Downtown Comes to Life

public art on our streets

Downtown Midland comes to life this summer season! Local artists have been selected to have their unique pieces of artwork displayed along King Street. The designs celebrate our area’s natural environment and bring more colour, beauty, pride and enjoyment to our streets. Visit Downtown Midland to witness the artwork on flagpoles and bollards that line King Street.

This public art initiative was made possible by Tourism Simcoe County. Learn more at experience.simcoe.ca.

This project was selected for the My Main Street Community Activator initiative!

My Main Street is built on the principle of supporting community economic development and creating vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods which will enhance the overall quality of life for residents while also promoting sustainable and inclusive community development. My Main Street is delivered by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), and supported by a Government of Canada investment through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). Learn more about the My Main Street program at mymainstreet.ca.

Alongside My Main Street, this public art initiative was made possible in part by Tourism Simcoe County. Learn more at experience.simcoe.ca.

Read about the artists and the stories behind their work below!

2024 ART ON KING

SUMMER SUNSET KILLBEAR

Frieda Ambroziak

Frieda’s paintings arouse imagination, and foster fond memories. Inspiration comes from her love of the beauty in the natural world.

GLOW

Courtney Guthrie

Courtney Breau Guthrie is a professional animator and landscape painter, living and working in North Simcoe.

PAINBOW

Tyler Franz

Tyler is a painter, calligrapher, and tattoo artist from Midland who went to college for glassblowing but has branched out since.

GEORGIAN PINE

Heather Kertzer

Heather is a professional artist and instructor who loves to paint the beautiful vistas of Georgian Bay. Her paintings are energetic, creative and inspiring.

Bollard art

Autumn Leaves

Hilary Slater

Hilary Slater has been a practicing artist for over 40 years. She paints watercolor landscapes of her home region of Georgian Bay as well as the wilderness of Northern Ontario.

Tiny Marsh

Hilary Slater

Hilary Slater has been a practicing artist for over 40 years. She paints watercolor landscapes of her home region of Georgian Bay as well as the wilderness of Northern Ontario.

NATURE'S GARDEN

Frieda Abroziak

Frieda’s paintings arouse imagination, and foster fond memories. Inspiration comes from her love of the beauty in the natural world.

Heirlooms

Greg McCullough

Greg A Mcullough’s art re-embodies the visual vocabulary of one medium within another, seeking ‘gems’ found in this translation.