Drawing Bedford Together

A Zine About Bedford High Street

I’ve been project managing a gorgeous new zine with The Circus Of Illustration all about Bedford High Street. The booklet is brimming with original illustrations by some very talented local artists.

We worked with experienced and aspiring artists linked to Bedford, pairing them as mentors and mentees to nurture the creative industry in our town.

Pick up your copy at a Drink and Draw and at the featured shops and cafes on the High Street.

Drawing Bedford Together has had some great press coverage. Read more about the work we did at BBC Online and at Bedford Independent. I was on BBC 3counties radio talking up the project on their weekend breakfast show too!

On publishing day The Circus hosted a big public drawing event in town. It was fun inviting the public to draw their own dream High Street.

I hope as many people as possible get to see the zine and discover these talented artists.

For some of the youngest artists, it was their first paid gig as illustrators. Hopefully the first in a successful creative career.

I hope everyone in Bedford will enjoy their inventive interpretations of the High Street and that it stirs up an appreciation for this part of our town in a fun, new way that will spark their imagination too.

This project has been made possible through the Bedford High Street Heritage Action Zone programme thanks to funding from Historic England, Bedford Borough Council, SEMLEP and Bedford BID.