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TASCQ – Basic Facts
Incorporated Nov 2003
96 members
10 directors
Full time employees: 8
TASCQ – Company Profile
TASCQ (Traders in the Area Supporting the Cultural Quarter Limited) is an independent non-profit company, established in November 2003. The company’s mission is to promote, maintain, enhance and protect the uniqueness of Temple Bar and to encourage positive partnerships between the commercial and cultural communities in the area.
Company Structure
TASCQ is a membership based company. Traders pay a voluntary annual membership fee and these funds are used to market Temple Bar and improve the physical environment in the area. Cost of membership is calculated on a case by case basis, taking type and size of business into consideration. Current annual subscriptions range from €800 per annum to €45,000 per annum. The company is set up in such a way as to ensure that larger businesses heavily subsidize the smaller members. All members receive the same level of service regardless of their membership fee. At present there are over 95 members of TASCQ including restaurateurs, hoteliers, publicans, retailers, cultural centers, charities and service providers. A full list of TASCQ members is available upon request.
TASCQ is governed by a board of ten directors. The company directors are democratically elected by TASCQ members at the company’s AGM. Seats on the board are allocated as follows:
Alpha category (i.e. members who pay an annual Subscription in excess of €10,000
4 seats
Beta category (i.e. members who pay an annual Subscription €3000 - €9,999)
3 seats
Gamma category (i.e. members who pay an annual Subscription €500 - €2,999)
3 seats
The board of directors meets on a quarterly basis. The current board of directors of TASCQ is:
Oliver Hughes (Chair), proprietor, The Porterhouse
Tom Cleary, proprietor, The Temple Bar Pub
Martin Harte, Consultant, Kovik Ltd
Paul Fitzpatrick, proprietor, The Morgan Hotel
Martin Keane, proprietor, The Oliver St. John Gogarty
Aoife Ní Dhonnacha, Marketing Manager, FXB Restaurant Group
Tom Maguire, proprietor, The Foggy Dew
Willie White, Artistic Director, Project Arts Centre
Michael Noonan, General Manager, Temple Bar Resident’s Association
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For further information, contact
Imke van Gaal, Marketing & Events Executive
TASCQ, 27 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, IRELAND
Tel: +353 (1) 677 2397
Mob: +353 (86) 041 7954
Email: imke[at]tascq.ie
Environment
Want to see your artwork on display in prime locations in Dublin City?
Call to Art - take up your paintbrushes, charcoal, oils and pencils and submit artwork for consideration for outdoor display in Temple Bar.
Submission deadline 5pm 5th July 2008
TASCQ, the traders group in Temple Bar, are inviting aspiring artists to create unique pieces of art and submit them for consideration to be displayed in the area. This chance to see your artwork on display in Dublin City will also help to enhance the beauty of the area and create a kind of ‘outdoor gallery space’ in Dublin’s cultural quarter, bringing art to the street in a very creative way.
Invoke Street Art is an exciting new public art project, increasing the use and enjoyment of public space. The project will turn traffic signal boxes in five locations in Dublin, which in many cases may be vandalized with graffiti, into a platform for original, imaginative artwork. The boxes are located in Parliament Street, Fishamble Street, Essex Street, Eustace Street and O’Connell Bridge.
Submission deadline is 5pm on 5th July.
Artists participating should draw upon the vibrancy, creativity and bohemian feel of Temple Bar for inspiration whilst paying attention to the surroundings of each traffic signal box when designing their artwork.
Public art projects utilizing these traffic signal box are already in operation worldwide in places such as St Benedict.s Florida, Santa Cruz L.A, Staten Island New York, Halifax Canada.
According to Martin Harte, General Manger of TASCQ, ‘Public art makes the place that we live, work and play more welcoming and attractive. It creates a deeper interaction between the community and the environment as well as adding dimension to civic spaces. Once completed the Temple Bar area will become a walking gallery displaying creative imaginative artwork to the public.’
Invoke Street Art is currently seeking artists to participate in this pilot project commissioned by T.A.S.C.Q (Traders in the Area Supporting the Cultural Quarter). In order to be considered the submitted artwork must meet certain criteria as outlined in the details below.
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