Ants at Make it May (NSW)

Venue

• Welcome Plaza, North Building
  Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Art Gallery Road
  Sydney NSW 2000

Session Times

• 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm

• The Art Gallery of New South Wales is open 10am-5pm. Admission is free.

Entrances

• All public areas inside the North and South buildings can be accessed by ramps and lifts, as well as stairs and elevators. The Entrance Pavilion between the Welcome Plaza and the North Building has a gentle gradient.

Toilets

• Toilets, including wheelchair-accessible toilets, are located on lower levels 1, 2 and 4 of the North Building.
• The accessible bathrooms in the North Building on lower level 1 (by the learning studio), are for all genders, as well as the South Building lower level 2 bathrooms.

Changing Places

• Accredited Changing Places facilities are located on lower level 2 of the South Building and lower level 4 of the North Building. Please ask any Art Gallery staff member or volunteer for assistance to access these facilities.

Wheelchair Access and Mobility Scooters

• Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available for use within the Art Gallery for free. You’ll be asked for some form of ID. Mobility scooters can also be booked in advance. In the North Building, please ask at the welcome hub near the entrance.

Further access information

• If you have any questions about accessibility at Art Gallery of New South Wales, please call (02) 9225 1744, or visit artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/access

Ants

• Ants will take place in the Welcome Plaza – a large open space with a roof. Please check the weather, and bring sunscreen, hats and water bottles.
• Ants is a universally accessible experience. The performers do not use spoken language – there is no English language barrier.
• Children and families choose how they engage with the performers and the space, moving around as they like.
• Ants contains amplified sound that is played through portable speakers.
• You can come and go from Ants at any time.
• A visual story to help your family prepare for the experience is available here to view/download.
• Polyglot Theatre staff are trained in disability and cultural awareness. If you have any questions about Ants, please contact us on 03 9826 3301 or info@polyglot.org.au.

How to prepare

• When you come to a Polyglot show we recommend you wear comfortable clothing that allows you to enjoy moving. Remember that you have come for an adventure and there are many ways to begin finding your play. You are curious and this space is yours. Just as you might at the beach, do you take your time and dip your toe in to warm up, or do you run and jump right in? The worlds we set up welcome you to take your time and find your own way to your imaginative play; and our performers are there to join you, or play alongside you, and look after these worlds and their inhabitants.

• Wheelchair-accessible parents and carers rooms are located on lower levels 1, 2 and 4 of the North Building.
• Water, infants’ bottles and breastfeeding/chestfeeding are welcome, however we do ask that there is no eating in the Ants performance space.
• The Art Gallery of NSW Gallery Café is located in Lower Level 1 of the South Building. It is open daily from 10am-4pm.
• The Espresso Bar is located in lower level 2 of the North Building, open daily from 10am-4pm.
• The Kiosk is located outdoors in the Welcome Plaza, open daily from 9am-4pm.
• You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks for picnicking in The Domain.

Public transport

• Bus: route 441 departs from the York Street side of Queen Victoria Building (Stand D) and drops off near the Art Gallery. Returns to Queen Victoria Building, picking up outside the Art Gallery.
• Train: the closest stations are Martin Place (approx 550m from Art Gallery) and St James (approx 800m from Art Gallery).
• Taxi and rideshare: drop-off and pick-up zone on Art Gallery Road near the front of the Art Gallery.
• Bicycle: bike parking is available along Art Gallery Road, outside the North Building.
• Plan your public transport trip HERE.

Parking

Meter Parking

• On Mrs Macquaries Road and other roads around the Art Gallery.

Domain Car Park

• Domain Car Park on St Mary’s Road is approx 380m away.
• Max clearance 1.9m
• Open 24h Monday-Sunday
• 1144 car spots
• Disabled parking available
• Card and contactless payments available on exit

The Wharf Woolloomooloo Car Park

• The Wharf Woolloomooloo Car Park on Lincoln Crescent, Woolloomooloo is 350m away.
• Max clearance 2.2m
• Open Mon-Sun 9:30am-12:00am
• Disabled parking available

For more travel information, please visit artgallery.nsw.gov.au/visit/plan-your-visit/getting-here