Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Tramway

A room with white walls and white fabric hanging from the ceiling which are painted with brightly coloured shapes and body parts. At the centre of the room sits a person in a long pink dress with red hair. Their face is covered by a blue and white mask.
Delaine Le Bas, Incipit Vita Nova. Here Begins The New Life/A New Life Is Beginning
installation view, Secession, 2023
Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Iris Ranzinger
A white room with white fabric hanging from the ceiling. On the walls outlines of human figures are painted. In the centre of the room is a canvas on a frame held up by 6 legs resembling human legs.
Delaine Le Bas, Incipit Vita Nova. Here Begins The New Life/A New Life Is Beginning
installation view, Secession, 2023
Courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Iris Ranzinger
A photo of artist Delaine Le Bas as a two year old child. Pictured standing in front of a wooden backdrop, with a red stick in their right hand.
Delaine le Bas, Delaine approx. 2 years old, 1967

Courtesy of the artist

Tramway is a renowned international arts venue with an interdisciplinary spirit whose mission is to enrich and inspire our communities by providing ambitious, innovative and culturally relevant contemporary visual art and performance.

Through a dynamic year-round programme of dance, live art, engagement activity, festivals and free exhibitions, we aim to stimulate meaningful dialogue between artists and audiences, responding to the urgent cultural, social and political issues of our time.

Tramway is both local and International in its outlook, fostering the professional development of emergent artists in Scotland whilst also presenting ambitious International work by artists from diverse backgrounds.

The programme curation encourages creative experimentation and bold, innovative approaches to our unique venues, culminating in some of the most ambitious presentations of work across Scotland and the UK.

As a public venue in the south side of Glasgow, we play a civic role within our immediate community whilst also serving the artistic sector by fostering international dialogue, exchange and partnerships with our global peers and collaborators.

Tramway is actively engaged in the commissioning, production, presentation, promotion and engagement around contemporary, interdisciplinary art. Our venue hosts many cultural partners and residents including The Workroom, The Hidden Gardens and Take Me Somewhere Festival.

Tramway is a Creative Scotland Regularly Funded Organisation (RFO) and is managed by Glasgow Life, the charity that delivers culture and sport on behalf of Glasgow City Council.

Projects

  • Programme
    Tramway
    Delainia: 17071965 Unfolding
    Tramway
    A room with white walls and white fabric hanging from the ceiling which are painted with brightly coloured shapes and body parts. At the centre of the room sits a person in a long pink dress with red hair. Their face is covered by a blue and white mask.