Live Out Loud: The Art of Being You is a six-week artist residency at Rick Marcotte Central School led by storyteller and All Heart Inspirations founder, Ferene Paris. Through creative expression and authentic storytelling, students are invited to explore the art of being themselves—expressing the many ways they experience and make meaning of their communities.

At the heart of the residency is an exploration of belonging as a practice: beginning with being ourselves, creating opportunities to be seen and heard, witnessing one another, and making space for one another’s stories.