Exhibiting new work at the James Hockey Gallery, Farnham, from 17 August until 26 September 2001, Housley conveys an offbeat, observational humour and a charming, albeit dysfunctional, wit. His interest in the overlap between art and music led him, via an appreciation of record sleeves, from this Mancunian landscape to London's Royal College of Art. Taurus' is open daily from 17 August to 26 September 2001 between 10am and 5pm and on Saturdays between 10am and 4pm. It is closed on Sundays.
Admission is free.
Within Our Time' presents an overview of works purchased by or donated to the Institute over a period spanning the last 60 years. Growing steadily from its modest beginnings, the Institute's collections contain work by well known names such as the respected ceramicists Hans Coper and Takeshi Yasuda, and the renowned painter James Hockey after whom one of the Institute's galleries is named. A print by Robin Tanner, a founding Trustee of the Crafts Study Centre, now located at the Institute, is also included. Open at the Institute's Foyer Gallery from 13 August to 13 October 2001, 'Within Our Time' also encompasses examples of work by recent graduates of the Institute, reflecting a new policy instigated by the Director. The recent purchase of two glass sculptures by Mia Hegn y testifies to the new direction in which the collections will be developed.