Saoi

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Saoi (Irish pronunciation: [sˠiː], plural Saoithe; literally "wise one"; historically the title of the head of a bardic school) is the highest honour bestowed by Aosdána, a state-supported association of Irish creative artists. The title is awarded for life and held by at most seven people at a time.[1] The limit was increased from five in 2007–08.[2][3] At the conferring ceremony, a torc (a twist/spiral of gold, worn around the neck) is presented to the Saoi, typically by the President of Ireland.

Nominating process

A committee of ten members of Aosdána referred to as the Toscaireacht[4] monitor and manage the nominating process to confirm adherence to the established rules. Fifteen members of the Aosdána must nominate a candidate of merit and distinction. An election by secret ballot then occurs with all members. Approval is determined by at least 50% + 1 of the membership voting approval.

Only one nomination per vacancy may be processed through an election at a time. If multiple candidate submissions are received, they go through the election process one at a time until a successful approval is declared. Subsequent nominees are held until there is a future vacancy.

List

Saoithe of Aosdána[5]
Name Field Elected Invested Died Refs
Samuel Beckett Literature October 1984 1985 1989 [6][7]
Seán Ó Faoláin Literature 1986 1986 1991 [8]
Patrick Collins Visual arts 1987 1987 1994 [9][10]
Mary Lavin Literature 1992 1993 1996 [11][12]
Louis le Brocquy Visual arts 1992 1993 2012 [13][11]
Tony O'Malley Visual arts 1993 1993 2003 [11][14]
Benedict Kiely Literature March 1996 1996 2007 [15][16]
Francis Stuart Literature October 1996 1996 2000 [15][17]
Seamus Heaney Literature 1997 1998 2013 [18][19]
Anthony Cronin Literature March 2003 27 June 2003 living [20][21]
Brian Friel Literature 2006 2006 2015 [22]
Patrick Scott Visual arts 28 March 2007 11 July 2007 2014 [23][3][24]
Camille Souter Visual arts 9 May 2008 24 November 2008 living [2][25]
Seóirse Bodley Music September 2008 24 November 2008 living [26][25]
William Trevor Literature 29 September 2014 2015 living [27][28]

The fields of choreography and architecture have not produced any Saoithe.[5]

References

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