The Blunden Prize

Strong communities provide the social cement that holds places together and often defines their success. Nowhere is this more apparent and needed than in the formation of new residential neighbourhoods.

Stonewater’s development team works closely within the local communities they are serving to commission artists that can create pieces of art that convey a distinctive narrative of place, uncovering histories and nuances of the area.

The Blunden Prize gives talented artists from all over the country – both established and emerging – the chance to deliver a series of pieces that can sit proudly on our development schemes.

Following the success of the first Blunden Prize in 2021/22, Stonewater relaunched the competition for 2022/23. 

Artists were invited to submit ideas for an art installation for our Calverley Lane scheme in Horsforth, Leeds.

Stonewater received over 50 entries for the Blunden Prize 2022/23, all of which were reviewed by a group of Stonewater residents and colleagues, as well as our judging panel, who were able to whittle down the group to four finalists. We announced the winner at an event at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds. 

We are proud to share that the winner of the Blunden Prize 2022/23 is Patrick Walls. 

Patrick is a sculptor who focuses on bas-relief carvings and letter-cutting in stone, based in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. 

Watch the winner reveal below.

The 2021/22 Blunden Prize received 47 entries from artists across the country and was won by Midland’s architecture, sculpture and design studio, CODA Workshop.

Watch the winner reveal below.