The New Juneau Arts and Culture Center: Strengthening the Humanities in Alaska Project

FAIN: CHA-261832-19

Juneau Arts and Humanities Council (Juneau, AK 99801-1774)
Nancy DeCherney (Project Director: March 2018 to November 2022)
Bob Banghart (Project Director: November 2022 to present)

Construction of a new Juneau Arts and Culture Center in downtown Juneau, Alaska.

The New Juneau Arts and Culture Center: Strengthening the Humanities in Alaska Project will result in a state of the art facility in Alaska’s Capital City, designed and equipped to significantly expand humanities and arts programming, and, through its partners, create access for humanities programs in communities across Alaska. The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council launched the design and construction planning in 2013, and through extensive community engagement and volunteer board activities, has raised 16% of the $26 million construction budget. Juneau is the only state capital in America without a dedicated arts and culture center, purposed to present and preserve the cultures, arts, history and community life of local citizens. This project will correct that situation and expand humanities content and knowledge exponentially. The Project Director is Nancy Decherney, Executive Director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.