On February 16, 2022, the presentation of the new scientific and educational art project "Olexandr Osmerkin Museum - an artistic territory of positive emotions" was held in the O.O.Osmyorkin Memorial Art Museum, the purpose of which is to create a communication platform for veterans and family members of ATO/OOS participants, volunteers , public veteran organizations within the framework of the Kirovohrad Region social action "Remember. We support. We help."
    This unique art project is extremely relevant in our troubled and controversial time, because art is considered one of the effective methods of restoring a harmonious psychological state and emotional healing. The art project provides not only free visits to the museum and excursion service, presentations of thematic art exhibitions, holding creative meetings with artists and holding master classes, organizing musical evenings and other artistic events, but also psychological workshops on art therapy. It is not for nothing that modern psychologists recommend visiting museums, theaters, concerts and, in particular, art exhibitions, because visual works have a special property of creating a unique emotional mood, relieving nervous tension or, on the contrary, awakening activity and vitality.
    It was about the principles of psychological correction, based on the application of art therapy and creativity, that was discussed during the event, the participants of which were the curators of the art project, leading researcher, art critic, Honored Artist of Ukraine Andryi Nadezhdin and researcher, practical psychologist Nina Chapran. as well as representatives of public organizations, among whom were the head of the Civil Union "Council of participants in combat operations, war disabled, families of the dead and volunteers "Patriot", deputy director of the Communal Institution "Regional resource center for assistance to participants of ATO and IDPs" Anatoliy Kompaniets and the head of the of the organization "Mobile volunteer group" Natalia Salimova.
    All present were pleased to familiarize themselves with the museum exposition accompanied by an educational tour conducted by the director of the museum Vita Chernova, focusing attention on the exhibition "Sunny colors of Ukraine", which presents the works of modern artists of the Kirovohrad region - laureates of regional prizes in the field of fine arts and art history named after Oleksandr Osmerkin and in the field of architecture, heraldry and vexillology and decorative and applied art named after Yakov Pauchenko.
    Particularly positive emotions were caused by the opportunity to directly observe the creative process of artists, because at that time another artistic event was taking place in the museum, organized by the artist, head of the fine arts department of the Kropyvnytskyi Children's School of Arts Olga Krasnopolska - art studios, during which artists recreated the portrait of a model in museum interior.
    The event ended with a traditional photo session. We hope for successful cooperation of the museum with public organizations operating within the framework of the all-Ukrainian project aimed at strengthening the resilience of communities through socio-economic support of veterans, which is being implemented by the International Organization for Migration.