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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 ...
The HP is an outdoor art environment in the heart of an urban community and a Detroit based community organization with a mission to improve the lives of people and neighborhoods through art. www ...
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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. In 2013, 2014, and even as recently as 2019, the project and its surrounding buildings have been victim to m...
When I visit, it’s a cold morning in late 2020, a year during which I faced unemployment, family death due to COVID-19, and separation from loved ones. Earlier in the year, Detroit’s streets—like so many others in the country—were filled with Black Lives Matter protests. I walk the Heidelberg Street sidewalks and wonder what I can learn from their ...
Using the GPS-based app to guide me, I weave through the various installations: A hot pink hummer peeps out from the grass where it’s half buried. Shoes, which symbolize souls (“soles”), are strung along fences and trees. Abandoned cars are bursting with found dolls. According to the app, one installation—a pile of shoes topped with a plastic angel...
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 experiences and hardships growing up in a community that had experienced devastating changes.
Jul 24, 2020 · An Urban Canvas. Today, the street is home an outdoor art environment called the Heidelberg Project. Two city blocks serve as an urban canvas that incorporates houses, the street, sidewalks, and discarded items. What began in the 1980s as a way to spotlight urban blight is evolving into an art community and “culture village.”.
Oct 1, 2015 · INSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/theartoflooking/TWITTER https://twitter.com/Art_of_LookingFor more information on the Heidelberg Project and Tyree Guytonhttp...
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- The Art of Looking
The Detroit Public Library goes on location! Join DPL as we travel across the city to explore different locations, meet new people and learn exciting things....
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