An Chomhairle Ealaion 1972-73

An Chomhairle Ealaíon An tAonú Tuarascáil Fichead Twenty-first Annual Report and Bhliantúil agus Cuntais ó 1ú Aibreán, Accounts from 1st April, 1972 to 1972 go 31ú Marta, 1973. 31st March, 1973. Tíolacadh don Rialtas agus leagadh Presented to the Government and laid faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas de before each House of the Oireachtas bhun Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (1) den pursuant to Sections 6 (3) and Acht Ealaíon, 1951. 7 (1) of the Arts Act, 1951.

Luach Cúig Pingne Price Fivepence (Prl. 3091)

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Na Comhaltaí/Members Reverend Father Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. Director Dr. C. S. Andrews Ordinary Member Mr. John Hunt Ordinary Member The Earl of Rosse Ordinary Member Mr. Michael Scott Ordinary Member Mr. James Johnson Sweeney Ordinary Member Mr. James White Ordinary Member Dr. Brian Boydell Co-opted Member Mr. George Dawson Co-opted Member Mr. R. R. Figgis Co-opted Member Sir Basil Goulding, Bart. Co-opted Member

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

An tAonú Tuarascáil Fichead Don Rialtas: Bhliantúil agus Cuntais ó 1ú Aibreán, 1972 go 31ú Márta, De bhun Altanna 6 (3) agus 7 (1) den Acht Ealaíon, tíolacann An Chomhairle Ealaíon Tuarascáil 1973 agus Cuntais na Comhairle don bhliain 1ú Aibreán, 1972, go 31ú Márta, 1973.

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

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

Is iad feidhmeanna na (1) suim an phobail sna healaíona a spreagadh, Comhairle Ealaíon: (2) eolas, dea-mheas agus cleacht ar na healaíona a chur chun cinn, (3) cabhrú le caighdeáin na n-ealaíon d'fheabhsú, (4) taispeántais (sa Stát nó lasmuigh den Stát) d'oibreacha ealaíon agus de cheardaíocht ealaíonta d'eagrú, nó cabhrú lena n-eagrú, (5) comhairle a thabhairt don Rialtas, nó d'aon chomhalta den Rialtas, i dtaobh aon ní (is ní dá bhfónann eolas agus taithí ar na healaíona) a n-iarrfar comhairle orthu ina thaobh, (6) comhoibriú agus cabhrú le haon daoine eile ag a bhfuil baint, go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, le nithe a bhaineas leis na healaíona.

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

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Twenty-first Annual Report To the Government: and Accounts from 1st April, 1972 to 31st March, 1973 Pursuant to Sections 6 (3) and 7 (l) of the Arts Act, 1951, An Chomhairle Ealaíon presents the Report and Accounts of the Council for the year 1st April, 1972 to 3ist March, 1973.

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

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

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

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

Contents

Page The Visual Arts (a) Alcoa Collection of Contemporary Art 6 (b) The Graphic Work of Arthur Boyd 6 (c) Exhibition of the Gordon Lambert Collection 6 (d) Gerard Dillon Retrospective Exhibition 6 (e) 'Jack B. Yeats and His Family' 7 (f) Camille Souter Exhibition 7 (g) Exhibition of Council's Paintings at Daonscoil na Mumhan 7 (h) Exhibition in Killarney of Paintings from the Council's Collection 7 (i) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection 7 (j) Scheme for the Purchase of Works of Art and their re- sale at half-price 9 (k) Loan of Paintings 9 (I) Arts Centre in Wexford Town Hall 10 (m) Lectures on Ecclesiastical Art 10 (n) Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students of the Arts 10 {o) New York Irish Institute Fund 10 (p) Duais-Chiste an Uachtarain de hide 10 (q) Art Slides 10 (r) Other Exhibitions and Activities 10

Music (a) Dublin Grand Opera Society 13 (b) Macaulay Fellowship in Music, 1972 13 (c) Recordings of Contemporary Irish Music 13 (d) Grants and Guarantees 13

Ballet 14

Drama (a) Macaulay Fellowship in Playwriting, 1973 14 (b) Grants and Guarantees 15

Literature (a) New York Irish Institute Fund 15 (b) Memorial to Art Mac Cubhthaigh, poet 15 (c) Denis Devlin Memorial Award for Poetry 15 (d) Publication of an Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry 17 (e) Grants and Guarantees 17

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

Accounts 19

AN TUARASCÁIL The financial year 1972-73 was the first full year of the Fifth Council's term of office. During the REPORT year there were eleven meetings of the Council, and the main activities were as follows:

THE VISUAL ARTS: (a) Alcoa Collection of Contemporary Art Painting, Sculpture, The Council organised the showing at the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, of the Architecture, Design, Alcoa Collection of Contemporary Art from 27th September to 22nd October, 1972. The Applied Arts exhibition was selected from the Collection of Alcoa—the Aluminum Company of America—and began its European tour in Dublin. It consisted of 35 paintings by many of the major international painters and covered the period 1949-1970. During the exhibition M. Rene Berger, Director of the Musee des Beaux Arts, Lausanne, delivered a lecture entitled 'The Painting in Question'. The attendance at the exhibition was 9,709. The Alcoa Foundation, Pittsburgh, made funds available to meet the cost of the exhibition, both local expenses and the amount necessary to have the catalogue prepared and printed for the entire European tour.

(b) The Graphic Work of Arthur Boyd The Council co-operated with the Australian Embassy in presenting an exhibition of graphic work by one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, Arthur Boyd. The exhibition was the most comprehensive public showing of Boyd's graphic work ever to have been held. It included eighty of his etchings, drypoints, aquatints and drawings. It was held in the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, from 12th to 23rd December, 1972.

(c) Exhibition of the Gordon Lambert Collection The Council organised and mounted an exhibition of paintings, drawings, graphics, kinetics and sculpture from the collection of Mr. Gordon Lambert which was shown at the Municipal Gallery of Modem Art, Dublin, from 26th May to 25th June, 1972. Mr. Lambert is a notable figure in the field of Irish industry, whose collection consists of over one hundred works by both Irish and foreign artists, and seventy-one of these were selected for the exhibition, which was attended by over 12,000 persons. On Sunday, 28th May, Mr. Lambert conducted a walk- round lecture tour of the exhibition which was attended by 150 persons.

(d) Gerard Dillon (1916-1971) Retrospective Exhibition The Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland jointly organised an exhibition of the work of the late Gerard Dillon, consisting of 104 works in oil, watercolours, collages, tapestry, mixed media and etchings, covering all aspects of the artist's career from his earliest known paintings of 1935 to the etchings he was working on at the time of his death. The works shown were borrowed from private and public collections in Ireland. The exhibition was show) first at the Ulster Museum and the Arts Council Gallery, Belfast in November- December, 1972 and then brought to Dublin where it was shown in the Municipal Gallery of Modem Art from 5th January to 4th February, 1973. The Dublin exhibition was opened by Mr. J. Kenneth Jamison, Director of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

(e) Jack B. Yeats and His Family The Council took over the exhibition and showed it in the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin, from 14th April to 7th May, 1972. It had been organised by the Sligo County Museum Committee and first shown in the Sligo County Library and Museum during Rose, 1971. It had been assembled largely from the Yeats Memorial Collection in Sligo County Museum and consisted of over 400 works by members of the Yeats family: John Butler Yeats (1839-1922) William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Susan Mary Yeats (1866-1949) Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (1868-1904) Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) Anne Yeats (1919- ) The exhibition in Dublin was attended by 9,077 persons, and during its stay in the Municipal Gallery lectures, which were well attended, were given by Cecil O'Donoghue on the embroideries, Hilary Pyle on the Yeats family and Ciaran MacGonigal on the broadsheets,

(f) Camille Souter Exhibition The Council co-operated with the Friends of the Wexford Festival in organising an exhibition in Wexford during the Opera Festival, 1972, of paintings by Camille Souter, the greater number of which were from the Collection of Sir Basil Goulding, Bart., a member of the Council.

(g) Exhibition of Council's Paintings at Daonscoil na Mumhan Daonscoil na Mumhan is a body under the patronage of Conradh na Gaeilge, which for the past twenty years has run seminars in Irish on various aspects of Irish life. In 1972 the subject was 'The Arts in Ireland'. The seminar was held in Colaiste na Rinne, Co. Waterford, from i9th to 26th August, 1972. The Council organised an exhibition of paintings from their collection for the duration of the seminar, and arranged also a lecture on the 'History of Irish Art' by Mairead Dunleavy of the National Museum, The attendance averaged 100 persons a day.

(h) Exhibition in Killarney of Paintings from the Council's Collection The Council arranged an exhibition of paintings from their Collection which was shown in the premises of R. Hilliard and Sons, Ltd., Killarney from i2th to 22nd April, 1972, to coincide with the International Conference of the Irish Dental Association. It consisted of twenty paintings by Arthur Armstrong, Robert Ballagh, Pauline Bewick, Patrick Collins, Kathleen Cooke, Eileen Costelloe, Gerard Dillon, Micheal Farrell, Cecil King, Louis Ie Brocquy, Maurice MacGonigal, Norah McGuinness, Seen McSweeney, Leslie McWeeney Colin Middleton, Joseph O'Connor, Nano Reid, Patrick Scott, Camille Souter and Anne Yeats. The attendance was very good, and all the schools in the town, both secondary and primary, arranged visits for their pupils.

(i) An Chomhairle Ealaíon Collection During the year the Council purchased for their Collection 17 paintings, 20 etchings and 3 pieces of sculpture. The number of works in the Collection now totals 113 paintings and drawings, 46 lithographs, 1 tapestry, 1 piece of stained glass and 3 pieces of sculpture.

(j) Scheme for the Purchase of Works of Art and their re-sale at half-price The Council operate a scheme under which they pay half the price of works of art by Irish artists purchased by Hotels, State-sponsored Bodies; Local Authorities, the Institute of Public Administration, Public Galleries, Cork Sculpture Park Committee, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, the Royal Dublin Society, C.E.R.T., St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park, Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals, and by or for schools, for display in parts of their premises ordinarily frequented by the public, provided the Council have selected the works as suitable and subject to an undertaking by the purchasers that they will not re-sell the works of art so acquired without the Council's permission and that if they are sold, it will not be at less than the original price and that half the amount realised by such sale will be refunded to the Council.

The scheme has been operating for twelve years and has served to make the work of Irish artists widely known throughout the country. During the year the Council purchased for the purposes of the scheme 42 paintings, 6 lithographs and 2 pieces of sculpture, and sold 31 paintings, 2 lithographs and 2 pieces of sculpture at half-price to approved bodies. At the close of die year 112 works were being held by the Council for the purposes of the scheme, consisting of 87 paintings, 19 lithographs, i banner and 5 pieces of sculpture.

(k) Loan of Paintings In last year's Annual Report the paintings lent by the Council to local galleries and halls were listed. Those paintings are still being exhibited in the places to which they were sent. Each gallery was offered as many paintings as they wished to take, but considerations of space prevented them from accepting as many works of art as the Council were willing to lend.

Arrangements are being made to change the paintings from one gallery to another and, where feasible, others will be added. This change will be effected in the coming financial year. In addition, the following paintings have been lent to the City Library and Art Gallery, Limerick. They were not listed in last year's report as the final selection had not been made at the time the report was published.

ARTIST TITLE Patrick Collins Landscape with Menhirs (1961) Barrie Cooke Black Anatomy (1969) Louis Ie Brocquy Study of Fruit (1962) Seán McSweeney Grey House, Lugglass (1968) Anne Madden Crisscross 2 (1969) Eric Patton Andalusia No. 3 (1962) Patrick Pye Triptych (1963): (a) Entombment (b) Crucifixion (c) A Dream of the Passion Nano Reid Fire in the Open (1969) Leslie MacWeeney The Friends (1962)

(l) Arts Centre in W oxford Town Hall The Council promised a grant for the conversion of the Assembly Room in the Town Hall, Wexford, so as to convert it for use as an art gallery, while preserving its eighteenth century character, and arranged for an architect's inspection and report. The Council also met the architect's fee for a detailed report and recommendations on the entire Town Hall building with a view to its conversion into an arts centre.

(m) Lectures on Ecclesiastical Art Dr. Michael McDonald Scott was commissioned to give a series of thirty illustrated lectures on ecclesiastical art in colleges throughout the country. There was an immediate response from fourteen colleges, and eighteen lectures were arranged to take place during the 1972-73 year.

(n) Scholarships for Post-Graduate Students of the Arts The Council made available two sums of £400 and of £300 to Trinity College, Dublin, and University College, Dublin, respectively, by way of scholarships to enable post-graduate students of the arts to pursue their studies abroad. The recipients of the scholarships were Shaun Carrick Davey (T.C.D.) Mary Patricia McGrath (T.C.D.) Jeanne Sheehy (T.C.D.) and Kevin Flynn (U.C.D.).

(o) New York Irish Institute Fund At the request of the Irish Institute, Inc., New York, who provided the initial capital to establish the fund, one-half of the interest which had accrued in the previous twelve-month period, was paid to the Achill Arts Committee.

(p) Duais-Chiste an Uachtaráin de hide The gold medal Duais-Bhonn an Uachtarain de hide and the Council's accompanying prize of £100 were awarded to Nano Reid in respect of her painting 'Pluais na bhFear Bolg', which was deemed to be the best painting of an Irish historical subject shown at the annual An tOireachtas Art Exhibition.

(q) Art Slides The Council's library of slides on art subjects and on the history of painting continued to be available, and slides were lent as required to lecturers.

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

The Irish Exhibition of Living Art, 1972. An tOireachtas Annual Art Exhibition, 1972. The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts Annual Exhibition, 1972. Rosc, 1971. An additional grant was made, and 500 catalogues of the Exhibition of 18th and 19th Century Irish Delft and Creamware at Castletown were purchased. Cork Arts Society in connection with an exhibition of graphic art in July 1972.

Dundalk Arts Promotion Committee in connection with an exhibition in Dundalk by the Dublin United Arts Club Group in March 1973. The Contemporary Art Exhibition in the Mariners' Hall, Dun Laoghaire, in September, 1972. Mrs. Bea Trench towards a Course in the Arts for Primary School-teachers at Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, in July, 1972, and in connection with a series of 50 talks on art appreciation given by her to schoolchildren. Newbridge College in respect of public lectures. The Staff-Student Library Committee of the National College of Art and Design for the purchase of art books. The Pre-Diploma Students Committee, National College of Art and Design, to enable the students accompanied by a teacher to visit London. The Foundation Course Students of the National College of Art and Design towards the cost of a visit to Amsterdam by the students accompanied by teachers in May, 1972. Dún Laoghaire School of Art Students Council in connection with an exhibition of the work of student artists in the School of Art in May, 1972. Crawford Municipal School of Art, Cork, to enable a group of students to visit Dublin and its environs. Project Arts Centre, Dublin, towards the initial cost of installing the Centre in new premises and towards losses during a twelve-months period. The Funge Arts Centre, Gorey, in connection with the Centre's Festival in the summer of 1972. The Dublin Arts Festival to reduce accrued debts and in connection with the 1973 Festival. Munster Fine Arts Society to enable the society to pay off an overdraft. Galway City Museum to enable the museum to purchase sixteen exhibition cases from Rosc. The National Gallery of Ireland towards publication of a catalogue of an exhibition of the works of John Butler Yeats. United Artists Group towards the cost of installing lighting equipment for exhibition purposes in the United Arts Club, Dublin. The magazine 'The Arts in Ireland' to enable the magazine to secure the services of Stephen Gardiner, architectural critic of 'The Observer', in writing an article on the latest developments in architecture and its associated art works in Ireland. The Architectural Association of Ireland to meet the cost of a series of lectures sponsored by the Association in 1971-72. The Advisory Committee on Sacred Art and Architecture to enable a representative to be sent to the Netherlands in September, 1972. Graphic Studio, Dublin, towards the work of the studio. Aughrim Street Parish Arts and Crafts Club towards the cost of sheeting for exhibition screens. The Irish Society for Design and Craftwork in connection with their 1972 exhibition. Glencolumbkille Development Committee towards the establishment of a craft school in Glencolumbkiile, Co. Donegal. Wexford Amenity Study Exhibition Group in connection with an exhibition shown in Dublin and Wexford in 1972.

MUSIC (a) Dublin Grand Opera Society A sum of £16,500 was given to the Dublin Grand Opera Society in connection with seasons of opera in 1972, the greater part of this sum being by way of special grant made available for the purpose.

(b) Macaulay Fellowship in Music, 1972 The Macaulay Fellowship in Music, value £1,000, was awarded to David Byers, 82 Old Holywood Road, Belfast.

(c) Recordings of Contemporary Irish Music The Council co-operated with the Cultural Relations Committee of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Radio Telefís Éireann and the Performing Rights Society in making financial contributions towards the promotion of a series of commercial recordings of contemporary Irish music, and a grant was made to the New Irish Recording Company for this purpose.

(d) Grants and Guarantees Irish National Opera in respect of their 1972-73 season of performances throughout the country. Wexford Festival Opera in respect of the 1972 Festival of opera and to meet the cost of installing modern stage-lighting in the Theatre Royal, Wexford. Cork Orchestral Society in connection with a series of concerts during 1972-73. Cork Municipal School of Music lunchtime concerts during the summer of 1972. Cork Youth Orchestra to enable members of the orchestra to attend a Summer School at Gormanston, Co. Meath, in August, 1972. Limerick Music Association in respect of their 1972-73 season of recitals. Dublin Arts Festival to reduce accrued debts and in connection with the 1973 Festival. Killarney Bach Festival, 1972. The Music Association of Ireland in connection with the Festival of 2oth Century music in Dublin in June, 1972, and in respect of five recitals in Rockwell, Carlow, Kilkenny, Ballina and Tullamore. Dublin Feis Cecil, 1972. Sligo Feis Ceoil to enable the Feis to pay off its bank overdraft. Arklow Music Festival, March 1973. Córihéile na Scoileanna, Atha Cliath, in respect of a schools choral festival in Dublin in 1972. Córfhéile Bhríde in connection with The Midlands Schools Choral Festival held in Plunkett Barracks, The Curragh, in May, 1972. St. James's Gate Musical Society in connection with a performance of Bach's 'B Minor Mass' in Dublin in January, 1973. Tallaght Choral Society in respect of a performance of 'Messiah' in December, 1972, and in connection with performances of Mozart's 'Requiem' and Dubois's 'The Seven Last Words of Christ' in March, 1973. Culwick Choral Society in connection with a performance of Bach's 'Christmas Oratorio' in Dublin in November, 1972. Malahide Singers in respect of a performance of 'Christmas Oratorio' in January, 1973.

Galway Choral Union in respect of a performance of 'Messiah' in Galway in March, 1972. Mullingar Choral Society in connection with a conceit in January, 1973 in Mullingar. Carlow Choral Union in connection with a concert of Christmas music in December, 1972. The Music Society, St. Patrick's College Maynooth, in connection with a Choral Concert in the College Chapel in February, 1973. John Beckett in connection with three conceits in St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, Dublin, featuring solo cantatas by J. S. Bach. New Irish Chamber Orchestra in respect of ten concerts during 1972-73 given in Banagher, Mullingar, Shannon, Clonakilty and other towns. University of Dublin Music Committee in connection with a conceit of music by Haydn in April, 1972. Ceol-Chumann na nÓg in respect of their 1972-73 season of conceits for Dublin schoolchildren. Dublin Orchestral Players in respect of a week-end course for amateur musicians in March, 1973. Daonscoil na Mumhan in connection with a conceit by Cork Youth Orchestra during the Daonscoil in Rinn, Co. Waterford, in August, 1972. International Heinrich Schuetz Society (Irish Section) in connection with two concerts in Dublin and one in Cork of Schuetz's work, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of his death in 1672. Whitehall Musical Society, Dublin, in respect of a concert in May, 1972. County Wexford Strawberry Fair in respect of a piano recital by Charles Lynch in Enniscorthy in July, 1972. Clonakilty Music Society in respect of a piano recital by Zoltan Koczis. Patrician Musical Society, Galway, in connection with a violin recital by Moses Sequerra in November, 1972. Carlow Music Club in connection with a recital in Carlow in December, 1972. Douglas Gunn Ensemble in connection with two recitals in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in December, 1972. Waterford Music Club to make good loss on the Club's 1971-72 season. Conradh na Gaeilge, Craobh na Gaillimhe, in connection with performances in Galway by Siamsoiri na Riochta in April, 1972. Dublin Chamber Music Group to enable students to attend two chamber music courses in Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. Folk Music Society of Ireland towards the cost of having manuscript collections of Irish music, in particular the Petrie Collection, edited. Newbridge College in respect of public lecture-recitals.

BALLET A guarantee against loss was given to Cork Ballet Company in connection with performances of 'Swan Lake' in Dublin and Cork in November, 1972.

DRAMA (a) Macaulay Fellowship in Playwriting, 1973 A Macaulay Fellowship in Playwriting value £1,000 was announced for award in 1973. Under the terms of the Foundation only persons who are Irish-born and under thirty years of age (or in exceptional circumstances under thirty-five years) may be considered for the fellowship. There were seven eligible applicants, and the award will be made in the next financial year.

(b) Grants and Guarantees Focus Theatre, Dublin, in respect of productions in Dublin and in provincial towns during 1972. Lantern Theatre, Dublin, towards losses over a twelve-months period. The Yeats Society, Sligo, in connection with performances during the Yeats International Summer School, 1972, of two plays by W. B. Yeats and a play by Brian Friel. Dublin Arts Festival to reduce accrued debts and in respect of the 1973 Festival. Four-in-One Players in connection with a season of lunchtime performances of plays in the Project Arts Centre. Play Circle, Dublin, in connection with public readings of plays. Maurice Good's one-man show 'John Synge Comes Next', in the Metropolitan Hall, Dublin, in May, 1972. Nora Lever Productions in connection with performances of Shakespearian plays in Irish towns. Curtayne Theatre Company to meet rehearsal costs and rent for a period prior to a tour of schools with Shakespearian plays. Dundalk Amateur Drama International to enable them to send three persons knowledgeable in the field of educational drama to the International Amateur Theatre Association's Symposium in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in May, 1972. Drama Study Circle, Dublin, in respect of a course in drama in 1972-73. The Eagle Theatre Company, Dun Laoghaire, formerly '66' Productions, towards the cost of converting the Eagle Theatre, Glasthule, to make it suitable for the presentation of stage plays. The Hosting of Corcomroe towards the expenses of a hosting at Corcomroe, Co. Clare, in June, 1972, in which plays, poetry readings and other cultural activities were featured. Grants for the installation of stage lighting were given to: Crookstown Catholic Social Hall, Co. Cork, St. Patrick's Drama and Choral Society, Westport, Ballaghadereen Players, Co. Mayo, Fanad Amateur Dramatic Society, Co. Donegal, and Ballyshannon All-Ireland Amateur Drama Festival Committee.

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

(b) Memorial to Art Mac Cubhthaigh, poet In co-operation with Eigse Orialla, Dundalk, the Council commissioned John Behan to design and execute a memorial stone and bronze plaque to be erected in Creggan Churchyard, Co. Armagh, to mark the grave of Art Mac Cubhthaigh (1715-1773), hereditary bard of the O'NeiIls of the Fews.

(c) Denis Devlin Memorial Award for Poetry There were sixty books of poetry by Irish writers eligible for the Denis Devlin Memorial Award. These represent the output in book form by Irish poets writing in English during the triennial period 1970-1971-1972. The award will be decided upon in the next financial year.

(d) Publication of an Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry The Council participated on a fifty-fifty basis with the Arts Council, of Northern Ireland in the publication by The Blackstaff Press, Belfast, of the first issue of 'Soundings'; an annual anthology of contemporary Irish poetry.

(e) Grants and Guarantees Writers' Week in Listowel, 1972. Dublin Arts Festival to reduce accrued debts and in connection with the 1973 Festival of which poetry readings and other literary activities formed a part. New Writers Press towards the cost of starting and initially maintaining a bookshop-arts centre in Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. Irish Academy of Letters to meet running expenses and provide a literary prize. The James Joyce Institute, Dublin, to enable the Institute to meet the cost of legal incorporation. Newbridge College in respect of public lectures. The Dublin Magazine in connection with four issues. Irish University Review in respect of the publication of one issue. The Gallery Press (previously Tara Telephone Publications) in connection with the publication of three books of poetry by Pearse Hutchinson, Macdara Woods and Eileán Ni Chuilleanáin, respectively. Whitehall Musical and Dramatic Society in respect of the first issue of the Society's magazine 'Anthos'.

OTHER ACTIVITIES (a) Advice and Recommendations to Government Departments, Public Bodies, and other Organisations To the Minister for Transport and Power in connection with a suitable gift towards the furnishing and decoration of the Headquarters' Building in Montreal of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. To the Minister for Local Government in connection with the proposed oil refinery in Bantry Bay. To the Commission on the Status of Women in connection with the conditions of employment of women in the interpretative arts. To Dublin Corporation in connection with a proposed oil refinery in Dublin Bay and the proposed re-development of the Capitol Theatre and Olympia Theatre sites. To the Revenue Commissioners in connection with the operation of Section 2 of the Finance Act, 1969. To the Padraic and Mary Colum Foundation in connection with an annual literary award. To the Irish American Cultural Institute, Minnesota, in connection with financial aid to the visual arts in Ireland. To Patrick Campbell and Associates, Architects, in connection with a sculpture competition and sculpture for the new Agricultural Credit Corporation Headquarters. To Seamus Murphy, sculptor, in connection with a proper fee and conditions for a sculptured head of Seen 0 Riada and reproductions of same, commissioned by Radio Telefís Éireann.

(b) Ciste Cholmcille Ciste Cholmcille is a trust fund set up by The Arts Act, 1951 (Additional Function) Order, 1966, from which annual grants may be given to honour creative artists of great distinction and to relieve distress among them.

On 26th June, 1972, a special performance of Dion Boudcault's melodrama 'Arrah-na-Pogue' in the Abbey Theatre realised a sum of £250 for the Fund, and the Council are deeply grateful to the Board of Directors and the Abbey Theatre Company for this gesture. An Chomhairle Ealaíon acknowledges with thanks a generous subscription from Messrs. Arthur Guinness, Son and Co. Ltd., and also the following subscriptions received during the financial year:

The Bryan Guinness Charitable Trust £1,000.00 Miss B. S. Lee 100.00 Anonymous 7.00 Clementine M. K. Lady Beit 5.00 United Artists Group, Dublin 5.00 J. Kenneth Jamison, Esq. 2.00 Terence P. Flanagan, Esq. 1.00 (c) Varia The Council's offices continued to act as an information and advisory centre for Irish artistic activity and dealt with correspondence and numerous callers from abroad. The Council, in their capacity as a prescribed body under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (Permission) Regulations, 1964, examined numerous applications for planning permission and in many cases made representations to the Minister for Local Government and to Planning Authorities throughout the country. Many proposals for artistic activity and applications for financial assistance, although sympathetically considered by the Council, could not be brought to fruition, either because of lack of funds or for other reasons.

Signed: 2nd May, 1973 Donal O'Sullivan, S.J. Director C. S. Andrews Member John Hunt Member Rosse Member Michael Scott Member James Johnson Sweeney Member James White Member Brian Boydell Member George Dawson Member R. R. Figgis Member Basil Goulding Member Mervyn Wall Secretary

Accounts Account of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st March, 1973 An Chomhairle Ealaíon

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £

Cash in hand and at Bank on the 1st April, 1972 1,326 Salaries and Wages 11,768 State Endowment 85,000 Travelling and Incidental Expenses 900 Alcoa Foundation, Pittsburgh 6,400 Rent, Heat, Light, Fuel 1,005 Sale of Works of art 1,306 Furniture, Fittings, Stationery 745 Sale of Exhibition catalogues 490 Postage, Telephone and Miscellaneous Expenses 1,337 Royalties on sale of books 65 Payments under Section 3 of Arts Act, 1951 75,278 Refund of grant 100 Cash in hand and at bank on 31st March, 1973 3,654

£94,687 £94,687

I have examined the above Account and the appended Accounts. I have Dated this 11th day of April, 1973 obtained all the information and explanations that I have required, and I certify, as the result of my audit, that in my opinion these Accounts are correct. I have no observations to make upon them. MERVYN WALL, Secretary DONAL O'SULLIVAN, Director SEÁN MACGERAILT, Comptroller and Auditor General 9th May, 1973

Duais-Chiste an Uachtaráin de hÍde Account for the year ended 31st March, 1973

RECEIPTS £ PAYMENTS £

Balance on 1st April, 1972 189 President Hyde Gold Medal 1972 56 Dividends 50 Balance on 31st March, 1973 190 Bank Interest 7

£246 £246

The capital of Duais-Chiste an Uachtarain de hide is represented by £830.90 6% Exchequer Stock, 1980-85 held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon.