Culturedale 'Windows of Wonder' - live illustration for Healthy Minds by Conversations Captured in Manchester

Live illustration doesn’t only exist in conferences and meeting rooms… it can spill out onto any surface. Live illustration can occur beyond conferences, as demonstrated by our scribing project at Healthy Minds, a charity in West Yorkshire focused on mental health. The ‘Windows of Wonder’ project connected local artists to businesses, where artists would take over physical window spaces to enhance community engagement and promoting positive dialogue about Calderdale. I had the absolute pleasure of illustrating the windows at Healthy Minds, a West Yorkshire based charity supporting mental health and positive community action in the local area. They have a forum, a place to come and chat with support if you need it, they’ve got an allotment and they do a whole lot more for the community. Healthy Minds provides vital support and community services for Calderdale, and my job was to provide a visual snapshot of the amazing work this charity does on the actual windows of the Healthy Minds head office in Halifax. The Windows of Wonder project, supported and funded by CultureDale, introduced local artists to local businesses (and I grew up and now live in Calderdale), so it was fantastic for me to provide artwork for a place that puts so much back into the local community. More info and images can be found here: https://conversationscaptured.co.uk/blog/scribing-can-happen-anywhere