Aosdána

Aosdána ( , ; from , 'people of the arts') is an Irish association or academy of artists, each of whom must have produced a distinguished body of work of genuine originality. It was created in 1981 by the country's Arts Council on the initiative of a group of writers with support from the Taoiseach (prime minister). Membership, which is by invitation from current members, is limited to 250 individuals; before 2005, it was limited to 200. Its steering body is a committee of ten called the Toscaireacht.

Formation Aosdána was originally set up by the Arts Council, on the suggestion of writer Anthony Cronin,Stephen Prince, "Haughey's patronage of the arts sits perfectly with the image he craved:that of a Medici prince", The Sunday Times (London), 18 June 2006, p. 14 with support from Charles Haughey, the Taoiseach. Fintan O'Toole said that this served to deflect criticism of Haughey's political actions.Fintan O'Toole, "How Charlie came to be painted as a man of the arts", Irish Times, 10 February 2007, page 6. The first 89 members were chosen by the Arts Council.

Membership

Members propose new members, with a system of selective voting used to filter applications.Electoral Procedures , on the Aosdána Website

Stipend (Cnuas) Some members of Aosdána resident in Ireland receive a stipend, called the Cnuas (, , financial aid from the Arts Council of Ireland intended to allow recipients to work full-time at their art. The value of the Cnuas in 2021 was €20,180 (about £17,000 or US$23,000), having been around €17,000 for some years before that.

Honour – Saoi

The title of Saoi (lit. "wise one") is a national honour that members of Aosdána can bestow upon a fellow member. No more than seven living members (previously five) can be so honoured at one time. The honour is conferred by the President of Ireland in a ceremony during which a gold torc is placed around the neck of the recipient by the President.

the Saoithe were: Roger Doyle, composer Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, poet Paul Muldoon, poet

Among the deceased holders of the title of Saoi are the Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney, dramatists Brian Friel"Brian Friel receives award from McAleese" . RTÉ. 22 February 2006.Prestigious award for playwright Friel. Irish Examiner. 22 February 2006. and Tom Murphy, novelist Edna O'Brien, filmmaker George Morrison, and the artists Patrick Scott, Louis le Brocquy, and Camille Souter.

Governance Toscaireacht and Assembly The Toscaireacht ("delegation") is a committee of ten members, called Toscairí, of the Aosdána. It meets several times a year to deal with the administration and external relations of Aosdána, reports to every General Assembly, which meets once a year, and sets the assembly's agenda.Row looms within Aosdána over Ó Searcaigh documentary from irishtimes.com, dated Wednesday, 7 May 2008: "...the Toscaireacht – a representative body of 10 Aosdána members who meet regularly, and who set the agenda for each year's assembly" When new members of Aosdána are proposed, the Toscairí have the task of verifying that the nomination process has been complied with, and also that the candidate is willing to accept membership, before the next stage of election is begun.Aosdána at visual-arts-cork.com

Toscairí , the Toscaireacht members were: Cecily Brennan (Chair) (Visual Arts) John Scott (Choreography) Evelyn Conlon (Literature) Jimmy Murphy (Literature) Peter Sirr (Literature) John McLachlan (Music) Gráinne Mulvey (Music) Amanda Coogan (Visual Arts) Eithne Jordan (Visual Arts) Mick O'Dea (Visual Arts)

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