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The Arts Council of Ireland, or An Chomhairle Ealaíon in Irish, 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 Britain, founded in 1946, and works closely with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, formed by the British government in Northern Ireland in 1962 to fulfil a similar role. Until that date the British Arts Council had operated in Northern Ireland.

As of 2006 it has been headed by Olive Braiden.[1]

In 2007 the Council had a budget of €80 million.[1]

Members

Olive Braiden (Arts Council Chair)

Maurice Foley

Theo Dorgan

Noelle Campbell Sharp

Rosaleen Linehan

Orlaith McBride

Mary Nunan

Philip King

Alan Stanford

Aibhlín McCrann

John Crumlish

Jaki Irvine

Colm Tóibín

References

  1. ^ a b Arts Council allocates €10m — The Irish Times newspaper article, 18 December 2006.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_Council_of_Ireland"


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