A treasure trove of artworks made by children is being accumulated by an online gallery, which acts as a forum for those under 13 years of age to upload their sketches and drawings.
"I believe that every child is an artist and my vision is to help create a place where children, including those from less privileged backgrounds can upload their works and show it to the world," says veteran interior designer Rajiv Mehta.
Mehta, is the brainchild behind kidgalleryone.Com, a website which showcases art made by children all over the world. The site plans to sell the works, at a uniform price of Rs 2,500 per artwork.
"The idea is to promote art by children and make it accessible to everyone. They make unique and good gifting option. My dream is to have an artwork made by a child hand in every residence," says Mehta
His architecture and interior design firm has been been involved in designing interiors of several corporate houses, institutions as well as restaurants and hotels.
"No art is ugly, art is art. I have travelled all over the country and to places all over the world. I have visited museums and art galleries but have felt that for children there is a lack of platforms which can promote their art," says the designer.
The website currently hosts a collection of artwork from different cities in the world.
"We have an internal verification process and there are a host of categories like genres and styles where children can upload a painting," says Mehta.
Once a sizable number of artworks are collected the venture plans to start sales. There is also an idea of promoting it through a franchisee model, says Mehta.
"We want to take it as a franchisee all over the world. So somebody sitting somewhere else in the world will be able to buy a painting made by a child in some city in India," says Metha.
The designer says he is also in talks with various schools to get bulk uploads of artworks.
"Children also can see what their peers in different cities and countries are contributing," he adds.
