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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ART FAIR HAMILTONSeptember 26 – September 28th
The Cotton Factory Presents, in partnership with Art Fair Hamilton an annual Art Fair, presenting the work of artists from across Ontario.
Visit https://artfairhamiltonevents.com/ to stay up to date on Calls For Submissions, workshops, and special events.
Now in its second year, Art Fair Hamilton was founded to provide local artists with a dynamic platform to showcase and sell their work, network, and engage with the public. This juried annual event fosters artistic exchange, offering meaningful opportunities for networking, collaboration, and showcasing work. There are currently three active Open Calls For Submissions in the areas of Printmaking, Textiles, Drawing, Painting and Mixed Media
We invite artists, artisans, and cultural practitioners working with textiles and traditional techniques to submit work for an upcoming group exhibition as part of Art Fair Hamilton 2025.
This year’s theme explores the rich tapestry of global textile traditions, from weaving, stitching, dyeing, and printmaking to wearable art and fabric-based installations. We are especially interested in work that highlights craftsmanship, heritage practices, and cross-cultural connections in fabric-based storytelling.
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025
There is no fee to submit.
Art Fair Dates: September 26 – 29th
On View until November 30th, 2025
Exhibition Dates – Opens September 26th
Tom Broen | Kevin Dekker | Emma Enright | Laura Heaney | J.D. Howell | Natalie Hunter | Karen Klucowicz | Tor Lukasik-Foss | Patty Lynes
WOMEN’s ART ASSOCIATION OF HAMILTON SPRING EXHIBITION – Main Floor Mill Building
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Nature, Being & Technology, November 7 – December 8thAn exhibition that aims to explore the integration of technology into historically handmade practices and how manufacturing and digitalization is changing the landscape of contemporary textile/fibre arts and societal perceptions of applied technology.
OPEN CALL
NoBa is accepting submissions for this exhibition until July 30, 2025. Submissions are accepted via online application or email
November 22nd, Changing Landscapes Symposium is a one-day event that will explore themes around the evolutionary incorporation of technology into hand-made practices with presentations, round table discussions and a hands-on workshop, all live-streamed for a broadly accessible cross-continental experience. 
Canadian and international artists, academics and specialists in the field will be presenting in person and remotely, including Meghan Price (CA), Fuzzy Mall Art (CA/US), Vita Plume (LV/CA), Kristina Austi (LT/NO), Jacobo Alonzo (MX), Kadi Pajupuu (EE), Ilze Godlevskis (LV/CA), Ieva Krumina (LV/CA), Jonatan E. Jurkowski (PL), Maja Gecic (SRB), and Beatrijs Sterk (NL).
This event includes a Baltic-style catered lunch and closing cocktails with a viewing of the group exhibition Nature, Being & Technology and Egils Rozenbergs’ exhibition Signs of the Time.
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 30th, 2025
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSION
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 30th, 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…
