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A behind-the-scenes We Built This City photo. 7 Polyglot artists wearing blue overalls, red t-shirts and red hard hats pose for the camera with Polyglot’s Artistic Director Sue Giles, who wears all black. They are in front of a white picket fence that surrounds the We Built This City site, filled with thousands of cardboard boxes. Tall buildings and blue sky are visible in the background.

16 Dec 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s December e-news

A bright end to 2021 The 20th anniversary season of We Built This City was a glorious way to end another unusual year. Presented......

A We Built This City production photo. A child with dark curly hair, wearing a red shirt, leaps into the air, smiling. They are surrounded by hundreds of cardboard boxes piled high.

22 Nov 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s November e-news

“It was a joint effort and brought people together like a community should be.” We Built This City is returning home for its 20th......

6 Oct 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s October e-news

“They bring a lot of light and joy!” We hope that you are safe and well. The situation in Melbourne has certainly changed since......

An indoor Paper Planet production photo. A child with a roll of masking tape on their hand is reaching up towards an orange tissue paper creation.

30 Jul 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s July e-news

“Connected, welcome, in wonder” Polyglot is delighted that some COVID-19 restrictions have eased in Victoria this week, and we look forward to connecting in......

A Paper Planet production photo. A child with dark hair, wearing a baseball jacket, joyfully hangs long strips of white paper on a suspended piece of tape. They are in a sunlit room lined with brown cardboard and other children creating with paper are visible in the background.

17 Jun 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s June e-news

Paper Planet – a universally accessible experience We hope that you and your family stayed safe and well during this recent period of restrictions......

An outdoor Boats production photo. A child and their adult hold a blue patterned vessel around themselves and are running excitedly. A child in a different blue vessel is also visible. They are in a sandstone courtyard with trees and buildings in the background.

27 Mar 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s March e-news

School holiday smorgasbord These school holidays, Polyglot is taking over Melbourne! Boats sails into the Arts Centre Melbourne Main Lawn from 9-17 April. At......

29 Jan 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s January e-news

A bright 2021 We’re leaping into 2021 with exciting news: Polyglot was successful in its application to the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand......

A 5678 Film Club photo. A student in a black hat, blue jumper and glasses stands in front of a red-brick wall. Their arms are crossed and they are smiling at the camera.

18 Sep 2020 E-News

Polyglot’s September e-news

Building diversity At Polyglot, we know first-hand that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds produce a more creative work environment that delivers better results. We......

A Cerita Anak (Child's Story) production photo. A Polyglot artist sits with an adult and child on the floor, creating colourful sea creatures with construction paper.

30 Apr 2020 E-News

Polyglot’s April e-news

The new normal It’s been six weeks since Australia’s lockdown restrictions came into place, and it’s slowly starting to feel like the new normal.......

A Light Pickers creative development photo. A small child stands in a darkened space, next to a pile of colourful, abstract glowing objects. They hold a glowing object close to their face, looking at it intently.

10 Feb 2020 E-News

Polyglot’s Jan/Feb e-news

“We are all making work for and with children and young people, and our work needs to reflect the age that we are living......

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