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Photo Credit: Natalie King’s “As the Flowers Return” at HTO Park Oct 4, Photo by Sarah Hassanein (@2hasssans)
Natalie King: As the Flower Returns Again – London 2026
In-person
Public Art Visual arts Nature & outdoors Painting IndigenousDate and time
Location
Ivey Park
331 Thames Street
London, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
As the Flower Returns Again is a large-scale collaborative sidewalk drawing project led by Anishinaabe artist Natalie King. Created directly on the pavement of Ivey Park, the work invites participants of all ages to contribute colour, mark-making, and imagination to a growing gathering of Indigenous plants, animals, celestial forms, and queer kin.
Inspired by Anishinaabe teachings of renewal, reciprocity, and belonging, the project explores what it means to return to one another, to the land, and to ourselves. Throughout the day, visitors are invited to move through the drawings, add their own creative contributions, and participate in the creation of a temporary artwork that celebrates connection, joy, and collective care.
Through shared making, As the Flower Returns Again transforms public space into a site of encounter, reflection, and community imagination, offering participants an opportunity to leave their mark within a vibrant vision of Indigenous futurity.
The 2026 London Festival Hub is made possible thanks to the partnership of Tourism London and OLG.
It is a flagship initiative of Ontario Culture Days, a province-wide festival supported by foundational partners the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Organizer
Ontario Culture Days
Ontario Culture Days is a not-for-profit organization that celebrates artists and cultural groups in our communities.
The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, we work with organizers of all disciplines to produce this province-wide festival. Organizers host programs throughout Ontario and invite the public to participate for free.
Ontario Culture Days lives at the local level. We support organizers from the smallest hamlets to the largest cities, while coordinating with other national and provincial Culture Days partners. We support the success of our sector colleagues through resources and network development, while highlighting the breadth and heterogeneity of Ontario’s arts and culture to the wider public.
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