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1916 Commemoration Public Art Competition In late 2015, President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins invited a number of renowned artists working in Ireland and abroad to propose a suitable 1916 commemorative piece for installation in the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin, as an appropriate and permanent tribute to the men and women whose effort and sacrifice contributed so much to Irish freedom and which would also serve as an inspiration towards realising such a promise of building a true republic, as outlined in the 1916 proclamation. The project is being funded as part of the Government’s Ireland 2016 Commemorations Programme, which has provided a budget of €160,000. The President invited a Jury, chaired by Catríona Crowe, to choose suitable artists to be invited to make proposals and also to undertake the difficult task of choosing a design to proceed to realisation. The other Jury members were Imogen Stuart, Robert Ballagh, Seán Ó Laoire, and Jenny Haughton. Fourteen Artists responded to the President’s initial invitation and between them provided a broad range of proposals. Of these, the Jury selected five, who were invited to make more detailed proposals including maquettes (models) of their designs, and they were required to make a presentation of their proposals to the Jury. At the completion of this process, the winning design chosen by the Jury was Rachel Joynt’s 'Dearcán na nDaoine / People's Acorn'. Rachel is currently undertaking the fabrication of her piece, which is scheduled to be unveiled in November 2017.
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Comóradh 1916 – comórtas ealaíne poiblí Ag deireadh 2015, thug An tUachtarán Micheál D. Ó hUigín agus Sabina Uí Uigín cuireadh d’ealaíontóirí clúiteacha, atá ag obair in Éirinn agus thar lear, moltaí a chur chun cinn chun dealbh chomórtha do 1916, le lonnú i ngáirdíní Áras an Uachtaráin, a dhéanamh. Seasfaidh an dealbh in ómós oiriúnach agus buan do na fir is na mná a rinne idir iarracht agus íobairt ar son shaoirse na hÉireann agus beidh sí mar inspioráid chun an aisling d’fhíorphoblacht a thógáil, mar atá léirithe i bhForógra na Cásca 1916, a fhíorú. Tá an tionscnamh maoinithe mar chuid de Chlár Comórtha an Rialtais, ‘Éire 1916’, a chuir buiséad de €160,000 ar fáil dó. Thug an tUachtarán cuireadh do choiste, faoi stiúir Caitríona Crowe, chun tabhairt faoin bpróiséas dúshlánach chun dearadh le cur i gcrích a roghnú. Ba iad Imogen Stuart, Robert Ballagh, Seán Ó Laoire agus Jenny Haughton baill eile an choiste roghnaithe. Chuir ceithre ealaíontóir déag isteach ar chomórtas an Uachtaráin ar an gcéad dul síos, agus chuir siad réimse leathan moltaí ar fáil. Astu seo, roghnaigh na moltóirí cúigear acu, ar tugadh an deis dóibh cur síos níos mine a dhéanamh ar a ndearaí, chomh maith le múnlaí díobh a dhéanamh, agus bhí orthu cur i láthair faoina dtionscnaimh a dhéanamh do na moltóirí chomh maith. Ag deireadh an phróisis seo, roghnaíodh dearadh Rachel Joynt; Dearcán na nDaoine/People’s Acorn. Tá Rachel i mbun oibre ar a dealbh i láthair na huaire. Tá sé le nochtadh i Mí na Samhna 2017.