An opening of personal exhibition “Oranments as a present for Kirovograd” of works by Kirovograd master Valentyna Dobrovolska took place on February 24, 2014 in O.O.Osmerkin Art Memorial Museum. More than 40 works of decorative and applied arts in carpeting technique are shown at the exhibition – carpets, tapestries, taystras (Hutsulian bags), waistbands, corsets, bracelets, purses and other souvenir goods, made in the last two years.
   Dobrovolska Valentyna Yakivna – member of the National Union of folk art masters of Ukraine, a participant of numerous city, regional and all-Ukrainian exhibitions of folk art and also All-Ukrainian exhibition and fair “Ukrainian souvenir” and State exhibition event “Picturesque Ukraine” in the National complex “Expocentr Ukraine”. In 2013 the master became a winner of All-Ukrainian exhibition and competition of folk art of the National Union of folk art masters of Ukraine “The best work of the year”.
   Took a great interest in carpeiting since childhood. A family tradition of carpet making became a sense of life for the master. There are a lot of works from the line “Ornaments of Kirovograd Region”. The master could not stand aside the last events in Ukraine, which she loves with all her heart and soul none the less than her Moldavian motherland. In a very short space of time she created carpets “Euromaydan” and “Doves of peace”, appealing to unity and harmony. So, the opening started with “Melody” by M.Skoryk, which is called a spiritual hymn of Ukraine, in memory of the dead on Maydan.
   Colleges, friend and family came to congratulate V.Dobrovolska. She passes on her mastery to her daughter Olena, who successfully studies on Art and Graphic Department of State Kirovograd Pedagogical University named after V.Vunnychenko. Adornment of the event was a musical greeting from pupils of Kirovograd children’s music school №1 named after H.Neihaus, who performed works by famous Ukrainian composers.

   A meeting between Kirovograd master of carpet making, a member of the National Union of masters of folk art of Ukraine V.Dobrovolska and students of the Art Department of V.Vynnychenko State Kirovograd Pedagogical University took place on April 16, 2014 in A.A.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The artist told about her career, her carpet works which were shown at the personal exhibition and presented a catalogue of all-Ukrainian exhibition and competition of folk art “The best work of the year – 2013”, that was held in the exhibition hall of the National Union of masters of folk art of Ukraine in Kyiv (V.Dobrovolska became a winner of the competition with her work “Elizabethgrad ornament”).