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Calls for Submissions: The Printmaking Show

CALLING ALL PRINTMAKERS 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.…
Annette Paiement
24 March 2025
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NOURISH, PHOTOGRAPHY + PHOTOBASED ART CALL FOR SUBMISSION

NOURISH Nourish (verb): to provide a healthy environment for growth, to care for and sustain, to feed and strengthen.  Nourish is an art event that provides the perfect opportunity for photographers and photo-based artists to showcase their work.  All styles are welcome, provided they exhibit a unique and creative approach to the theme. ELIGIBILITY: Open to emerging artists from Hamilton,…
Annette Paiement
2 February 2023
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Creating Community Through Technology and the Arts

The PIVOT Symposium is set to take place at the Cotton Factory on November 17, 2022 PIVOT is an inclusive initiative spearheaded by the Cotton Factory and focused on creating community through technology and the arts. The PIVOT Symposium will provide a unique opportunity for people from a range of fields to come together to share experiences, learn, and acquire…
Annette Paiement
11 October 2022
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Call For Submission

CALL FOR VENDORS FOR OUR FALL FESTIVE MARKET Art - Craft - Textiles - Curiosities - Zines - Food - Farmers All are welcome to submit for consideration. Curated event, $75 + ($9.75) HST = $84.75 for 10 x 10 space You bring your table, chair, and pop up tent and/or display We promote, promote, promote, advertise and market to…
Annette Paiement
26 August 2021
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THREADS presented by The Cotton Factory

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…
Annette Paiement
2 January 2021
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ROAR, A Night Market, Art + Performance Pop Up Event

roar /rôr/ a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal. A loud, deep sound uttered by a person or crowd, generally as an expression of excitement or emotion. To sing or shout with full force, to laugh loudly, to be boisterous or disorderly. ROAR is about courage, empowerment, speaking out, standing up for a…
Cynthia Swann
26 February 2020
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Rare Hamilton Appearance of Jazz Greats: Reg Schwager, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, & Kristjan Randalu

ONE NIGHT ONLY! A rare and wonderful opportunity to see Canadian Jazz Greats: Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke, and Reg Schwager in Hamilton, accompanied by internationally renowned jazz pianist, Kristjan Randalu. In the Imperial Cotton Room on the 3rd floor at The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Avenue N. Hamilton ON L8L 6N4. Every Jazz Aficionado Needs to Attend This Performance! SATURDAY…
Robert Zeidler
26 February 2020
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Join us this Friday for the Work In Progress Art Exhibit!

We hope you will join us this Friday, December 1st (7-10pm) to enjoy the works of 13 established artists! You're invited to share in this rare moment as some of the artists will feature a piece of art that is still a work in progress. A brave thing to do - the artist invites the viewer to a participate in a…
Robert Zeidler
27 November 2017
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Shop the Cotton Factory!

You're invited on the third Saturday of each month (11am-4pm) to view and purchase the work of the artists, designers, photographers and makers that fill the buildings at 270 Sherman Avenue North! After so many of you inquired with us wondering when the Cotton Factory would be open to the public, we decided to make it a regular thing. Whether…
Robert Zeidler
20 September 2017