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SHI produces instructional videos on Northwest Coast art, particularly to reach students who may not have access to in-person classes and workshops. Check out all of the videos posted online on our YouTube channel!
Featured Videos
The links below show a cross-section of art lectures and demonstrations sponsored by SHI over the years.
Two-Day Formline Workshop
Watch a two-day workshop on formline design taught by formline expert Steve Brown.
Digitizing an Ovoid
Learn how to digitize formline sketches in Adobe Illustrator with Tsimshian artist David R. Boxley. In this video, Boxley shows how to digitize an ovoid.
Digitizing a U-form
Learn how to digitize formline sketches in Adobe Illustrator with Tsimshian artist David R. Boxley. In this video, Boxley shows how to digitize a U-form.
Digitizing Layers
Learn how to digitize formline sketches in Adobe Illustrator with Tsimshian artist David R. Boxley. In this video, Boxley shows how to digitize layers.
Chilkat Weaving Prep
The six-part series, which features noted weaver Lily Hope, gives step-by-step tutorials on how to prepare materials to make Chilkat and Ravenstail robes.
Dugout Canoes
Watch as artists T.J. Young, Tommy Joseph, and Jerrod and Nicholas Galanin—led by master artist Steve Brown—complete some of the last stages of creating a traditional dugout canoe, an endangered art practice.
Spruce Root Weaving
This video series shows the ancient Northwest Coast art form of spruce-root weaving in practice, from harvesting the roots to weaving and finishing the basket, as well as interviews with Delores Churchill, a master Haida weaver.
How to Make Horn Spoons
These instructional videos on how to carve horn spoons were created to save this endangered art practice. Instructor Steve Brown narrates the videos, walking us through the steps of making a horn spoon.