Liquid Cartographies

Liquid Cartographies: Reshaping the Banks of the Possible is a 4-day experimental gathering sited in Red Hook, Brooklyn unfolding from September 18th – 21st, 2025. The gathering will engage participants in creating the conditions to experience concepts and places in processes of constant flux. We ask: how do our ideas about land and water shape and inform our lives and imaginations?  How might propositional thinking and playing together open up possibilities, beyond rigid frameworks that center human exceptionalism, for more fluid forms of confabulating? The event is a co-creative endeavor supported by ten (The Emergence Network) and Krista Dragomer, interdisciplinary artist and active community member of Red Hook. It is a festival with an emergent agenda based on propositions from participants, organizers and community partners from the local to the trans-local.

Find the Schedule for Liquid Cartographies here.
View the Field Guide and Map for the festival here.

Please read about our pricing plan and sliding scale options for payment as you make a decision about how much to contribute for the event:

Liquid Cartographiesis offered in the spirit of the gift culture. We invite you to make a gift to support the artists and organizers who are leading us into this festival. All funds raised go directly to the costs associated with putting on an event of this size and scope. We ask that all participants make some financial contribution for the festival, no matter the size. However, if you feel deeply challenged by the financial requirements of participation or are a local Red Hook resident and would like a locals-only ticket, please write to us at [email protected].

We offer an array of tiered prices based on your relative financial standing. This sliding scale is meant to reflect not only the incredible disparity in economic conditions between different parts of the world but also the historical reality of stolen wealth in many different forms generally from the so-called Global South to the North. Ultimately, the payment system is designed for those with more access to wealth to cover the costs of those with less access to wealth; we trust your discernment of how you personally fit into this economic context. 

Underground Ecologies: Medium Access to Wealth: $325 USD
Storm Drain: High Access to Wealth: $425 USD
Koettie Kill: Low Access to Wealth: $225 USD
Human Glacier: Pay-it-Forward: $525 USD + (financially support someone else’s participation) 

We also offer day passes and kids entries. See the different sponsorship levels above for more information on what each one includes. 

As you decide what amount to pay, we ask that you not only consider your present-day financial situation governed by income but also factors including: 

Refund Policy
If you request a refund on your Liquid Cartographies entry purchase(s) before September 1st, we can refund you 80% of the total amount paid (this is to cover our administrative expenses and fiscal sponsor fees). Between September 1st and 10th, we can offer you 50% of the total amount paid. However, if you ask to have your payment refunded after September 11th, unfortunately we will not be able to offer you a refund of any amount.