Festival Calendar
Nov 20 — Dec 4, 2026
Hamilton, Ontario
Let the ink flow.
#cityofink
Friday, November 20
McMaster Museum Printmaking Tour
McMaster University
McMaster Museum of Art | Alvin A. Lee Bldg, University Ave
(12pm-4pm)
(6-10pm)
Live T-shirt printing demo
(Queer Print Project )
The Cotton Factory (2nd Floor)
(6pm-10pm)
Saturday, November 21
Canadian Print Platform Launch
(Brendan Copestake & Jenn Law )
The Cotton Factory (Mill Unit 206)
(11Am-4pm)
Sunday, November 22
Demo – Collaborative Relief Print
(Ericka Walker & Laine Groeneweg)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(10Am-12pm)
Demo – Hybrid Printmaking
(Marlene MacCallum)
Smokestack Studio(Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(2pm-4pm)
Monday, November 23
Mezzotint Workshop Day 1
(Laine Groeneweg)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(10Am-5pm)
Shop Talk – Emily Cook
Navigating Practice (Nov. 23 – 27)
Centre4Arts
(10am – 4pm Daily)
Tuesday, November 24
(10Am-3pm)
Artist Talk – Lauchie Reid, Tedium is My Medium
Smokestack Gallery (Cotton Factory Unit 213)
(12Pm-1pm)
Curatorial Tour with Melissa Bennett (AGH)
The Cotton Factory (2nd Floor)
(3pm-4pm)
Panel Talk – Artists working with printers
(Jill Ross / Cybéle Young / Laine Groeneweg)
Koffler Arts (Toronto)
(6:30Pm-8:30pm)
Wednesday, November 25
Presentation – Washi and Printmaking
(Japanese Paper Place)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(11am-1pm)
Demo – Copperplate Etching + Chine Colle
(Angela Snider)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(11am-1pm)
Public Opening
Coalesce: A Canadian Invitational Student Print Exhibition
McMaster University
Fitzhenry Studio and Atrium – Togo Salmon Hall – Building 29
(5pm-8pm)
Close Encounters:
Jillian Ross in Conversation with Alexa Greist on Kentridge
Art Gallery Of Ontario – Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre
(7pm-8:30pm)
Thursday, November 26
Demo – Large Format Relief Printmaking
McMaster University
Fitzhenry Studio and Atrium – Togo Salmon Hall – Building 29
(9am-2:30pm)
Opening Reception – Future Proof: Winter / Edition 2026
Open Studio Members
Open Studio
(5pm-9pm)
(7pm-11pm)
Friday, November 27
Shop-talk – Don Carr
Collaborations in printmaking
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(10Am-12pm)
Waterless Lithography Demo
(Otis Tamasauskas)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(1pm-3pm)
Collectors Tour
(Tara Westermann / Smokestack)
The Cotton Factory (2nd Floor)
(2pm-4pm)
Saturday, November 28
Photopolymer Gravure Workshop
(Anna Gaby-Trotz)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(10Am-4pm)
Sunday, November 29
Lego Letterpress
(Pica Press)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(1-4pm)
Tuesday, December 1
Mono-printing with Silkscreen
(Smokestack)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(2-4pm)
Thursday, December 3
Multi-block lino print workshop
(Gideon Näf)
Smokestack Studio (Cotton Factory Unit 272)
(10-4pm)
(6-11pm)
(6-11pm)