Category

News

News

The Quilt of Belonging – Call for Artists To Host Workshops, Demonstrations and More!

The Heart of Ontario and The Cotton Factory are excited to host the Quilt of Belonging in the exhibition Peace by Piece: Stitching Together Canadian Stories THIS SUMMER! We are celebrating Canada's multiculturalism and 150 years after Canada’s Confederation, by showcasing the storytellers in Hamilton, Halton & Brant, through a multitude of experiences available for the community to enjoy! The…
Robert Zeidler
15 March 2017
HappeningNewsWorkshops

PLUS ART FAIR May 18 – 21, 2017

Coming to The Cotton Factory, May 18 - 21, 2017, the PLUS Art Fair is the first ever exhibition of students and alumni of Canadian Visual Arts Masters Programs. The Art fair will provide a platform for emerging artists to showcase work to curators, art professionals and educators. The PLUS Art Fair is the creation of Rafi Ghanaghounian of Keep…
Robert Zeidler
3 January 2017
HappeningNewsWorkshops

HIVEX: ENGAGE 2016

Presented by the Hamilton HIVE November 5, 2016 in The Cotton Factory 8:45 AM Registration 9:30 AM Conference Programming Begins 5:00 PM Community Trade Show and Mixer Purchase tickets and Register Here What happens at a HIVEX young professional conference? Networking, learning and conversation - fuelled by coffee (lots of it) catered lunch and a breakfast fitted for champions. Plus, a community…
Robert Zeidler
20 October 2016
HappeningNews

OPEN STUDIOS

Join us on Sunday, October 23 from 11 AM until 4:00 PM when some of The Cotton Factory Tenants open up their studios to the public. Meet in the Cotton Factory Parking Lot where volunteer greeters will be ready to meet you and direct you to the "Meeting Place". You may sign up for a Tour when you arrive. Tours run at the…
Robert Zeidler
19 October 2016
NewsWorkshops

LIFE DRAWING in THE COTTON FACTORY

Tuesday Evening Drop In Life Drawing Sessions hosted by Artist, Avery Tanner Start Time: 7:00 PM          End Time: 10:00 PM Drop In Welcome!   Cost $10.00 per session   Materials Additional $3.00  Life Drawing is fun and an important form of exercise for the visual artist. It flexes and tones the ever important rendering muscles. The training…
Robert Zeidler
19 October 2016
HappeningNews

PEACE BY PIECE: Stitching Together Canadian Stories

In order to celebrate Hamilton's past and Canada's 150th birthday, the Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association in partnership with The Cotton Factory will launch a month long exhibition in July to celebrate Canada's rich and diverse cultural history. A Stitch in Time, Piece by Piece is an exhibition showcasing artist Esther Bryan's project, The Quilt of Belonging. The Quilt…
Robert Zeidler
19 October 2016
News

Steeltown’s New Appeal

BY NEIL SHARMASPECIAL TO POSTMEDIA NETWORK FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 01:42 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 01:46 PM EDT - Excerpt from the Toronto Sun Newspaper Steeltown is reinventing itself by looking to its future for inspiration, ingenuity, and industry, rather than its storied manufacturing past. And in doing so, the one-time steel capital of Canada is turning…
Robert Zeidler
16 June 2016
News

Coworking

2016 - What the New Year has in store. Written by Ale Calle As the New Year begins, we look back at the many things we have accomplished in the past year and set goals for the year ahead. Here at The Cotton Factory, we are happy to say that 2015 brought many good things and big changes to our…
Robert Zeidler
17 January 2016
HappeningNews

Zekar Photography

TENANT HIGHLIGHT:  This month we caught up with our tenants, Zekar Photography to reminisce about their time at the Cotton Factory and to ask about what they do, and how they do it. Zekar Photography specializes in wedding photography and wedding photojournalism. Their office is located in the Dyeworks building Cotton Factory.  Mike Tigchelaar is the lead photographer at Zekar Photography.…
Robert Zeidler
13 January 2016