Keep it Local: Tramway Local Blog Post

Blog by Holly Rumble, Public Engagement Coordinator, with news from this season's Tramway Local.We had 25 people join us for food and discussions in our summer Tramway Local evening. It was a busy night, with 7 presentations, outlined below. Our next event is Thursday 28th September, please get...

Nomanslanding: Meet the Artists

The international artwork Nomanslanding is currently being installed in our theatre space, ready for its UK premiere on 22 June. An installation, an architecture and a performance all in one, it is the result of a unique creative collaboration by five artists from around the world. In this blog,...

As You Like It (as you’ve never seen it), a bit of Slap and Tickle, and a few hundred shoes: The story so far at Dance International Glasgow

One week into our festival, and we’ve enjoyed several sell-out shows, both in Tramway and offsite, and seen a rich array of productions garner praise from the critics.Festival opener 'Each Other', from our next door neighbours Scottish Ballet, was universally acclaimed, The Scotsman and online...

Dance International Glasgow 2017

Dance International Glasgow 2017 has been launched today, with tickets for all Tramway shows available to book now at fantastic early bird prices.The second edition of the biennial Dance International Glasgow (DIG), which runs Friday 21 April - Sunday 21 May, will feature a stunning range of work...

Rejoice! Jan - Apr season on sale now

With just days to go before Christmas, we'd like to invite you to unwrap our upcoming season of Performance, Visual Arts and Participation. Opening with a solo exhibition by Oliver Laric (21 Jan-19 Mar) - whose distinctive work graces the cover of the brochure - our Visual...

Artist Opportunity - apply now!

As part of our Tramway Local project, fostering stronger links between the venue and local artists, audiences, organisations and businesses, we are delighted to announce an exciting new artists' opportunity.Reaching out to the local community is one of our main priorities over...

Tramway Local November 2016

Tramway Local, Friday 25 November Holly Rumble, Public Engagement Coordinator, shares the latest news from our community discussion forum.On a dark and cold Friday night we met to share projects and hot soup:Lucy Gillie: General Manager, South SeedsSouth Seeds is a...

Big Picture Show opens

The Big Picture Show, a festival of artists' moving image for children, is now open to the public. Developed in collaboration with artists and their children, it features experimental, narrative and performance-based works which will be essential viewing for anyone interested in the...

This month at Tramway: Art - Dance - Space

Over three weekends this month and next, we have six great shows, all worth seeing in their own right, but which together also add up to a discussion of choreography, dance and art. In the last few years Tramway has concentrated on dance in our theatres and occasionally in the...

Tramway Local: Autumn blog

Holly Rumble, Public Engagement Coordinator, TramwayOn 25th August we gathered for our 4th Tramway Local event. There were six very interesting presentations, detailed below, and an opportunity to test out the first draft of a children's trail activity which Alice Dansey-Wright is developing for...

Up Next: Tramway announces its new season

Today Tramway announces full details of its upcoming season, September - December 2016. The busy season boasts a characteristic mix of ground-breaking contemporary dance, theatre, visual arts, film and events, beginning with Tramway's Unlimited Festival of extraordinary work by disabled artists,...

Maps, Murals and Measurements

Alice Dansey-Wright, who is working on a Tramway Local Commission, gives us an update:'I'm now just over a third of the way through my project timeline for the Tramway Local commission and I've been very busy! I've been on two walks around the Govanhill and Pollokshields areas - taking...

Alice's adventures at Tramway

Meet Artist and Illustrator Alice Dansey-Wright, who has been commissioned by us to reimagine the corner room in the Tramway Café as an engaging space for children and families. As part of the research and development process Alice is holding two Open Studio events:  While she'll be...

Tramway's Unlimited Festival launched

A showcase of exceptional new work from disabled artists will be presented at Tramway, Glasgow, this September.Tramway’s Unlimited Festival, which runs from Thursday 15 to Sunday 25 September, features a breath-taking range of innovative dance, theatre, exhibitions, talks and events. Tickets are...

Tramway Open: Artist Opportunity

Tramway Open: Artist Opportunity 2016-17Deadline 22 JulyTramway is delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for visual artists currently based in Scotland. This chance for professional development includes artists fees, production costs and support from Tramway's team, and culminates...

Tramway Local: Meeting in May

Tramway Local Tuesday 10 May 2016Blog post by Holly Rumble, Public Engagement Coordinator, TramwayOn Tuesday evening we had another successful Tramway Local event, attended by freelance artists, producers and organisations. The presentations highlighted upcoming events, and also ongoing visual art...

Volunteer Opportunities this Summer: Arts Assistants

Would you like to be involved in supporting Tramway’s Public Engagement programme, assisting with gallery tours, workshops, events, discussions and drop-in activities? We are loking for 10 volunteers to become Arts Assistants and support activity around our three summer exhibitions.If you are aged...

Tramway's Apr-Aug season launched

We're delighted to announce details of our April – August 2016 season, including an exceptional programme of Dance, Performance and Visual Art, and a host of accompanying special events and participation opportunities which will allow visitors of all ages to take part at Tramway.The...

Guest Blog: Punching the Bacon Sandwich

Birds of Paradise performer Laurence Clark gives us a glimpse into rehearsals for Purposeless Movements 'I'm a stand-up comic by trade.  We don't usually move around a lot on stage.  Most of us spend the vast majority of a performance centre-stage holding the mic stand, like the...

This is Now: More details announced

Further details have been released about This is Now: Film and Video After Punk (1978-85), the four-day programme presented by Glasgow Film Festival at Tramway.The programme is a rare chance to see key underground film from London's post-punk era, and includes free screenings...

Tramway Local: What's on Your Doorstep?

Blog post by Holly Rumble, Public Engagement Coordinator, TramwayTuesday 9 February 2016Thank you to everyone who attended our first Tramway Local event. There were over 40 people, and it was fantastic to see such enthusiasm! This first event was an opportunity to find out about projects happening...

Richard Slee: Work and Play

Discover the colourful new exhibition at Tramway from 6 February – 20 March Find links to further reading, and information about accompanying workshops below.The original exhibition of Work and Play in Tullie House, Cumbria (2014) was something of a homecoming for artist Richard Slee, who...

Guest Blog - Turner Prize: A Volunteer's View

Rachel Boyd, a Volunteer Arts Assistant, muses on her experience of the Turner Prize exhibitionArt can simplify as much as it may stimulate our thoughts. It reduces our senses to a base, reactionary instinct of how we first perceive our environment. As a curatorial space, galleries are...

Little Red - on the road to Tramway

Turns out wolves, unlike grannies, don't like cake. And they're not much good at knitting either. We've been invited to attend an early rehearsal of Little Red, a new production by Barrowland Ballet which will premiere at Tramway this December. The company have performed at Tramway before (with...

Marion North Mentoring Awards

We are very pleased to announce that Tramway is partnering with the Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund for the next Marion North Mentoring Awards.The Marion North Mentoring Awards are part of The Bonnies awards and give new and emerging choreographers the opportunity to gain invaluable advice, support...

Something 'Old', Something New

It is fairly well known that if you want to be in the running for the Turner Prize, you need to be (a) a British artist and (b) making waves in the world of contemporary visual art. Less well known is that artists can only be nominated if they are under 50. It’s a notable proviso, which may cause...

Sonica 2015 at Tramway

We're no stranger to Sonica, the world-class sonic arts programme, having hosted its launch back in 2012. So we’re delighted to see the return of the programme this year, running from 29 October to 8 November in venues across Glasgow - including Tramway. What's on at TramwayOn 29 October, Tramway...

Take your Turn (er)

When it comes to visual art, Tramway has always been about participation as much as exhibition, so it is not surprising that the Turner Prize 2015 exhibition, open from 1 October, is accompanied by an ambitious public programme that has been months in the making. Interested visitors might start...

A brief history of the Turner Prize

Background The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition or other presentation of their work in the preceding year.  Every other year, the prize leaves Tate Britain and is presented at a venue outside London. For 2015, that venue will be Tramway in...

Cafe and Hidden Gardens Closed Friday 12 June

Please note that the Tramway Cafe and Hidden Gardens will be closed to the public on Friday 12 June for an event. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. The venue will be open as normal from Saturday 13

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