MP tells when a monument to Lesia Ukrainka will be erected in Odesa

Recently, the city of Odesa decided to hold a competition for the best design proposal for the monument to Lesia Ukrainka.

This decision was preceded by many years of debate and bureaucratic struggle over the monument, so we decided to dedicate the Intent.Insight live stream on September 9 to this topic.

Why Lesia Ukrainka Avenue and Park have appeared on the map of Odesa only recently, and what to expect from the competition, in the live broadcast of the online TV show. Insight talked to Olga Kvasnytska, a deputy of the Odesa City Council.

The competition is open to professional architects, sculptors or designers, students of architectural and construction higher education institutions, design organizations, teams of authors, and specialists in the field of urban planning and architecture. The teams of authors may include specialists from other fields with experience in creating monumental art objects.

It is proposed to provide cash prizes to reward the authors of the best project proposals:

• first prize - UAH 140 thousand
• second prize - UAH 105 thousand;
• third prize - UAH 70 thousand.

UAH 350 thousand is planned to be allocated in the 2026 budget for the competition. In July 2024, a park located at the intersection of Lesia Ukrainka Avenue and Fontanska Road was renamed after Lesia Ukrainka.

Кирило Бойко