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The focus of the Heidelberg Project is rooted in the need to improve the under-resourced and horribly blighted Detroit community where the project was founded.
We continue this mission, as we began, by providing hope and inspiration to local children through art and education programs and hands-on workshops.
The Heidelberg Project adopted Bunche Elementary as its poster school. These children walk to school past burned-out houses, rubble, debris, crime and decay. Our purpose is to offer them another view, another perspective - to positively change the environment the children see every day. In the process, we help build self-esteem, encourage cooperation and foster a sense of pride in their community.
With your help, we can make a difference in young lives and the direction they will take.
Children’s Programs
Bunche Elementary- Art and educational classes throughout the school year including special projects and exhibitions.
Art in da Hood – Reaching our children where they are—the streets. Weekend impromptu art and training take place during the spring and summer. Children work with various artists, are trained as tour guides and are exposed to a range of art disciplines.
The Heidelberg Project will visit your school—click here for the details
Other Programs:
Lectures Presentation to Colleges, Universities and other institutions click here for additional info
Heidelberg Project Community Garden (KP Project).
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"It's a give and take exchange. I think it's essential to expose kids to art at an early age. Art opens up many doors and helps the children become thinkers."
Tyree Guyton, Artist/Founder, The Heidelberg Project
“The arts are not a frill. The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature, and help to shape our identity. What is there that can transcend deep differences and stubborn divisions? The arts. They have a wonderful universality. Art has the potential to unify. It can speak in many languages without a translator. The arts do not discriminate. The arts can lift us up.”
Former Texas Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan
"Arts education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate; the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence."
Dr. Joseph M. Calahan - Vice President, Xerox Foundation
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