Touchstones Rochdale

In 2012 Touchstones Rochdale jointly acquired a major piece of Daintry's work, Ocean, along with four other galleries through the Contemporary Art Society's acquisition scheme with support from the Art Fund. For this exhibition, Daintry will present a new group of vessels alongside Ocean together with another related work

Suitable for

• Any age

This exhibition features two new bodies of work exploring both invasive plant species and the (now illegal) collection of birds' eggs; each presenting us with the unintended consequences of a Victorian obsession with collection and display

Suitable for

• Any age

David Hancock makes paintings which explore the youth subculture of Cosplay. Cosplayers dress up and role-play characters from Manga, Anime or computer games and take on their identity in the real world

Suitable for

• Any age

Follow Sally's journey down the high street, count some birds, find out about Sylvia and Bird's adventures and encounter Augustus and his smile

Suitable for

• Family friendly

Learn how local botanical societies collected and stored specimens, explore the wonderful language of flowers, be amazed by the varied museum objects on display and look out for a special knitted installation at the front of the Touchstones Rochdale building which will expand to Broadfield Park in Spring 2013. The exhibition includes hands-on activities to inspire our younger visitors

Suitable for

• Any age

Explore the sea in historic and contemporary artworks from the permanent collection.

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Free.

Website

http://www.link4life.org/images/downloads/touchstones/touchstones-brochure-october2012-march2013.pdf