The
Arts Council of Ireland, or
An Chomhairle Ealaíon in
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, was founded in 1951 by the Government of Ireland to encourage interest in Irish art and channel to funding from the state to Irish artists and arts organisations. This includes encouragement of traditional Irish arts, support for contemporary Irish arts, and finance for international arts events in Ireland.
An Chomhairle Ealaíon was modelled on the
Arts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
, founded in 1946, and works closely with the
Arts Council of Northern IrelandThe Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland....
, formed by the British government in
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1962 to fulfil a similar role.
The
Arts Council of Ireland, or
An Chomhairle Ealaíon in
IrishIrish is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now only spoken natively by a small minority of the Irish population but also plays an important symbolic role in the life of the Irish state, and is used...
, was founded in 1951 by the Government of Ireland to encourage interest in Irish art and channel to funding from the state to Irish artists and arts organisations. This includes encouragement of traditional Irish arts, support for contemporary Irish arts, and finance for international arts events in Ireland.
An Chomhairle Ealaíon was modelled on the
Arts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
, founded in 1946, and works closely with the
Arts Council of Northern IrelandThe Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland....
, formed by the British government in
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in 1962 to fulfil a similar role. Until that date the British Arts Council had operated in Northern Ireland.
As of December 2008 it has been headed by Pat Moylan.
In 2009 the Council has a budget of
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75.7 million.
Members
Pat Moylan, Arts Council chairman and theatre producer
Maurice Foley, Deputy chair
John Crumlish, Manager, Galway Arts Festival
Louise Donlon, Director, Dunamaise Arts Centre
Paul Johnson, Chief Executive, Dance Ireland
Fiona Kearney,Director,
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Philip King, Filmmaker and musician
Orlaith McBride Director, National Association for Youth Drama
Aibhlín McCrann, Musician and communications consultant
Sheelagh O’Neill
Caroline Senior, Artistic Director, Garter Lane Arts Centre
Alan Stanford, Actor
Colm Tóibín, Writer
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