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PLAN YOUR VISIT. EXPLORE OUR WORK. Our Partners & Supporters: 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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PLAN YOUR VISIT. EXPLORE OUR WORK. Our Partners &...
- Our Mission, Vision & Core Values
Our Mission, Vision & Core Values - The Heidelberg Project
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The Heidelberg Project is located on Heidelberg and Elba...
- Tyree Guyton, Founding Artist
Tyree Guyton, Founding Artist - The Heidelberg Project
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Two major exhibitions of deconstructed works from the...
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History - The Heidelberg Project
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Thirty years later, the Heidelberg Project is a Detroit...
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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"). [1]
Learn about the outdoor art environment created by Tyree Guyton on Heidelberg Street, Detroit, as a response to urban decay. Explore the history, challenges, and vision of the project, and view related items in the collection.
Mar 2, 2021 · The Heidelberg Project has been controversial in Detroit since its inception. It was dismantled twice in the 1990s by people serving in the Detroit government, who thought the project drew attention to the city’s struggles with urban blight.
Aug 21, 2019 · The Heidelberg Project CBS News. Guyton's so-called Heidelberg Project now attracts an estimated 200,000 visitors a year from all over the world, adding more than $3 million annually to the...
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