The Pink Screen IRL: Vibe Lab

Future of Us Event Link ⚡️The Pink Screen IRL: Vibe Lab Build Safe Futures for Black Women and Girls! Overview A creative tech experience where Black women and girls come together to vibe code what safer futures can look like or be through storytelling, AI tools, and community-centered design. What to Expect What happens when Black women and girls are centered as the architects of the future? The Pink Screen IRL: Vibe Lab is an immersive, community centered creative tech experience where participants come together to imagine, design, and prototype safer futures through vibe coding, storytelling, and accessible AI-powered creative tools. Using beginner friendly platforms and emerging technology tools, participants will collaborate in small groups to build apps, websites, digital tools, media concepts, creative campaigns, and speculative future projects exploring: • community care + connection • economic opportunity • wellness + life saving futures • civic engagement • storytelling + media • environmental awareness • safe digital and physical spaces No advanced coding experience required. Participants will experiment with AI-powered creative tools and platforms supported by sponsors including TapNow AI for image/video generation and Lovable for rapid app and tool creation. The experience includes: ✨ live collaborative prompt wall ✨ vibe coding build session ✨ AR/photo booth experience ✨ music + networking ✨ community showcase + audience voting ✨ shareable participation certificates Participants leave with: • portfolio-ready creations • new collaborators and creative connections • exposure to accessible creative tech tools • inspiration to continue building beyond the event • tangible ideas that could evolve into businesses, media projects, or community resources This is more than a workshop or hackathon. It’s a collaborative future-building space designed to make technology feel creative, accessible, culturally grounded, and empowering. What to Bring: • A laptop (recommended) • Phone or Tablet with internet • Charger • Headphone (optional) • Your creative ideas ―――――――――― Creative Technology Sponsors This experience is supported by creative technology partners helping participants rapidly prototype ideas through accessible AI-powered tools and vibe coding workflows. Lovable Lovable is an AI-powered platform that helps users quickly build apps, websites, and digital tools through intuitive prompting and rapid prototyping. Participants will use Lovable to explore community-centered app ideas, creative platforms, and future-focused digital experiences. TapNow AI TapNow AI is a creative AI platform for image and video generation. Participants will use TapNow AI to develop visual storytelling, concept art, speculative future imagery, and media assets connected to their projects and imagined futures. Together, these tools help make creative technology more accessible, allowing participants to move from imagination to tangible creation regardless of technical background. ―――――――――― About The Pink Screen The Pink Screen is a creative platform and immersive experience initiative exploring the intersections of art, film, storytelling, technology, and community. Founded by Latiece Brown, it centers Black women and underrepresented creators through future-focused experiences, XR/VR experiences, screenings, workshops, and collaborative creative technology projects. Instagram: @thepinkscreen ―――――――――― About the Future of Us Festival Launching on America's 250th anniversary, the inaugural Future of Us festival is a 10-day celebration of civic imagination and possibility. We're turning community-sourced, expert-crafted visions of the future into art, storytelling, and participatory experiences. With 100+ events spanning every corner of the city (floral labyrinths, speculative future worlds, dance parties with a purpose, and neighborhood meet-ups), it's a living exploration of what a more creative and generative civic culture could feel like. O…