Tazie Taysom,
Commercial Director

 

Tazie is responsible for the creative direction of all Artiq projects and runs our consultancy team. That means working across every sector of our business, from hospitality, workplace and commercial to residential, universities and public realm. It's a role she's brilliantly cut-out for, having worked across numerous cultural and commercial institutions and in talent management, and nurtured a keen interest in art's ability to transform how places are experienced.

 

To that end, Tazie also sits on the board for the Culture Mile BID Partnership, which aims to animate the City of London's cultural district with creative collaborations and events.

Beth Fleming,
Associate Director, Curatorial

 

Beth leads Artiq's curatorial team and plays a pivotal role in shaping the curatorial direction of our key projects. She ensures expert delivery of research and curation to all our clients, employing a narrative-driven approach that never compromises on aesthetics.

 

With extensive background in the History of Art and creative project management, Beth is well-networked across the culture sector and is adeptly managing and inspiring the curatorial department. She has also been crucial in cultivating an incredible environment for Artiq's artist community, building strong networks of creative practitioners around the world.

Patrick McCrae,
CEO

 

Patrick McCrae’s wish in founding Artiq was to create a new breed of art agency: one that gave artists a wider platform and a better deal by putting the power of contemporary art to work in settings outside galleries, such as workplaces and hospitality environments.

 

He set up Artiq in 2009. Under Patrick’s leadership and without external funding, it has become one of Europe’s leading art agencies, demonstrating the viability of the cultural economy. Artiq has paid more than £5 million to artists in the last
three years, built a roster of thousands of practitioners, and completed projects in 20 countries.

 

Patrick writes and speaks widely on the cultural economy, fair pay in the creative industries, and entrepreneurship in business. He is a trustee of the London youth charity Renaissance Foundation,
a founder of Queer Frontiers, and a supporter of many cultural institutions.

Katie Terres,
COO

 

Our COO since 2019, Katie oversees Artiq’s operational strategy and processes, ensuring smooth programming and project cost control across all the sectors we work in, including hospitality, workplace and public realm.

 

She’s especially focused on helping find opportunities for artists, makers and freelancers in under-represented areas and emerging markets. Placemaking and international markets were facets of Katie’s Master’s degree and today she also runs the Next Generation Network for Hospitality.

Don McCrae,
Finance Director

 

Don co-founded Artiq in 2009, together with CEO Patrick McCrae and remains actively involved in company operations as Finance Director, ensuring rigour and professionalism in all aspects of ongoing financial management and future business strategy.

 

After a career in music and academic reference publishing across Europe, North and South America and Asia, Don turned his attention to photography and is now a published and award-winning photographer.