Riya Jain Shah is a student researcher, entrepreneur, and advocate for community art. She founded the Youth Art Center with a vision to support youth and women artisans in their careers.

Empi leads YAC’s digital storytelling efforts — creating engaging content that highlights the creativity of youth artists and the impact of our community programs. She manages YAC’s social media presence across platforms.

A primary goal of YAC is to promote youth arts and education accessibility. As director of outreach, I hope to usher events and opportunities for community involvement as well as engagement in promoting young artist’s art.