Artist Velu Viswanadhan’s house

Before taking the online plunge, Artist Velu Viswanadhan’s cottage space at Cholamandal Artists’ Village was where the regular art classes happened. He adored the work these children created and declared, "This isn't so much freedom of expression, but an expression of their freedom. "The cottage space was beautiful with a lot of trees, sand, leaves and lighting and a great space for the kids to come explore different textures and materials available there, and learn and grow. The cottage was also used to exhibit children's works the last three years and because of the lockdown, the space has been shut and the classes have moved online.