Steve Hamilton, ex-miner and painter from Mexborough, speaks to us about his creative process and how he got back into painting. I have for most of my life had a love for model making, sculptures and painting; dabbling in both oils and watercolour. I think in some way I do follow after my late mother …
Doncopolitan Co-founder has another update for you from Bentley Urban Farm, our sister project, and a new project titled The Academy of Being. As I’ve mentioned previously in Doncopolitan, we’ve been busy creating safe, socially distanced, outdoor/indoor ‘break-out’ spaces at Bentley Urban Farm (BUF) which community groups, artists, schools, therapists and individuals have been using …
London-born, Doncaster resident Nick Goldstein talks to us about his love of Coronation Street, which celebrates it’s 60th anniversary this year. Time is relative, but 60 years is a long time by most accounts. 60 years is 21900 days, which is 525600 hours or 31536000 minutes. I don’t even want to think about how many …
Our Writer in Residence, Olivia Jones, writes about one of Donny’s greatest assets, as we celebrate pubs reopening. Images : Model Bipolar Abdul wears garms by Natural Dyer, photographed by Blue Bordem at The Salutation pub to mark the re-opening of local pubs. As the country warily steps out from its post pandemic hibernation, we …
Ok, Big Pete. I’ve been following your work for a long time now, you are one of my favourite artists on the gram. Firstly, because you are an artist living in Gollywood (Goldthorpe) in the Dearne Valley near to where I grew-up in Conisbrough and secondly because I like your unapologetic way of creating collages …