On January 25, 2013 an opening of personal exhibition of works by People’s artist of Ukraine Mikhail Nadezhdin took place in A.A.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The event was held in the framework of the museum project of series of art exhibitions “Laureates of A.A.Osmerkin Regional Award in fine arts and study of art” and presentation of the catalogue “Pictorial symphonies by Mikhail Nasezhdin”.
   The idea of the museum project is popularization of creative work of Kirovograd artists’ – laureates of the award in the nominations “national tradition” and “modern tendencies”. The project presupposes organization of personal exhibitions and publishing of catalogues with art criticism articles and reproductions of the artists’ best works.
   People’s Artist of Ukraine M. Nadezhdin has been continuously at the head of the Kirovograd Regional organization of the National Union of artists of Ukraine since 1989, he is one of the initiators of founding of A.A.Osmerkin Regional Award in fine arts and study of art and its firs laureate in the nomination “modern tendencies”.
   The presentation of the exhibition and catalogue became a real festival of art and was held in benevolent atmosphere of communication of Kirovograd artists and admirers of fine art.