Host Stephen Henderson sits down with the 2026 Kresge Eminent Artist Tyree Guyton and his manager, Jenenne Whitfield, to talk about receiving metro Detroit’s highest arts honor. Guyton, an artist best known for creating the outdoor neighborhood art space in Detroit named The Heidelberg Project, explains how he felt when he got the news that he had won the award.

This year marks the 40^th anniversary of the creation of The Heidelberg Project, and Whitfield discusses the recent news that the project’s complete archive collection will be housed at the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University. Guyton also talks about his future plans.