WILDCARD / AN EVOLVING ART EXPERIENCE

Your perspective.
Part of the artwork.

Answer a question. Share a perspective. Help reveal a collective artwork. Wildcard connects these moments through gatherings, music, and a growing Cultural Archive.

Many perspectives.One collective work.

YOUR WAY IN / ATTEND

Arrive curious.
Find your part.

You don’t have to know the room—or the rules. You’re introduced to the experience and supported by our team.

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01 / BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

Get ready in Artifact Portal

Find your event on Luma, then open Artifact Portal’s event guide. See the theme, learn the steps, and set up your account before you arrive.

Open the event guide
02 / WHEN YOU ARRIVE

Answer. Pin. Earn.

Complete a prompt card, then pin it to its theme’s spot on the board. Find staff to collect the Vibe tokens shown on your card. Once a theme’s cards are complete, its puzzle piece can join the wall.

03 / AS THE ROOM CONNECTS

Save it. Keep going.

Before leaving, return physical tokens to staff. They confirm the transfer into your Artifact Portal balance. Return to the same account for daily reflections, connections, and eligible rewards.

FOLLOW A NIGHT IN THE ROOM

Activities vary by event. Video clips reused from the live Wildcard page.

THE QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ANSWERING

Every theme opens
a different conversation.

Tap a theme to explore a prompt. The question can adapt to your audience and purpose.

VIBES & VIRTUES · ARTIFACT PORTAL

A little every day.
A bigger piece of you.

Reflect. Find common ground. Earn Vibe tokens toward things you love.

Ages 18+ · Private by default · Store reward terms apply.

What’s inside?

A fresh daily question, AI insights from your words, and conversations with other members. Staff-confirmed event tokens join your saved balance. Anonymous Cultural Archive sharing is your choice.

Going to an event? Open Artifact Portal’s event guide
Discover yourselfConnect with othersBuild your balance

01 / YOUR CONTRIBUTION MATTERS

A question starts it.
You move it forward.

At Wildcard Live, people respond to prompts and pin their cards to a board. Completed contributions unlock a puzzle piece, ready to join the collective artwork.

Try a small version here. Three cards. One piece. A picture we build together.

SAMPLE PROMPT

“Love kept us going when ______.”

Reflect, listen, and bring your own perspective.
Illustrative demo. Nothing you do here is submitted or added to the archive.
THE COLLECTIVE BOARD
Wildcard collective puzzle artwork
One piece is waiting
for three perspectives.
1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 3
0 of 3 cards pinned

02 / ONE THEME. MANY WAYS IN.

The conversation
keeps creating.

You can enter through a song, a painting, a gathering, or a question. Explore how each part connects to the next.

WILD
CARDA living creative cycle

JUNE / ONE OF 13 THEMES

Fathers of Change.
A conversation that grows.

Fathers of Change is one of Wildcard’s 13 themes, introduced in June 2024. Its evolution into Dad Mode returns to that June theme through presence, responsibility, and everyday choices. This is one thread within the larger cycle—not the whole of Wildcard.

Explore the paintings and their themes
  1. JUNE 2024 / THE THEME

    Fathers of Change

    Music and a collection open a conversation about fatherhood.

  2. JUNE 2025 / THE ARTWORK

    A piece of the larger picture

    The theme takes physical form in a puzzle painting and shared participation.

  3. JUNE 2026 / THE EVOLUTION

    Dad Mode

    Dad Mode evolves the Fathers of Change thread: June, one of 13 themes in the continuing Wildcard cycle.

03 / FIND YOUR WAY INTO WILDCARD

A gathering. A place.
A continuing connection.

Different settings call for different experiences. Our team shapes the format around the people, the place, and what you want to explore.

YOUR WAY IN / HOST

Your community.
A shared experience.

From a one-night activation to a multi-day experience, shape Wildcard around your space, audience, and goals.

Guests gathering beside the Wildcard installation
A space to meet. An invitation to participate.

You bring the context.

Your space, audience, and goals. We work through timing, access, staffing, and any food or drink arrangements together.

We shape the experience.

Prompt design, materials, facilitation, collective artwork, and a plan for documenting contributions.

Tell us about your space
THE PARTICIPATORY FOUNDATION

Prompts, art & connection

Build the experience around the exhibition, puzzle participation, gameplay, and contributed perspectives.

OPTIONAL / VENUE DEPENDENT

Live music

Bring themes into sound through an integrated performance or a standalone booking.

Explore live music
TAILORED TO YOUR GOALS

Dialogue & documentation

Explore deeper facilitated discussion, a cultural insight summary, and the questions your organization wants to understand.

PLAN THE CONNECTIONS

Vendors & rewards

Design a funded participation-and-reward experience with local partners.

See how the economy works

Typical activations range from $1.5K–$5K+, with reduced rates available for universities and nonprofits. Format and scope are discussed before a proposal.

YOUR WAY IN / VENDORS & CREATORS

Participation has value.
Keep it circulating.

In formats with Vibe Tokens, participants can earn rewards while local vendors contribute products, services, or experiences.

Vendor rewards are planned within a pre-allocated experience budget. Partners are compensated in real dollars; the event defines eligible rewards and redemption terms.

Become a vendor / partner

The following is an illustrative token demo, not a payment or redemption system.

EXPERIENCE THE EXCHANGE
ParticipateEarnRedeemVendor paid
0

Answer a prompt to earn example tokens.

04 / THE PEOPLE MAKE THE EXPERIENCE

See what happens
in the room.

From the latest Wildcard Social to the first gatherings. Play a film and experience the conversations, performances, and collective reveals.

Seven gatherings · newest event first

Fall Forward

Blank 600 · Ensley, Alabama

Wildcard Social: live performances, shared stories, and growth through setbacks.

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Class Act

Blank 600 · Ensley, Alabama

Wildcard Social: conversation, play, and collective art around learning and education.

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Wildcard Social · June

Blank 600 · Ensley, Alabama

Music and shared perspectives, with Fathers of Change and Unapologetically Proud in focus.

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Echoes of the East

House Eleven · Birmingham, Alabama

The room completed the full puzzle before time ran out, revealing the hidden image together.

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World of Waste

Lawson State · Birmingham, Alabama

Community storytelling and collective art in a university setting.

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She Reigns!

Gallery Vox · Tarrant, Alabama

A gallery gathering shaped by conversation and a shared puzzle reveal.

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Roots of Love

Greenhouse · Ensley, Alabama

Reflections on love, connection, and what brings a community together.

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Existing Cultural Archive interface showing ways to explore contributed perspectivesTHE CULTURAL ARCHIVE / EXPLORE BEYOND THE ROOM

05 / WHAT WE SHARE CAN KEEP TEACHING US

A moment together.
A record that grows.

The Cultural Archive brings contributed reflections together across themes, events, and places. Return to a question. Discover another perspective. See how the conversation changes.

For hosts, this creates a way to explore participation beyond attendance alone. Discuss the questions, documentation, and reporting you need with our team.

Explore the Cultural Archive

Contributions reflect the people who participated; they are not a representative survey of an entire community.

FROM THE ROOM TO THE ARCHIVE

Watch a perspective
travel further.

Participation, documentation, digital exploration, and the living archive each play a different role.

A perspective

THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOUR PERSPECTIVE

What could we
make together?

Join the next gathering, bring Wildcard to your community, or help make an experience possible.

A few things you might be wondering.

Do I need to be an artist or know someone to join?

No art experience is needed. Come with curiosity. Our team introduces the activity and helps you find your way into the experience.

Does every experience include music, rewards, and vendors?

The format varies. Live music, Vibe Token rewards, vendors, and deeper facilitated dialogue are planned for the setting. Check the event listing or agree on the details with our team.

What would our organization need to provide?

Start with your space, audience, and goals. Our team works with you on the format, materials, facilitation, and documentation. The proposal establishes responsibilities and any optional additions.

How will responses be collected or shared?

Ask our team about the contribution and documentation process for your event. For a hosted experience, agree on what is collected, how people are informed, and what will be shared before the experience begins.

Where does VibeLink fit?

VibeLink is a related, standalone venue engagement system. It offers another way to support ongoing interaction beyond a Wildcard gathering.

Explore VibeLink
Find your place in Wildcard