The Source Arts Centre

What The Source Arts Centre does

The Source Arts Centre is a private, for-profit multi-disciplinary arts venue based in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. It operates as a physical programming hub offering music, dance, comedy, film, children's events, and visual art, serving a regional audience in the Tipperary catchment. The organization is small, with a headcount of 1–10 employees, and operates from a single venue location under the domain thesourceartscentre.ie.

The venue's product surface is programming-led rather than technology-led: its core offering is a calendar of live and visual arts events rather than a software platform, distribution channel, or digital product. No underlying technology stack, proprietary systems, integrations, or digital distribution mechanisms are disclosed in the input data. The business model is consistent with a regional arts venue: earned revenue would be expected to come from ticket sales (box office), venue hire/rentals, concessions, programming partnerships, and likely public-sector grants (e.g., The Arts Council / Tipperary County Council), though none of these revenue mechanics are explicitly confirmed in the available material.

There is no disclosed pricing structure, customer segment data, partnership roster, management team, funding history, or financial performance in the source material. The company's own website (thesourceartscentre.ie) returned only a loading/verification page during the data collection window, leaving core commercial and operational facts unverified.

Name

The Source Arts Centre

Website

https://thesourceartscentre.ie

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Source Arts Centre is a private, for-profit multi-disciplinary arts venue in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, offering music, dance, comedy, film, children's events, and visual art programming to a regional audience. It operates with 1–10 employees from a single physical site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Venue

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking) (MPAGABAM)

Keywords

• Performing arts venue
• Live music events
• Community arts centre
• Visual art exhibitions
• Film and comedy events

Headquarters

HQ city

Thurles

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

The Source Arts Centre operates a physical arts venue in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, that programmes and hosts live music, dance, comedy, film screenings, children's events, and visual art exhibitions for the local community. The venue's offering is the scheduled presentation of cultural performances and exhibitions, sold largely to individual attendees in the Tipperary catchment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Music Events

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• An Grianán Theatre: Letterkenny performing arts venue presenting theatre, music, dance, and comedy — analogous mid-size regional Irish arts centre.
• Mermaid Arts Centre: Bray-based arts centre running a mixed programme of music, theatre, dance, visual art, and children's events — same scale and operating model as The Source.
• The Lime Tree Theatre: Limerick-based venue and presenter offering drama, music, comedy, and family programming; same mid-size Irish regional arts venue profile as The Source.
• Glór Theatre: Ennis-based multi-purpose arts centre presenting music, theatre, dance, comedy and visual art — directly comparable in scale, programming mix, and regional Irish venue/presenter model to The Source Arts Centre.
• Siamsa Tíre: Tralee-based National Folk Theatre of Ireland, a presenter and venue combining traditional performance with broader music and dance programming — comparable in mission and operating profile.
• Riverbank Arts Centre: Newbridge, Co. Kildare venue hosting theatre, music, comedy, and visual art — closely comparable regional Irish arts venue.
• The Civic: Tallaght arts centre presenting drama, music, dance, comedy, and family events — directly analogous Dublin-region venue and presenter.
• Town Hall Theatre Galway: Galway's community arts venue hosting theatre, music, dance, comedy, and film — comparable mid-capacity Irish venue with diversified live programming.
• Pavilion Theatre: Dún Laoghaire-based presenter and venue running a year-round mixed programme of music, comedy, drama, children's and film events; near-identical operating model to The Source.
• The Black Box Theatre: Galway-based venue presenting drama, music, comedy, and experimental performance — directly comparable multi-format Irish arts venue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sourcearts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-source-arts-centre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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