Iconic singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle, along with her sister, recorded ten studio albums and inspired some of the great musicians of our time before she died at the age of 63 in January 2010. Through her children, acclaimed singers Rufus and Martha Wainwright, her artistic legacy lives on. Filmmaker Lian Lunson wanted to pay tribute to…

The 18th Biennale of Sydney is well underway throughout the city including installations at the MCA, Art Gallery of NSW, Pier 3/4 in Walsh Bay and of course Cockatoo Island. Running until the 16th of September, the Biennale is held every two years throughout the City of Sydney and features exhibitions, artist talks, performances, forums,…

Australian designer Martin Grant will start designing the new uniforms for iconic Australian airline Qantas in the coming months. With only 9 uniform changes since 1959, Melbourne-born, Paris-based designer Martin Grant, whose designs have been worn by Cate Blanchett, Juliette Binoche and Kate Hudson, has been chosen to re-invent the airlines fashion style. Martin Grant…

World-renowned Australian physical theatre company Legs On The Wall is set to wow audiences at the 2012 London Festival with their new production ‘The Voyage’, kicking off this June. One of the key events at this year’s London Festival, festival goers will witness a show like no other as an enormous ship sails into the…

Mildura Palimpsest is an Australian and international visual arts festival. Described as the Biennale of the bush, the festival showcases over 100 international and local artists’ work. Installations in historic buildings, motels, shop fronts and even a service station makes the Mildura Palimpsest a truly unique festival. The theme of the eighth festival in 2011…

Hijacked III: Contemporary Photography from Australia and the UK is a contemporary photography exhibition which showcases over 24 artists from opposite sides of the globe. Presented by the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), the artists offer unique photographs, ranging from oblique portraiture and collage to snapshots of society at its best and worst. Now…

The Art Gallery of South Australia presents Parallel Collisions: 12th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art as part of Adelaide Festival 2012. Influenced by their research in literature, art history, cinema and more, 21 artists have created an exhibition that allows the viewer to see both past, present and visualise the future. Curated by Natasha Bullock and…

Perth Festival 2012 presents Jack Charles v The Crown, a veteran actor, Koori elder, activist and – until recently – heroin addict and cat-burglar. It runs from 15-23 February at the State Theatre Centre of WA. Watch more STUDIO ArtBreaks here.

Bankstown’s Urban Theatre Projects create stories and images of contemporary life in Sydney. Their latest Sydney Festival production is Buried City, performed at Belvoir Street Theatre. The show centres on six characters from very different backgrounds, all thrown together on a building site. This Festival TV clip captures the cast in intimate rehearsals, and talks…

Meet the women of The Barefoot Divas, six dazzling singers from Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea. In Walk a Mile in My Shoes at Sydney Festival 2012, they perform and share hilarious stories of diva life on the road, with deep connections to their land and indigenous cultures. With Helpmann Award winner Ursula Yovich…