On August 20, 2015 to Independence Day of Ukraine an exhibition-competition of patriotic poster “For Independence of Ukraine!” among the students. The exhibition was opened in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum and organized on the initiative of the museum together with local educational establishments.
   The exhibition shows 30 posters made by students of Art and Graphic Department of Art Faculty of Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University named after V.Vynychenko, the works were made under the direction of a teacher, member of the National Union of Folk Artists of Ukraine L.Harbuzenko, and students of Kirovohrad College of Civil Engineering majoring in “architectural design and interior”, the works were created under the leadership of a member of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine T.Penyaz.
   The competition involved 23 exhibitors. Terms of the competition did not restricted the participants in choice of techniques – gouache, applique, computer and easel graphics, photocollage. The main condition was that the images should contribute to strengthening of heroic pages in history of fighting for the Independence of Ukraine and promote ideas of national patriotism.
   The exhibition is on display until September 15, 2015. On the last day of the exhibition winners of the competition are going to be announced. The will receive diplomas and prizes provided by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kirovohrad Town Council. Peculiarity of the exhibition is that the winner of audience award will be chosen by the visitors of the museum.
   All the present were congratulated on the exhibition opening by head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kirovohrad Town CouncilA.Nazarets, and the museum director V.Chernova gave commendations to the teachers L.Harbuzenko and T.Penyaz for active participation in organization and holding of the competition of patriotic poster “For Independence of Ukraine!”.

   On September 15, 2015 an awarding of the winners of the students’ exhibition-competition of patriotic poster “For Independence of Ukraine!” to Independence Day of Ukraine in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum.
   The jury consisting of head of the jury Vintenko Yu. - executive secretary of Kirovohrad regional organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, head of the Department of Fine Arts Kirovograd children’s art school and members of the jury:Kyrychenko O. – Ph.D. of study of art, an associate professor of Art Department of Kirovograd State Pedagogical University named after V.Vynnychenko, Nazarets A. - head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kirovohrad Town Council, Penyaz Yu. - executive secretary of Kirovohrad regional organization of the National Union of Architects of Ukraine and Nadezhdin A. – Merited artist of Ukraine, leading researcher of O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The competent jury selected the winners according to the following criteria: compliance with the theme, originality of the idea and possible slogan, artistic quality and implementation culture, including harmonious use of elements of folk ornament, heraldry, print compositions, portrait and subject image, and diversity in the use of art techniques.
   Diplomas of I, II and III degrees for posters of historical and patriotic, national and cultural-educational theme were given to: Students of Art and Graphic Department of Art Faculty of Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University named after V.Vynychenko – Herashchenko Bohdan, Efymenko Maryna, Burdienko Olexandra, Cherneha Anna, Mazhara Anna and Kukharenko Natalia; students of Kirovohrad College of Civil Engineering majoring in “architectural design and interior” – RyabukhaIhor, KyrylukIhor and Korotenko Dmytro.
   Peculiarity of the exhibition was that the winner of audience award was chosen by the visitors of the museum. So, the prizes (set of postcards “Kirovohrad”. To the 250th anniversaryof the town. – Kirovohrad: Imeks – LTD, 2004 and ceramic item from the series “Toys” by O.Firsov – Kirovohrad artist-ceramicist, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, laureate of the Regional Award in the sphere of architecture, heraldry and vexillology and decorative and applied art named after Yakov Pauchenko in nomination “decorative and applied art”) were given to the students of Kirovohrad College of Civil Engineering – Puhachenko Dmytro for the poster “ATO soldiers – heroes of our time” and LeonovaOlhafor the poster “For the independence of Ukraine!” and also the student of Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University named after V.VynychenkoPastukhovaTetyana for the poster “Pray for Ukraine”.
   Awards to the winners were given by head of the jury Yu.Vintenko and deputy head of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kirovohrad Town CouncilN.Chorna. The winners received diplomas and prizes from the Department of Culture and Tourism of Kirovohrad Town Council: for Diploma of I degree – set of photo albums “Kirovohrad in the mirror of time”. To the 75th anniversary of Kirovohrad region. – Kirovohrad: Imeks-LTD, 2013; for Diploma of II degree –souvenir ceramic wall plates with the images of architectural monuments of our town; for Diploma of III degree – album “Modern town: Kirovohrad perspective”. – Kirovohrad, 2012 and set of postcards “In memory of the native land”. – Kirovohrad: Imeks-LTD, 2009.
   During the eventall the participants of the competition received congratulations from the assistant professor of the Art Department of Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University named after V.Vynnychenko, Ph.D. in study of art O.Kyrychenko and leading researcher of the museum, Merited Artist of Ukraine A.Nadezhdin who personally made special mention of two posters - “Heart of Ukraine” by a student ofArt and Graphic Department of Art Faculty of Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University named after V.VynychenkoOlexandraBurdienko and “For the independence of Ukraine!” by a student of Kirovohrad College of Civil Engineering majoring in “architectural design and interior” Anton Mursa, and presented both students with the books of Ye.Malanuk “By common dream, by common pain”. – Kirovohrad: Imeks-LTD, illustrations by A.Nadezhdin.