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"Out of Bounds: Artist Environments in the Detroit Metro Area"
Saturday, March 18, 2006
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Trip Fee (includes a Mexican buffet lunch at Los Galanes in Mexicantown):
$10.00 (for Undergraduate students and Group Leaders*)
$15.00 (for Graduate Students and Faculty and Staff)
*Group leaders must be U-M faculty, staff, or GSIs.

We are sorry, but this trip is no longer open to the general public.

This trip will include tours of the following artist environments:

Sylvio's 26417 Plymouth Rd., Redford For more info: see Metro Time's article: "A Slice of Americana"
Whirligigs in Hamtramck - Ukranian Disneyland In the alleyway behind Klinger Street in Hamtramck This dreamlike playground is the vision of Dmytro Szylak, a Ukrainian immigrant and former General Motors worker, who began work on the project around 1990 after he'd retired in order to "keep busy." The installation climbs to more than 20 feet in places, and completely fills the backyard of the two houses Szylak owns; he has no background in art training. For more info: see Metro Time's article: "Reach for the Sky"
Murals in Mexicantown For more info: see Detroit Murals
Zeitgeist Gallery in Detroit 2661 Michigan Ave. Zeitgeist DETROIT (a.k.a. ZEITGEIST Gallery and Performance Venue) has a rare, raw, intuitive, outsider vision for the gallery that was inspired by the late Jacques Karamanoukian, artist, thinker, art dealer, humanitarian. For more info: see Zeitgeist Gallery
The Heidelberg Project Heidelberg Street The Heidelberg Project began as an outdoor art environment in the heart of Detroit, but it has grown into much more. Today the project is recognized around the world as a demonstration of the power of creativity to transform all those whose lives it touches. The Heidelberg Project offers a forum for ideas, a seed of hope, and a bright vision for the future. For more info: see the Heidelberg Project
Tim Burke 3647 Heidelberg St., Detroit Though not technically part of Tyree Guyton's famed Heidelberg project, Tim Burke is profoundly influenced by both the artist and the street - that's why he decided to buy a house on Heidelberg Street four years ago. For more info: see Metro Time's article: "Burke's Work"