On August 18, 2020, the mayor Andrii Raikovych and the secretary of the City Council Andrii Tabalov awarded the laureates of the municipal art awards of 2020 in the City Council of the town of Kropyvnytskyi before the start of the session meeting.
    The Merited Artist of Ukraine Serhii Shapovalov received the Diploma of the Laureate of the Municipal Award named after Borys Vintenko for his special service to the territorial community of the town in visual art, popularization of the cultural and historical heritage of the town in his paintings, creation of its positive image throughout Ukraine and abroad. The candidature was suggested by the regional organization the National Union of Artists of Ukraine with the support of the staff of O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. Vivid landscapes of the town of Kropyvnytskyi filled with love to the unique architecture of its historical center were exhibited in the museum at the exhibition “Pictorial Palette of Serhii and Anatolii Shapovalov” to the 265th anniversary of the town foundation (2019).
    The press photographer of the periodical of the territorial community of the town of Kropyvnytskyi “Vechirnia Hazeta”, a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Oleksandr Shuleshko received the Diploma of the Laureate of the Municipal Award of the press journalists named after Vasyl Kovpak for high professionalism in photo art, creation of photo materials aimed at enrichment and preservation of the historical heritage, coverage of economic, social, cultural life of the town of Kropyvnytskyi. The candidature for the award was suggested by the staff of O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The photographs of the architecture of the town of Kropyvnytskyi and portraits of creative personalities have been exhibited in the museum at personal exhibitions of Oleksandr Shuleshko: “Town. People” (1997) and “Town. Space of Light” (2013).
    The town authorities congratulated the laureates and wished them creative inspiration and future successes. Merited Artist of Ukraine Serhii Shapovalov handed one of his paintings as a gift to the town community as a sign of appreciation that the local authorities pay attention to the sphere of culture.
     The museum staff congratulates the artists on receiving the honorary awards!