What is Art Today?
WORKSHOP TITLE:
What is Art Today?
WORKSHOP PRESENTER:
Tyree Guyton, the Heidelberg Project. Through his art, Tyree has drawn attention to the plight of Detroit’s forgotten neighborhoods and spurred discussion and action. He continues to live and work in the city, working with children on Heidelberg Street almost daily as he guides the Heidelberg Project forward with energy and inspiration.
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 first a street in his neighborhood, and then two city blocks into a living indoor/outdoor art gallery by using discarded objects he found - everything from old shoes to bicycles to baby dolls - to embellish abandoned houses, sidewalks and empty lots.
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:
- Art and creativity as a medicine
- Exploring what’s possible
- Significance of Re-cycled materials
- Who is involved
- How does it work
- Dealing with detractors and dissent
- Taking it to the next level
- Art + Community = Economic Stimulation
- Execution
