In the heart of lower Hamilton, this former cotton mill built in 1900 is a prime example of adaptive reuse. The former site of the Imperial Cotton Co. has been transformed into a creative industries complex, with space for workshops, studios for artists and office space for creative professionals. Film and TV productions, photographers and special events are also drawn to the building by its unique aesthetic and its historic charm.
270 Sherman Avenue North, Suite 228,
Hamilton ON, L8L 6N4
The Cotton Factory provides a great backdrop for your film or photography project, with a variety of interior and exterior settings to suit your needs.
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Are you looking for office space, co-working space or a studio to get creative in? With a number of great options available you will just love working here.
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Call 905.547.8256, visit our Facebook Event Page, and follow us on Instagram @cottonfactoryca #CottonOn
Calling All Plant Lovers! 
Get a head start on spring and shop for culture at CoWork in the Cotton Factory! Browse a vibrant selection of spring seedlings—vegetables, flowers, and tropical plants—alongside unique garden and botanical art. While you’re here, enjoy tea and treats from the Women’s Art Association of Hamilton. All proceeds support the 2025 Art Fair, happening September 26–28 throughout the Cotton Factory.
Don’t miss this chance to grow something beautiful! Admission is free.
Beverly Allen |Mikolaj Blicharski | Tom Broen | Christina Drummond | Emma Enright | Laura Heaney | J.D. Howell | Natalie Hunter | Karen Klucowicz | Tor Lukasik-Foss | Patty Lynes | Mel W Marshall | Frances O’Flynn | Anne Smythe | Corrine Van Hoeve | Susan Barton-Tait
OPENING in SMOKESTACK GALLERY: DON CARR | Collaborative Print Variations
Opening Friday, April 25 | 7 pm – 12 am Gallery 206
Nordic Artist Exchange Recipient [2024 ]
Music provided by DJ 45 Selector
Show runs: April 25 – May 25
All Welcome!
Emma has just completed her six-month residency in the Cotton Factory as part of the Career Launcher Residency Program. Emma’s journey as a textile artist, educator, and advocate for community connection is a compelling testament to her creative and personal exploration. Come learn about work created during her residency, themes she tackled, and work that will become a part of a more extensive exhibition. RSVP HERE
The Hamilton Art Fair offers a unique opportunity for printmakers to gain exposure through a juried exhibition during Art Fair Hamilton – Art Fair Hamilton Opens September 25th, 2025 and runs to September 28th, 2025.
Whether you work in relief, intaglio, screenprint, lithography, or experimental techniques, we welcome your print-based interpretations that challenge, document, and embrace change. We encourage submissions from artists of all backgrounds and experience levels.
Deadline for Submissions: June 15th, 2025
Call for Submissions Art Fair Hamilton 2025
The Beauty of Uncertainty
Art Fair Hamilton invites artists to embrace the unknown as a space of transformation, resilience, and endless possibility. In times of change, when familiar landscapes shift and once-clear paths dissolve, we are given the rare chance to reimagine, rebuild, and redefine. We are seeking artworks that explore the tension between chaos and creation, fear and freedom, loss and renewal. From the quiet poetry of a sky before a storm to the electrifying moment before a leap into the unknown, we invite submissions that capture the raw beauty of transition. How do we find meaning when the ground beneath us moves? How does uncertainty shape the way we see ourselves and the world? We encourage artists to illuminate the unexpected grace, power, and hope found in life’s most uncertain moments.
ACCEPTED MEDIUMS: PAINTING, MIXED MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHY
DIGITAL ART AND COLLAGE
Submission Deadline: June 15th, 2025 at 5 PM
We are excited to announce the launch of The Cotton Factory Youtube Channel and THREADS, a series of short videos showcasing artists in and around the Hamilton area. The artists, like spokes on a wheel, or the threads within a tapestry, are a small part of Hamilton’s growing cultural landscape. The project began during the coronavirus lockdown as an effort…
The Cotton Factory Announces 2025 Artist in Residence The Cotton Factory proudly announces Matt Dampier as the recipient of the 2025 Career Launcher Artist Residency, from May 1 to September 30, 2025. The Career Launcher Artist Residency supports the individual artistic practices and professional goals of emerging and mid-career artists in Hamilton. This unique opportunity provides: Free studio space at the…
