Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art

Loose Tomatoes in the Backyard

A large yellow cleaning sponge that has been decorated with different coloured paints, assorted types of tape, and mini human figurines.
Punk Sponge
Collaborative artwork by various young artists
Courtesy of Rumpus Room
A handpainted postcard depicting a field with a group of flowers with faces and bodies dance whilst holding hands in a circle, whilst another plant watches them.
artist unknown, Loose Tomatoes, Date unknown
Found postcard hand painted
A photograph featuring a group of people gardening in planters outside of a building. The building has a circular logo sign with the text 'Rumpus Room'.
Courtesy of Rumpus Room

A photograph featuring a large group of people sitting in an outdoor space in front of a building. The space is also filled with gardening and creative supplies.
Courtesy of Rumpus Room

Dates and Opening times

Fri 7 – Sun 23 June
Mon–Sun, 10am-5pm
Thu, 10am-7pm

Venue

Rumpus Room Yard
Langside lane
Govanhill
G42 8BH

Participants
Nadia Rossi Angel Walker Hussein Mitha Holly White Saffa Khan
Presented by

Rumpus Room

Supported by

Glasgow International with funds from the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund

Accessiblity

Good access: The venue has ramped or level access and/or lifts to access upper floors

Toilets: The venue has toilets available for visitors

Accessible Toilets: The venue has a wheelchair-accessible toilet

Gender Neutral: The venue has toilets not separated by gender or sex

Bike Rack: there is cycle parking at the venue    

Baby Change: The venue has baby change facilities


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Rumpus Room is an artist-led initiative working in collaboration with children and young people on art and social action projects within the local neighbourhood of Govanhill. Its community includes children, young people, families, artists, educators, activists and play workers.

Loose Tomatoes In The Backyard brings together artists, writers and organisers Saffa Khan, Hussein Mitha, Nadia Rossi, Angel Walker, and Holly White. Their work is created in collaboration with children and the wider community at Rumpus Room. The artist group will spend time at the Rumpus Garden Club during the spring, working outdoors together with children to cultivate, build, write, make – becoming caretakers of the garden. Loose Tomatoes In The Backyard will respond to all things that happen in the Rumpus yard and the people, plants, ideas, and communities that grow from it.