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By Ardis – Since March this year we have been gathering weekly in the yard to tend to our plants together. This has included feeding and turning the compost, watering, weeding, creating support structures, drinking mint tea, shovelling soil, worm hunting, flower picking, garden bed painting, making up songs, planting seedlings, and repotting them. A big… Continue reading Garden Retrospective & “Weeding Out Wisdoms” Launch

Julia: I’ve been involved with Rumpus Room for a few years now, attending workshops, becoming part of the committee, facilitating activities. I knew that after being on the committee for 2 years it was time for me to move on but I still wanted to be part of the community and enrich it somehow, give… Continue reading A Romp of Applause – By Julia Darrouy & Sean McGarvey

How does paper making connect a person to the land? Last month, artists Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien delivered a paper making workshop in the Rumpus Room yard. Their exhibition ‘Offerings for Escalante’ is currently on show at the GoMA and was part of the GI Festival. The exhibition looks into their long-term research on… Continue reading Paper making with Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien – by Miriam Ali

We are excited to announce the launch of Rumpus Record’s third release, EscapismBlues’ album ‘Misleading,Morning Sunshine’! Callum (he/they), the artist behind this EP, is one our Young Artists Committee members and has been a regular at Rumpus Room for about two years now. They had started working on this album at 13, recording a version… Continue reading Misleading, Morning Sunshine – New album release by EscapismBlues on Rumpus Records!

Child-like wonder, limitless artistic potential and the power of community – Loose Tomatoes in the Backyard is a charming portrait of Rumpus Room and its collaborators. At the entrance the visitor is welcomed with a sign spread along the top of the gates saying “Community”, created by Holly White with help from Slaghammers. Beside the entrance… Continue reading Loose Tomatoes in the Back Yard – A Review by Jillian Mendoza

Our Anti-Imperialist Reading Group continued to meet in the new year at two sessions on Friday 23rd February and Friday 1st March. These sessions were again led by Hussein Mitha and Maya Uppal, and centred around discussing the prompt “What is zionism and how can we fight it?” In this two-part workshop the group deepened… Continue reading Sessions 3 and 4: Anti-Imperialist Reading Group

In August 2023 we hosted an all-ages all-day gig fundraiser for Rumpus Room at the Glad Café, and put on a line up of 13 bands and musicians. It was a lovely way to get together and celebrate Rumpus and the creativity of young people involved in the project. About half the line up were… Continue reading Rumpus Records: The Suits Release

Romp Around is a new play group for children aged 0-5 and their parents and carers that began in autumn last year. This initial pilot took place over 3 months at the Hidden Gardens and was a partnership project between Rumpus Room and MILK led by a group of artists and community workers: Sakaina Ali,… Continue reading Romp Around – Playtime!

As part of the Global strike in solidarity with Palestine calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, we are sharing resources in an effort to continue to learn, share knowledge and extend solidarity. You can find a folder of resources here for kids & young people. It includes resources from Red Sunday School, Migrants in… Continue reading Global Strike in Solidarity with Palestine – Resources & Reading Group

By Tanvir Alim about the workshops following the ‘Sticky, Luminous Fruit For All!’ project at Tramway and Kelvingrove Museum – The narrative that was bouncing back and forth during the workshop series was about the politics of food; What memories do foods hold for us and what memories do we feel? How does the food… Continue reading Half Truths