An interactive art experience shaped by the people inside it.
Art. Conversation. Music. One night. One room.
One final image that only appears if everyone participates.
Explore As
Choose Your Path
What Happens When You Walk In
The questions in the room reflect the people in it.
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You enter the room
You choose a prompt
You answer something real
You hear someone else's truth
You complete a card
A puzzle piece unlocks
The mural starts to form
The clock keeps moving
The game begins
The music starts
The room becomes the artwork
How You Know What To Do
You're guided before you arrive—and supported once you're inside.
This is what every attendee receives before entering
Scan to Enter
Every guest scans to enter the experience—this also serves as RSVP and unlocks access to everything.
Explore the Guide
Before the event, you receive a digital guide that walks you through the experience so you arrive ready.
Guided in Real Time
A Wildcard facilitator is present to support, answer questions, and help you engage with the system.
You don't have to figure it out.
You're guided before you arrive—and supported once you're inside.
The Race to Reveal
Every prompt completed brings the mural closer to completion. If time runs out, the full image remains unfinished.
Prompt Cards
Completed prompts unlock puzzle pieces
Puzzle Pieces
The Final Mural
50% Complete...
The final image only appears if the room finishes the work.
How do you want to experience Wildcard?
Attend an Experience
Step into a night of art, conversation, gameplay, and cultural connection.
Bring This to Your Space
Turn your venue into a participatory cultural experience.
Become a Vendor / Partner
Offer products, services, or experiences within the Wildcard ecosystem.
Prompts adapt based on your audience and mission
The Questions People Are Answering
These are not icebreakers. They are invitations into honesty.
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"Love kept us going when ______."
"What would education look like if it prepared people for freedom and dignity?"
"How has your faith shaped the way you love others?"
"What does real support look like in your community?"
Prompts adapt based on your audience and mission
Love kept us going when ______
Real patriotism requires ______
Failure isn't the opposite of success — it's ______
What kind of love are you trying to practice differently?
She taught me ______
What would education look like if it prepared people for freedom?
What does real solidarity between communities require?
My city taught me ______
Home is where I learned ______
Real Moments From the Experience
What It Actually Feels Like
Watch how people connect, reflect, and shape the experience in real time.
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The Journey
See How It Unfolds
A visual journey through a single Wildcard event—from arrival to connection
Arrival
You walk in as a stranger
The space is alive with anticipation. Strangers become participants. The clock is already ticking.
Reflection
You write, you reflect
Prompts spark honest responses. Handwritten words become part of something larger. The experience starts within.
Unlock
The mural takes shape
Each completed prompt unlocks a puzzle piece. Your words contribute to a collective artwork forming in real time.
Connect
You play, you connect
The card game begins. Strangers become teammates. Laughter fills the room. Tokens are earned through authentic connection.
Release
Music brings it together
Live performance elevates the energy. The themes come alive through sound. Everything you've shared finds rhythm and release.
Reward
Your participation pays off
Tokens become rewards. Connection becomes tangible. You leave with more than memories—you leave with proof you were part of something real.
This isn't a spectator experience. It's designed for everyone to participate—and everyone leaves changed.
About Carey Fountain
Carey Fountain is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and cultural strategist based in Alabama, known for transforming conversations into interactive art.
As the founder of Vibes & Virtues, he merges music, visual art, and community engagement to inspire dialogue and social change. His work has activated spaces from galleries to universities, creating participatory experiences that leave lasting cultural impact.
Wildcard represents his vision of a multi-artist cultural ecosystem where collaboration and collective participation create permanent cultural archives unique to each city.
From Reflection to Release
Four phases that transform strangers into a connected community
Everything Happening in One Room
Click to explore how it all connects
Click the blinking nodes to stop them and explore!
Step Into the Room
Enter the Next ExperienceEach experience is unique—shaped by the space and the people in it.
Spots are intentionally limited.
Join the Wildcard Economy
Turn your products, services, or experiences into rewards—funded through participation.
All vendor rewards are funded through a pre-allocated experience budget—ensuring partners are compensated in real dollars.
How It Works
Click each step to experience the token economy
"Love kept us going when ______"
everything else tried to pull us apart...
Step 1: Participate in the experience
What You Contribute Becomes Part of
Something
Bigger
Every response becomes part of a growing cultural archive.
As people move through Wildcard, they don't just experience the moment—they shape it.
Their reflections, responses, and perspectives are captured and stored, building a living record of how people think about love, identity, culture, and change.
"What's shared in the room doesn't disappear."
It becomes part of something that lasts.
Build the Experience for Your Space
Wildcard adapts to your space, audience, and goals
Core Experience
Interactive prompts, puzzle mural assembly, Vibes & Virtues gameplay, and cultural archive contribution.
Each activation is tailored to your space—shaped by venue capabilities, audience size, and experience goals.
See It In Different Spaces
From universities to galleries, lounges to community centers—see how Wildcard transforms any environment.
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University
Student engagement at Lawson State
Gallery
Art community dialogue
Lounge
Intimate conversations
Community Space
Neighborhood connection
University
Student engagement at Lawson State
Gallery
Art community dialogue
Lounge
Intimate conversations
Community Space
Neighborhood connection
Every space has its own energy. Wildcard adapts to yours—bringing engagement, connection, and culture wherever you are.
For Venues & Hosts
This is what happens when a space becomes Wildcard.
Bring Wildcard to Your Space
Wildcard is designed as a modular experience—so each activation can be tailored to your space.
A fully facilitated experience that transforms your space into something people don't just attend—but actively participate in.
Turn your space into an ecosystem—not just an event.
You Provide:
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Space
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Audience
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Optional food & drink
We Handle:
- Core experience
- Facilitation
- Engagement system
- Cultural archive
- All materials
- Custom prompt design
Optional Integrations:
Now activating in Birmingham and expanding into new cities
Ideal For
Honorarium: Most Wildcard activations range from $1.5K–$5K+ depending on format and scale, with reduced rates available for universities and nonprofits.
No two Wildcard experiences are the same—because no two communities are.
The Journey
Exhibition
Enter the space
Live Music
Experience the sound
Portal
Contribute your voice
Return
Continue the cycle
You don't just attend Wildcard. You enter it.
What it feels like
You walk in curious…
You start participating…
You realize your voice has value…
The Cultural Archive
What happens in the room doesn't stay in the room.
Participation becomes history. Your voice joins thousands of others in a living museum of human thought.
"What happens in the room doesn't stay in the room."
Get Involved
Choose your pathway into Wildcard
Wildcard In Action
Real moments from Wildcard activations—interactive exhibitions, live music, community engagement, and cultural dialogue.
Step Into the Room
Join us for an unforgettable night, or bring this experience to your community.
Where participation becomes permanent. Where strangers become community.
Where your voice becomes history.