Here are the artists, written in the first season of the Festival a positive ideological art "FORWARD in TIME", which gathered more than 400 paintings and combined 25 plants-partners. On brought the exhibition, including a painting titled "the Reapers harvest" contest winner – the artist from Rostov-on-don Dmitry Myasnikov.

The initiator of the Festival is the President of the Association "Rosspetsmash" Konstantin Babkin.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, the leader of fraction of the Communist party Gennady Zyuganov said that the exhibition is dedicated to those who create the wealth of the country.

According to the first Deputy of the Committee on labor, social policy and Affairs of veterans Nikolay kolomeytsev, in recent years such images are almost not present in the art. The main purpose of the exhibition was to show these people in the production process.

First Deputy Head of the faction "UNITED RUSSIA" Raisa Karmazina said that as a native of Rostov-na-Donu, where there are metallurgical production, it is especially nice to attend the exhibition.

"This exhibition speaks about patriotism, supports the theme "human labor". Metal, shown in the pictures, "covered in sweat", a work given with great difficulty" - said the MP.

According to the MP, the project held a number of visiting exhibitions that highlight the relevance of the themes of the exposition.

Director of the Association "Rosspetsmash" Alla Elizarova thanked the deputies for their support of the Festival, noting that in 2019, the second season of the competition. Participation is open to artists and plants-partners in the production area which will create new paintings. The project is open to anyone interested in promoting the theme of creative work.

The festival, in addition to 25 companies specialized engineering has supported the Union of Russian artists, Moscow Union of artists and the leading Russian art Universities.