A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 1 annual report an tuarascáil bhliantúil 2003 A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 2 Annual Report 2003 / ISBN: 1-904291-14-7 an tuarascáil bhliantúil ISSN: 0790 - 1593 70 Merrion Square, 70 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, t +353 1 6180200 e [email protected] Dublin 2, Ireland Baile Átha Cliath 2, Éire f +353 1 6761302 w www.artscouncil.ie Callsave 1850 392492 A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 3 The Arts Council Who we are and what we do The Arts Council is the Irish government agency for developing the arts. An autonomous body, the Council was established in 1951 to stimulate public interest in, and promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts. In fulfilling its remit, the Council provides advice to government on artistic matters, advice, assistance and support to individuals, arts organisations and a wide range of governmental and non-governmental bodies; and financial assistance to individuals and organisations for artistic purposes. As an advocate for the arts, the Arts Council commissions and publishes research and information and undertakes a range of development projects, often jointly with other public sector or non- governmental agencies. The Council also part funds the programmes of arts officers in local authorities and Údaras na Gaeltachta. The Arts Council consists of 12 members and a chair appointed by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism. The Council’s state grant in 2003 was €44m. The 52nd Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2003. 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. A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 4 An Chomhairle Ealaíon Ról agus obair na Comhairle Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an ghníomhaireacht a bhunaigh Rialtas na hÉireann chun na healaíona a fhorbairt. Is comhlacht neamhspleách í an Chomhairle a bunaíodh sa bhliain 1951 chun cleachtadh na n-ealaíon a spreagadh agus spéis, eolas agus léirthuiscint i leith na n-ealaíon a spreagadh i measc an phobail. Agus í ag comhlíonadh a dualgas, cuireann an Chomhairle comhairle ar an rialtas maidir le cúrsaí ealaíne, agus soláthraíonn comhairle, cabhair agus tacaíocht do dhaoine aonair, d'eagraíochtaí ealaíne agus do raon leathan de chomhlachtaí rialtasacha agus neamhrialtasacha; agus soláthraíonn cúnamh airgeadais ar mhaithe le cuspóirí ealaíne do dhaoine aonair agus d'eagraíochtaí. Ba é luach an deontais a fuair an Chomhairle ón Stát sa bhliain 2003 ná €44m. An 52ú Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Ráitis Airgeadais don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2003. Arna chur i láthair an Rialtais agus i láthair gach tí de chuid an Oireachtais de bhun ailt 25(2) agus 26(1) den Acht Ealaíon, 2003. A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 5 Contents / Clár 4 Welcome / Fáilte 4 Preface, Chair / Réamhfhocal an Chathaoirligh 6 Introduction, Director / Réamhrá an Stiúrthóra 9 A Review of the Arts in 2003 / Athbhreithniú ar na hEalaíona i 2003 9 Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 10 Architecture / Ailtireacht 12 Dance / Rince 14 Film / Scannáin 16 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 29 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon 37 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre 97 Financial and Executive Information / Eolas Airgeadais agus Feidhmiúcháin 97 Membership and staff / Baill agus foireann 105 Bursaries, awards and schemes / Sparánachtaí, dámhachtainí agus scéimeanna 124 Grants (revenue and capital) / Deontais (ioncam agus caipitiúil) 132 Financial Statements / Ráitis Airgeadais 152 Acknowledgements / Buíochas A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:45 PM Page 6 Welcome / Fáilte Preface, Chair / Réamhfhocal an Chathaoirligh 2003 was a year of transformation for the Bliain lán d'athruithe a bhí sa bhliain 2003, Arts Council. New legislation governing the fad is a bhain leis an gComhairle Ealaíon. arts, the Arts Act, 2003, came into effect on Tháinig reachtaíocht nua maidir le rialú na n- 14 August, heralding a new era in public ealaíon i bhfeidhm ar an 14 Lúnasa, is é sin support for the arts, with an enhanced policy an tAcht Ealaíon. Ré nua atá ann maidir le role for the Minister for Arts, Sport and tacaíocht phoiblí do na healaíona, mar Tourism, and the restructuring of the Arts treisíonn an tAcht an ról polasaí atá ag an Council to a new membership complement Aire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta agus of 12, down from 17. athstruchtúraíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon. Laghdaíonn sé ballraíocht na Comhairle The outgoing Council – the 11th – chaired by Ealaíon ó 17 go 12. Patrick J Murphy, had completed a successful Tá seal rathúil curtha isteach ag an term of office, overseeing the preparation of gComhairle atá ag imeacht as oifig anois - an two arts plans and securing an increase in 11ú Comhairle go dtí seo. Patrick J. Murphy funding for the arts from €33m in 1998 to a bhí ina Chathaoirleach ar an gComhairle €44m in 2003. seo, a réitigh dhá phlean ealaíon agus a bhain ardú maoinithe amach ar son na n- The Arts Council which took office in August, ealaíon ó €33m i 1998 go €44m i 2003. was largely a new team. Only three of its number (Patrick Sutton, Emer O’Kelly and Foireann úrnua den chuid is mó is ea an Úna Ó Murchú) had previously been Chomhairle Ealaíon a chuaigh in oifig i mí members. The new Council’s membership Lúnasa. Ní raibh ach triúr acu (Patrick Sutton, offered a wide and deep experience of, and Emer O’Kelly agus Úna Ó Murchú) ina mbaill involvement in, the artistic life of Ireland and cheana. Ach tá taithí dhomhain fhairsing ag it determined to advance the case of the arts baill na Comhairle nua ar shaol na n-ealaíon within Irish society. Following its inaugural in Éirinn, agus chuir siad rompu cás na n- meeting on 4 September, the Council ealaíon a chur chun cinn i sochaí na expressed its commitment to work in hÉireann. Tar éis an chéad chruinnithe ar 4 partnership with artists and arts organisations Meán Fómhair, chuir an Chomhairle in iúl gur and to build effective and interactive mhian leo saothrú i gcomhpháirt le communication channels with the arts healaíontóirí agus le heagraíochtaí ealaíne community. chun bealaí cumarsáide éifeachtacha, idirghníomhacha a chruthú i measc lucht na To illustrate its desire to be as open as n-ealaíon. possible, in October, for the first time in the Is mian leis an gComhairle a bheith chomh Arts Council’s history, the Council published hoscailte agus is féidir, agus chuige sin, its pre-budget submission, setting out the d'fhoilsigh an Chomhairle a haighneachtaí Council’s application to Government for réamh-Bhuiséid den chéad uair riamh. Is é funding. The Council also hosted an 4 seo an t-iarratas maoinithe a chuireann an Chomhairle faoi bhráid an Rialtais. Chomh A.Report 03 (pdf) 1/20/05 12:46 PM Page 7 information briefing for all arts organisations maith leis sin, d'eagraigh an Chomhairle ócáid that had applied for funding for 2004, to eolais do na heagraíochtaí ealaíne go léir a inform them of the Council’s own funding rinne iarratas ar mhaoiniú don bhliain 2004, application for next year and the processes chun iad a chur ar an eolas faoin iarratas that would be followed in deciding grant maoinithe a bhí déanta ag an gComhairle féin applications. The Council also put in train a don bhliain dár gcionn agus na próisis a úsáidfear chun teacht ar chinneadh maidir le mid-term review of the third Arts Plan. hiarratais deontais. Chomh maith leis sin, cuireadh athbhreithniú meántéarmach sa siúl In December, the Minister for Arts, Sport and maidir leis an tríú Plean Ealaíne. Tourism, established a Special Committee on the Traditional Arts. This was the first such I mí na Nollag, bhunaigh an tAire Coiste Committee to be created under the Speisialta maidir leis na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta. provisions of the Arts Act, 2003. The Special Ba é seo an chéad choiste dá leithéid a Committee was charged with reviewing the bunaíodh faoi fhorálacha an Achta Ealaíon, structures, supports and policy for the 2003. Bhí sé de chúram ar an gCoiste traditional arts and making recommendations Speisialta athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar to the Council for the future development of struchtúir, fhoinsí tacaíochta agus pholasaithe i this sector. The Committee, chaired by dtaobh na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta agus moltaí a chur ar fáil don Chomhairle maidir le forbairt Jerome Hynes, Deputy Chair of the Council, na hearnála amach anseo. Ba é leas- was charged with delivering its advice to the Chathaoirleach na Comhairle, Jerome Hynes, a Arts Council by 1 September 2004. bhí freagrach as comhairle an choiste a chur faoi bhráid na Comhairle Ealaíon faoi 1 Meán Despite lower levels of funding in 2003 than Fómhair 2004. in 2002 and previous years, the level of arts activity throughout the country was In ainneoin leibhéil mhaoinithe a bheith níos significant, as the following pages will testify. ísle i 2003 ná mar a bhí i 2002 agus sna blianta roimhe sin, bliain an-ghníomhach a bhí As we start our term of office, we look ann ó thaobh na n-ealaíon ar fud na tíre, mar forward to working with artists, arts is léir ón gcuntas sa tuarascáil seo. organisations and our partners to build a Anois agus ár seal oifige ag tosú, táimid ag vibrant, innovative and inclusive partnership súil le bheith ag saothrú le healaíontóirí, le for the arts, which will seek to place the arts heagraíochtaí ealaíne agus lenár central to Irish life.