Australian House & Garden – May 2008
"Walking: it's good for the art – An art consultant and mentor to artists, Bernadette Alibrando has made art her business for more than a decade: "I worked at high-end galleries and found that a lot of times, clients didn't understand the journey or the process of the artist," she says. Today, she runs a walking tour in Melbourne called Walk to Art, taking small groups to offbeat galleries, artist-run exhibition spaces and studios. "What I teach people is that art doesn't have to be in a fancy gallery to be beautiful," says Alibrando. "There are preconceptions that you have to have a lot of money to go to a gallery or, at the other end, to be grungy to visit a cool studio."

Radio 2GB 873AM – April 2008
walk to art was featured on the Travel section hosted by Quentin Long, publisher of 'Australian Traveller' magazine.

Getaway (Channel 9) – November 2007
"To enjoy walk to art you do not need knowledge of art, just an interest and curiosity. Over three hours you will no doubt find yourself chatting, socialising and learning from art dealers and artists. You can explore your own thoughts and feelings about what you see, and will be guided by an art consultant with a passion for both walking and discovering. After three hours of pleasant strolling, the group shares wine and cheese and that gives another opportunity to compare and discuss ideas with the guide and other tour participants." Read more and watch the video.

Sydney Morning Herald – November 2007
"Off the beaten track – Guy Wilkinson explores some Australian tourist attractions that are too often overlooked
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What: Have an art attack
Where: Melbourne
Why: Some of the graffiti art decorating Melbourne's many laneways is truly amazing. If you normally regard graffiti as nothing more than senseless vandalism, then the murals here may cause you to think again. Stroll the lanes at your leisure before stopping off for coffee at one of the many cafes dominating the lanes. For the serious art lover, there are even guided tours of all the nooks and crannies, where you can see the artists at work in their studios and be privy to all the behind-the-scenes information.
Details: See http://www.walktoart.com.au for further information on guided tours or phone 0412 005 901."

Daily Imprint (blog by Natalie Walton) – November 2007
"Dynamo ball of inspiration: Bernadette Alibrando
We've all met one. It's the person who is friends with everyone at school. The one that's popular and cool and yet still incredibly lovely. That's exactly what Bernie Alibrando is like. I met her in Melbourne while I was writing my Real Living travel story and took one of her brilliant walk to art tours. I learnt more in those few hours than I would have if I'd spent the entire week up to my eyeballs in books on theory and what's happening in the art world. And she was just such an incredibly generous, interesting and fun person to be around."

Real Living – October 2007 edition
"The art underground
This was the highlight of our trip. You get to see a side of Melbourne that's only possible with a local showing you around, and art consultant Bernadette Alibrando is a dynamo. She took us through myriad laneways to all the best graffitti, to the smallest gallery in Melbourne (palm-sized!) and we got to meet several artists."

West Australian – August 2007
"Walking – A work of art
Bernie's Walk to Art, which changes according to what's happening in the smaller galleries around the city, is aimed at uncovering some of Melbourne's hidden cultural treasures. And the sprightly artlover is well equipped for rain, hail or shine with brollies, bottles of water and a wad of tram tickets in case the sprinkle turns torrential.

A quick shot of espresso at Pushka, the tiny café where we meet in Presgraves Lane, and I'm ready to explore. Bernie is a fount of information, chatting away as she leads us through labyrinthine laneways, stairwells and into the heart of Melbourne's behind-the-scenes art world.

Almost every art space she uncovers is one unwitting locals and tourists would probably never know existed."

Sydney Morning Herald – August 2007
"Art that's right up your street" (read the full article online)

The Age – August 2007
"Winter warmers
As an art consultant and former restaurateur, Bernadette Alibrando has combined all her passions to initiate her innovative walking art tours in and around Melbourne. Join a group of two to eight people and discover art in unsuspected places: in hidden art spaces, down unnamed laneways and backstreet studios. Then sit down with like-minded art-lovers to discuss local work over wine and cheese at the end of the tour."

ARTbeat (JOY 94.9FM Melbourne) – July 2007
walk to art was invited by the arts program of JOY 94.9FM Melbourne for a one-hour interview about our art tours.

MX Melbourne – May 2007
"Tourist attraction – Art is walking tall
Melbourne's drawcard events – the Grand Prix, the tennis and the comedy festival – might grab the world's attention, but it is a small Melbourne art tours that is secretly exciting tourists. The behind-the-scenes tour, Walk to Art, has been listed by 'Australian Traveller' magazine as the 11th top "Thing to do in Australia You've Never Heard of". Media personalities Catriona Rowntree and Sandra Sully were among the judges who ranked the final 100 from the 800 nominations. Culture vultures backed the results, with the National Gallery of Victoria's head of media and public affairs Sue Coffey saying the tour's ranking showed Victoria's art scene was thriving."

'Australian Traveller' – April/May 2007
"If you've ever walked through the maze of Melbourne's laneways, you've seen the great little cafés and restaurants, the odd gallery, and people everywhere who look cool. You're left with the impression that in this maze there's some extraordinary stuff happening around you, but you just haven't been invited. Bernadette Alibrando (or Bernie as she's known) runs tours of these very laneways, studios, nocks and crannies. Bernie has been in the art industry for the past ten years and knows all the lurks and perks. She prefers that you get to understand and appreciate these artists by visiting their studios and seeing them work, so while she'll show you galleries, what she really wants is for you too see behind the scenes. Each tour is unique, going wherever Bernie thinks is the best to see at the moment, and afterward you'll sample fantastic wines and cheeses in one of those great little hidden laneway bars. There you can relax and ask Bernie a whole lot more questions, which you most certainly will have. After all, you're cool now. These lanes don't seem quite so intimidating anymore, do they?"

Qantas inflight magazine – 'The Australian Way' – April 2007
"For visitors to Melbourne suffering a case of 'festival fatigue', Walk to Art offers a three-hour walking tour of Melbourne art followed by a group discussion complete with wine and cheese. The tour takes participants to various art galleries as well as providing the opportunity to meet with both emerging and established artists in their studios. 'It's about breaking down barriers and taking people to places they wouldn't normally go,' says owner and guide Bernie Alibrando."

Vogue Living – March/April 2007
"Discover Melbourne's hidden galleries and artists' studios on the 'walk to art' tours led by Bernadette Alibrando every Wednesday and Saturday, climb up to garrets and dive down laneways in groups of eight or on private tours."

Australian House & Garden – February 2007
"An exquisite excursion – Discover a Melbourne you never knew existed on a walk to art. Trawl the City's laneways, galleries and studios. Then discuss it all over wine and cheese."

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