art fair

ART IS AN IDEA IN MOTION.

Two weeks. Multiple venues. Hundreds of creative voices.

The Maquette Art Fair brings contemporary art out of the traditional gallery and into the city — connecting artists, galleries, collectors, creative spaces, businesses and audiences through exhibitions, installations, talks, workshops and unexpected encounters.

The 2026 Maquette Art Fair expands across Hamilton, with the Cotton Factory as its primary hub and a growing network of galleries, studios, businesses, cultural organizations and independent creative spaces.

INTERESTED in GETTING INVOLVED?!

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN SEARCH OF VOLUNTEERS 

- Installation Assistance

- Event Volunteers

-Greeters and Gallery Monitors

EVERYTHING GROWS FROM A PLACE. 

For Maquette Art Fair, that place is The Cotton Factory.

We are deeply grateful to The Cotton Factory for its continued support, generosity and commitment to making space for arts and culture to thrive.

As our Presenting Partner and Art Fair Hub. The Cotton Factory has been the creative ground where Maquette began, developed and continues to grow. What started here is now expanding across Hamilton's East End, connecting artists, venues and audiences through a shared celebration of contemporary art.

That growth would not be the same without the people and the place that helped nurture it.

Thank you, Rob Zeidler and The Cotton Factory, for believing in the power of creative communities and for continuing to make room for what comes next.

It all began here and the possibilities keep growing.

Maquette connects creative spaces across Hamilton.

A gallery.
A café.
A studio.
A historic building.
A storefront.
A place you didn't expect to find art.

Together, these spaces create a network of discovery — encouraging people to move through the city, encounter new work and experience Hamilton's creative community.

Explore exhibitions.
Meet artists.
Discover new work.
Collect something unexpected.