The 2023 CODAawards jury has selected this year’s TOP 100 finalists. 411 projects from around the world were submitted to the awards, which recognize design projects demonstrating the most successful integration of commissioned art into an interior, architectural, or public space.

Published by Editions Art-Public, December 2022

by Hervé-Armand Bechy

Since 1976, Hervé-Armand Bechy has been one of the main actors and facilitators of the debate on public art at the international level. He is simultaneously engaged in theoretical reflection and commitment in the field .

Give Peace a Chance is included in this book, pages 269-270. 

Bouquets, Nun’s Island, Québec. Jardin de sculptures Evolo X

Landscape architect : RobitailleCurtis

Discipline: Landscape& Territories: Grand winner

Categories: Special Awards / Landscape + Art Integration : Platinum Winner, Gold Certification

Categories: Landscape Architecture/Landscape Architecture – Housing Project: Gold Certification, Platinum Winner

“Designed to showcase the sculptures of the celebrated artists Linda Covit and the natural ecosystems of the Laurentian Valley, the forecourt of the Evolo X tower welcomes residents and visitors to this prestigious address with contemporary elegance and flair.”

Where the River is Bordered by White Pines

September 2022

The sculpture refers to the poetic provenance of the name Coaticook. Of Abanaki origins, the town’s name is derived from “koatikeku” – “where the river is bordered by white pines”

Maison des aînés, Coaticook

Installation August 2023 Rendering: Plan HB

August 31, 2022

international Design Competition, Collaboration of Design + Art in Public Spaces

Raindrops (Rosée), winner in the Healthcare category

Inauguration of Place des Réflexions and Linda Covit’s Autoportraits

ÉTS Executive Director François Gagnon, in the presence of Westmount-Saint-Louis MLA Jennifer Maccarone, is pleased to invite you to the inauguration of a new park and artwork by artist Linda Covit. Join us in celebrating culture and the revitalization of the outdoor site of the former Dow Planetarium; a new green space on the ÉTS campus.

When: Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Where: Place des Réflexions (corner of Notre-Dame West and Peel)
The inauguration will be held outside, rain or shine.
R.S.V.P.: before September 20, 2021
Please note that you will be asked to provide your vaccination passport and photo ID.
will be required.
If you have any questions, please contact the Communications Department at communications@etsmtl.ca

The film « The Legacy » is selected for the On Art Film Festival. It will be screened
August 7, 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Closer You Look ■ The Author Photo: Beowulf Sheehan ■ The Legacy ■ Behind the Canvas ■ Yan Pei-Ming, from Ornans to Schanghai

Venue : MÓZG

Bydgoszcz, Poland

http://onart.eu 

The short documentary on Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument (Ottawa, Canada) by Covit / Nguyen / NORR features images of this artwork in the public space, accompanied by commentary by the artist Linda Covit, Mona Hakim, Art Historian, Critic, Independent Curator and Jean-Yves Bastarache, Public Art Consultant. Context, design and historical relevance are explored in this powerful commemoration of one of Canada’s most cherished national emblems.

Directed and edited by Koa Padolsky
Production: Linda Covit
Cinematography: Philippe Lavalette cs

The second season of Art Massif is now online. Five new episodes, including “ Linda Covit – Rosée”

https://savoir.media/taxonomy/term/2536

Honorary President

37th International Symposium of Contemporary Art of Baie-Saint-Paul

2019 edition,Sylvie Lacerte, Artistic Director – Art, Architecture, Landscape and Environment

July 26juil – August 25, 2019

www.symposiumbsp.com

Sculptural artwork Raindrops installed

Garden, Dialysis Pavillion

Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital (Montreal).

My proposal Autoportraits was chosen for an integration of arts in architecture project through Quebec’s 1% programme. The artwork will be installed in the new garden of the former Dow Planetariumm Pavilion H, spring 2020 (Montreal).

Landscape architects: NIP Paysage

Commissioned by : ÉTS (École de technologie supérieure) 

Rendering: Plan HB

My proposal Hydrosphères was chosen for an integration of arts in architecture project through Quebec’s 1% programme.

The artwork will be installed in 2021 on the Grand Quai in the Port of Montreal.

Architects : Provencher Roy

Commission : Montreal Port Authority 

Rendering: Plan HB

The film “LE LEGS” will have its world premiere screening at Montreal’s 37th edition of the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA).

Saturday 23 March 2019 | 17h30 – Canadian Centre for Architecture – Théâtre Paul-Desmarais

Tuesday 26 March 2019 | 19h45 – Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin, Salle 12

Friday 29 March 2019 | 20h30 – Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin, Salle 10

The film on Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument (Ottawa) by Covit / Nguyen / NORR features captivating images of this artwork-monument in the public square, accompanied by commentary by the artist Linda Covit and two professionals from the art milieu. Context, design and historical relevance are explored in this powerful commemoration of one of Canada’s most cherished national emblems.

Directed and edited by Koa Padolsky

Production: Linda Covit

Cinematography: Philippe Lavalette csc

French/English with French subtitles

https://www.artfifa.com/en/movies/le-legs

Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument (Ottawa) is nominated for a 2018 Quebec Steel Design Award of Excellence, CISC (Canadian Institute of Steel Construction) in the category Works in steel / Sculpture / Outdoor pavillons.

Raindrops, a sculptural installation for the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, is currently in fabrication. Installation planned for spring 2019.

Lord Stanley’s Gift Monument was unveiled with the release of hundreds of balloons October 28, 2017, at the corner of Sparks and Elgin in downtown Ottawa (Canada).

Video:  Jean-Pierre Thonney

Photo: Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photography/OSHC

CODAawards 2017 : Havre, winner in the healthcare category