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The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban area and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art.
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The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art environment in the...
- Our Mission, Vision & Core Values
Art Environment: 3600 Block of Heidelberg, Detroit, MI...
- Locations & Contact
The Heidelberg Project is located on Heidelberg and Elba...
- Staff, Board of Directors & Advisory Board
Secretary, Heidelberg Project Board of Directors. Dean,...
- Tyree Guyton, Founding Artist
Through his art, Guyton has drawn attention to the plight of...
- Jenenne Whitfield, Special Advisor to HP
Special Advisor to The Heidelberg Project. Jenenne...
- Timeline
Connecting the Dots, Tyree Guyton’s Heidelberg Project wins...
- History
Armed with a paintbrush, a broom, and neighborhood children,...
- Tyree Guyton
Founding Artist, The Heidelberg Project. Tyree Guyton (b....
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The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art project in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood on Detroit's east side, just north of the city's historically African-American Black Bottom area. It was created in 1986 by the artist Tyree Guyton, who was assisted by his wife, Karen, and grandfather Sam Mackey ("Grandpa Sam").
The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art environment that was developed by artist Tyree Guyton on Heidelberg Street, on Detroit’s east side. Guyton started the project as a response to the deterioration of his own neighborhood, as well as many other Detroit neighborhoods after many years of decline.
Armed with a paintbrush, a broom, and neighborhood children, Guyton and Grandpa began by cleaning up vacant lots on Heidelberg Street. From the refuse they collected, Guyton transformed the street into a massive art environment.
Aug 21, 2019 · The Heidelberg Project has a proposal at City Hall to turn this once blighted neighborhood into a vibrant artists' village, with live-work studios, an arts academy and businesses that cater to...
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Founding Artist, The Heidelberg Project. Tyree Guyton (b. 1955) was born and raised in Detroit on the street that gives its name to his most famous work - the Heidelberg Project. Though Guyton was introduced to art as a child by his grandfather, his spent his early years in the US Army.
Mar 2, 2021 · The block is overcome with found art, collected and designed by Tyree Guyton. Guyton, who grew up in what is now known as the Dotty Wotty House, started the Heidelberg Project in 1986, when he returned home and was shocked at the desecration, racism, and violence he witnessed in his hometown.
