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WINTER’S PALLETTE

ART EXHIBITION - 10/12/16  -  25/02/17 "Inspired by cold crisp days. Long dark, sparkling nights. Seasonal rituals warm our senses and fill our memories with colour." Join us in celebrating the season and ushering in a new exhibition. Opening Reception & Women's Art Association Holiday Open House Saturday December 10, 2016 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM The Cotton Factory, 3rd…
Robert Zeidler
20 October 2016
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OPEN STUDIOS

Join us on Sunday, October 23 from 11 AM until 4:00 PM when some of The Cotton Factory Tenants open up their studios to the public. Meet in the Cotton Factory Parking Lot where volunteer greeters will be ready to meet you and direct you to the "Meeting Place". You may sign up for a Tour when you arrive. Tours run at the…
Robert Zeidler
19 October 2016
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PEACE BY PIECE: Stitching Together Canadian Stories

In order to celebrate Hamilton's past and Canada's 150th birthday, the Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association in partnership with The Cotton Factory will launch a month long exhibition in July to celebrate Canada's rich and diverse cultural history. A Stitch in Time, Piece by Piece is an exhibition showcasing artist Esther Bryan's project, The Quilt of Belonging. The Quilt…
Robert Zeidler
19 October 2016
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HAPPENING IN THE COTTON FACTORY

There are so many great events taking place in The Cotton Factory Event Space this year and in the Cotton Club Coworking Space. Many are free, some are presented by us, and others are presented by our amazing clients. We want to make certain you are able to take advantage of all of the happenings. For your convenience here is a sample…
Robert Zeidler
14 April 2016
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FEELING BEAUTIFUL IN HER SKIN

Tanya Smith is a photographer who specializes in modern glam/boudoir photography - a photographer for 12 years, she started doing boudoir photography in 2011.  Originally Tanya did all kinds of photography from newborns to fine art to concerts. She has even done food photography and has a cookbook published with her pictures in it. Her move to boudoir happened when…
Robert Zeidler
9 March 2016
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Sunday Night Samba

    Mindfulness, Meditation and Samba, Of Course!   It wasn't until attending university, that Sean Park started to play percussion and fell in love with Samba. “My friend Ty Keshet asked me to play a shaker with Samba Elegua at a New Year's Eve rave and I was hooked.” So hooked that Park continued to play with the group for…
Robert Zeidler
2 March 2016
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Made In Hamilton

  You may have ventured out on a Friday evening to the Art Crawl on James Street North, or attended the "fashion zone" during Supercrawl and are very familiar with the elegant fashion designs created by Blackbird Studio. I first learned about this dynamic duo 10 years ago when they were creating fashions for the Hamilton Roller Derby teams and…
Robert Zeidler
28 January 2016
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Zekar Photography

TENANT HIGHLIGHT:  This month we caught up with our tenants, Zekar Photography to reminisce about their time at the Cotton Factory and to ask about what they do, and how they do it. Zekar Photography specializes in wedding photography and wedding photojournalism. Their office is located in the Dyeworks building Cotton Factory.  Mike Tigchelaar is the lead photographer at Zekar Photography.…
Robert Zeidler
13 January 2016
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Recap of Doors Open Hamilton at 270 Sherman

It's not often that we get to open our doors to the public, but at the arrival of the Spring Season, we always look forward to the rare occasion that we get to tour the public around our facilities for Doors Open Hamilton. No matter which area our guests take interest most---be it, the history of our building, our tenants,…
Robert Zeidler
4 June 2014
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Invest in Hamilton

There is something wonderful about Hamilton that makes us thankful to be part of it. The growing interest from outsiders settling into the hammer and the increasing numbers of businesses opening up in the city are only the few signs of progress that has coined the name of our city as "The Ambitious City". In addition, we are honoured to…
Robert Zeidler
2 January 2014