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October 2015 - March 2016
Arts DevelopmentInterested in getting involved in the arts such as theatre, dance, circus? Check out www.takepart.org.uk to find out what’s on offer around the borough!
Visitor Information CentreDon’t just stop in Touchstones Rochdale. Let the Visitor Information Centre provide you with details of places to visit including local, regional and national attractions. Information about events and accommodation is available. We can also arrange group tours of Touchstones Rochdale and other local heritage venues. Call 01706 924928 to discuss your requirements.
Art GallerySee a wide variety of exhibitions in the Art Gallery’s four gallery spaces including those from the local community in Gallery One, selections from the borough’s impressive art collection in Gallery Two and work by contemporary artists in Galleries Three and Four.
Local History CentreDiscover the past for yourself first hand. Whether you’re interested in local history, want to trace your family roots or just want to know a little more about the street you live on, we can help you find out more. Our collections include maps, photographs, ephemera, archives and local newspapers on microfilm. Free internet access including ancestry.com is also available.Just pop in and our friendly staff will help with your enquiries.
Arts and Heritage Resource CentreThis is where we keep and care for our Museum, Art Gallery and Local Studies collections. The centre is fully accessible and tours can be organised for small groups to visit. You can also arrange to meet a curator and get help with identifying and researching objects. The Resource Centre is open Monday to Thursday 10am-5pm. Visits arranged by appointment only - ring 01706 641085.
Outreach DisplaysSee more of the borough’s Museum, Art Gallery and Local History collections in the display cases at Heywood Sports Village and Middleton Arena.
Venue HireTouchstones Rochdale offers a unique venue for meetings and events. Our studio space and meeting room are available for hire. Ring 01706 924492 for more details.
MuseumOur family friendly Museum is the place to find out all about Rochdale borough’s heritage from famous faces to the lives of ordinary people, there’s lots to see and do.
ShopThe place to get that unique card or gift. We stock a range of souvenirs, postcards, local crafts, jewellery, books and pocket money gifts for children.
Schools ServiceIf you are a school or educational group looking for exciting and engaging learning experiences, then why not visit Touchstones Rochdale. Our expert led sessions support the new national curriculum and we have been awarded the Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge which is a nationally recognised indicator of high quality educational provision.Download our Schools Programme from our website or ring the Education Team on 01706 924931.
We welcome applications for Gallery One exhibitions from anyone who lives or works in the borough of Rochdale - just ask for an application form. Deadline for next round of applications is 6 November 2015.
Barry Cook: A Time to Dance
13 February - 21 May
Working in watercolour, ink and gauche, Barry Cook’s exhibition of paintings will celebrate thirty one years of teaching in Rochdale primary schools. His vibrant and contemporary paintings are inspired by nature, folklore and music.
Creative Community Hub
21 November - 6 February
Ex-service personnel and their family members celebrate a diverse range of artistic talent by showcasing artwork produced in conjunction with the charity Veterans In Communities.
Revealing the River Roch
5 September - 14 November
Part of Rochdale Council’s wider project to uncover the River Roch, this exhibition includes related artworks and objects from the borough’s collections together with paintings by students from Hopwood Hall College.
Jerwood Makers Open 2015
25 March - 11 June
Five exciting new talents in contemporary applied arts will première works in a group exhibition to mark the fifth edition of Jerwood Makers Open, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, Malene Hartmann Rasmussen, Jasleen Kaur, Ian McIntyre and Silo Studio. Jerwood Makers Open promotes the significance of making and materials within the visual arts arena, seeking to support exceptional skill and imagination.
Installation View, Jerwood Makers Open 2015, Jerwood Space, London. Courtesy Jerwood Charitable Foundation. Photo Anna Arca. Jasleen Kaur, Marbled Busts, Polyurethane plastic and pigment, 2015
Exhibitions
Homespun Traditions
Until 5 March
Showcasing works from the borough’s art collection, this exhibition looks at how traditional crafts and domestic life have been represented in art. The exhibition explores themes of craftsmanship, intriguing objects from the museum collections and a range of historic artworks that depict our fine cottage industries. Examples of local and British craft in art are illustrated by, among others, Frederick William Jackson, printer and engraver John O’Connor, Edward Stott and eminent folk artist Tim Bobbin.
Natural Makers
12 December - 27 February
Celebrating the artwork of four artists working with natural materials, and through doing so exploring the natural environments which inspire their practice. Laura Ellen Bacon, Adam Buick, Sharon Adams and Stuart Cairns’ work comes together in an exhibition that looks at the beauty of natural materials, shapes and forms, and an immersion in the sensory experience of making.
Robert Walker: The Fifth Continent
12 December - 27 February
Rochdale based photographer Robert Walker will be showing his latest project. The Fifth Continent, which documents the area around Dungeness in Kent. It is a site of special scientific interest, has two nuclear power stations and is Britain’s only desert. “It is a brooding and unsettled landscape with a handful of hardy inhabitants and a unique melancholic attraction”.
People’s Art 2015
26 September - 21 November
The popular annual open exhibition for new and established artists, both amateur and professional, who live or work in the borough of Rochdale returns. The exhibition features hands on children’s activities in the Art Gallery.
Hannah Leighton-Boyce
25 March - 11 June
Working with the Museums’ collection at Touchstones Rochdale, Hannah Leighton-Boyce is developing a new piece of work in response to the historic hand-tool collection. This project is part of a larger group of exhibitions funded by New Expressions.
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Besom Broom Making
Wednesday 28 October or Saturday 31 October 10am-4pm | FREE
Red Rose Forest is offering this FREE besom broom making workshop to explore traditional crafts as part of their Heritage Trees project. Get in the Halloween spirit and join urban coppice worker Mike Carswell on either date for a workshop to make your own broom.
Places are limited and booking is essential.
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Tuesday 23 February | 10am-1pm | FREE
Join the Bettlefelt and the Red Rose Forest team to explore dyeing techniques and pigments using wool and natural materials.
Spaces are limited, booking is essential. Ring Touchstones Rochdale on 01706 924492 to book your place.
Jarred: Ceramics from the CollectionUntil Saturday 9 April
Heritage Gallery
Our homes are filled with ceramics. From teapots to tiles, baking bowls to bricks, prized ornaments to studio pieces, this exhibition celebrates their diversity. Jarred looks at how ceramics help us in our everyday lives, telling their story from 4000BC to the present day.
Discover how ceramics have been used in social and religious rituals and to commemorate events, places or people.
Highlights include an ancient Greek vase attributed to the Swing Painter as well as new acquisitions by contemporary ceramicists Paul Scott and Ikuko Iwamoto. Younger visitors can follow the White Rabbit and join Alice at the Mad Hatter’s tea party as well as laugh out loud at the tale of the tippler toilet and the naughty school boy.
Events for Adults
Cheryl Martin Presents: Alaska Plus Art Gallery Talk: The life and work of Maud Sulter
Saturday 3 October | 1pm-3pm | FREE
Performance starts at 1pm. Drop in - no booking required, suitable for 13 years upwards.Playwright Cheryl Martin tries to keep a warm heart in an icy world. A raw and powerful performance, with humour, stunning vocals and beautiful images. With one in four of us estimated to experience mental health difficulties at sometime in our lives, this is a story that will touch everyone.
The performance will be followed by a short talk discussing the life and work of artist, writer and curator Maud Sulter.
For more information, or to reserve a place on either session, please contact Lucy at Red Rose Forest on 0161 872 1660 or lucy@redroseforest.co.uk
We have a range of regular and one-off events offering lots of opportunities to take part in the arts and find out more about our collections and exhibitions.
Try your hand at something new in our fun and friendly adult craft workshops. Cost £8 per session, payable on booking, price includes all materials. Spaces are limited and booking is essential, ring 01706 924928.
Throw a Pot
Saturday 10 October | 10.15am – 12.15pm
Working on a small potters wheel join Cat Jessop, who will show you how to make a simple pot or bowl.
Christmas Decorations and Gift Tags
Saturday 14 November | 10.15am – 12.15pm
Experiment with shape, colour and texture to create personalised Christmas tree decorations and gift tags with Natalie Rhodes.
Christmas Cupcake Decorating
Saturday 12 December | 10.15am – 12.15pm
Learn how to pipe buttercream, use fondant and add finishing touches to make your magical Christmas cupcakes shine and sparkle with Mandy Hurd of Mandy Moo Cakes.
Print Making
Saturday 9 January | 10.15am – 12.15pm
Join local artist Alan Birch to create relief printing plates which will be used to create handmade greeting cards.
Make a Mosaic Coaster
Saturday 13 February | 10.15am– 12.15pm
Design your own coasters inspired by our Jarred exhibition with Cat Jessop. Work with coloured tiles to bring your design to life and create your very own ceramic tile.
Touchstones Craft
Book Binding
Saturday 12 March | 10.15am – 12.15pm
Learn the basics of book binding with Trish Cartner and take home your very own bespoke hand bound journal.
Knitty Gritty
Last Tuesday of every month | 2pm – 3.30pm
Join our monthly knitting circle in the café area. Feel free to bring along your own knitting projects, share ideas or start something new. Younger knitters are welcome in school holidays.
Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery
Second Tuesday of every month 12.30pm – 1.45pm
For many years the Friends have been helping the Art Gallery to conserve and acquire paintings for the collection. Talks by invited speakers about art history and craft are held most months with the occasional trip to visit other art collections. Talks cost £2 per person for members and £3 per person non-members including refreshments payable on the door. No booking required. All welcome. Ring or see our website for further details.
Touchstones Creative Writing Group
First Thursday of every month | 2pm-3.30pm
Now independently constituted, the group meets monthly to encourage and promote creative writing. Encouraging the positive health and well-being benefits which can be gained through expressing yourself with creative writing, the group welcomes new members, both would-be and existing writers, to join in.
Paper Gallery presents Drawing Club
First Wednesday of the month1pm-3pm | £1 charge per session
Join artist Richard Meaghan from Paper Gallery for an informal drawing session in the Art Gallery taking inspiration from the artwork on display. Basic equipment and materials are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Stay for as long as you like. Drop-in session, no booking required.
Rochdale Photographic Society: 125 years Celebrating Photography in Rochdale
Saturday 7 November | 10.30am-4.30pm
Join Rochdale Photographic Society for a special celebratory event to mark their 125th anniversary. The event will feature a display of the society’s photography work, plus the awarding of competition prizes for the public competition ‘Work and Play in Rochdale’. Drop in, no need to book. For more details see www.rochdaleps.org.uk
Tuesday 27 October Join Alison Cooper to take part in a community knitting project to decorate and celebrate the newly uncovered River Roch.
Tuesday 26 January Work with the Red Rose Forest team to discuss a new knitting project about Heritage Trees in the local area.
Tuesday 23 February Join Alison Cooper to give your ideas for a knitted forest landscape linked to the Red Rose Forest project.
Image © Barry Hobson
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Special dates for your diary
Every other Tuesday | 11am-11.45am
6 • 20 October
3 • 17 November
1 • 15 December
12 • 26 January
9 • 23 February
8 • 22 March
Make some noise in the Art Gallery! A fun, music making session for 0 to 4
year olds and their parents.
No need to book, just come along.
This project is funded by the NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
Clinical Commissioning Group.
Events for Children & Families
FREE
FREE
Creative discovery and sensory play sessions in the Art Gallery for babies aged 0-2 and their parents.
No need to book, just come along.
This project is funded by the NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
1 • 15 • 29 October
12 • 26 November
10 December
7 • 21 January
4 • 18 February
3 • 17 • 31 March
Every Saturday during opening hours there will be child friendly interactives in the exhibition spaces for families to enjoy as part of your visit! This self-service activity is suitable for all ages up to 12 years old.
INTERACTIVESATURDAYS
FREE
Every other Thursday | 11am – 12noon
Ages 0-4 years
Ages 0-2
years
Come to Touchstones Rochdale, if you dare, for a day of fiendish Halloween crafts on a medieval theme!
MEDIEVAL
SPOOK-TASTIC!Thursday 29 October
11am-2pm
FAMILY FUN DAY
SANTA’S GROTTOSANTA’S GROTTO Although Santa will be very busy preparing for Christmas Eve, Touchstones Rochdale
has managed to convince him to take a couple days off to visit the Museum. Meet the elves who will help you have some creative fun. Place a wish on the Christmas Tree
before meeting Santa in his magical Grotto. Each child will receive a gift to take home. Spaces are limited and booking is essential. Timeslots are available
from 10am - 4pm. Suitable for all ages.Bookings can be made in person or by telephone to Rochdale
Visitor Information Centre on 01706 924928 (Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm).
Please note we are unable to change bookings once they have been made or to offer refunds due to Santa’s popularity.
£8.00 per child
includes gift, craft activity and no queues!
Hair-raising art activities include; heraldic shields, batty crafts, medieval knight mural, Halloween masks and a wooden apple press!
Why not also join our Blue Badge guide for a 40-minute family tour which this year includes a visit to the site of the newly revealed medieval bridge in the town centre.
Saturday 5 December | 10am – 5pm
FREE
Tours start at 11.30am, 12.30pm or 1.30pm - just sign up on the day. Pop-in for half an hour or stay and enjoy all three spine-tingling hours! Make no bones about it, if you miss it you miss out!
Drop in, no booking required
Join Red Rose Forest at Touchstones Rochdale for a day of forest inspired crafts with a wild woods theme! Pop-in for half an hour or stay and enjoy all three fantastic hours! Drop-in event, no booking required.
This free event has been made possible through the Red Rose Forest project with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
FREESuitable for 5 - 12 year olds
FAMILY FUN DAY
Thursday 18 February
11am-2pm
Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds
Skool4pirates: Be the Best Dressed Shipmate!
Saturday 24 October | 11am-2pm
Avast, Me Hearties! Become a qualified junior pirate and dress to impress by making your own accessories to wear including; eye patch, hat and flag. All junior salty sea-dogs will be issued with a certificate from ‘The Pirate Council’! No need to book, just come along. All children must be accompanied and supervised by their responsible adult.
Tickets
£2.50
FREE
Tickets
£3.00Suitable for ages
5+
Most suitable for 4 -8
year olds
Suitable for 3 - 11 year olds
FESTIVAL BOX OFFICETickets available via the festival website www.rochdaleliteraturefestival.co.uk and also in person from Rochdale Visitor Information Centre at Touchstones Rochdale for cash sales only.
23 - 25 October 2015
Special Festival Events For Children & Families
Rochdale Literature & Ideas Festival
Around the World in 80 Days – Theatre Show
Hold onto your seats! It’s going to be a bumpy ride – a journey of epic proportions with weird and wonderful sights! The outlandish Phileas Fogg wagers that he will circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days, in return for £20,000. Adventure, misfortune and the totally unexpected meet Phileas Fogg and his faithful valet, Passepartout, in this colourful treat for all the family.
Friday 23 October at 5.30pm - 7.15pm Saturday 24 October at 11am - 12.45pm & 5pm - 6.45pmSunday 25 October at 3pm - 4.45pm with an Aftershow Discussion with writer Toby Hulse (adapted book to stage play) at 5pm (45mins duration)
Booking essential. £3 per person. (All children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult). Tickets available via the festival website (see details below) or in person at Touchstones Rochdale (for cash only transactions).
Meet Children’s Author: Kristina Stephenson Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and The Pirate’s Curse Friday 23 October | 5pm - 6pm
Catch the much-loved Kristina Stephenson for Sir Charlie Stinky Socks’ latest adventure, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Pirate’s Curse. Join our hero and his companions on this rip-roaring, timber-shivering adventure on the high seas! What fearsome sea dangers and frightful pirates might they encounter on their voyage? Enjoy storytelling at its very best with hilarious songs, music and silly sound effects. Come dressed as a pirate to have a chance of winning one of our themed giveaways!
Booking essential. £2.50 per child and accompanying adults go free! Tickets available via the festival website (see details below) or in person at Touchstones Rochdale (for cash only transactions).
Author book signing after the performance at our pop-up festival bookshop, provided by Bright Books.
Performances: 90mins plus
15mins interval
www.link4life.org/touchstones The Esplanade,
Rochdale, OL16 1AQ
01706 924492
Link4Life is the trading name of Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust. Registered Charity No: 1118610
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Where to find us
Art Gallery • Museum • Local History Centre • Visitor Information Centre Events Programme • Education Service • Shop
This information is available in large print on request.
Access
Touchstones Rochdale is fully accessible for people using wheelchairs. There are three designated parking bays for blue badge holders outside the centre.
Travel Information
Touchstones Rochdale is located close to Rochdale town centre approximately 5 to 10 minutes walk from Rochdale Transport Interchange with bus and tram access and 10 minutes from the Rochdale Railway Station.
We are 10 minutes drive from J20-M62. Cycle parking is available outside the Centre with Pay & Display car parking available close by.
Contact Information
Main Reception: 01706 924492
Visitor Information Centre: 01706 924928
Email: touchstones@link4life.org
Online: www.link4life.org/touchstones
Follow us on: Facebook (Touchstones Rochdale), Twitter (@Touchstones), Instagram (Touchstones_Rochdale) and Pinterest (Touchstones Rochdale).
Opening Times
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm
Christmas hours: Closing at 3pm on Thursday 24 and Thursday 31 December and closed all day on 25-28 December and 1 January 2016.
Open as normal 29-30 December and 2 January 2016
Good Friday hours: 25 March 12noon - 4.30pm
FREE Admission