The Heidelberg Project
In
Detroit, Tyree Guyton founded the Heidelberg Project, which is a group
of people who use everyday, discarded objects to create art on abandoned
buildings in the neighborhood to make forgotten buildings beautiful
again. Their mission is to "...inspire people to appreciate and use artistic
expression to enrich their lives and to improve the social and economic
health of their greater community." They engage the whole community
to come together from all ages, ethnicity, and backgrounds to import
art and education, community development, and tourism.
From
our class discussion, I now understand that there is a positive and
negative aspect to everything, even if it sounds as innocent as
possible. While some people are in support of the Heidelberg Project,
some people are dead set against it. When doing something as bold as the
communities are doing, it is best to seek out the opinions of fellow
people in the community. Some people thing that the Heidelberg Project
is an eye soar and a collection of trash that they just can't escape
from. Other people believe that it is a beautiful thing that will help
save the city of Detroit.
The Heidelberg Project | Open-Air Art | Art Education | Detroit. (n.d.).
Retrieved January 29, 2014, from http://www.heidelberg.org/
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