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This practice explains how the Heidelberg Project site remains undisrupted in a community that is quite literally desecrated. More than 35 years of renewing the human spirit can now successfully translate into rebuilding the community.
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]
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.
Let Go to Let Grow: In 1993 Jenenne Whitfield founded the Heidelberg Project organization as a 501c3 non-profit to support the artistic vision of Tyree Guyton and the art environment he began in 1986.
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Mar 2, 2021 · 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.
Aug 21, 2016 · In an announcement that caught neighbors, visitors and fans across the US off guard, the 60-year-old artist said the Heidelberg Project would slowly be dismantled over the next couple of...
Aug 2, 2011 · The Heidelberg Project is art, energy, and community. It's an open-air art environment in the heart of an urban community on Detroit's East Side. Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director,...
