Today, Aosdána elects 1 new member. The newly elected member is choreographer John Scott. There had been a tie between 3 candidates for the last available place at the first ballot count on 13 October. Today’s election completes the election of new members for 2020.
Kevin Barry (Literature); Gerard Byrne (Visual Art); Pat Collins (Visual Art); Jim Doherty (Music); Margo Harkin (Visual Art); Martin Lynch (Literature); Gina Moxley (Literature); Valerie Mulvin (Architecture); Mairead O’hEocha (Visual Art); Arthur Riordan (Literature). Photo CREDIT: Dimitri_Djuric
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Eamon Colman, Toscaireacht member and friend and colleague writes of Felim Egan, who has just passed away. "A man with a great sense of humour and a quiet display of warmth for his fellow artist he will be sadly missed.”
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