We wanted to find a way to showcase this work with our customers and communities, as well as creating links with new artists who could create public art for Stonewater schemes for years to come.
As a result, we launched the George Blunden Public Art Prize, named after our former Chairman, in 2021, with the aim of finding artists to produce striking artwork as a focal point for our new housing developments.
2025 marks not only the fourth year that the Blunden Prize has been held, but Stonewater’s 10th anniversary. We look forward to seeing the innovative and exciting concepts that artists will create this year.
This year’s competition will highlight the importance of sustainable artwork, aligning with energy-efficiency measures at the Station Island site, which include air source heat pumps and solar panels, as well as Stonewater’s focus on investment in retrofitting existing homes and sustainable construction methods in new developments.
We’re calling for artists from all disciplines to put forward their ideas for a public art installation at our Station Island scheme in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
The piece will be located on an open green space within our 128-home affordable home development. It will be in a prime spot with public transport access on one side of the green and a pathway running through the middle, attracting plenty of passersby to admire your work.
Entries must keep in mind that the piece of art will remain in situ for the foreseeable future and should require minimal maintenance investment.
Entrants have creative freedom to lay out their entries as they see best, but it should be no longer than 10, A4 pages and should be submitted as a PDF.
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