Residency

Hamilton Arts Council, Cotton Factory Artist-In-Residence Program Recipients Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hamilton Arts Council, Cotton Factory Artist-In-Residence Program Recipients Announced Hamilton, ON - March 15, 2018  - The Hamilton Arts Council is pleased to announce artists Stylo Starr and Tanya Denyer as the recipients of the Hamilton Arts Council’s, Cotton Factory Artist in Residence Program taking place from April 1 to July 2018. The Cotton Factory Residence Program is a valuable opportunity providing artists from a wide…
Robert Zeidler
15 March 2018
European Artist Exchange

Apply to Participate in our 2018 European Artist Exchange!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – EUROPEAN ARTIST RESIDENCY The Hamilton Arts Council European Artist Residency provides a mid-career level visual artist from Hamilton, Ontario, the opportunity to create new works in the inspiring artist studio provided by the Estonian Artists Association in Tallinn, Estonia over a four week period in September 2018. Application Deadline: March 2nd, 2018 Winning announcement will be…
Robert Zeidler
14 February 2018
Shop the Cotton Factory

Shop the Cotton Factory on Saturday, March 17th, 2018!

The Cotton Factory is proud to open its doors on the third Saturday of every month for Shop the Cotton Factory! You're invited from 11am-4pm to peruse and purchase products and services from the many talented artists, business owners, art galleries, painters and more. For more updates and to stay informed please ensure you mark yourself as "going" within the…
Robert Zeidler
10 January 2018
Happening

Join us this Friday for the Work In Progress Art Exhibit!

We hope you will join us this Friday, December 1st (7-10pm) to enjoy the works of 13 established artists! You're invited to share in this rare moment as some of the artists will feature a piece of art that is still a work in progress. A brave thing to do - the artist invites the viewer to a participate in a…
Robert Zeidler
27 November 2017
European Artist ExchangeResidency

Artist In Residence: Marko Mäetamm (Estonia)

In partnership with Hamilton Artists Inc, we are thrilled to have Marko Mäetamm of Estonia, joining us here at the Cotton Factory this November as part of the new Artist in Residency Exchange program! An incredibly active artist on the Estonian art scene, Marko's mediums of focus include drawing, painting, video, graphic design and much more. Having participated in several high calibre…
Robert Zeidler
2 November 2017
HappeningNews

Shop the Cotton Factory!

You're invited on the third Saturday of each month (11am-4pm) to view and purchase the work of the artists, designers, photographers and makers that fill the buildings at 270 Sherman Avenue North! After so many of you inquired with us wondering when the Cotton Factory would be open to the public, we decided to make it a regular thing. Whether…
Robert Zeidler
20 September 2017
HappeningNews

The Hand of Craft Exhibit – Opens November 3rd, 2017

The Hand of Craft is a site-specific installation created by Shake-n-Make for exhibition at the Cotton Factory, which will open to the public on November 3, 2017. Large scale (8’ x 5’) aluminum panels featuring monumental line drawings of hands in various acts of sewing will be suspended from the ceiling and arranged to create an enclosed space. Within this…
Robert Zeidler
11 September 2017