Sealaska Heritage Institute.

• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

The permanent, monumental art in a cultural center under construction in Juneau will feature master works by some of the most renowned Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian artists in the world, Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) announced in September.

The cedar-clad exterior of the Walter Soboleff building, built by SHI, will feature huge, forty-foot panels designed by Haida artist Robert Davidson that will give the center a dramatic facade unlike any other structure in Southeast Alaska. Upon entering the main foyer, visitors will see an enormous carved-and-painted Tsimshian clan house front by Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley. An interior...