Galoshans Festival | Hamshya Rajkumar 'Seeds Workshop'

As part of Galoshans 2025 X Feral Takeover Programme

Galoshans marks the time of harvesting vegetables and seed. Led by artist Hamshya Rajkumar, this workshop will explore and discuss the idea of a new “Galoshans vegetable” with local flavours, colours and textures we cherish as a community.

Seeds are ancient beings who carry stories, by saving seed we can embed new stories of Galoshans. It is hoped that the “Galoshans vegetable” will become highly adapted to Greenock’s soils and micro-climate.

Participants will explore beans/peas and squashes through tasting, touching, and storytelling—considering how flavour and tradition can guide our choices.

FREE / but ticketed

All Ages (under 16 to be accompanied by an adult)

*We will be tasting seeds like beans or peas and squash – please let us know with your order if you have any allergies!

TICKETS AND HOW TO BOOK

Closer to the festival each ticket holder will receive email instructions on how to access and participate in the workshop.

This event is free but has a limited capacity of 5 people so please book to avoid disappointment. If you are no longer able to use your ticket please cancel your booking so someone else may attend.

ABOUT HAMSHYA RAJKUMAR

Hamshya Rajkumar is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance, sculpture, ecology and community seed. By situating the body outside the constraints of binary structures, Hamshya explores our human place in a world where ‘Nature’ is separate, dominated and objectified.Through engaging in long-term relationships with ‘Greenspaces’, they lead a site-specific practice. Currently they am drawn to sites ‘disturbed’ by humans: ranging from post-industrial Landscapes to Gardens. Hamshya is also a Seed Librarian for the Glasgow Seed Library.

ABOUT GALOSHANS FESTIVAL

Galoshans festival will return to Inverclyde for its 11th year running. Galoshans festival is centred around Halloween traditions and its aim is to celebrate the wealth of art and culture that Inverclyde has to offer. The 10-day festival has events for everyone ranging from performances and exhibitions to workshops and street parties. For information on the full programme, access and how to experience the festival visit: www.galoshansfestival.com

FERAL ‘TAKEOVER’

For the 4th year running, Galoshans Festival will be bringing you a takeover from Feral featuring a series of playful performances and curious encounters across the region. Aimed to continue Galoshan’s ethos of bringing high quality arts experiences to Inverclyde that focus on celebrating people and place.

CREDITS

Part of Feral Galoshans Festival Takeover Programme www.feralarts.co.uk.

Funded by Creative Scotland.

Supported by: Inverclyde Libraries, Inverclyde Council, RIG Arts, and The Drying Green Garden

ACCESS

We would like to hear your feedback and what we can improve throughout the festival. If you have any issues, questions or enquiries about Access please contact feralartprojects@gmail.com and one of our team will be in touch.

R: Relaxed – participant’s can come and go as they please/make noise/move around.

Event Location: The Drying Green, South West Library, 159 Inverkip Road, Greenock, PA16 9HG

There is no car park at the Library, however, there is limited on street parking to be found on Old Inverkip Road beside the entrance to The Drying Green Garden and Library.

Disabled toilets available inside Southwest Library.

Access to The Drying Green Garden and Southwest Library is step free and on the ground level. There is ramp access inside the Southwest Library suitable for wheelchair users.

The Drying Green is mostly a step-free/flat surface on paths which have some light/fine gravel underfoot.