In Irkutsk, the regional fair exhibition of technical and folk art by people with disabilities, And the impossible is possible, opened, bringing together 117 participants after a three year break. The exhibition aims to draw attention to the problems of people with disabilities and support their social adaptation through creativity. The program includes business meetings, expert consultations, free medical checkups and workshops, and the exhibition will end on December 5 with awards for participants and winners.

The regional exhibition-fair of technical and folk creativity of people with disabilities, “The Impossible Is Possible…,” opened today in Irkutsk. The exhibition is organized by the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region and OJSC “Sibexpocentr” on the instruction of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region and with the official support of the Government of the Irkutsk Region.
The main goal of the event is to draw public attention to the problems of people with disabilities, and to promote their social-psychological and socio-cultural rehabilitation and social adaptation through encouraging the development of technical and folk creativity.
The exhibition features works by people with disabilities that won prizes in the qualifying rounds held by the territorial departments of the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region in all municipalities of the Irkutsk Region.
– There were many appeals from municipalities, institutions, and public organizations asking for the exhibition to be resumed. After a three-year break, it has opened again, said Vladimir Rodionov, Minister of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region, at the exhibition’s opening ceremony. – This year, works by 117 participants are on display.
Over the course of three days, the exhibition-fair will host business meetings, negotiations, and consultations with specialists from the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region, the branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation in the Irkutsk Region, the Ministry of Health of the Irkutsk Region, the Main Bureau of Medical and Social Expertise for the Irkutsk Region, and the Irkutsk Employment Center. In addition, participants and visitors to the exhibition will receive free medical consultations and be able to undergo a number of diagnostic examinations, as well as attend organized master classes.
The exhibition will conclude on December 5 with the summing up of results and the awarding of winners and participants.
Based on materials from the Ministry of Social Development, Guardianship and Trusteeship of the Irkutsk Region