Doncopolitan

02/12/2025

02/12/2025

It has been yet another great month of exhibitions in Doncaster. Working in collaboration with the Don Catchment Rivers Trust (DCRT), ecological artist Fatima Alaiwat led with an artistic study of the Don at the ArtBomb space at the Doncaster Unitarians Church on Hall Gate. Fatima's piece has since been expanded upon by the the DCRT and joined by photographs from Ric Woolrich. Art Bomb has been putting on consistently thought provoking exhibitions throughout 2025 and we're excited to see what happens next... especially as it involves our wonderful friend, Terry Hudson!

Over at Danum Gallery, Library and Museum the 'Dunhuang to Doncaster' exhibition featuring the incredibly talented Olivia Pang, who has created dozens of mural reproductions of ancient Buddhist cave paintings. The murals are the result of Olivia’s participation in the ‘Silk Road Mural Study and Replication Project” organized by the China National Academy of Arts. The works that Olivia has made faithfully recreate the techniques, colours, and spiritual narratives of the Dunhuang and Xinjiang cave murals, which were made between the 4th and 14th centuries.

We heard good things too about Right Up Our Street's 'Doncaster Fetival of Light 25' at Doncaster Minster. This is always an incredible event and we were very sad to miss it.

Despite the loss of two galleries since COVID and the gallery being refurbished at The Point, Donny city centre's cultural output is still very significant. Our only weakness is supporting the grassroots and local talent, and providing a visible pathway for people who want to work in the creative industry sector, but Doncopolitan is focused on changing that!

(photos Warren Draper except the Festival of Liight which was captured by the very capable David Sánchez Marín www.davidsanchez.co.uk)

27/11/2025

Ok, I (Warren) have finally got back direct access to the 'prope'r Instagram... Yay!

It's been a tough couple of years, but things are now back on track and there are lots of exciting plans in the pipework. Including an opportunity to create your own Doncopolitan!

21/10/2025

ERRATUM: In the recent edition of magazine we accidentally said that the next Love Music Hate Racism event at the
on Hall Gate was on the 1st of December, whereas we should have said the 1st of November.

Love Music Hate Racism, November 1st at the Unitarian Church on Hall Gate. Check out their page for further details. See you there!

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07/10/2025

Thank you so much to Doncopolitan for having me as a featured cover artist for this issue! These are being distributed around Doncaster this week and you can read the blog post linked in the comments below ♡

04/10/2025

With the new issue themed 'Grow Your Own Future' we decided to celebrate two Donny institutions who decided to do exactly that a decade ago. Both The Badger and Read To Write have celebrated their tenth anniversaries in 2025!

Read more about Read To Write here...

Celebrate a decade of Read To Write at Doncopolitan Studio Limited. Explore our journey, insights, and what the future holds for writing enthusiasts.