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Art Environment: 3600 Block of Heidelberg, Detroit, MI 48207. Office: 3442 McDougall, Detroit, MI 48207. Phone: (313) 458-8414 | Email: information@heidelberg.org
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.
The Heidelberg Project is located on Heidelberg and Elba Place streets between Ellery and Mt Elliott in Detroit’s McDougall Hunt neighborhood. The outdoor art environment is free and open to the public daily, from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Park on the south side (only) of Heidelberg Street or nearby street parking on Ellery and Elba streets.
Primarily a painter and sculptor, Tyree Guyton has also been described as an urban environmental artist. He has waged a personal war on urban blight on Detroit's East Side, transforming his neighborhood into a living indoor/outdoor art gallery.
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...
Thirty years later, the Heidelberg Project is a Detroit Landmark. It is internationally recognized as a demonstration of the power of the human spirit and the resilience of the city of Detroit. However during the evolution of the Heidelberg Project, Guyton never left his studio practice.
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.”
