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Faces of the Factory

Tenant Spotlight: Journey To Ashtanga

Kelly Hilton had an intriguing career. After studying film at Carleton University, she moved to Hamilton to work for a publishing company. Eventually, she opened her own yoga studio, which has become highly popular within the Cotton Factory family. Subsequently, Kelly became editor of a publication focused on feminism and began doing projects for women's shelters advocating social justice. Kelly…
Annette Paiement
10 February 2023
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BIPOC hART Music Series

SPOTLIGHT DeShaun Jones  Music Industry Consultant/A&R/Curator   Hamilton Arts Week 2021 is a city-wide celebration aimed to showcase the resilience and resonance of Hamilton’s creative community with an array of digital presentations.tttt   As part of this year's celebration, the Hamilton Arts Council will launch the first BIPOC hART MUSIC SERIES which will feature 4 signature presentations with the goal…
Annette Paiement
18 August 2021
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Craft of cabinetry

On any given day, you can hear the buzz of circular saws, forklifts, compressors and various machines coming from the first floor of the Mill Building at the Cotton Factory.  Crescent Cabinet Co. Ltd., is an award-winning company owned and operated by Livio Passalent, one of the longest running businesses in the Cotton Factory, started by his father, Danny Passalent,…
Annette Paiement
15 June 2021
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Pushing Boundaries, José Crespo

José Crespo came for a tour of  The Cotton Factory studios in January, 2020 when he was looking for a space to operate Crespo MediaWERKS, Inc., a successful commercial construction company with a focus on kitchen and interior design. However, since settling into his new studio, and with the onset of a pandemic, he has found himself revisiting his passion…
Annette Paiement
25 January 2021
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Pura Vida: Rising Out of The Ashes of Loss

"When my husband Eduardo died, I went to Costa Rica to visit his family. I stayed to take a class at artist Holly Heller’s “Art Retreat Tamarindo” and stayed to do an extra Residency week. The following January I returned, and this time stayed for two months, rented studio space from Holly Heller and painted every day.  The third year…
Annette Paiement
7 April 2020
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Reminiscing in the shadows of the past

ART ON OUR WALLS  Leslie Sasaki is a long time tenant at the Cotton Factory.  His studio is located in a quiet corner on the 2nd floor at the cross roads of the Office building and the Dyeworks building.   There are 5 buildings which make up The Cotton Factory complex, each has been named after the work which took…
Annette Paiement
7 April 2020
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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
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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