NE OF the great off-

shoots of the do-it-

yourself movement
in the arts community is
that talents from af! disci-
plines have taken the initia-
tive to mount their own
shows rather than wait
around for promoters,
agents and venues to do it
for them,

Certainly this was the impetus
for North Van actress/visual
artist Michele Goodger and
West Van singer/songwriter/visu-
‘al artist Claire Murray whose
dual show of recent works is
opening Saturday, April 9, from
7 p.m. to 17 p.m. and running
through April 30 at the’ Cafe du
Soleil at 1393 Commercial Dr.

“The opening night will be a
combination of both of our visu-
al art work and Claire’s music,”
says Goodger, who first met
Murray five years ago, eventual-
ly becoming roornmates and
sharing a bevy of interests.

“| find that other people's
creativity inspires me. It’s like a
cycle through which we feed
each other. We're very support-
ive of each other's work.”

‘ - For Goodger, her original
passion was acting — a career

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that has taken her to stages
across Canada and England in
addition to working in films and
television opposite such stars as
Mickey Rooney, Ted Danson,
James Woods, fohn Candy,
Isabella Rossellini, Kelly
McGillis and Glenn Close.

“I feel I've attained a certain
level of accomplishments in act-
ing,” says Goodger, who has
recently cut back on accepting
roles.

“These days I’m concentrat-
ing on exploring the visual arts,
taking old forms and finding
what | can do with them.

“There's lots of paintings out
there — E have to find my
expression.”

“You're evolving,” adds
Murray, who is likewise doing
the same.

“Right now, my focus is on

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Artists, musicians sought

WORKING WITH the maxim
that local talent is the best, West

Vancouver's Harmony Arts
Festival is inviting all North
Shore residents (including those
on Bowen Island) to apply for the
fourth Harmony Arts Festival,
slated for August 8-14.

ArtBeat, a street gallery dis-
play in merchant windows in
Dundarave and Ambleside, is
one option. Applicants are asked
to submit their work to the Ferry
Building Gallery in West
Vancouver by Friday, May 27.

A $10 application fee, a one-
page biography and three slides
or photographs of work should
be included.

There is also a group-show
jury scheduled for the Ferry
Building Gallery. Interested
artists should submit their work
on Saturday, May 28 to the West
Van Recreation Centre Dogwood
Room between 10 a.m. and
noon.

An outdoor juried craft market
and outdoor concerts are also
planned. For info call 925-3605.

music, trying to represent oll
issues in a new light. Exploring

relationship issues and women’s
issues through my songs.

“Stend te be quite oulspoken
and personal.”

Murray will be accompanied
during her set of raw, melocic,
fotk-tinged tunes by cellist
Corbin Keep and percussionist/
producer Bart Van Stoutenburg.

Meanwhile, the visual arts
portion of the show (all of it for
sale) consists of recent works by
both women ina variety of
mediums including paintings in
watercolors, pastels and
acrylics, masks in Raku and terra
colla clay, fabric painting and
design, and mixed media com-
bining the above materials with
natural objects and forms.

“The reason we wanted to do
the show,” says Goodger, “is we
wanted to share our thoughts
with others and hopefully they'll
have some input for us — we
want them to be aisle to lonk at
a work and say, ‘How does that
affect me?’

“it’s an inner-growth journey
of self exploration, looking to
see what else is out there.”

“In terms of the arts,” con-
cludes Murray, “we're very pas-
sionate about what we do.”

* NEWS photo Mike Wakaflatd

NORTH SHORE songwriter/artist Claire Murray. (left) and
actress/artist Michele Goodger are presenting an exhibition of
recent works at Cafe du Soieil until April 30. Murray will be per-
forming her songs at the opening on Saturday, April 9.

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