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.

A Melbourne Art Tram designed by Matthew Clarke for the 2017 project

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

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Melbourne Art Trams artists 2013-2018
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
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References

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  1. ^ Cuthbertson, Debbie (28 May 2013). "Melbourne's art trams back on track". The Age. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Change for Kolkata: Melbourne Art Tram's Indian connection". ABC News. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ Clifton, Hannah (5 October 2017). "How a Melbourne 'connie' saved India's tram system". The Age. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Art Trams EOIs now open | ArtsHub Australia". www.artshub.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2018.