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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.
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...
The first children’s program is introduced on Heidelberg Street in partnership with the city of Detroit’s New Detroit program. 1990. Guyton exhibits a one man show at the Detroit Institute of Arts and simultaneously his first solo exhibition at the Ledisflam gallery in New York. 1991.
Core Values. EDUCATE: We uphold the right for all people to access experiential and culturally relevant learning opportunities that create pathways for growth and social well-being. BRIDGE: Our contribution as stewards of the McDougall-Hunt Neighborhood in Detroit is creating a bridge that extends to our diverse global audiences so that ...
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.
