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Urbanity

Submitted by Marie-Josee Leroux

Client: City of Boisbriand

Location: Boisbriand, QC, Canada

Completion date: 2017

Artwork budget: $100,000

Project Team

Public Art Agent

Eve Bélanger

City of Boisbriand

Artist

Jean-Yves Côté

Quebec Scupture Council

Artist

Martine Gagnon

Artist

Michael Bergstaller

Artist

Liu Yang

Artist

Juan Carlos Prada

Artist

Vasil Nikov

Artist

Marie-Josée Leroux

Lerou, sculptor

Other

Lise Corrivea

Overview

The Quebec Sculpture Council, a not for profit organization based in the province of Québec contracted a commission with the city of Boisbriand for the creation of 8 sculptures to be installed in Franc Bourgeois park, near a new housing development. As project manager, Marie-Josée Leroux took care of the call for artist among its members, present projects to the city selection committee, supervise budget and artists through the realization of their works and supervise the installation of the sculptures in the park.

Goals

In this new developped housing sector, an amount was kept for art works.