Steve Hamilton – working class culture and art
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 … Continue reading
The Academy Of Being – Bentley Urban Farm
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 … Continue reading
Coronation Street – 60 years on the cobbles
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 … Continue reading
Doncaster’s Best ‘Worst Kept Secret’
Our Writer in Residence, Olivia Jones, writes about one of Donny’s greatest assets, as we celebrate pubs reopening. As the country warily steps out from its post pandemic hibernation, we … Continue reading
Meet artist Big Pete, self proclaimed 45 year old Bastard from Goldthorpe
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 … Continue reading
The Doncaster Effect
Doncopolitan Founder Warren Draper was commissioned by Doncaster Council to create a photography archive of Doncaster’s residents. The aim of this project was to produce an important record of individuals that are … Continue reading
Kim Farr: #DoncasterEffect
Kim Farr is a recent graduate of the BA Fine Art and Craft Program at Doncaster University Centre. She is actively involved with the New Fringe, helping and supporting local … Continue reading
A Fistful of Dreams
Linda Jones Born and brought up in Newport South Wales I struggled at school to begin with. I couldn’t read until I was 9, but, once the school gave me … Continue reading
Life Is Short, Take It Slow
Warren Draper Ever since we released our dedicated #Slow issue back in May 2015, Doncopolitan has been working to encourage slow living and slow livelihoods as a means of … Continue reading
Seed & Sav£
Written by Greenjacker For those who don’t know, the Greenjacker has a not-so-secret hideaway down at Bentley Urban Farm (BUF), an upcycled market garden situated behind Bentley Hight Street School … Continue reading
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