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| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Item ID: | 2005_HeidelbergProject |
| Title: | Heidelberg Project; |
| Short Title: | Heidelberg Project |
| Overview: | The Heidelberg Project aims to inspire people to use artistic expression to enrich and improve their lives and simultaneously to beautify and preserve the community in which they live and work. Initiated almost single-handedly by artist Tyree Guyton, this open air art project is located in an endangered inner-city neighborhood in East Detroit. The project includes a variety of art works, three art education programs, and space for a visiting artist. Despite partial demolition by the City on two occasions, the rebuilt Heidelberg Project is now an award-winning and frequently visited site in Detroit, attracting a diverse group of visitors from around the world. The Committee cited the Heidelberg Project as a symbol of hope in the face of the despair that often diminishes blighted communities. This project demonstrates the impact one inspired artist can have on an entire city and casts a new vision of urban space. Committee members noted the transformative power of this art, which punctuates the urban landscape with an element of surprise and offers an innovative model for transforming urban abandonment and shrinking cities. |
| Award Type: |
Arts Citizen Participation Education Historic Preservation Urban Renewal |
| Location: | Detroit, MI |
| Award Cycle: | 2005 |
| Awarded: | Silver Medal Winner |
| Completion Date: | 1/1/2002 |
| Budget: | $150,000 |
| Project Type(s): |
Arts Historic Preservation Citizen Participation Education Urban Renewal |
| Subject heading(s): | Not specified |
| Bibliography: | "The Heidelberg Project." In Shibley, R., E. Axelrod, J. Farbstein, and R. Wener. Reinventing Downtown: 2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. Cambridge, MA: Bruner Foundation, 2005, 145-176.; Beardsley, John. "Eyesore or Art? On Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project." Harvard Design Magazine (Winter-Spring 1999) 4-9.; Bradsher, Keith. "Art? Maybe. Junk? Perhaps. History? For Sure." The New York Times. (February 6, 1999) A-7.; Feeney, Michael J. "Trash or Treasure? Artist Wants to Continue 'Rescuing' His Neighborhood With 'Junk'" Chicago Sun-Times. (September 3, 2006) D-13.; Graham, Spencer. "Detroit Pretty City: The Heidelberg Project." Archis 3 (2004) 34-38.; Hall, Jon. "A Brush With Greatness - And Critics: Detroit Sees One Man's Art as a Two-Block Eyesore." The Boston Globe. (September 7, 1998) A-3.; Hodges, Michael H. "The Heidelberg Project Endures: 20-Year Party Will Connect Dots." The Detroit News. (August 25, 2006) 1.; Nasar, Jack and David Moffat. "The Heidelberg Project, Detroit, Michigan: Tyree Guyton [EDRA/Place Awards 2004]" Places 16 (Fall, 2004)14-17.; Stodghill, Ron. "Portrait of the Artist as Polka-Dotter." Time 150 (August 25, 1997) 4.; Walker, Susan. "Ghetto Art: Tyree Guyton Struggles to Bring a Little Brightness and Whimsy to His Detroit Street." The Toronto Star. (April 28, 2001) J-3.; Walters, W.S. "Turning the Neighborhood Inside Out: Imagining a New Detroit in Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project." TDR - The Drama Review 45 (Winter, 2001) 64-93.; Whitfield, Jenenne. "Thoughts on Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project." Southern Quarterly 39, 1/2, (Fall 2000-Winter 2001) 87. |
| File Size: | 1841 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
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| File Name: | index.cpd |
Description
| Collection ID: | LIB-ASL002 |
| Collection Title: | Rudy Bruner Award Digital Archives |
| Departmental Affiliation: | University Libraries. Arts & Sciences Libraries. |
| Institution: | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Title: | Photo |
| File Size: | 331356 Bytes |
| Rights Management: | Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research, and teaching. |
| DCMI Type: |
Image Still Image |
| File Name: | HeidelbergProject_01pho.jpg |
