▁is ▁a ▁Polish ▁cultural ▁event ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁capital ▁cities ▁around ▁Australia . ▁The ▁last ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Victoria . ▁Br is b ane ▁hosts ▁the ▁next ▁Pol - Art ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pol Art ▁is ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Polish ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Pol Art ▁festiv als ▁have ▁now ▁become ▁a ▁traditional ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Polish - Austral ian ▁cultural ▁life , ▁and ▁were ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Polish ▁Women ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁undert aking ▁the ▁massive ▁task ▁of ▁organ ising ▁the ▁first ▁festival ▁of ▁Polish ▁culture , ▁originally ▁called ▁Art Pol , ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁young ▁perform ers ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁G ala ▁Con cert ▁at ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House . ▁It ▁was ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁a ▁second ▁festival ▁was ▁organized . ▁Ren amed ▁Pol Art , ▁it ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁thus ▁started ▁the ▁tr end ▁for ▁the ▁festival ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁every ▁three ▁years ▁each ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁capital ▁city ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁sequence ▁of ▁Pol Art ▁festiv als ▁has ▁been : ▁▁ 1 st ▁ 1 9 7 5