City Drink Workshop in 2025

TransCultural Exchange’s 2025 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Avenues for Daring
Dates | 7 March 13:00-14:00 
Venue | The Foundry, Cambridge, MA.
Address | 101 Rogers Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Host | TransCultural Exchange, SUAVEART
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The City Drink is based on the observation of water systems within the city and their impact on daily life. Water provision is a key aspect of public infrastructure in building a community or city. However, most urban designs create a significant distance between residents and water, as well as its ecology. This means people interact with water primarily for drinking, cleaning, or other practical purposes, without a broader understanding of its role in the city’s landscape. Water also structures the base taste of food in a city, through the technology of fermentation and brewing, it becomes alcohol and other drinks to support the spirits of the inner and outer world.
 
This project would like to invite participants to brew Boston-style drinks using collected urban water, encouraging them to rethink the relationship between people and their environment.
 
Note: Due to local climate factors, brewing may take 5-7 days before it’s ready for drinking. The entire process must be kept clean and pollution-free to ensure the safety of drinkers. This workshop only provides production methods, and participants will bring the semi-finished products back home.