Melbourne Art Trams
The Melbourne Art Trams is a major public art project in Melbourne, Australia. It is a revival and re-imagining of the Transporting Art project which ran from 1978 to 1993 and saw 36 painted W-class trams rolled out across the Melbourne network.
Melbourne Festival reinvigorated the project in 2013 with an annual expression of interest process from Victorian-based artists.[1] Seven professional and one emerging artist are commissioned each year, with their artwork digitally printed on vinyl and applied to modern trams. The eight designs are released onto the network each October as part of Melbourne Festival's visual art program.[2]
In 2017, one design celebrated the 20 year anniversary of the shared history of tram workers and decorated trams in Melbourne and Kolkata, India.[3][4] In 2018, the project was renewed for three years.[5]
The project is funded by Melbourne Festival, Creative Victoria, Public Transport Victoria and Yarra Trams.
Artists
| Artist | Project year |
|---|---|
| Freya Pitt | 2013 |
| Brook Andrew | 2013 |
| Rose Nolan | 2013 |
| David Wadelton | 2013 |
| Luke Cornish (E.L.K) | 2013 |
| Bindi Cole | 2013 |
| Jon Campbell | 2013 |
| Joining Forces | 2013 |
| Jeff Makin | 2014 |
| Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi | 2014 |
| Kristin Headlam | 2014 |
| James Cattell | 2014 |
| Christian Thompson | 2014 |
| Janine Daddo | 2014 |
| Rone | 2014 |
| Callum Croker | 2014 |
| Stephen Banham | 2015 |
| Matthew Bird & Philip Adams | 2015 |
| Martine Corompt | 2015 |
| Louise Forthun | 2015 |
| Amanda Morgan | 2015 |
| Kathy Temin | 2015 |
| Tom Vincent | 2015 |
| James Voller | 2015 |
| Damiano Bertoli | 2016 |
| Eddie Botha | 2016 |
| Jon Cattapan | 2016 |
| Eliza Dyball | 2016 |
| Megan Evans and Eve Glenn | 2016 |
| Jocelin Lee | 2016 |
| Mimi Leung | 2016 |
| Reko Rennie | 2016 |
| Emma Anna | 2017 |
| Matthew Clarke | 2017 |
| Bushra Hasan | 2017 |
| Oliver Hutchison | 2017 |
| Justine McAllister | 2017 |
| Josh Muir | 2017 |
| Robert Owen | 2017 |
| St Albans Heights Primary School's Community Hub | 2017 |
| Hayley Millar-Baker | 2018 |
| David Larwill | 2018 |
| Nick Howson | 2018 |
| Oli Ruskidd | 2018 |
| Oslo Davis | 2018 |
| Stephen Baker | 2018 |
| Troy Innocent | 2018 |
| Valerie Tang | 2018 |
| Nyein Aung | 2019 |
| Sophie Westerman | 2019 |
| Kent Morris | 2019 |
| Nusra Latif Qureshi | 2019 |
| Lesley Dumbrell | 2019 |
| Gene Bawden | 2019 |
| Tricia Van Der-Kuyp | 2019 |
| Beaconhills College | 2019 |
References
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- Cuthbertson, Debbie (28 May 2013). "Melbourne's art trams back on track". The Age. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Change for Kolkata: Melbourne Art Tram's Indian connection". ABC News. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- Clifton, Hannah (5 October 2017). "How a Melbourne 'connie' saved India's tram system". The Age. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Melbourne Art Trams EOIs now open | ArtsHub Australia". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2018.