In August 2025, the Executive Committee of the Odesa City Council decided to hold a competition for the best project proposal for a monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Odesa, along with the landscaping of the surrounding area.
The organizer of the competition is the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Land Relations of the Odesa City Council.
The main goal of the competition is to identify the best project proposal for a monument to the outstanding writer and poetess, as well as to develop an architectural solution for the landscaping of the park area.
The competition was held in one round until January 30, 2026, and professional architects, sculptors, designers, architecture and construction students, project organizations, and specialists in urban planning and architecture were invited to participate. Teams could include specialists from other fields with experience in monumental art creation.
Currently, the Department of Architecture has summarized the results of the competition for the best project proposal for a monument to Lesya Ukrainka in Odesa.
There were 12 project proposals submitted for the competition.
The jury recommends the work that took first place for further development of the project and cost documentation and implementation.
First place went to the project proposal under the motto No. 201953 (authors - sculptor Mykola Bylyk, architects Andriy Korstruba, Maria Matushenko, Oleksandr Vovk).
Second place was awarded to the project proposal under the motto No. 704020 (authors - sculptors Viktor Lipovka, Oleksandra Ruban, architects Andriy Danilenko, Kateryna Lipovka).
Third place went to the work under the motto No. 250271 (authors - sculptor Anastasia Kozminska, architects Mykola Chepelev, Mykola Volkov).
According to the competition conditions and program, monetary prizes will be awarded to the author teams.
The decision of the Odesa City Council “On the construction of a monument of local significance to Lesya Ukrainka in Odesa” has determined the location for the monument - in the park at the corner of Fontanska Road and Lesya Ukrainka Avenue (formerly Gagarin Avenue).
