Nature, Being & Technology | Changing Landscapes Symposium | FUTURES

Nature, Being & Technology, Changing Landscapes, & FUTURES
International Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Exhibitions & Symposium at Hamilton’s Cotton Factory

North Baltica Contemporary Arts (NoBa) is pleased to announce a series of concurrent avant-garde International textile and fibre art exhibitions and symposium, presented at the historic Cotton Factory in Hamilton, ON beginning November 7, 2025.

Nature, Being & Technology, an international group exhibition and Changing Landscapes, an integrated symposium, will explore the evolving relationship between handmade textile practices and contemporary digital technologies. The exhibition is free and open to the public from November 7 to December 7 on the second floor of the Cotton factory, and the Changing Landscapes symposium will take place on November 22 as a ticketed event.

Nature, Being & Technology
International Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition

November 7 – December 7, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025 | 7pm
The Cotton Factory | 2nd Floor Hall Gallery

The Nature, Being & Technology exhibition is a collection of international textile works that reflect on how digital innovation is reshaping both the aesthetics and societal perceptions of textile and fibre art. Through the lens of 29 artists working at the intersection of materiality and innovation, the exhibition highlights how handmade practices are being reimagined by technology to envision the future of human expression, storytelling, and identity. For instance, Kristina Austi (LT/NOR) takes us through a woven landscape merging hand and algorithm, exploring tension between memory and dissolution, organic nature and digital grids. Nithikul Nimquarat’s (TH/CAN) knotted forms explore persistence and fragility; the use of paper string expresses a decade of research integrating craft traditions with mathematical tiling theory, marking a moment when technology reshaped human connection.

“What makes Nature, Being & Technology so compelling is how it examines the shifting societal perceptions of technology—not through machines or screens, but through the tactile language of contemporary textile arts,” says Ilze Godlevskis, co-founder & artistic director of NoBa. “It’s fascinating to see how textiles have become a space where the handmade, the mind-made, and the digitally-made converge.”

Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2025 | 7pm. All are welcome to celebrate the opening of the exhibition with a cocktail social evening.

Preview the artwork and learn about the artists on Instagram.

Changing Landscapes
International Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Symposium

November 22, 2025 | 9:30am – 6:00pm
The Cotton Factory | 3rd Floor

Changing Landscapes is an immersive one-day ticketed event bringing together renowned artists, academics, and innovators from across Canada, Europe, and the Americas to explore the convergence of art, craft, technology, science and the evolving human experience. The Changing Landscapes symposium invites us to consider how technology is not only transforming the way we create, but also the way we connect to our history, our identities, and each other.

The symposium will feature presentations, roundtable discussions, and a hands-on workshop, all of which will allow participants to explore the knowledge profoundly embedded in this arts practice. The event will include a Baltic-style catered lunch and conclude with cocktails, with access to the featured exhibitions on all floors.

View the full itinerary and learn about the presenters on our website, and purchase tickets here via EventBrite.

FUTURES
Student Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition

November 7 – December 7, 2025
The Cotton Factory | 3rd Floor Hall Gallery

Parallel to the International Nature, Being & Technology exhibition, a cross-national FUTURES contemporary textile art exhibition will showcase students’ work from four Canadian institutions: Alberta University of the Arts, OCAD University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Seneca College, and Concordia University.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

For additional details, please contact:
North Baltica Contemporary Art via email nobacontemporary@gmail.com

Follow along before and during the events on Instagram, and learn more about the featured artists and presenters on the NoBa website: www.nobacontemporary.com

Exhibition & Symposium Location:
The Cotton Factory
270 Sherman Avenue North
Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4
www.cottonfactory.ca