It is a mistake to think of art as a serious pursuit. It is one of the primal experiences of the human spirit, not unlike song, dance, or storytelling. “We believe children are creative, and can come up with some fascinating work,” shares curator Bindal Shah. On Saturday, Shah will join 25 children as they open the exhibition, Square Foot Stories, at the Cymroza Art Gallery at Cumballa Hill to provide evidence.

The exhibition is part of an annual display curated by Bindal and Payal Shah of Artezvous. “We have done this show annually for many years. Our effort is to do at least one show a year to showcase this,” Bindal shares. This year, the children were asked to work on canvases that measured 1 ft x 1 ft. “We do not restrict them in the choice of the themes or ideas. They are just given a time period, and within that stipulated time, any six or eight works of their choice and theme are exhibited,” the curator explains.