This is a list of current and former members of Aosdána, an association of artists whose work is deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in Ireland.[1][2]
Details of membership
Membership of Aosdána is based on a system of peer nomination and election and is limited to a maximum of 250 living artists who must be resident in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland for five years, although there exist exceptions where artists resident outside of Ireland are eligible "if the body of their work is deemed to significantly benefit the arts in Ireland".[3][4][5]
Saoi
Members of Aosdána may be elected by other members to receive the honour of Saoi for singular and sustained distinction in the arts. Not more than seven members can hold this honour at any one time.[6]
Members
References
- ^ a b The Arts Council (2016). "Current members". Aosdána. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ a b The Arts Council (2016). "Former members". Aosdána. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ The Arts Council (2016). "Home". Aosdána. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "New members event". Aosdana. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Former members". Aosdana. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ The Arts Council (2016). "Saoi". Aosdána. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Aosdana elects five new members". Arts Council Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Saoi". Aosdana. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Brian Lynch". ricorso.net. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Middeke, Martin; Schnierer, Peter Paul (28 May 2010). The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408113462 – via Google Books.
