This is a list of current and former members of

Aosdána Aosdána ( , ; from , 'people of the arts') is an Irish association of artists. It was created in 1981 on the initiative of a group of writers with support from the country's Arts Council. Membership, which is by invitation from current member ...

, an association of artists whose work is deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the creative arts in

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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

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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".

Saoi

Members of Aosdána may be elected by other members to receive the honour of

Saoi Saoi (, 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, to an exis ...

for singular and sustained distinction in the arts. Not more than seven members can hold this honour at any one time.

Members

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