Changing Landscapes - Contemporary Textile & Fibre Art Symposium
Schedule
Sat Nov 22 2025 at 09:30 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Cotton Factory | Hamilton, ON
About this Event
Changing Landscapes is a one day event that will explore themes around the evolutionary incorporation of technology into hand made practices with presentations, round table discussions and a hands-on workshop, all live-streamed for a broadly accessible cross-continental experience.
Canadian and international artists, academics and specialists in the field will be presenting in person and remotely, including Meghan Price (CA), Fuzzy Mall Art (CA/US), Vita Plume (LV/CA), Kristina Austi (LT/NO), Jacobo Alonzo (MX), Kadi Pajupuu (EE), Ilze Godlevskis (LV/CA), Ieva Krumina (LV/CA), Jonatan E. Jurkowski (PL), Maja Gecic (SRB), and Beatrijs Sterk (NL).
This event includes a Baltic style catered lunch and closing cocktails with a viewing of the group exhibition and Egils Rozenbergs’ exhibition
www.nobacontemporary.com
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcoming
Host: NoBa - North Baltica Contemporary Art
Info: Doors open coffee/tea are served, audience takes seats
🕑: 10:00 AM
Introduction of Changing Landscapes
Host: host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis
🕑: 10:10 AM - 11:35 AM
Short Form ten minute presentations by six contemporary textile artists
Info: Artist Speakers will explore themes around the evolutionary incorporation of technology into hand made practices and there personal relationship to their textie and fibre art practices. The short form 10 minute presentations will have contmeporary textile and fibre artists participating both in person and live streamed from various countries. Artists include: Meghan Price (CA), Fuzzy Mall Art (CA/US), Vita Plume (LV/CA), Kristina Austi (LT/NO), Jacobo Alonzo (MX), Kadi Pajupuu (EE)
🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Round Table #1.• How textile arts has evolved in relation to technology.
Host: host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis
Info: Live Streamed Round Table pannel from Europe: Beatrijs Sterk (NL), Jonatan E. Jurkowski (PL), Maja Gecic (SRB)
🕑: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
Round Table #2 • The place of textile arts in galleries and institutions
Host: host/moderator Ilze Godlevskis
Info: In person Round Table pannel with creative leaders in Canada: • Nithikul Nimqulrat - Artist/Researcher/Author
• Deborah Wang - Artistic Director & Curator - DesignTO
• Suzanne Carte - Senior Curator - Burlington Art GalleryArtist/Researcher/Author
🕑: 01:30 PM
LUNCH
Host: Elizabete Ludviks
Info: Lunch will provided and catered by Zupa Zupa, a Latvian-inspired artisan catering company designed by Elizabete Ludviks, who combines natural & delicious ingredients in a contemporary Baltic style.
🕑: 03:00 PM
Textile/Fibre Arts workshop
Host: Ieva Krumina & Ilze Godlevskis
Info: Textile/Fibre Arts workshop will encourage participants to explore their own relationship with technology using fibre, textiles and technological recycled materials to materially express their ideas of arts and the digital world.
🕑: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Closing Cocktails
Info: Closing with cocktails in the Main Gallery with the opportunity to spend time viewing the Egils Rozenbergs exhibition and the Nature, Being & Technology group exhibition in the long hallway gallery.
Where is it happening?
The Cotton Factory, 270 Sherman Avenue North, Hamilton, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 50.00
