annual report an tuarascáil bhliantúil 2004 Annual Report 2004 / ISBN: 1-904291-23-6 an tuarascáil bhliantúil ISBN: 978-1-904291-23-7 ISSN: 0790-1593 70 Merrion Square, 70 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, t +353 1 618 0200 e [email protected] Dublin 2, Ireland Baile Átha Cliath 2, Éire f +353 1 676 1302 w www.artscouncil.ie Callsave 1850 392 492 The Arts Council Who we are and what we do The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for developing the arts. We provide financial assistance to artists, arts organisations, local authorities and others for artistic purposes. We offer advice and information on the arts to Government and to a wide range of individuals and organisations. As an advocate for the arts and artists, we undertake projects and research, often in new and emerging areas of arts practice, and increasingly in co-operation with partner organisations. Arts Council funding from the exchequer for 2004 was e54.5 million*. The 53rd Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004. Presented to the Government and laid before each house of the Oireachtas pursuant to sections 25 (2) and 26 (1) of the Arts Act, 2003. *e52.5 million was received by the Arts Council for 2004. At the end of that year, an extra e2 million in supplementary funding was provided to the Arts Council specifically for the Abbey Theatre, thus an overall total of e54.5 million was provided to the Arts Council for 2004. An Chomhairle Ealaíon Ár ról agus ár gcuid oibre Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an ghníomhaireacht a cheap Rialtas na hÉireann lehaghaidh na healaíona a fhorbairt. Cuirmid cúnamh airgid ar fáil d'ealaíontóirí, d'eagraíochtaí ealaíne, d'údaráis áitiúla agus do pháirtithe eile ar son na n- ealaíon. Cuirmid comhairle agus eolas i dtaobh na n-ealaíon ar fáil don Rialtas agus do raon leathan daoine aonair agus eagraíochtaí. Agus muid ag saothrú ar son na n-ealaíon, tugaimid faoi thionscadail agus thaighde. Baineann cuid mhór díobh seo le réimsí nua den chleachtas ealaíne atá ag teacht chun cinn agus is minic a dhéantar an obair i gcomhar le heagraíochtaí comhpáirteacha. Fuair an Chomhairle Ealaíon e54.5 milliún* de mhaoiniú ón státchiste i 2004. An 53ú Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Ráitis Airgeadais don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2004. Arna gcur faoi bhráid an Rialtais agus i láthair gach tí de chuid an Oireachtais de bhun ailt 25 (2) agus 26 (1) den Acht Ealaíon, 2003. *Fuair an Chomhairle Ealaíon e52.5 milliún le haghaidh 2004. Ag deireadh na bliana sin, cuireadh e2 milliún de mhaoiniú breise ar fáil don Chomhairle Ealaíon le haghaidh Amharclann na Mainistreach go sonrach, rud a d'fhág gur cuireadh suim iomlán e54.5 milliún don Chomhairle Ealaíon le haghaidh 2004. Contents / Clár 4 Preface / Brollach 5 Introduction / Réamhrá 7 A Review of the Arts in 2004 / Athbhreithniú ar na hEalaíona i 2004 7 Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 8 Architecture / Ailtireacht 10 Dance / Rince 12 Film / Scannáin 14 Literature in English and in Irish / Litríocht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge 18 Music / Ceol 20 Opera / Ceoldráma 22 Theatre / Amharclannaíocht 24 Traditional Arts / Na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta 26 Visual Arts / Físealaíona 30 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon 43 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre 103 Financial and Executive Information / Eolas Airgeadais agus Feidhmiúcháin 104 Membership and Staff / Baill agus Foireann 111 Bursaries, Awards and Schemes / Sparánachtaí, Dámhachtainí agus Scéimeanna 130 Grants / Deontais 142 Financial Statements / Ráitis Airgeadais 166 Acknowledgements / Buíochas Preface / Brollach 2004, the first full year of office for this Arts Council, Ba é 2004 an chéad bhliain iomlán ag comhaltaí was marked by a number of major changes. Our reatha na Comhairle Ealaíon, agus tharla mórathruithe funding increased from a44 million in 2003 to a54.5 lena linn. Méadaíodh ár maoiniú ó a44 milliún sa million for 2004 and this welcome increase enabled us bhliain 2003 go a54.5 milliún sa bhliain 2004, méadú to support a vibrant arts community to realise many fónta a chuir ar ár gcumas dúinn tacú le lucht na n- creative ideas, as the activities detailed in this report ealaíon iliomad smaoineamh cruthaitheach a chur i show. gcrích, mar is léir ó na gníomhaíochtaí a gcuirtear síos orthu sa tuarascáil seo. Planning started for the preparation of our new strategy, Partnership for the Arts, which was intended Tosaíodh ar an bpleanáil i gcomhair ár straitéise to form the basis of a new and open relationship with nua, Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon, a bhfuil the arts community. The Council was committed to sé de chuspóir aici caidreamh nua oscailte a bhunú the idea of wide and meaningful consultation, and le lucht na n-ealaíon. Dar leis an gComhairle é a spent time in 2004 examining the best options to bheith riachtanach próiseas comhairliúcháin leathan, make this work in practice. fiúntach a chur i gcrích agus, chuige sin, caitheadh cuid de 2004 ag meas na roghanna ab fhearr chun In July, the Council published the new principles and sin a dhéanamh. values which would form the basis for its work, and in September appointed a new Director. I mí Iúil, d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle na prionsabail agus na luachanna nua a bheidh mar dhúshraith faoinár September also saw the publication of the report gcuid oibre agus, i Meán Fómhair, ceapadh Stiúrthóir by the Special Committee on the Traditional Arts, nua. which had been established by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, - the first such Committee to be Ba i Meán Fómhair a foilsíodh tuarascáil leis an gCoiste created under the provisions of the Arts Act, 2003. Speisialta um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta, a bhunaigh an The Council adopted this report – Towards a Policy for tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, - an chéad the Traditional Arts – at its September meeting and choiste dá leithéid a bunaíodh faoi fhorálacha an subsequently adopted a policy on the Traditional Arts Achta Ealaíon, 2003. which it committed to implementing in 2005. Ghlac an Chomhairle leis an tuarascáil sin – I dTreo As we embark on the beginning of a new process of Beartais um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta – le linn chruinniú partnership with the arts community, we look forward na Comhairle i Meán Fómhair, agus, ina dhiaidh sin, to an open and constructive dialogue with artists, arts cheap beartas i leith na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta a bheidh organisations, public policy makers and others which le cur i bhfeidhm i 2005. will seek to build a central place for the arts in Irish Agus muid ag tosú amach ar an bpróiseas life. comhpháirteachais le lucht na n-ealaíon, táimid ag súil le dialóg oscailte dhearfach le healaíontóirí, le heagraíochtaí ealaíontóirí, le lucht déanta beartais phoiblí agus le páirtithe eile a bhfuil sé de chuspóir acu na healaíona a chur i gcroílár shaol na hÉireann. Olive Braiden, Chair Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach 4 Introduction / Réamhrá 2004 was a dynamic year for the Arts Council, Bliain lán gníomhaíochtaí ba ea 2004 ag an gComhairle evidenced by publications related to five of our major Ealaíon, mar is léir ó na foilseacháin i dtaobh cúig initiatives. mhórthionscnamh dár gcuid. Auditoria, a review of planning, programming and Ba é a bhí in Auditoria ná athbhreithniú ar phleanáil, provision for performing arts venues in Ireland provided chlárú, agus sholáthar i gcomhair ionaid tionóil an eight-year overview of activities and highlighted key ealaíne in Éirinn. Bhí forléargas ocht mbliana ann ar issues that need to be addressed in provision for the ghníomhaíochtaí agus díríodh aird ar cheisteanna performing arts. lárnacha a gcaithfidh dul i ngleic leo maidir le soláthar The joint publication with Údaras na Gaeltachta of the i gcomhair na dtaibhealaíon. first Strategy for the Development of the Arts in the Is i gcomhar le hÚdaras na Gaeltachta a foilsíodh Gaeltacht, represented an important milestone in a an chéad Straitéis um Fhorbairt na nEalaíon sa successful strategic partnership which has been active Ghaeltacht, agus ba chéim thábhachtach é sin sa in supporting the arts in the Gaeltacht since 1998. The chomhpháirtíocht rathúil straitéiseach atá ag tacú leis document sets out an ambitious programme of work na healaíona sa Ghaeltacht ó 1998 i leith. Cuirtear for the period 2005-2009, and offers a model for ways clár oibre uaillmhianach don tréimhse 2005-2009 i in which the Arts Council might work in partnership láthair sa doiciméad, agus moltar slite ina dtiocfadh with other agencies. leis an gComhairle Ealaíon obair i gcomhpháirt le 2004 also saw the publication for the second year gníomhaireachtaí eile. of our Arts in Schools directory – an updated and Agus ba i 2004 a foilsíodh an t-eolaire Na hEalaíona improved version of a document which is intended as sna Scoileanna don dara bliain as a chéile. Leagan a support for schools and arts organisations wishing feabhsaithe, uasdátaithe a bhí ann de dhoiciméad a to work together at local level to provide high quality bhfuil sé de chuspóir aige tacú le scoileanna agus le arts experiences within formal education. A parallel heagraíochtaí ealaíne ar mian leo obair le chéile ag project to establish the need for artistic opportunities leibhéal áitiúil chun eispéiris ealaíne ardchaighdeáin outside the formal education system, The Participation a chur ar fáil laistigh den chóras foirmiúil oideachais. of Young People in the Arts in Ireland, was published Comhthreomhar leis sin, ritheadh tionscadal maidir to highlight the importance for our young people of le deiseanna ealaíne a sholáthar lasmuigh den chóras creating and sustaining artistic endeavour. foirmiúil oideachais, Rannpháirteachas Daoine Óga sna The vocational training and development of artists hEalaíona in Éirinn, a foilsíodh chun aird a tharraingt remains a key priority for the Arts Council.