The regional branch of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation has been expanded with four new members

The following were accepted into the All-Russian creative public organization: the famous art critic, the first director of the regional art museum Raisa Gorokhova, the graphic artist Olga Koloskova, the painters Victoria Yemelyanova and Vladimir Berezovsky.

The artists have been teaching at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Children's Art School for over five years and have distinguished themselves in additional education and creativity.