Temporary closure plan for Touchstones ahead of redevelopment
04 May 2023
Touchstones Rochdale has announced its plans for the temporary closure of the building for extensive redevelopment, working together with Rochdale Borough Council…
Shezad Dawood’s Leviathan Cycle at Touchstones launches Hybrid Futures
31 March 2023
Touchstones is working in partnership with Castlefield Gallery in Manchester, Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool, University of Salford Art Collection and Shezad…
Touchstones help bring Egyptologist Howard Carter’s Luxor home to life with reproduction
16 November 2022
A reproduction of a painting in Touchstones’ collection has been sent to Egypt to adorn the walls of Carter House, the former…
Rochdale Borough Sport & Culture Awards returns to celebrate inspirational people from within the borough
05 July 2022
Following a two year break due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Rochdale Borough Sport and Culture Awards return this year to celebrate…
£1million Arts Council funding granted to Rochdale Borough
02 December 2021
We are delighted to announce that Your Trust, along with other Consortium members, won a £1million grant from Arts Council England to…
Call for papers for conference looking at art galleries in 1980s Britain
15 September 2021
We’re pleased to announce a major one-day conference taking place at Touchstones on Friday 21 January 2022, examining the intersection of art,…
Iconic Lowry pieces take tour of Greater Manchester in the back of a white transit van
17 August 2021
Residents of Larkhill Court estate in Middleton were treated to an exclusive exhibition of two Lowry paintings on Thursday afternoon. Touchstones Art…
Middleton artist who worked for Vivienne Westwood hosts exclusive talk at Touchstones
26 July 2021
A Middleton-born artist who worked for iconic fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood recently hosted an exclusive talk at Touchstones gallery in Rochdale…
Lifeline grant received from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
12 October 2020
Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust has been awarded £666,457 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face…
What’s Important
30 September 2020
What’s Important For many of us the uncertainty of Covid-19 has forced us to re-evaluate what we value the most. We’ve all…
2020 pantomimes postponed at Middleton Arena and Heywood Civic Centre
17 September 2020
It is with sadness that we announce that the 2020 pantomimes at Middleton Arena and Heywood Civic Centre have been postponed until…
Cultural Routes – Creative Opportunities for 50yrs+
12 March 2020
Touchstones is delighted to be delivering Cultural Routes, a professional development programme, designed to support the work of over 50s creative practitioners…