Heidelberg Project

Using art to provoke thought, promote discussion, inspire action and heal communities...

The Heidelberg Project is art, energy, and community. It’s an open-air art environment in the heart of an urban community on Detroit’s East Side. Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director, uses everyday, discarded objects to create a two block area full of color, symbolism, and intrigue. Now in its 25th year, the Heidelberg Project is recognized around the world as a demonstration of the power of creativity to transform lives.

The Heidelberg Project offers a forum for ideas, a seed of hope, and a bright vision for the future. It's about taking a stand to save forgotten neighborhoods. It's about helping people think outside the box and it's about offering solutions. It's about healing communities through art - and it's working!

Happy Birthday, Marcel Duchamp!

Marcel Duchamp

(born July 28, 1887 - died October 1, 1968)

French artist who broke down the boundaries between works of art and everyday objects. After the sensation caused by “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2” (1912), he painted few other pictures. His irreverence for conventional aesthetic standards led him to devise his famous ready-mades and heralded an artistic revolution. Duchamp was friendly with the Dadaists, and in the 1930s he helped to organize Surrealist exhibitions. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.

"What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art."
                              - Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1848-1907, American (Irish-Born) Sculptor

Art Room

Organizing and Cleaning the Art Classroom is a work in progress.

Cine En El Barrio

Burnt Orange y Que!
Co-presented by The Department of Radio-Television-film at The University of Texas at Austin, this special program showcases the works of young Latino filmmakers from UT Austin where almost 25 percent of students in the film program are now Hispanic.

Sunday, July 24, 2011 |  2 PM |  $4
Guadalupe Theater
1301 Guadalupe St.  |  San Antonio, TX
phone: 210.271.3151  |  http://www.guadalupeculturalarts.org/



"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."

                                -Twyla Tharp, 1941 Choreographer

Happy Birthday, Edgar Degas!

Edgar Degas

(born July 19, 1834 - died September 27, 1917)

Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. A superb draughtsman, he is especially identified with the subject of the dance, and over half of his works depict dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological complexity and depiction of human isolation.

3 Views: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher | McNay Art Museum | McNay Art Museum | VISUAL ARTS | Sahearts.com

3 Views: George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher McNay Art Museum McNay Art Museum VISUAL ARTS Sahearts.com
July 21, 2011

Extremely Rare Tibetan Painting at SAMA!

Visit SAMA this weekend, be sure to visit their recent acquisition: a
rare and extremely important Tibetan painting / This painting is currently on display on the second floor of the Museum’s Lenora and Walter F. Brown Asian Art Wing / Visit the artdaily.org link to read more...
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=49052&b=san+antonio

Happy Birthday, Sir Joshua Reynolds!

Sir Joshua Reynolds

  (born July 16, 1723—died Feb. 23, 1792)

Sir Joshua Reynolds was an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy. King George III appreciated his merits and knighted him in 1769.

iPhone Film Festival!

Use your iPhone or iPod Touch, or iPad 2 to Shoot, Edit, then Upload your movie to the Original iPhone Film Festival (http://originaliphonefilmfest.com/) Enter the contest for your chance to win an iPad and Other Great Prizes!

R.I.P Cy Twombly (1928-2011)

Cy Twombly (1928-2011)

Live Art Breath Art

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
                                                           AUTHOR UNKNOWN