Rochdale’s year as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture has now seen the launch of a vibrant new public art display – the Town of Culture Outdoor Gallery.
Located around the Station Gardens redevelopment on Drake Street this striking open-air exhibition features 24 artworks selected following an open callout by Culture Co-Op earlier this year, alongside 2 specially commissioned poems celebrating creativity, a showcase of students work from Rochdale Sixth Form College and Hopwood Hall College.
Transforming construction hoardings near Rochdale railway station, the gallery brings bold, inspiring visuals to a key gateway into the town centre. It’s one of several eye-catching creative improvements to public space across Rochdale, with future highlights including ‘Common Walls’ an urban arts festival in September, other large-scale murals, and pop-up exhibitions in Rochdale Town Hall Square.
The outdoor gallery project has been delivered in partnership with Culture Co-op, Rochdale’s Creative People and Places organisation, and Rochdale Development Agency, funded by Arts Council England, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rochdale Borough Council.
