Kylie Noble looks at the sociopolitical ramifications of Doncaster’s 2021 ArtBomb Festival… During the pandemic, art took on new depths of meaning and value for many of us. In our solitude, isolation and grief, it was art that gave us the most joy. Art gave us the ability to escape when confined to our houses. …
Jennie Smalles, the self titled “Disabled artist”, looks at reclamation of art by local communities and the changes blossoming in local areas… When I moved to Doncaster six years ago, it took me a year to find my way into the regular art sessions; I began attending them at The Point Gallery on South Parade. …
Doncopolitan’s Creative Director, Olivia Jones, discusses her weekend at DN1 Live and the importance of allowing communities to be part of Council Initiatives… Last friday night, after a relatively long week – I feel like I’m the only person losing the plot at the minute – a welcome escape from reality arrived in the form …
Annie Bacon, Independent Creative Producer, reviews the ArtBomb; considering the result of local creatives collaborating on a large scale… I’ll declare my hand from the start. Mike Stubbs, artist and Creative Director of Doncaster Creates suggested I come up to the Art Bomb Festival for some creative renewal. We’ve been working together for several years …
‘ Duncan Whitley responds to the provocation of ArtBomb and considers how new art forms interface with public art policy… At the beginning of August I made a trip up the M1 to Doncaster from my home town Coventry, to check out a one-day forum featured in Doncaster’s Artbomb festival[i]. ‘Cov’ is currently designated UK …