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Missy’s track ‘Scar’ has been the inspiration behind an artwork that is part of a unique exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW that will raise funds for the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. The exhibition called ‘Art of Music’ features eighteen works of art each inspired by an iconic Australian song and created by a prominent contemporary visual artist. The exhibition in its entirety will be available for public viewing at the gallery until 23 October 2006. All the proceeds from the sale of the artworks will be donated to Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia for its music therapy clinical work and the Nordoff-Robbins Capital Challenge: Building the future for creative music therapy. For more information visit the Art Of Music website.

ABC-TV has begun a poll to find out Australia’s favourite album, to screen as a 90-minute special in December. You can vote for ‘The Sound of White’ online at www.abc.net.au/myfavouritealbum by phone on 1900 966 336, or SMS to 1979 9222. Votings closes October 18.

Amoeba Music unites musicians for an important cause as they host the Breast Cancer awareness benefit “Let the Music Move You” with vocalists Brandi Shearer, Quincy Coleman, Courtney Jaye and Missy Higgins on Wednesday, October 11th at 8:00PM at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. The evening will use music as a way to inspire people to make a difference in their communities. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Amoeba Music will donate a portion of ticket sales towards breast cancer research.

Missy has made it into the first round of voting for this year’s Channel [V] Oz Artist of the Year Award which is the only publicly voted ARIA Award. You can vote for Missy a number of ways:

1. using the red button on your Foxtel remote
2. by SMS to 199 55 444 with your name, postcode & ‘Missy Higgins’
3. online at the Channel [V] website

Voting for the first round ends on Friday 6th October.

‘If You Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine’ has been nominated for Best Music DVD at this years ARIA Awards. This will be the third year in a row Missy has been nominated at the ARIAs. More more info visit www.ariaawards.com.au

Missy will be playing intimate gigs at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles on Sep 20th and 27th to roadtest new tunes which she is planning to record in LA around that time.

Missy recently joined Australian authors, actors, athletes and artists in a unique fundraiser to to help raise much-needed funds for the charity War Child Australia. Those involved were asked to paint or decorate a pillowcase with some aspect of their childhood dreams with the finished designs to be auctioned off at a special night in Brisbane called ‘A Midwinter Nights Dream’. Funds raised will go to War Child Australia who help children around the world whose lives have been affected by war. For more information on the auction and to see Missy’s own contribution visit warchild.org.au

Missy is about to embark on her first ever tour of South Africa. Starting from this Saturday Missy will play six shows covering Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. For full details see the Tour page.

An excellent review of Missy’s show in Chicago has been added to the PRESS section or you can view it HERE

The Special Two fan forum recently had members put together some questions for Missy to answer. You can read them here.