JAN-MAR 2018 Take Part at Tramway - Events for all ages exploring our programme of exhibitions and performances
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JAN-MAR 2018
Take Part at Tramway
Events for all ages exploring
our programme of exhibitions
and performances
Creative classes | School & Community workshops
Artist Talks | Community events
tramway.org/takepart
Visiting Tramway WELCOME to Tramway,
25 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2PE an international art space in the heart of Glasgow’s south side. We host a wide range of exhibitions and
performances, and our busy Take Part programme allows visitors to explore our shows through workshops,
Tramway is open: tours, family days and more. Read this leaflet to find out how you can take part this season.
Mon-Sat 9.30am – 8pm
Sun 12 – 6pm What? When? Who? – Take Part, at a Glance
Our exhibitions are open: from 10 Jan Junction 25 Theatre | 11 – 18 pg 8
Tue-Fri 12 – 5pm 13 Jan The NELKEN-Line Dance | All ages (free) pg 4
Sat & Sun 12 – 6pm from 17 Jan Time for Art Art | 55+ pg 8
CLOSED Monday 20 Jan Adult workshop Art | 16+ pg 6
21 Jan Tryout Art | All ages (free) pg 5
The Café Bar is open
Mon- Sat 9.30am – 4.30pm (kitchen closes 4pm) from 22 Jan Tramweans Dance | pre-5 pg 9
Sunday 12 – 4pm (kitchen closes 3pm) 26 Jan BackChat Discussion | Adults pg 6
4 Feb Glasgow Jam Dance | All ages pg 5
15 Feb Window Wanderland Art | All ages (free) pg 4
FINDING US 18 Feb Tryout Art | All ages (free) pg 5
Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE From 20 Feb Schools workshops Art | Pre-5, schools community (free) pg 10
from 24 Feb Net Effect Art | 16-25 / (free) pg 8
We have excellent public transport links which we encourage visitors to use:
1 Mar Tramway Local Networking | Adults (free) pg 7
BUS Take the bus from the city centre to Pollokshaws Road/Albert Drive. Look for First Bus services 3, 45, 4 Mar Tramway Family Day Families (free) pg 5
57, or Stagecoach service 4. 11 Mar Tryout Art | All ages (free) pg 5
TRAIN Tramway is adjacent to Pollokshields East Train Station, which is less than 10 minutes from Glasgow Tours
Central Station. Please note, this station is not wheelchair accessible.
We can offer free guided tours of any of our
BIKE There is a bike hire station at Eglinton Toll, 5 minutes’ walk from Tramway. There is limited space to exhibitions to small groups, during usual gallery
park your own bike in the venue (around 4 bikes at any one time). opening hours. This includes audio described
tours for blind and partially sighted visitors, and
BSL interpreted tours.
ACCESS
We are committed to ensuring Tramway is as accessible as possible. If you have any questions about visiting Tours must be booked in advance and are
Tramway and your requirements, or about access to specific shows or exhibitions please contact us: subject to availability. If your group has a
info@tramway.org | 0845 330 3501 particular access need just let us know when
Tramway is fully wheelchair accessible. booking.
Email artmusiclearning@glasgowlife.org.uk
Visit tramway.org for our full performance and exhibition programme
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TRYOUT: Creative Drop-in
Sessions for all ages
Sundays 2-4pm on the listed dates
FREE, drop in (under 14s must be accompanied by an
adult at all times)
21 January
Inspired by our exhibition of large artworks by
renowned New Glasgow Boy Steven Campbell,
Image © Dublin Dance Festival produce a collage on a large scale, using coloured
paper to represent figures and clothing.
The NELKEN-Line Tramway Local presents
18 February Contact Improvisation Class
Saturday 13 January, 2-4pm Window Wanderland Open Studio
FREE, drop in Thursday 15 February, 4-7pm
How would you explain art galleries to someone
who had never been to one? In this drawing
and Jam
FREE, drop in
Sunday 4 February, 12:30 – 4pm
The NELKEN-Line is coming to Tramway! and discussion session, we will photograph your
£8/5, book in advance
drawings to make an illustrated online guide, and
In 2017 the inaugural Strathbungo Window you can turn your own drawings into a handmade Get your dance on with Glasgow Jam!
A celebration of iconic choreographer Pina Bausch, Wanderland brightened the winter evenings as book to take away.
The NELKEN-Line, which has spread across the people all over the south side unveiled their own Experienced dance artist, choreographer and
world like a global ‘Mexican wave’ of dance, is window art. The event returns on 24 February, so teacher Aya Kobayashi will lead an all-levels contact
probably the best know dance element in all of
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we’re inviting all of our neighbours to pop in to our improvisation class from 12:30pm-1:30pm. The
Pina’s works. Just a few distinct gestures, the Responding to the textures in Steven Campbell’s
Studio to work on their displays. We will have some class will be followed by a jam, 1:30pm-4pm, which
sequence tells the story of the four seasons, with exhibition, we’ll take rubbings around Tramway to
inspiration, a few materials and friendly artists on will include a facilitated warm-up led by Aya, and live
dancers proceeding in a long line. produce a selection of patterned paper that can
hand to help you create your designs. You are also improvised sound by musician Nicolette Macleod
then be cut up and assembled as a collage.
welcome to bring along your own materials and
Since the Pina Bausch Foundation called for dance existing plans. Suitable for beginners and all ages, under 14s
lovers of all ages - professionals and amateurs should be accompanied by an adult.
The kettle’s on… come enjoy a chat with your
- to create their own Nelken Lines, they’ve been
neighbours and share creative ideas ahead of the
springing up in France, Ireland, Chile, Cyprus, Spain
and Germany…now it’s your chance to join in!
big event!
Tramway Family Day
More at www.windowwanderland.com Sunday 4 March, 12 – 4:30pm
Come along to learn the simple moves, then help to Free, drop in (some events are first-come, first
create Tramway’s very own NELKEN-Line. This is a served)
drop-in workshop for all ages and abilities, and our The first Tramway Family Day of the year is a
dance will be filmed and shared online. celebration of stories. Drop-in activities for ages
0-12 take place all over the venue in a relaxed
and fun afternoon of making our own tall tales
This event is part of Glasgow’s NELKEN-Line
and reading other people’s.
which is led by Intergenerational dance Party and
supported by The Work Room.
The full programme will be announced on
9 February.
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Adult Workshop 16+
Collection of Surfaces
Discussions and Networking
Saturday 20 January, 2-4pm
£5/£3 concessions
Inspired by the textures in Steven
Campbell’s work, we will focus on the
technique of frottage (rubbings). We will
scout the building and surrounding area
(weather permitting) looking for textured
Image © Cargo Collective
surfaces (wood, metal, concrete), and take
relief rubbings to produce a selection of
patterned papers.
The collected material will then form the
pages of a hand-bound book: a collection
of surfaces.
Teenage Trilogy
A co-production by Tramway and Curious Seed, Teenage Trilogy is a new dance theatre
work for anyone who has ever been a teenager (9-11 February). Accompanying Tea with Holly and Jo Tramway Local
opportunities include: Thursday 22 February, 1-3pm Thursday 1 March, 6-7.30pm
FREE, drop in FREE, booking required
BackChat Selfie Callout A chance to meet our Take Part team and have Our regular networking event returns. Join us
Friday 26 January, 6-8pm Aged 13-19? Curious Seed needs your selfie video a chat about what you love and what you’d love to hear about arts and community projects
£5/£2.50 concessions about life as a teenager! to take part in at Tramway. Everyone is welcome, happening in the local area, followed by food and
whether or not you are a Tramway regular… or the opportunity to meet other artists, residents,
BackChat, a facilitated series of informal ‘open
Get involved in the creation of Teenage Trilogy, a even if you’ve never visited us before. Drop in.... and local organisations. If you would like to present
table’ discussions, comes to Tramway. Teenage
new performance work and accompanying online the kettle’s on! please email us early, as places are limited.
Trilogy Director Christine Devaney and Alice McGrath
archive. We want to find out what it’s really like for
(Creative Director of Red Bridge Arts) discuss their
you - the good stuff, the bad stuff, and everything To reserve a place , or a presentation slot, email
collaborative approach to making work, and the
in between. Tell it like it is - and become part of an artmusiclearning@glasgowlife.org.uk
rewards and challenges around teenagers being
international project.
involved in the creative process, before opening the
discussion up to everyone attending. Join us for a
Full details at www.curious-seed.com/selfie-video-
lively conversation and some light refreshments!
callout
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Regular classes
Image by Doreen Goonetilleke,
photo - Anne-Marie Copestake
Ruth Barker Anne-Marie Copestake
The Net Effect (ages 16 – 25) Time for Art (ages 55+)
Starting 24 February Wednesdays 17 January – 21 March,
FREE, advance booking required 10am - 1pm
The Net Effect, led by artist Ruth Barker, is £60 per person
an ongoing series of events for young people
Established at Tramway in 2006, Time for Art
interested in making and exploring art. This
provides a space for people aged 55+ who wish to
February we begin an exciting visual art project,
realise individual and collective art projects. Explore
leading up to an event in June.
your creativity through the making of, discussion of,
If you are 16-25 and interested in taking part and observation of art, with links to the events and
please email artmusiclearning@glasgowlife.org.uk exhibitions at Tramway.
We’ll be announcing more details soon – visit our To book: tramway.org/takepart | 0845 330 3501 Abhinaya Dance Academy Ruth Barker
website. Tramweans (Block 1) Tramweans (Block 2)
Glas(s) Performance & Tramway Mondays 22 January – 19 February Mondays 26 February – 26 March
10.30 - 11.30am 10.30 - 11.30am
Junction 25 (ages 11 – 18)
£15 per child for block of 5 sessions £15 per child for all 5 sessions OR £4 per child, per
Wednesdays 10 January – 21 March, 5.30- session
The first block of our new activity sessions for ages
8pm 3-5 and their grown-ups is led by Abhinaya Dance The perfect mix of feel-good-fun and creative
£50 per term Academy. It will focus on Dancercise with Bollywood expression for little ones, these weekly classes
Junction 25 are an award-winning theatre music, and the traditional South Indian Dance style for pre-schoolers and their grown-ups develop
company made of young people aged 11 - 18. known as Bharathanatyam. Wear comfortable imagination, physical awareness and creative play
They make original theatre performances from clothes to make the most of your Tramweans as we explore basic performance skills such as
their own ideas, opinions and perspective on the sessions. breathing, presence, and the power to create in
world in which they live. our minds. Children and adults should wear comfy
To book: tramway.org/takepart | 0845 330 3501 casual clothes.
Interested in joining? Contact the group by
emailing info@junction-25.com
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UPPER FOYER EXHIBITIONS | 2 FEBRUARY – 11 MARCH | FREE
Bookable Schools and Community Workshops
20, 21, 27 & 28 February | 6 & 7 March
The St Albert’s Primary School Local
10 - 10.45am sessions available for Pre-5s Guide to Conversations
1 – 2.30pm sessions available for Primary/Secondary/Community Groups Contemporary Art A photographic exhibition of work by young
people from the Govanhill Roma community,
If you are part of a community group or school, and would like to book a workshop for your group or class Where do you start and what do you look out for supported by Community Renewal, Friends of
please get in touch. Workshops are tailored to suit the group’s needs, and will be exploring the current on a gallery visit? Get some tips in this exhibition, Romano Lav and Media Co-op.
exhibitions. Afternoon workshops include a tour of the exhibition and a practical activity. created by primary school pupils with help from
FREE, booking required: artmusiclearning@glasgowlife.org.uk Tramway artists.
More information at tramway.org
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