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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.
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 has a proposal at City Hall to turn this once blighted neighborhood into a vibrant artists' village, with live-work studios, an arts academy and businesses...
May 9, 2019 · The installation ”Holy Place” at the Heidelberg Project. Damon Casarez for The New York Times. On a bright morning last fall, the creator, custodian and de facto mayor of Heidelberg, Tyree...
Oct 24, 2009 · Discover Heidelberg Project in Detroit, Michigan: One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Aug 21, 2016 · The Heidelberg Project: end of the road for Detroit's 30-year-old street artwork. Artist Tyree Guyton announces dismantling of blocks-long arrangement of found items, from...
Apr 19, 2021 · For 35 years, the Heidelberg Project has brought diverse people together, serving as inspiration for generations of innovators in Detroit and across the world. Guyton concedes that the ramifications of his work are much bigger than the man who created it.
