The Kevin Slingsby Prize for Funnel Vision

The Kevin Slingsby Prize for Funnel Vision is awarded to one undergraduate annually at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in celebration of Kevin's contribution to the School.

Each year the prize is judged by one former student of Kevin, one member of Ruskin staff and two or three members of the Slingsby family. On the day of the prize giving, the former student judge will give an artist's talk charting the development of their work since leaving the Ruskin.

The funnel was one of Kevin's favourite subjects. The seemingly innocuous utensil or tool takes on a new life as a symbol of intense squeezing and channelling of energy: gathering reference points, subject matter and experience, and compressing them into a creative work. To begin from the other end of the tube, the funnel can be seen as the image of a tightly coiled concept, ready to explode with unknown meanings and new colours.

Click here to visit the gallery of winners' entries.

Family Judges:

Holly Slingsby, Dr Tom Slingsby, Tila Rodríguez-Past

2006

Winner: Amy Jackson

Past Student Judge: Sue Williams

Staff Judge: Brian Catling

2007

Winner: Karolina Raczynska

Past Student Judge: Conrad Shawcross

Staff Judge: Richard Wentworth

2008