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 …
Councillor Smizz relives the impact of arts & culture on her formative years and ponders how events like ArtBomb can do the same in Doncaster… The Art Bomb Festival felt like it was a chance for artists to take back the streets and the towns & villages; to reimagine life through multiple lenses. To listen …