On August 16, 2024, the O.O.Osmerkin Art Memorial Museum hosted an art event by the Kropyvnytskyi artist Olha Krasnopolska "Mrs. Olya's Travel Exhibition "Ten Days of Rain in the Hot Summer"", which presents graphic and pictorial works created by her in the open air in the village of Vorokhta, Ivano-Frankivsk region, July 15-25 2024, organized by Dnipro artists Maria Hrim and Oleksandr Vasylenko for their pupils of the fine arts studios, of which they are the heads, of the Dnipro City Palace of Children and Youth.
    The exposition of the exhibition consists of more than 40 sketches - watercolor and gouache drawings, works made with acrylic, oil pastel and mixed media, as well as sketches with a marker and pencil from a sketchbook. These are the Carpathian landscapes, saturated with the bright light of the colors of the palette of an artist in love with Ukrainian nature, and portraits of young artists - plein air participants, who, despite the constant shelling of their native city of Dnipro, courageously continue to study art with undeniable faith in the victory of their country.
    Installations, which have become its organic component, attract special attention at the exhibition. The idea of their creation belongs to the artist Natalia Kornilova, who is the author of the design of the exhibition poster and flyer. The textured decoration symbolically reproduces the Carpathian Mountains with heavy rains, on its background, open-air works by Olha Krasnopolska are exhibited, surrounded by the author's texts-comments and color photos of the artist in a raincoat, which is also an exhibit of the exhibition, as well as a chair, a palette, brushes and a sketchbook , who travelled together with the tireless artist.
    Everyone who came to the museum for the opening of the exhibition was fascinated by the story of Olha Krasnopolska, illustrated with bright photos and video stories, which were shown on a large screen accompanied by the sounds of rain, about how interesting the plein air was during the breaks between showers while waiting for the sun's rays, about adventures on the road and while climbing mountain peaks, as well as about communication with creative youth. "This is a painted story about how artists relax in the strict regime of plein air. A story about wonderful people who support each other in difficult times. And about incredibly talented young people who inspire to live and work," concluded Olha Krasnopolska, happily handing out autographs on the exhibition flyer for friends and fans of her work.
    On behalf of the museum staff, Director Vita Chernova congratulated Olha Krasnopolska on the opening and presented her with a set of watercolor paper with wishes for new successful plein airs and future personal exhibitions.