Opening of the Suzhou Embroidery exhibition

The opening of the The awakening of embroidery exhibition took place on 10th and 11th March 2026.

Organised by Guangxi Normal University Press and ACC Art Books, the event aims to break through the traditional perception of embroidery as merely a ‘skill’ or an ‘appendage of images’. It explores how needlework itself can become an independent aesthetic subject and a spiritual expression, presenting the transformation process from ‘skill’ to ‘art’ and then to ‘way’ through three progressively layered chapters, ultimately pointing to the era of needlework’s self-aware expression.

Embroidery is the essence of China’s 1,000-year-old handicrafts, and Suzhou embroidery, renowned for its delicate needlework and elegant artistic conception, is representative of them.