Beginning
May 2010, the Children's Art Village ("CAV"),in partnership with the Aadhi Arts Academy, began a sustainable
art & music program at the Sevalaya Orphanage located in a small
village 20 miles outside of Chennai, India. Chennai, is located in the
southeast coast of India on the Bay of Bengal. Sevalaya in Sanskrit
means Temple of Service. The Sevalaya is home to 200 orphans
and is active in servicing its community of impoverished and deprived.
The Sevalaya administers a school serving 1,050 children - 180 of the
Sevalaya orphans and 870 day students from the surrounding area. It is
an honor for the Children's Art Village to be able to partner with the
Sevalaya Orphanage and band in a common belief of serving abandoned
children.
It is our hope at CAV to give these children at the Sevalaya
orphanage an opportunity to express themselves and transcend above
their impoverished condition.
The Sevalaya Orphanage is a truly special place. The Sevalaya administration operates as a "We" consciousness and it is evident in everything that they do and how this positively affects the orphans that they care for. The Sevalaya believes that good citizens
are essential for the welfare of the Nation. It is the duty
of the parents to bring up their children to become such good
citizens. For orphans, it becomes the duty of the society
to take charge of them, give them shelter, love and affection,
self-confidence and life-coping education. Without this support
there is a risk that they will fall a prey to antisocial elements,
and themselves become antisocial.
Click here for the Sevalaya website.
Abirami's artwork
Abirma - Age 17
"Happy to inform you that Abirami has joined the fine
arts schools yesterday. She has taken painting as her subject. This is
the first student in Sevalaya in 22 years who has opted for this
course. This is the impact of the art camp!" - Sevalaya Murali, Founder of the Sevalaya Orphanage (India)
Mural Day - India
Sculpting Class - India
Sevalaya orphans
Mural Art - India
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