Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology's Youth Arts & Technology Program encourages creative expression, academic efficacy and social emotional development. We do this through learner-centered arts classes that focus on the intersection of art, technology, and civic awareness. Taught by local artists, our classes offer young makers a chance to grow alongside their peers. We believe that the practice of art not only builds a more empathetic and ethical future, but it also acts as a vehicle to self advocacy, and community engagement. This allows space for young makers to enact and build a community they want to see that is supportive, inclusive and relevant to them.