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The Heidelberg Project (“HP”) is a Detroit-based community organization designed to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art. Our mission is to inspire people to appreciate ...
- Demolition and Destruction
- 25 Years
- 30 Years
The city government of Detroit has demolished some of Guyton's projects. The first time was Guyton's "The Baby Dollhouse" in 1989. Then, at five in the morning on November 26, 1991, city bulldozers and police appeared at another one of his art pieces unannounced. They gave him fifteen minutes to retrieve items he wanted to save from destruction. An...
The Heidelberg Project celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011. The Heidelberg Project is recognized around the world as a demonstration of the power of creativity in creating hope and a bright vision for the future. Some of the houses that remain on Heidelberg Street include the "New White House (formerly Dotty Wotty)", "Number House" along with t...
In 2016 Tyree Guyton announced that the Heidelberg Project would be dismantled "piece-by-piece in a very methodical way". The future project "Heidelberg 3.0", is referred to as an "arts-infused community." Potential plans include donating dismantled parts of the installation to museums, and converting the Dotty Wotty House into a museum. During thi...
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In 2017 the Heidelberg Project announced a new vision called “Heidelberg 3.0.” The goal is to create an art community and "culture village," beginning with the renovation of the Numbers House , which will feature an artist-in-residence program, a new studio and gallery for emerging artists, and an education and event space for neighborhood ...
Heidelberg Project. Coordinates: 42°21′31.23″N 83°1′16.88″W. 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 ...
2007. Connecting the Dots, Tyree Guyton’s Heidelberg Project wins two awards, the Michigan Notable Book Award, the Eric Hoffer Award. Wayne State University and Guyton wins Joyce Award celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HP. Guyton exhibits at Western Michigan University and receives a Pollock Krasner award.
In 1988, supporters of Guyton helped to organize his effort and the Heidelberg Project was officially incorporated. The Heidelberg Project’s vision is to inspire people to appreciate and use artistic expression to enrich their lives and to improve the social and economic health of the greater community. The HP was born out of Guyton’s own ...
