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Urban Christmas Market – Nov 24th & 25th

Join us on Saturday, November 24th and Sunday, November 25th for the Cotton Factory's Urban Christmas Market! From 11am-4pm, you'll have the opportunity to shop from over 30 makers and artists, enjoy food, live music and more. This event is kindly sponsored by Lost Craft Beer & Nellie James Too. The Urban Christmas Market is an extension of the ongoing…
Robert Zeidler
2 October 2018
Lunch & Learn

Lunch & Learn: Intro to Coffee + Basic Brewing Tutorial

Coffee has evolved far past the original delicacy that it once was (in the varied ancient cultures) on the African continent. In our modern era, we consume this luxury beverage in a multitude of ways; some ancient or traditional methods of brew or in the varied ways that our imperial industrial era has taken us to. I will provide a…
Robert Zeidler
18 September 2018
Events

SALT Restaurant visits Hamilton!

SALT: Experience new Nordic cuisine from the Baltic Sea to Hamilton On Friday, 26 October 2018 join us for the rare opportunity to sample new Nordic cuisine from Restaurateur Tiina Truemann and Chef Vladimir Proskurnin from SALT restaurant in Tallinn, Estonia.  They are excited to partner with Hamilton's Diplomat restaurant to showcase a multi-course tasting experience of exquisite new Nordic…
Robert Zeidler
18 September 2018
News

Introducing the Cotton Factory Newsletter!

Download and read our newsletter here: Fabricator First Edition 2018. Featuring articles and interviews, the First Edition showcases HumbleBee Hamilton, Lori Le Mare of Hamilton Aerial Group, a feature written by Warren (CoWork at the Cotton Factory) + more. Join the Cotton Factory mailing list to stay up to date on all Cotton news! Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email…
Robert Zeidler
4 September 2018
Faces of the Factory

Faces of the Factory (Episode II)

Meet Sil: Business Owner (Batavia by Sil) and Mom. Sil: Owner of Batavia by Sil Batavia refers to the old name for Jakarta, Indonesia where Sil was born. Once a Dutch colony, Batavia was also the name of a ship from the same era. Sil grew up in Jakarta and in high school, moved to Kansas where she stayed with…
Robert Zeidler
30 August 2018
Art

Installation Art: Featuring work by C.Wells

If you've wandered through the Cotton Factory in recent months, you may have seen a large installation on the third floor and wondered what it's all about. The piece is called FORTERRA (2018) and was crafted by C. Wells: "FORETERRA, as both performance and object was created of/from the periphery roads which frame the Cotton Factory - Sherman, Biggar and…
Robert Zeidler
23 July 2018
Lunch & LearnNews

Lunch & Learn: The Importance of Visual Literacy

Art was our first recorded language, it transcended dialect barriers, and has a greater impact on our ability to understand and feel what is being shared. Sadly, most people today do not know how to properly read this powerful communication system. Our current school system operates under the STEM method, (Science, Technology, Electronics, Manufacturing), because that’s where the trade jobs…
Cynthia Swann
16 July 2018
Faces of the Factory

Faces of the Factory (Episode I)

  Warren: Community Development, CoWork Meet Warren: Warren is a new Hamiltonian and is excited by the vibrant arts and entrepreneurial scene here in the city. With a background in music, social innovation, and coworking, Warren has a unique skill set to share with the Cotton Factory community. He is excited to focus on further developing the CoWork space, through special…
Robert Zeidler
9 July 2018