The Sketch Pad is a free, public-facing program intentioned for young people living in Northwest Arkansas. The underlying purpose of the program is to cultivate a space for young people to question, explore, and extend the possibilities of art making in their lives. The Sketch Pad also serves as a site for University of Arkansas Art Education students to conceptualize and enact curricular programming that (1) challenges dominant ideologies and discourses related to children and childhood and (2) generates innovative, equitable, and inclusive approaches to the visual arts and its education. Classes are facilitated by advanced undergraduate students and supported by graduate students and experienced faculty in Art Education.