an Chomhairle lena hiarrachtaí chun Tionscadail sa Todhchaí cuidiú le heagrais scannánaíochta atá ag fáil Faoin bPlean Ealaíon, 1999 - 2001, leagfar cistiú a gcumas riaracháin a fheabhsú, trí amach an treo a bheidh ag beartas acmhainní breise a chur ar fáil do na trí scannánaíochta An Chomhairle Ealaíon don mhórfhéilte scannán i gCorcaigh, Baile Átha tréimhse sin. I 1999 tabharfaidh an Cliath agus i nGaillimh agus don Galway Film Chomhairle Ciste Tionscadail um Resource Centre agus don CAVERN i Thaispeántas Scannán isteach chun tacú le gCorcaigh. taispeántas scannán trí neartú a dhéanamh ar thionscadail agus imeachtaí atá dírithe ar an Páistí agus Daoine Óga lucht féachana do scannáin. Cláir de Tháinig forbairt eile ar ghníomhaíochtaí scannáin nuálacha agus/nó speisialtóra ar scannánaíochta do pháistí agus do dhaoine ardchaighdeán atá beartaithe leis seo nach óga i 1998. Chonacthas borradh mór faoi mbeadh ar fáil ar aon bhealach eile. chlár an Junior Galway Film Festival agus tháinig méadú ar líon na n-imeachtaí agus na I gcaitheamh na bliana, i gcomhar le Bord scannán a bhí oiriúnach do dhaoine óga ag Scannán na hÉireann, Enterprise Ireland agus an Cork Film Festival. Tháinig fás faoi Young an Northern Ireland Film Commission, Irish Film Makers atá lonnaithe i gCill déanfaidh an Chomhairle staidéar Chainnigh agus tá saothair anamúlachta agus indéantachta féachaint an féidir ilmheáin acu anois mar chuid dá gclár ciorcad/gréasan de shaoráidí scáileánaithe a imeachtaí. Lena chois sin, bunaíodh an Irish fhorbairt d’fhonn an rochtain ar scannáin American Children’s Film Fund chun tacú le Éireannacha agus scannáin idirnáisiúnta a YIFM agus chun scoileanna samhraidh a fheabhsú. 18 An Litríocht Tá caiteachas ar an Litríocht léirithe ar leathanaigh 33-34

Buneolas hEalaíona. Scrúdaíonn an tuairisc an soláthar Duaiseanna Aristeion Chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon £1,090,864 ar atá ann faoi láthair do na healaíona sna B’é An Chomhairle Ealaíon a thionól fáil do chúrsaí litríochta i 1998, méadú de leabharlanna poiblí agus déantar moltaí mar agus a chuir foireann ar fáil don 13% ar fhigiúr 1997. Faoin mbuiséad gheall ar fhorbairtí ealaíon a d’fhéadfaí a chur National Aristeion Jury a ceapadh chun litríochta, cuireann an Chomhairle cistiú ar fáil i gcrích sna leabharlanna amach anseo. liosta iarrthóirí Éireannacha a shocrú do dhuaiseanna agus do sparánachtaí agus Foilseoidh An Chomhairle Ealaíon an tuairisc chun cur isteach ar an Duais Litríochta d’Eitiltí Ealaíne, agus do lear mór seibhísí eile dheiridh i gcomhar leis An Chomhairle na hEorpa agus an Duais Aistriúcháin a thacaíonn leis an scríbhneoir aonair. Orthu Leabharlanna i 1999. na hEorpa. B’iad seo a leanas a bhí ar seo tá tacaíocht d’eagrais litríochta, cláir do phainéal 1998: Deirdre Davitt, Conchúir scríbhneoirí i gcónaitheachtaí, féilte liteartha, Páistí agus Daoine Óga Ó Giollagáin, Hans Christian Oeser, irisí liteartha agus foilsitheoirí. Fuair Kids’ Own Publishing, an t-eagras Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin agus Katie ealaíon a thugann leíriú do pháistí óga ar Donovan. I 1998 fuair trí phríomheagras tacaíochta don conas leabhar a tháirgeadh ó thús deireadh, litríocht -Áras na Scríbhneoiri, Éigse Éireann cistiú ó rannóga litríochta agus dearcealaíon B’iad seo a leanas a ainmníodh do agus Idirmhalartán Litríocht Éireann - An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Reáchtáil an t-eagras Dhuaiseanna Aristeion: méaduithe i gcistiú. Fuair Éigse Éireann tionscadal bratlonga i gcomhar le Clé (an méadú de £19,000 chun croífhoireann Irish Book Publishers Association) agus leis Duais Litríochta na hEorpa riaracháin breise a fhostú agus fuair Áras na Áras na Scríbhneoirí, i Scoil Sráid Rutland Scríbhneoiri agus Idirmhalartán Litríocht (School on Stilts) chun an chéad Lá Leabhar Údar Breandán Ó Buachalla Éireann méaduithe de £11,000 agus £20,000 Domhanda a chomóradh in Éirinn. Teideal Aisling Ghéar chun athneartú a dhéanamh ar na seirbhísí Lena chois sin, mhéadaigh an Chomhairle de Bliain 1996 litríochta atá á chur ar fáil acu. £10,000 an cistiú a thugann sí don Scéim Foilsitheoir An Clóchomhar Scribhneoirí i Scoileanna a riarann Éigse Teanga Gaeilge Forbairtí Nua Éireann, ionas go raibh cionroinnt de £33,000 Ceapadh Sinéad Mac ann don scéim seo. Eagraíodh 291 Údar Anne Haverty Aodha mar Oifigeach léamhanna i rith 1998 le 26,304 daltaí a Teideal The Year of the Tiger Litríochta i 1998. Bhí d’fhreastail ar léamh/cheardlann amháin Bliain 1998 Sinéad ag obair sa amháin ar a laghad le scríbhneoir Éireannach Foilsitheoir Vintage Roinn Litríochta ar i rith na bliana scoile. Teanga Béarla bhonn sealadach ó 1995 i leith. Ceapadh í Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna Duais Aistriúcháin na hEorpa tar éis bhas Lar Rinne an Chomhairle líon a sparánachtaí a Cassidy, iarOifigeach mhéadú ó 154 de luach £80,000 i 1997 go dtí Aistritheoir Gabriel Rosenstock Litríochta agus Pobail 22 de luach £100,500 i 1998. Bronnadh Teideal Ophelia na Comhairle. sparánachtaí ar chúigear scríbhneoirí Gaeilge Údar George Heym A WONDERFUL BOY, arbh fhiú £19,000 an t-iomlán. Bliain 1998 SCÉAL FAOIN IL-IOSCADH De réir an bheartas atá Foilsitheoir Coiscéim LE KEVIN WHELAN, ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG MARINO ag an gComhairle tacú Ghnóthaigh an file agus léirmheastóír Gaeilge Bunteanga Gearmáinis BOOKS leis an scríbhneoir Seán Ó Tuama An Duais don bhFilíocht i Sprioctheanga Gaeilge aonair, thairg an Chomhairle cistiú don nGaeilge dá chnuasach Rogha Dánta: Death Heinrich Boll Committee chun a chumasú do in the Land of Youth. Ghnóthaigh an file Aistritheoir Jan van Rekdal bheirt scríbhneoirí (duine acu i mBéarla agus Medbh McGuckian an Denis Devlin Award dá Teideal Cré na Cille/ duine i nGaeilge) chun am a chaitheamh ag Selected Poems. Bronnadh an Duais Marten Kirkegardsjord teachín an ealaíontóra ar Oileán Acaill. Toonder, atá ag brath ar fhlaithiúlacht an Údar Máirtín Ó Cadhain ealaíontóra Ollanach, Marten Toonder, ar Bliain 1995 Chuidigh an Chomhairle freisin le Cnuasach Micheal O’Siadhail. Foilsitheoir Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Metheun de dhrámaí nua na hÉireanna a Bunteanga Gaeilge foilsíodh i gcomhar leis an Stuart Parker Trust Ba iad lucht na bpainéal do sparánachtaí Sprioctheanga Ioruais trí dleachtaí údair a thairiscint. agus do dhuaiseanna: Proinsias Mac Aonghusa, Anne Haverty, Colm Tóibín, Liam B’iad Dr Micheál Cronin (Giuiré don Tionscnaimh Ó Muirthile, Christopher Fitzsimon agus Duais Aistriúcháin) agus an tOllamh I measc na dtionscnamh nua a tugadh futhu i Ciaran Carson. Micheál Mac Craith (Giúiré don Duais 1998 cuireadh síolchistiú ar fáil don scannán Litríochta) a bhí i láthair ag cruinnithe faisnéise speisialta ar an bhfile Michael Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta an Giúiré Eorpach ar son na hÉireann. Hartnett, A Necklace of Wrens le Power Fuair 110 scríbhneoirí agus riarthóirí tacaíocht Pictures Ltd., a ghnóthaigh gradam. i rith na bliana faoi Scéim Artflight. Sa chéad bhliain dó, d’éirigh thar cionn leis an gCiste Chuir an Chomhairle cistiú speisialta ar fáil do Téigh agus Breathnaigh, a bhunaigh An sheiminéar ar litríocht chomhaimseartha na Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an British Council le hÉireann a bhí mar chuid de chomhdháil chéile chun a chumasú d’ealaíontóirí agus do macléinn eadar-ollscoile a d’eagraigh Roinn lucht riaracháin taisteal go dtí an Bhreatain nó na Gaeilge, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Gaillimh. go hÉirinn, agus fuair beirt scríbhneoirí tacaíocht faoi. Cuireadh cistiú breise ar fáil don iris liteartha Graph chun a chumasú dó eagrán Tugadh méadú de £20,000 ar dheontas na neamhghnách a thabhairt amach le bliana 1997 don Idirmhalartán Litríocht forlíonadh speisialta in onóir Lar Cassidy Éireann chun a chumasú don eagras a nach maireann. ghréasán idirnáisiúnta a neartú agus cur le líon na leabhar Gaeilge agus Béarla Tionscadail atá idir láimhe comhaimseartha a bhfuil aistriúcháin díobh ar Ba mhór leis an gComhairle gur cuireadh fáil ar fud an domhain. críoch leis an tuairisc Art and the Magic of the Word a bhí á ullmhú ag an nGrúpa Stiúrtha um Leabharlann Phoiblí agus na An Cheoil 19 Tá caiteachas ar an Cheoil léirithe ar leathanach 35

Buneolas Feictear go bhfuil fíor-rochtain á thabhairt do Caitheadh £2,007,870 ar chúrsaí ceoil i dhaoine óga ar an gceol trí imeachtaí áitiúla 1998, méadú de £459,324 (30%) ar sa cheol traidisiúnta, imeachtaí an Federation chionroinnt 1997. Lena chois sin, bronnadh of Music Collectives agus an fhorbairt atá ag cnuais arbh fhiú £69,985 iad ar ochtar teacht ar cheolfhoirne óige na tíre. cumadóirí. Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta Ceapadh an iarOifigeach Ceoil, Dermot Tá eagrais ceoil ag tabhairt ealaíontóirí McLaughlin, mar Stiúrthóir Múnla Ealaíne i idirnáisiúnta den scoth go hÉirinn le tamall mBealtaine 1998 agus ceapadh Maura Eaton anois agus ag dul ar camchuairteanna thar ina hOifigeach Ceoil i Lúnasa 1998. lear; chaith an Borodin Quartet ocht lá i mBeanntraí mar chuid den West Cork Tionscnaimh Chamber Music Festival mar shampla, agus Lean an Chomhairle uirthi i 1998 ag chonacthas léirithe i mBaile Átha Cliath, i déanamh forbartha ar an infrastruchtúr atá mBéal Feirste agus i Nua Eabhrach de bharr ann don cheol trí thacú leis na príomheagrais comhoibriú idir and Improvised Music acmhainne ceoil, lena duaiseanna oiliúna Company agus ealaíontóirí Meiriceánacha. agus forbartha agus leis na scéimeanna nua B’iad an Irish Chamber Orchestra a d’oscail um choimisiúnú agus taifeadadh ceoil. an Celtic Connections Festival i nGlaschú agus d’éirigh thar cionn leis an gcamchuairt Leagadh béim ar leith ar thacaíocht do a thug siad ar an Iodáil. Chualathas ceol ó sheinnteoireacht, go háirithe an ceol luath chumadóirí Éireannacha ag an Wien Modern agus an nuacheol. Ar an gcaoi seo Festival cáiliúil arbh é Ar Imill na hEorpa an cruthaíodh cothromaíocht níos réalaíche idir téama do 1998. an tacaíocht atá ann do chúrsaí infrastruchtúir agus atá ann don cheol beo. Tionscadail don Todhchaí Fuair eagrais cheoil luath i mBaile Átha Cliath Gheofar an beartas ceoil don todhchaí sa (Christ Church Baroque), i Gaillimh (Galway Phlean Ealaíon nua, a fhoilseofar i 1999. Early Music Festival) agus i Sligeach (Sligo Early Music Festival) cistiú don chéad uair, agus b’amhlaidh i gcás dhá shraith ceolchoirmeacha de nuacheol a d’eagraigh an Association of Irish Composers agus Composers’ Ink. Tugadh cistiú don chéad uair don Crash Ensemble agus cuireadh an cistiú iomlán ar fáil don clár nuacheoil a d’eagraigh Concorde

Tionscadail atá idir lámha Chuir an Chomhairle cistiú ar fáil don Black Box don chéad sé CD i sraith CD de nuacheol le cumadóirí Éireannacha, agus tugadh trí cinn díobh amach i 1998.

Faoi Scéim na Comhairle um Choimisiúnadh Nuacheoil, a riartar i gcomhar leis an Contemporary Music Centre, coimisiúnadh 23 saothair nua san iomlán ó 19 cumadóir le léiriú in Éirinn agus thar lear.

Duaiseanna agus spáránachtaí Bronnadh 43 duaiseanna arbh fhiú £73,668 iad san iomlán ar chumadóirí, stiúrthóirí, ionstramaithe agus amhránaithe. Bronnadh an Macaulay Fellowship ar Gráinne Mulvey. I gcaitheamh na bliana, bronnadh 239 Artflight ar chleachtóirí ceoil.

Ba iad lucht an phainéil do dhuaiseanna agus do sparánachtaí ceoil i 1998: Mark Duley, Fionnuala Hunt, Una Hunt, John Kelly, Doris Keogh, Aidan O’Carroll, Proinsias Ó Duinn, Emer O’Kelly, Jane O’Leary, Colman Pearse, Joe Ryan, Helmut Seeber, Alan Smale, Eric Sweeney, Peter Sweeney, Eithne Tinney.

Páistí agus Daoine Óga SLÍOCHT DE SEXTET UNO LE GRÁINNE MULVEY Lean an Chomhairle lena beartas chun cuidiú le páistí agus le daoine óga páirt a ghlacadh i gcúrsaí ceoil trí thacú leis an ngluaiseacht ceolfhoirne óige agus trí a cuid tacaíochta d’imeachtaí áitiúla agus do mháistir-ranganna i ngach saghas ceoil. 20 An Cheoldrámaíocht Tá caiteachas ar an Cheoldrámaíocht léirithe ar leathanach 36

Buneolas Caitheadh £1,366,305 ar chúrsaí ceoldrámaíochta i 1988, méadú de £257,105 (23%) ar 1997.

Beartas Mhéadaigh an Chomhairle méid an chistithe a thugtar do na trí heagrais oibriúcháin go dtí leibhéal a chumasaigh dóibh a gcuid clár a phleanáil go héifeachtach agus an caighdeán léirithe agus méid na dtáillí a íoctar le healaíontóirí a fheabhsú.

Léirithe i 1998 Chuir an Opera Theatre Company an ceoldráma CosÏ fan Tutte ar stáitse deich n- uair ag naoi láthair réigiúnacha. Cuireadh dhá cheoldráma le Peter Maxwell Davies ar stáitse; chuaigh The Lighthouse ar camchuairt go dtí naoi láthair, thuaidh agus theas, agus chonacthas Cinderella, ceoldráma do theaghlaigh le páistí, 18 n-uair ag 12 láthair. Chonacthas The Four Note Opera le Tom Johnson in 11 láthair. Go hidirnáisiúnta, thug an Opera Theatre Company léirithe de Tamerlano (Handel), Katya Kabanova (Janacek) agus ceadail le Woolfe, Berg agus Britten go Lisbon agus Oporto.

Chuir Opera Ireland cúig léiriú ar stáitse thar dhá shéasúr ag Amharclann an Ghaeity i mBaile Átha Cliath. Chonacthas Falstaff le Verdi agus The Tales of Hoffmann le Offenbach i rith an earraigh. I rith an gheimhridh cuireadh Die Fledermaus le Johann Strauss agus clár dúbailte de Cavalleria Rusticana le Mascagni agus I Pagliacci le Leoncavello ar stáitse.

Sa 47ú bliain dó, bhí sé léiriú de Fosca le Carlos Gomes, Sarlatán˘ le Pavel Haas agus I

Cavaleiri di Ekebù le Zandonai le feiceáil ag THE LIGHTHOUSE LE PETER MAXWELL DAVIES Á LÉIRIÚ AG an Wexford Festival Opera. Lena chois sin, OPERA THEATRE COMPANY bhí clár fairsing ann de radharcanna ó cheoldrámaí, ceadail um lóin agus ceolchoirmeacha um thráthnóna.

Páistí agus Daoine Óga D’éirigh thar cion leis an gceoldráma do pháistí ag an Ark. B’iad Johnny Hanrahan agus John Browne a scríobh an ceoldráma, The Pied Paper, agus cuireadh cistiú ar fáil dó ó Chiste na Comhairle um Choimisiúnadh Ceoldrámaí.

Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna I rith na bliana, bronnadh Artflight ar 15 ceachtóir ceoldráma. Na Dearcealaíona 21 Tá caiteachas ar na Dearcealaíona léirithe ar leathanaigh 36-38

Buneolas Léirmheastóireacht ar na Dearcealaíona Ag deireadh 1997 cinneadh ar ceann Comhaimseartha ar Eoghan MacTigue. bhuiséid ar leith a chruthú do chúrsaí Comhthionscnamh de chuid na Comhairle Ailtireachta. Buiséad de £2,011,753 a bhí ar agus an Arts Council of Northern Ireland, is fáil do na dearcealaíona i 1998, méadú de ea an sparánacht seo, i gcomhar le CIRCA £351,905 (21%) ar chionroinnt 1997. Art Magazine. Is beag iarratas a fuarthas ar an Scéim Printíseachta/Cúntóra do An Beartas Dhearcealaíontóirí agus d’Ailtirí; bronnadh an Lean an Chomhairle uirthi ag iarraidh go duais ar Peter Young agus Tony Williams. gcuirfí an Public Art Report, a foilsíodh i 1997, i ngníomh go hiomlán. Ba iad lucht an phainéil do dhuaiseanna agus do sparánachtaí sna dearcealaíona i Fuair dánlanna, stiúideonna ealaíontóirí, 1998: Mary Burke; Maud Cotter; cónaitheachtaí agus mórthaispeántais cistiú Micky Donnelly; James Hanley; breise. B’amhlaidh i gcás an Association of Mary Heffernan; Paddy Jolley; Artists in Ireland, eagras ionadaíoch na Peter Jones; Ciarán MacGonigal; ndearcealaíontóirí. Rinneadh staidéar Aileen MacKeogh; Stephanie McBride; indéantachta ar an Claremorris Open Danny McCarthy; Hugh Mulholland; Janet Exhibition le cuidiú ón gComhairle, agus Mullarney; Coilin Murray; ghlac an Claremorris Arts Committee lena Peter Murray; Siobhan NíÉanaigh; thorthaí. B’é an Chomhairle a chuir an cistiú Emer O'Kelly; Cathal O'Neill; ar fáil don taispeántas i 1998. Vivienne Roche; Medb Ruane; Louise Walsh; Michael Warren; Tionscnaimh Alistair Wilson Cuireadh £100,000 ar fáil mar chomhbhuiséad don Scéim um Chúnamh do Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta Thaispeántais agus do Thionscadail Leanadh leis an scéim um Duaiseanna Taistil Speisialta, a chuidíonn le himeachtaí aon i 1998 and cumasaíodh do 13 ealaíontóirí uaire agus tionscnaimh nua. Ar na tionscadail taighde agus cíoradh a dhéanamh ar fhoinsí a fuair cúnamh bhí an Fire Station Artists’ dá gcuid oibre. Chumasaigh an scéim Studios, a fuair cúnamh do chomórtas don Artflight 211 d’ealaíontóirí agus do riarthóirí Memorial Project; Sculpture in Woodland; cíoradh a dhéanamh ar dheiseanna Cork Printmakers do thaighde ar taispeántais agus margaíochta thar lear. phriontóireacht neamhthocsaíneach; Triskel Arts Centre do Intermedia; Grassy Knoll Thug An Chomhairle Ealaíon cuidiú indíreach Productions, Béal Feirste do Resonate, agus freisin do thoise idirnáisiúnta na n-ealaíon in OutArt dá thaispeántas i mBaile Átha Cliath. Éirinn. Chonacthas cláir agus tionscadail idirnáisiúnta i spásanna taispeántais, saoráidí Tionscadail ata idir lámha agus láithreacha a fuair cistiú. Bhí saothair ar Lean an Chomhairle uirthi ag cur cistiú ar fáil taispeántas sna Temple Bar Gallery and don Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne agus Dearaidh Studios a bhain le mórthionscnamh ar mhaithe le forbairt an Leabharlann d’ealaíontóirí atá lonnaithe sa Phólainn agus Náisiúnta Dearcealaíon. Fuair EV+A, in Éirinn agus bronnadh cistiú de chuid an NEYSA GRASSI I MBUN OIBRE INOR STIÚIDEO AG Luimneach, cistiú athuair dá Thaispeántas Aontais Eorpaigh ar an National Sculpture BALLINGLEN ARTS FOUNDATION Oscailte Idirnáisiúnta agus Naisiúnta, agus Factory tríd an gClár Kaleidoscope chun a FOTO: PETER MAXWELL b’amhlaidh i gcás IONTAS, an taispeántas de chumasú dó a bheith páirteach i scéim shaothair bheaga a d’eagraigh an Sligo Art malartaithe d’ealaíontóirí. Gallery. Tionscadail sa Todhchaí Páistí agus Daoine Óga Tá deiseanna tábhachtacha ann d’ealaíontóirí Tugadh deontais do dhánlanna a chistíonn an a gcuid saothair a chur ar an margadh thar Chomhairle chun a chur ar a gcumas cláir a lear. Beidh sé mar chuspóir ag an bheadh dírithe ar dhaoine óga ach go gComhairle bealaí a fháil chuige seo trí dul i háirithe a thionscnú agus a chur i ngníomh. gcomhar le daoine eile, agus dánlanna Fuair an Baboró Festival i nGaillimh cúnamh príobháideacha agus tráchtála san áireamh. chun leabhar le páistí a fhoilsiú, i gcomhar le De réir mar a théann an t-ullmhúchán don Kids’ Own Publishing. Phlean Ealaíon 1999-2001 ar aghaidh, cuirfear tús leis an tuairisc ar Bhailiúchán na Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna Comhairle agus táthar ag súil go mbeidh na Lean an Chomhairle uirthi ag tabhairt torthaí agus na moltaí ar fáil uaidh roimh cúnamh don ealaíontóir aonair dearcealaíon dheireadh 1999. trí luach na scéimeanna sparánachtaí/duaiseanna a mhéadú ó £170,000 i 1997 go £200,000 i 1998. Mar thoradh ar seo tharla méadú mór in uimhir agus i luach na nduaiseanna a bronnadh. Bronnadh an Sparánacht i gCoimeád na nDearcealaíon Comhaimseartha i gcomhar le hOifig na nOibreacha Poiblí agus b’í Roisin Kennedy a ghnóthaigh é, chun a chumasú di catalóg a chur le chéile den bhailiúchán stairiúil agus comhaimseartha ag Caisléan Átha Cliath, ar mhaithe le taispeántas i 1999. Bronnadh an Sparánacht i 22 Na hEalaíona i gCumasc Ionaid Ealaíon Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíona i gCumasc léirithe ar leathanach 39

Buneolas bpríomhfheidheannach, chomh maith le Tugadh £1.685,000 de chionroinnt do na forbhreaathnú ar ghnásanna airgeadais do hionaid ealaíon i 1998, méadú de 10.3% ar bhainisteoirí na láithreacha. Déanfar fhigiúr 1997. Cuireann An Chomhairle foilseacháin bhreise a choimisiúnú i 1999. Ealaíon cistiú ar fáil do ghréasán de 19 ionad ealaíon ar fud na tíre. Cuireadh tús i 1998 le Artsweb, clár oilúna píolótach trí bliana faoi thointe Leonardo den Is é cuspóir na n-ionad ealaíon infrastruchtúr chistiú Eorpach. a chur le chéile ionas gur féidir na healaíona a chur ar fáil go háitiúil ar bhonn gairmiúil - ó An triúr comhairleoirí a roghnaíodh in Éirinn, Chathair Átha Cliath go hiarthar Chorcaí. Sna is oibrithe iad a bhfuil taithí acu ar ghnó na n- hionaid ealaíon, tagann ealaíontóirí, an ionad ealaíon agus tá taithí ag duine amháin saothar ealaíne agus an lucht féachana le acu ar chúrsaí míchumais sna healaíona. Mar chéile. Cothaíonn siad múnlaí ealaíne agus chuid den oiliúint, bhí gach comhairleoir i lucht féachana éagsúla agus le tamall tá siad láthair ag an gcéad ócáid oiliúna i Larissa sa ag feidhmiú mar áisíneachtaí ar mhaithe le Ghréig agus fuair siad sraith de leabhair forbairt áitiúil a dhéanamh ar an healaíona. shaothair atá le comhlánú thar tréimhse dhá De bharr na rólanna éagsúla atá anois ag an mhí déag. Ag an am céanna, chomhairligh ionad ealaíon tá an-éileamh ar a gcuid gach comhairleoir díobh beirt nó triúr acmhainní daonna agus airgeadais, ar a comhairlí a roghnaíodh i ndiaidh phróiseas chlár imeachtaí agus ar a fhoirgnimh. iarratais agus agallaimh, agus bhain siad leas as an taithí seo i gcumasc leis na Tá méadú mór tagtha ar an éileamh ar chistiú leabhair shaothair agus na cleachtaí. do láithreacha nua. Ar na cúiseanna leis seo, tá dea-straitéisí forbartha An Chomhairle Ba chóir go mbeadh an chéim phíolótach Ealaíon do na healaíona áítiúla agus an obair den chomhairliú críochnaithe faoi shamhradh atá déanta i dtaca leis seo ag na hionaid féin, 1999. Tar éis próiseas meastóireachta, táthar chomh maith le Cistí Struchtúrtha a bheith ar ag súil go mbunóidh an Chomhairle clár fáil faoin gClár Oibríochtúil do Thurasóireacht beag comhairleoirí amach anseo agus go (CDIS). dtabharfar cuireadh do dhaoine eile a bheith páirteach sa chlár comhairlithe. Sa chomhthéacs seo, thug An Chomhairle Ealaíon tosaíocht i rith 1998 don obair atá ar Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta bun aici chun a cuid caidreamh leis na Lena chois sin, thacaigh An Chomhairle hionaid ealaíon atá á chistiú cheana féin aici Ealaíon go hindíreach le toise idirnáisiúnta na a fheabhsú thar a bheith ag cur cistiú ar fáil n-ealaíon in Éirinn. Bhí cláir agus tionscadail d’ionaid nua. idináisiúnta le feiceáil i spásanna, saoráidí agus láithreacha taispeántais a fuair cistiú. Tionscnaimh Mar shampla: bhí Tallaght Community Arts I 1998 chonacthas méadú mór sa chistiú Centre ina óst do ‘Artists Against Exclusion’, d’ionaid ealaíon áirithe chun a chumasú tionscadal malartaithe píolótach faoi dóibh bonn daingean a chur faoina gcuid Sheirbhís Dheonach na hEorpa. gníomhaíochtaí.

Tháinig méadú de 30% ar an meán ar an gcistiú a cuireadh ar fáil do láithreacha nua ar nós Letterkenny Arts Centre, Tallaght Community Arts Centre agus an South Tipperary Arts Centre i gCluain Meala. Faigheann na láithreacha seo cistiú ar bhonn 50:50 i bpáirtíocht leis an húdaráis áitiúla cuí agus mar sin bhí an ráta fáis comhiomlán níos gaire do 60% dá láimhdeachas i 1998, a léiríonn an fhorbairt mhór atá tagtha ar a gcláir agus ar a seirbhísí.

Fuair an Linenhall Arts Centre i gCaisleán an Bharraigh agus Garter Lane i bPort Láirge araon tacaíocht bhreise chun oibrithe Oideachais agus For-rochtana a fhostú.

Fuair an Model Arts Centre/Niland i Sligeach cistiú breise d’obair leanúnach atá á CEOL SEACHDOMHANDA Á CRUTHÚ AG AN TAISPEÁNTAIS dhéanamh ansin chun mórdhánlann agus ”KIDS IN SPACE” AG AN LINENHALL ARTS CENTRE. spás ealaíne a dhéanamh den láthair sa chaoi is gur féidir bailiúchán bardasach Shligigh agus an bailiúchán Yeats a chur ar taispeántas ann, agus mar thacaíocht do chlár oibre leanúnach an ionaid.

Tionscadail atá idir láimhe Táthar tar éis sraith foilseachán mar gheall ar bhainistiú láithreacha a choimisiúnú, a chlúdóidh rólanna agus freagrachtaí na Na hEalaíona i gCumasc Na hEalaíona Pobail 23 Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíona i gCumasc léirithe ar leathanach 39

Buneolas chuideodh le daoine eile, más féidir. Tá Ba é £528,000an buiséad iomlán do na eagrais eile i dteideal cur isteach ar an scéim hEalaíona Pobail i 1998, méadú de £48,000 más mian leo aithbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar (10%) ar bhuiséad 1997. thionscadail ealaíon pobail i dtreo is gur féidir leo tuiscint níos fearr a fháil ar obair ealaíon Beartas nua pobail ar ardchaighdeán. Léiríonn cinntí cistiúcháin 1998 na treochtaí beartais atá ag teacht chun tosaigh i réimse Sparánachtaí agus Duaiseanna imeachtaí na n-ealaíon pobail agus Rinneadh aithbhreithniú ar na scéimeanna rannpháirteacha. Cuireadh cistiú ar fáil do cistiúcháin a bhí ann. Cuireadh críoch le chompántais léirithe, lucht riartha imeachtaí tuairisc inmheánach ar an scéim um ealaíon áitiúla, áisíneachtaí acmhainne Ealaíontóir i measc an Phobail agus d’fhorbairt áitiúil na n-ealaíon, agus do aontaíodh sraith moltaí do thodhchaí na thionscadail agus do scéimeanna. scéime. Rinneadh aithbhreithniú freisin ar chuspóirí na scéime um Chónaitheacht Aon B’iad na heagrais sin a chuireann acmhainní Bhliana sna hEalaíona Pobail agus cuireadh agus tacaíocht ar fáil chun gur féidir cistiú ar fáil do raon níos leithne de cleachtadh ealaíon pobail ar ardchaighdeán thionscadail, cuid acu thar thréimhse dhá a fhorbairt a fuair cistiú. bhliana. Orthu seo bhí: Aois agus Deis - chun tionscadail I 1998 cuireadh deireadh leis an tuarascáil phíolótacha a bhunú a dhéanfadh taighde taighde Mapping Community Arts a féachaint cé mhéad de na ndaoine sin atá ag coimisiúnadh i 1997 chun cineál agus scála dul anonn in aois a ghlacann páirt sna na n-imeachtaí ealaíon pobail atá ag dul ar healaíona; aghaidh timpeall na tíre a mheas. Cuireadh Women’s Aid - chun oiliúint a chur ar an tuarascáil “ina bheatha” agus bhí sé ar fáil ealaíontóirí chun dul ag obair le mná agus le dóibhsean a bhí páirteach ann trí phlé agus páistí a d’fhulaing foréigean sa bhaile; freagairt struchtúrtha, a bhí mar bhunús ar Eastát Naomh Mhichíl in Inse Chóir - chun deireadh thiar leis an bpróiseas pleanála don forbairt bhreise a dhéanamh ar a gclár chéad Phlean Ealaíon eile. ealaíon pobail siúd i gcomhar le hÁras Nua- Ealaíne na hÉireann. De thoradh clár oiliúna The Learning Wheel a d’fhorbair C.A.F.E. tharla go raibh duais oiliúna sna healaíona pobail ag Leibhéal a Dó NCVA ar fáil. Mar thoradh ar an obair thábhachtach seo, thabhaigh foireann oideachais café cistiú breise ar mhaithe le taighde a dhéanamh ar líon na ndeiseanna oideachais agus oiliúna atá ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí pobail agus chun deimhin a dhéanamh de go mbíonn eolas tábhachtach mar gheall ar fhorbairt chúrsaí agus ar creidiúniú ar fáil go héasca ag eagrais ealaíon eile.

Tionscnaimh Fuair C.A.F.E. méadú chun aithbhreithniú eagraíochta a chur ar bun a dhéanfadh measúnú ar a ról agus ar a fheidhmeanna agus chun plean chur i ngníomh a fhorbairt a dhéanfadh freastal ar riachtanais fhorbartha na n-ealaíon pobail, riachtanais atá ag síorathrú.

Compántais ar nós Buí Bolg agus an tionscadal Umbrella a bunaíodh le gairid agus a chuireann acmhainní agus tacaíocht ar fáil do thionscadail áitiúla a dhéanann forbairt ar na healaíona, tháinig méadú mór ar a gcistiú siúd, chun cuidiú leo a bheith níos neamhspleáiche ar FÁS dá n-oibriochtaí. Fuair eagrais eile méaduithe i gcistiú chun ardú pá a thabhairt don BALLINA ARTS EVENTS, AMHARCLANN PUIPÉAD TURBO PROP Phríomhfheidhmeannach, a bhí ag fáil pá sách íseal (i réimse na n-ealaíon).

Tionscadail atá idir lámha Bunaíodh scéim nua chun an tacaíocht is solúbtha is féidir a chur ar fáil do chleachtadh ealaíon pobail atá ar ardchaighdeán. Is é cuspóir na scéime tacú le healaíontóirí pobail machnamh a dhéanamh ar a gcuid cleachtaidh nó feabhas chruthaitheach a chur ar an gcleachtadh sin ar bhealach a 24 Na hEalaíona i gCumasc Féilte Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíona i gCumasc léirithe ar leathanach 39

Beartas Nua Mar fhreagairt ar an éileamh mór atá ann anois ar chistiú d’fhéilte, mhéadaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon an chionroinnt iomlán a dhéantar le féilte ildisciplíneacha de 25% (ó £319,000 go £424,000). I 1998 tugadh cistiú do 33 fhéile ildisciplíneacha idir bheag agus mhór.

Tionscnaimh Cuireadh cistiú ar fáil do shé fhéile nua i 1997 lena n-áirítear an Clonmel Christmas Festival; Ennis Arts Festival; Iniscealtra Children’s Festival agus A Sense of Cork.

Fuair Waterford Spraoi agus Samhlaíocht Chiarraí méaduithe nach beag le nach mbeadh siad ag brath chomh mór sin ar chistiú FÁS don fhoireann agus chun a chumasú dóibh croífhoireann ghairmiúil a chur le chéile chun cláir rannpháirteacha ealaíon maille le hoiliúnt agus tacaíocht áitiúil a chur ar fáil.

Tionscadail atá idir lámha Bhí an-toradh le cruinniú comhairliúcháin a eagraíodh d’aon ghnó d’fhéilte ildisciplíneacha chun comhcheisteanna agus comhriachtanais a aithint. Chuidigh an-chuid de na féilte seo leis an bpróiseas mapála a ghabh leis an taighde faoi Mapping Community Arts. Bhain féilte beaga éagsúla leas as Scéim na Comhairle um Iasachtaí Taispeantais. As seo uilig scrúdóidh An Chomhairle Ealaíon an chaoi is fearr is féidir teacht i gcabhair ar an líon mór féilte beaga ealaíon áitiúla a bheas ag lorg airgid an bhliain seo chugainn. Mar chuid den phróiseas seo, táthar ag súil le scéim phíolótach a chur sa tsiúl i 1999 chun acmhainní ealaíon gairmiúla a chur ar fáil d’fhéilte dá leithéid.

Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta B’é líon na bhféilte ealaíon a eagraíodh timpeall na tíre an léiriú ab fhearr ar thoise idirnáisiúnta na n-ealaíon in Éirinn i 1998, idir mhórimeachtaí i gcathracha ar nós an Galway Arts Festival agus fhéilte de mhúnla ealaíne amháin dála Bantry Chamber Music THEATRE TITANIC ÓN nGEARMÁIN AGUS TITANIC Á LÉIRIÚ ACU AG AN GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL. Festival

Tionscadail sa Todhchaí De bhrí go bhfuil acmhainní breise ar fáil ó fhoinsí eile d’fhéilte ealaíon i 1999-2000 do chomóradh na Mílaoise, glacfaidh An Chomhairle Ealaíon páirt lánghníomhach i dtionscnaimh nua d’fhonn a bheith cinnte go n-úsáidtear na foinsí seo ar mhaithe le hinmharthanacht agus fhorbairt fhadtéarmach na bhféilte ealaíon, agus go gcuirfear feabhas ar shraitéisi margaíochta agus ar leibhéal na hurraíochta, ach go háirithe. Na hEalaíona i gCumasc Na hEalaíona agus Cúrsaí Míchumais/ 25 Na hEalaíona agus Cúrsaí Sláinte Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíona agus Cursaí Míchumais léirithe ar leathanach 40

Buneolas I 1998 chonacthas meádú sa chistiú díreach Tá an Duais Oiliúint Chomhionannais i a caitheadh ar na healaíona agus cúrsaí gcúrsaí Míchumais dírithe ar eagrais ealaíon míchumais. Ar an gcistiú indíreach a cuireadh chun iad a spreagadh chun tabhairt faoi clár ar fáil don réimse seo bhí cistiú do shaoráidí Oiliúna Comhionannais i gcúrsaí Míchumais ealaíontóirí amhail an Fire Station Artists’ le hoiliúnai/the atá cáilithe chuige agus tá an Studios agus Temple Bar Gallery and Duais do Rochtain ar Shaothair Ealaíne Studios, an Drake Music Project, Pan Pan dírithe ar dhearcealaíontóirí chun iad a Theatre Company agus Theatre Omnibus. spreagadh chun féachaint ar shlite inar féidir Aithníonn An Chomhairle Ealaíon a leo a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh inrochtana do thábhachtaí is atá sé féachaint chuige go dhaoine a bhfuil míchumas orthu. dtéitear i gceann cúrsaí míchumais agus ealaíona ar bhealach orgánach thar réimse Na hEalaíona agus Cúrsaí Sláinte iomlán oibre na Comhairle. I 1998 thosaigh Bord Sláinte an Oirthir agus An Chomhairle Ealaíon ag obair le chéile Forbairt Bheartais chun beartas ealaíon a chur le chéile do I Meitheamh 1998, mar chuid den chlár Bhord Sláinte an Oirthir maille le cód foriomlán de chruinnithe comhairliúcháin i cleachtais do na healaíona i dtimpeallachtaí dtaobh an Phlean Ealaíon 1999 - 2001, sláinte. Gníomhaíochtaí ealaíon, d’eagraigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon seiminéar cónaitheachtaí ealaíontóirí agus saothair speisialta chun ceisteanna a bhaineann leis ealaíne i dtimpeallachtaí sláinte atá i gceist na hEalaíona agus cúrsaí Míchumais a phlé. leis an mbeartas seo. Is de réir an Scaipeadh plépháipéar ar na toscairí roimh chleachtaidh náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta ré ina raibh cuntas ar fhorbairt bheartais reatha a fhorbrófar an beartas seo. Lena agus tacaíocht An Chomhairle Ealaíon maidir chois sin, beifear ag tarraingt ar thorthaí leis na healaíona agus cúrsaí míchumais. Bhí cheithre thionscadail phíolótacha ealaíon, idir líon mór daoine aonair agus ionadaithe ó fhorbairt, dhoiciméadú agus mheastóireacht eagrais a bhfuil baint dhíreach nó indíreach de, a rinneadh ar shuíomhanna de chuid acu leis na healaíona agus cúrsaí míchumais Bhord Sláinte an Oirthir. nó spéis acu ann i láthair ag an seiminéar. Tá na tionscadail beartaithe d’fhómhar 1999 B’iad Frank Mulcahy, Cathaoirleach ar an Irish agus d’earrach na bliana 2000. Tá an Grúpa Council of People with Disabilities agus Stiúrtha tar éis Stiúrthóir agus Meastóir Séamus Ó Cinnéide, an Cathaoirleach ar Very Tionscadail a cheapadh chun bainistiú agus Special Arts a bhí araon sa chathaoir. faireachán a dhéanamh ar na tionscadail Chualathas cur i láthair ó Peter Kearns ar phíolótacha. chomhairliú d’eagrais ealaíon i dtaobh ceisteanna a bhaineann leis na healaíona Tionscadail sa Todhchaí agus cúrsaí míchumais; ó Avril Crawford ón I rith na bliana, rinne An Chomhairle Ealaíon Northern Ireland Arts and Disability Forum ar agus an Arts Council of Northern Ireland ealaíona míchumais; ó Corban Walker maidir foireann thaighde a chomhchomisiúnadh, ar lena chuid oibre féin mar dhearcealaíontóir a raibh taighdeoirí a bhí lonnaithe i mBéal gairimiúil; ó George McCutcheon agus Feirste agus i mBaile Átha Cliath. Bunaíodh é Patrick Lydon ón Kilkenny Collective for Arts chun eolas a bhailiú ar chúrsaí ealaíon agus Talent (KCAT) ar thionscadal an KCAT do na míchumais ar bhonn uile-oileánda. Beidh an healaíona agus cúrsaí míchumais atá á taighde seo mar bhonn le lámhleabhar i chistiú ag horizon. gcomhar ar chúrsaí ealaíon agus míchumais a fhoilseofar go luath i 1999. Ar na ceisteanna a pléadh bhí • rochtain fhisiciúil ar fhoirgnimh agus ar an gcóras iompair a fheabhsú • oibrithe ealaíon, ionaid ealaíon agus eagrais ealaíon a chur ar an eolas mar gheall ar cheisteanna rochtana • deiseanna d’ealaíontóirí a bhfuil míchumas orthu a mhéadú • aitheantas níos fearr a thabhairt do na hEalaíona Míchumais • cúrsaí míchumais a iomlánú i dtaca le gach múnla ealaíne de.

Duaiseanna Ar an 3ú Nollaig 1998, Lá na hEorpa Dóibh Siúd a bhfuil Míchumas orthu, sheol An Chomhairle Ealaíon dhá dhuais nua i réimse na n-ealaíon agus cúrsaí míchumais.

Bunaíodh na duaiseanna ar bhonn píolótach, mar chuid de chlár feidhmithe beartais i réimse na n-ealaíon agus cúrsaí míchumais, chun daoine aonair agus eagrais ealaíon a spreagadh chun daoine a bhfuil míchumais orthu a chuimsiú sa lucht féachana/éisteachta agus mar chleachtóirí, TWO FIGURES ON A BENCH LE JANET MULLARNEY, WATERFORD HEALING ARTS TRUST, OSPIDÉAL RÉIGIÚNDA oibrithe ealaíon agus eile. PHORT LÁIRGE. 26 Forbairt ar an Lucht Tá caiteachas ar an Forbairt ar an Lucht léirithe ar leathanach 43

Buneolas Baboró - chun meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar Toisc go n-aithníonn An Chomhairle Ealaíon a an tionchar atá ag an bhféile ar na páistí thábhachtaí is atá an lucht agus a gcuid múinteoirí atá rannpháirteach féachana/éisteachta chun cothaithe agus ann agus ar a dtoilteanas a bheith páirteach i forbartha na n-ealaíon, leanfaidh sí uirthi ag bhféilte eile amach anseo; chun cailíocht cur cistiú ar fáil d’eagrais ealaíon d’fhonn agus caighdeán chlár na féile a mheas samhlacha de dhea-chleachtadh maidir le maraon le héifeachtacht na gceardlanna; neartú an lucht féachana/éisteacha a agus dá réir sin chun cód den chleachtadh is fhorbairt. fearr a réiteach maidir le cláir ealaíon do dhaoine óga. Tionscnaimh Tháinig na heagrais a fuair cistiú faoin gcéad Opera Ireland - chun tús a chur le trí shraith scéim Winning Your Audience le chéile go de léirithe bheo ina mbeadh meascán de leanúnach i rith na bliana agus b’é Music cheol rince beo le DJ agus áirianna ó Network a bhí ina óst air. I gcomhar le Liz cheoldrámaí cáiliúla á gcanadh ag Lennon tá gach ceann acu tar éis samhlacha amhránaithe gairmiúla Éireannacha. Mar meastóireachta a cheapadh dá gcuid chuid den tionscadal, tá ábhar poiblíochta le tionscadal. De bhrí nár críochnaíodh cuid de cur le chéile agus le scaipeadh ag gach na tionscadail seo i rith 1998, socraíodh go ceann de na léirithe. gcuirfí an Comhdháil um Fhorbairt an Lucht Féachana/Éisteachta a bhí beartaithe ar National Sculpture Factory - chun samhlacha athló, ionas go bhféadfaí na cásanna staidéir léirmhínithe nua a iniúchadh agus a fhorbairt a ullmhú le scaipeadh. do lucht féachana na healaíne poiblí. Déanfar é seo i gcomhar le Fís, tionscadal a mholann I mí na Nollag, chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon comhoibriú idir ailtirí agus dealbhóirí ó thaobh cistiú ar fáil don dara babhta de chúig scileanna de. thionscadal taighde atá bunaithe ar ghníomhaíocht faoin scéim Winning Your Irish Chamber Orchestra - buneolas a Audience scheme. Beidh na tionscadail á thabhairt do lucht éisteachta i gceantar Áth reáchtáil i rith 1999 agus ar chríoch dóibh, Luain/Lár na tíre ar cheol aragail agus ar beidh tuairiscí a dhéanfaidh doiciméadú agus obair na ceolfhoirne. Trí obair a dhéanamh le meastóireacht ar gach tionscadal díobh ar fáil cumadóir agus le baill na ceolfhoirne, ón gComhairle Ealaíon. Is iad na heagrais cumfaidh na rannpháirtithe píosa nua ceol ealaíon seo a leanas a bheas i gceist sna aragail a sheinnfidh an ICO. cúig tionscadal : Tionscadail sa Todhchaí Irish Modern Dance Theatre - chun a Leanfaidh an Chomhairle uirthi ag tacú le chumasú don compántas pacáiste hiarrachtaí chun an lucht féachana/éisteachta poiblíochta a chur le chéile i dteannta le léiriú a neartú mar chuspóir comhtháite d’obair na rince a theilgfear ar aghaidh fhoirgnimh n-eagrais ealaíon agus beidh an ghné seo mar phoiblí i mBarra an Teampaill. cheann de straitéisí an Phlean Ealaíon nua.

BAILLDEN LUCHTFÉACHANA AG AN BABORÓ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN Oideachas, Páístí agus Daoine Óga 27 Tá caiteachas ar an Oideachas, Páistí agus Daoine Óga léirithe ar leathanach 40

Beartas sa Chlár, an National Youth Orchestra agus Tá tacaíocht An Chomhairle Ealaíon don an Irish Association of Youth Orchestras. Oideachas, do Pháistí agus do Dhaoine Óga Fuair tionscadail ag an Newpark Music iomlánaithe isteach i ngach múnla ealaíne Centre agus ag an Clare Music Education agus sna réimsí trasdisciplíneacha, i.e. Ionaid Centre cistiú freisin. I 1998, thug an Ealaíon, Féilte agus tionscnaimh na n-Údarás Daghdha Dance Company a chlár scoile Áitiúil. Is trí chistiú agus abhcóideacht araon timpeall go dtí cúig láithreacha lárnacha. Ina a dhéanann An Chomhairle Ealaíon a cuid measc seo bhí The Ark i mBaile Átha Cliath, beartas i leith an Oideachais, na bPáistí agus Firkin Crane i gCorcaigh agus Coláiste Daoine Óga a chur i ngníomh. Tá lucht molta Mhuire gan Smál i Luimneach. Tugadh na n-ealaíon éagsúil ar an eolas ar a tacaíocht don Irish Junior Ballet agus do thábhachtaí is atá sé go mbeadh teacht ag chláir oideachasúla a d’eagraigh an LD páistí ar na healaíona, go mbeadh siad Dance Trust , Shawbrook (an Longfort). I sothuigthe dóibh, agus go mbainfeadh siad gcúrsaí Drámaíochta, caitheadh buiséad de taitneamh astu. Tá léiriú ar an mbeartas seo bheagnach £1m ar dheich chompántas ar le fáil sna cuspóirí agus sna haidhmeanna fud na tíre. Orthu seo bhí, TEAM i mBaile atá ag líon mór eagras ealaíon a fhaigheann Átha Cliath agus Graffiti i gCorcaigh, cistiú ón gComhairle Ealaíon. Cuireann cuid Storytellers (Baile Átha Cliath), Barnstorm de na heagrais seo cláir ar fáil do lucht (Cill Chainnigh), Second Age (Baile Átha féachana/éisteachta leathan agus tá eagrais Cliath), trí amharclann óige (Baile Átha Cliath, eile ann a dhíríonn ar chláir don óige amháin. Port Láirge agus Gaillimh) agus an National D’eirigh leis An Chomhairle Ealaíon an sprioc Assocation for Youth Drama. Ina theannta a bhí luaite aici a bhaint amach nuair a sin, chun aitheantas a thabhairt don bhorradh méadaíodh an bunchistiú do chúrsaí gníomhaíochta i réimse na drámaíochta óige, Oideachais, do Pháistí agus do Dhaoine Óga cuireadh tús leis an Scéim Tionscadail um ó 6% i 1993 go dtí 15% in 1998. Amharclannaí Óige i 1998.

Tionscnaimh Tionscadail atá idir Lámha I 1998 tugadh méaduithe i gcistiú do roinnt I 1998 cuireadh críoch leis an Arts in the mhaith eagras trasna na múnlaí ealaíne go Classroom Initiative a bhunaigh Comhairle léir a bhfuil sé de phríomhaidhm acu saothair Chontae Loch Garman agus a fuair cistiú ón a chruthú do agus le páistí agus daoine óga. Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta agus ón Lena chois sin, laistigh den réimse ilealaíon, gComhairle; seoladh an National Youth Arts fuair The Ark, Ionad Cultúrtha do Pháistí Programme, atá lonnaithe ag an National (Baile Átha Cliath), Baboró, Galway Youth Council of Ireland agus a gheibheann International Arts Festival for Children agus cistiú ón Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an National Youth Arts Programme (lonnaithe (Rannóg na gCúrsaí Óige) agus An ag an National Youth Council of Ireland) Chomhairle Ealaíon, go hoifigiúil i mbliana. méaduithe i gcistiú i 1998. I measc na dtrí eagras seo amháin, bhí rochtain ag suas le Leanadh leis an Scéim um Ealaíontóir i 50,000 páiste agus baill na n-áisíneachtaí um gCónaitheacht a bhfuil an-tóir air i sheirbhísí don óige uilig ar chláir ealaíon den mbunscoileanna agus i scoileanna dara scoth. leibhéal agus sna seirbhísí óige. Freisin, choimisiúnaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon Seó Cuireann Ionaid Ealaíon, e.g., Siamsa Tíre i do Scoileanna nua i mbliana, an t-ochtú dTrá Lí, an Model Arts Centre i Sligeach, ceann i sraith de thaispéantais a coimiúnadh Triskel i gCorcaigh agus an Linenhall Arts d’aon ghnó chun dul ar chamchuairt chuig Centre i gCaisleán an Bharraigh seirbhís um scoileanna dara leibhéal. Tá an seó seo dar oideachas ealaíon ar fáil don óige i measc a teideal, Seomra de chuid Féin, bunaithe ar an bpobal. Anuas ar seo, tá fás ag teacht ar Ailtireacht agus beidh sé ar fáil do scoileanna uimhir na n-Údarás Áitiúil a chuireann cláir ar fud na hÉireanna i 1999. speisialta ar fáil do pháistí óga.

Tá tionscnaimh oideachasúla agus tionscnaimh don óige ag tarlú sna disciplíneacha ealaíon uilig. Tá Féilte Scannán Sóisearacha bunaithe go dtí seo i nGaillimh agus i mBaile Átha Cliath, agus chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon cistiú méadaithe ar fáil do na Young Irish Film Makers atá lonnaithe i gCill Chainnigh agus don Education Programme ag an Film Institute of Ireland. Cheap Éigse Éireann a chéad Oifigeach Oideachais i mbliana, agus lean Children’s Books Ireland ar aghaidh leis an gclár éifeachtach atá ar bun acu chun leabhair do pháistí a chur á scríobh agus á léamh, maille le heolas, plé agus CLÁR ÉALAÍONTÓIR CÓNAITHEACH, CLOCHAR NAOMH LEO, idirghníomhaíocht a chur chun cinn idir CEATHARLACH ghrúpaí agus daoine aonair i dtaca le litíocht EALAÍONTÓIR: CLARE O’REILLY na bpáistí. I gcúrsaí ceoil, chuir An Chomhairle Ealaíon cistiú ar fáil do roinnt scoileanna agus fiontair sa cheol traidisiúnta. Orthu seo bhí Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 28 Na hEalaíon i gCumasc Údaráis agus Páirtíochtaí Áitiúla Tá caiteachas ar na hEalaíon i gCumasc Údaráis agus Páirtíochtaí Áitiúla léirithe ar leathanach 41

Buneolas tacú le hobair triúr eagraí ealaíon pobail i Bhí sé mar bhunchloch de bheartas na gCiarraí, i nGaillimh agus i dTír Chonaill. Comhairle thar tréimhse fiche bliain infrastruchtúr ealaíon a thabhairt isteach agus Leanadh leis an tacaíocht don pháirtíocht le a neartú, tríd an chóras rialtais áítiúil. I 1998, Macra na Feirme agus leis an National Youth bhí 26 Oifigeach Ealaíon fostaithe, agus bhí Council of Ireland. cúig cheapachán eile beartaithe do 1999. B’é seo an bhliain dheiridh don Myriad Neartaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon an aidhm Project (Coiste Gairmoideachais Chontae atá aici obair a dhéanamh i bpáirtíocht le Mhuineacháin) leis an gclár 1998 a bhí ag háisíneachtaí cistiúcháin eile, idir phoiblí agus déanamh meastóireacht ar an dtionscnamh phríobháideach, i 1998, trí £885,825, méadú píolótach trí bliana seo. Críochnaíodh an de 13%, nach mór, ar an mbliain roimhe sin, a tionscnamh Arts in the Classroom a bhí ar chaitheamh ar na hÚdaráis Áitiúla agus ar siúl idir Chomhairle Contae Loch Garman Pháirtíochtaí. agus an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta i mí Feabhra 1998. EALAÍONTÓIR POBAIL PETE SAMMON AG OBAIR LE PÁISTÍ I SCOIL NAOMH BREANDÁIN, AN Grúpa Aithbhreithnithe na mBainisteoirí CLADACH. TIONSCADAL EALAÍON POBAIL Cathrach agus Contae/ An Chomhairle Tionscadail atá idir Lámha BHARDAS NA GAILLIMHE. FOTO: ANJA SAMMON Ealaíon I Lúnasa, thosaigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon ar Tháinig Grúpa Aithbhreithnithe na phróiseas uasdátaithe agus aithbhreithnithe mBainisteoirí Cathrach agus Contae/ An ar an suirbhé um chaiteachas na n-údarás Chomhairle Ealaíon le chéile go leanúnach i áitiúil ar na healaíona do na blianta 1996 and 1998 chun ábhair imní don dá thaobh a phlé 1997. Le cois an eolais ar chaiteachas, agus d’fhonn bealaí nua a iniúchadh agus a cuireadh an chéad suirbhé, a scaipeadh i fhorbairt chun gaoil pháirtíochta a neartú. I 1994 agus 1995, in oiriúint i dtreo is go mBealtaine, sheol an tAire Ealaíon, mbeadh breis eolais dioscúrsach ann ar an Oidhreachta, Gaeltachta agus Oileán, Síle de gcaoi a rinne gach údarás áitiúil a chuid Valera, T.D., plépháipéar Local Authorities beartas ar an healaíona a fhorbairt. Táthar ag and the Arts a bhí bunaithe ar thuairisc an súil go gcuirfidh an cleachtadh seo proifíl ar Ghrúpa Aithbhreithnithe. na healaíona i ngach contae ar fáil don Chomhairle Ealaíon, agus sonraí ann maidir Ceann de na príomhrudaí a léiríodh sa le cainníocht agus le cáilíocht. staidéar go bhfuil nascanna an- fhadréimsitheacha ann anois idir na healaíona agus údaráis áitiúla, agus áirítear Is iad na hOifigigh Ealaíon Cathrach agus Contae ag Nollaig 1998 cúrsaí ailtireachta, pleanála fhisiciúil agus forbairt phobail leis seo chomh maith le Comhairle Contae Chábháin Caitríona O’Reilly healaín phoiblí agus dánlanna bardasacha. Comhairle Contae an Chláir Folamh Bardas Chorcaí Mark Mulqueen Ag an am céanna, d’fhoilsigh An Chomhairle Comhairle Contae Chorcaí Ian McDonagh Ealaíon Guidelines for Local Authorities, Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall Traolach Ó Fionnáin Appointing an Arts Officer a leag síos cód Bardas Bhaile Átha Cliath Jack Gilligan nua cleachtais maidir le hoifigigh ealaíon a Comhairle Contae Dún Laoghaire /Rath Dúin Cliodhna Shaffrey cheapadh. UDC Dún Dealgan Brian Harten Comhairle Contae Fine Gall Rory O’Byrne Tionscnaimh Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe James Harrold I mBealtaine, d’iarr An Chomhairle Ealaíon ar Comhairle Contae Chiarraí Folamh thriúr Oifigigh Ealaíon a bheith mar chuid de Comhairle Contae Chill Dara Mary Lenihan ghrúpa stiúrtha beag, d’fhonn beartais a phlé Comhairle Contae Chill Chainnigh Margaret Cosgrave i dtaca le forbairt áitiúil ar an healaíona. Chuir Comhairle Contae Laoise Muireann Ní Chonaill an grúpa seo clár oibre ar fáil do dhá Comhairle Contae Liatroma agus Longfoirt Fergus Kennedy(go dti Aibreán) chruinniú comhairliúcháin le gréasán Comhairle Contae Longfoirt Fergus Kennedy(ó Aibreán) d’oifigigh ealaíon na n-údarás áitiúil agus tá Comhairle Contae Liatroma Folamh (ó Aibreán) an chéad chomhdháil d’oifigigh ealaíon Bardas Luimnigh Sheila Deegan Thuaidh agus Theas á eagrú acu agus é Comhairle Contae Luimnigh Joan McKernan beartaithe do thosach na bliana 1999. Comhairle Contae Mhuigh Eo John Coll Comhairle Contae na Mí Gerardette Bailey Idir Lúnasa agus Samhain, tionóladh sraith Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin Somhairle MacConghail de chruinnithe comhairliúcháin i ngach ceann Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí Sharon Mee de na 26 údarás áitiúil a raibh Oifigeach Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin Emer Leavy (go dtí Meán Fómhair) Ealaíon fostaithe acu. Cuid de phróiseas Comhairle Contae Shligigh Mary McAuliffe leathan comhairliúcháin ab ea é seo a Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas Gina Kelly d’eagraigh An Chomhairle Ealaíon mar Bardas Phort Láirge Derek Verso réamhullmhúchán don Phlean Ealaíon, agus Comhairle Contae Phort Láirge Margaret Fleming chuir siad fóram ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí, don Comhairle Contae Loch Garman Lorraine Comer lucht féachana/éisteachta, do chruthaitheoirí, Comhairle Contae Chill Mhantáin Deirdre Enright léiritheoirí agus tionscnóirí chun cúrsaí ealaíon in Éirinn a phlé.

Páirtíochtaí Eile Lean An Chomhairle Ealaíon uirthi ag gníomhú i bpáirtíochtaí éagsúla i rith na bliana 1998. Ar na páirtíochtaí seo bhí ceann leanúnach le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta chun Caipiteal 29 Tá caiteachas ar Caipiteal léirithe ar leathanaigh 42-43

I gcaitheamh na bliana 1998, lean an PricewaterhouseCoopers ar Aithbhreithniú Chomhairle leis an gclár deontas-i-gcabhair Straitéiseach ar Phlean Ealaíon 1995-98, chun trealamh a cheannach, agus chun tugadh líon áirithe rudaí diúltacha chun solais athnuachan agus forbairt a dhéanamh ar a dífhéadfadh titim amach muna dtarlódh a fhoirgnimh atá ann cheana féin. Lena chois, leithéid díiomlánaithe. Orthu seo bhí: cuireadh cuidiú ar fáil do mhórthionscadail • dífhéadfaí caipiteal a infheistiú in nua chaipitil éagsúla. Bronnadh na deontais infrastruchtúr a mbeadh ‘táirge’ ag teastáil seo ar 144 eagras san iomlán agus ina uaidh agus tharlódh nach mbeadh aon measc seo bhí an tionscadal stiúideo ag táirge ann Wandesford Quay i gCorcaigh (£250.000), an • is féidir nach gcuirfí costais oibriúcháin Triskel Arts Centre i gCorcaigh (£200,000), an leanúnacha i gcás infrastruchtúir ar fáil Project Arts Centre i mBaile Átha Cliath agus dá bharr seo, is féidir go ndúnfaí an (£345,000), agus tionscadal chun stiúideonna foirgneamh nó nach mbainfí lán úsáide as a chur ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí i gCill Rialaig, Baile • is féidir go ndéanfaí cinntí agus roghanna an Sceilig (£100,000). Cuidíodh le cúig míoiriúnacha maidir leis an úsáid is fearr is eagras - Beautiful Noise, Christ Church féidir a fháil as acmhainní tearca idir Baroque, Crash Ensemble, Music Instrument chaiteachas caipitil agus reatha, i Fund of Ireland agus an National Youth gcomórtas leis na tosaíochtaí atá ag an Orchestra - chun uirlisí ceoil nua agus earnáil. trealamh a cheannach agus cuireadh Ag deireadh na bliana, fógraíodh go mórphianó atá ar chaighdeán caidil ar fáil i dtiocfadh méadú ar bhuiséad forbartha Mainistir na Búille agus i dTrá Lí. caipitil na Comhairle suas go dtí £3.5m i 1999. Dá bharr seo bhí sé níos tábhachtaí ná Athraíodh beartas na Comhairle don fhorbairt riamh go mbeadh cur chuige soiléir ag an chaipitil i rith na bliana i dtreo cinntí níos gComhairle amach anseo maidir le cinntí do iomlánaithe maidir le cistiú ioncaim agus chistiú caipitil agus go mbeadh na cinntí seo caipitil. I dTuairisc Indecom/ faoi réir ag beartas.

MONARCHA SNOÍODÓIREACHTA NÁISIÚNTA, CORCAIGH Ceannacháin don Bhailiúcháin Teideal Ealaíonfóir Méid IR£ Bird, Night Shelter Paul Seawright Prionta daite c-chinéal ar Alúmnam 2,000 Portrait by Window 1 Colin Crotty Ola ar Chanbhás 600 Figure Study 11 Helen Farrell Ola ar Páipéar 450 Specchio Margaret Fitzgibbon 6 Scatháin theilge agus eitseáilte 2,000 Wreckers Moon II Eamonn Colman Ola/Fabriano 1,100 The Entire City Mark Joyce Ola ar Chanbhás 675 Untitled 1998 Fionnuala Ní Chíosáin Acrilic, dúch, uisce-dhath ar páipéar ar diabond 3,500 Pluto's Cave Francis Carthy Acrilic ar Chanbhás 580 Blackchurch 1,11,111 Michael Coleman Sraithe de 3 Eitseáil 1,500 Untitled 111; Untitled V John Graham Prionta Carborundum 1,700 Smolin's Progeny 1997 Ronnie Hughes Acrilic agus copolymer ar Chanbhás 1,950

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