Learn traditional nubi line-stitching from award-winning artist Haeja Kim. A designated holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property award by the Korean government for her efforts at preserving Korea’s artistic heritage, Kim meticulously line-stitches layers of batting and fabric into fine garments and coverings. Stitches are employed over each article in a deceptively simple pattern, with smaller stitching highly valued and the mark of a true expert. Participants in the workshop will learn to make a traditional scarf with naturally dyed fabrics brought from her studio in Korea. All levels welcome.

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Meet renowned embroiderer and textile historian Dr. Young Yang Chung and master artisan Kim Tae-ja in the Open Studios at MAD. This is a rare opportunity to see how two of Korea’s top fiber artists create such subtle visual illusions as light bouncing off glassware and the brilliance of fall foliage working with only needle and thread—and supreme skill. Dr. Young Yang Chung is the author of Painting with a Needle(2003) and Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam (2005). Visiting artist Kim Tae-ja, a master embroiderer has been designated a living cultural treasure in Korea. Winner of a prestigious UNESCO Crafts Prize, Tae-ja teaches centuries-old embroidery techniques at the Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum in Seoul, Korea.

Internationally-acclaimed exhibition Korean Eye: Energy and Matter,sponsored by Standard Chartered, shines a spotlight on new work by contemporary Korean artists. The exhibition, which brings together 21 emerging and established Korean artists working in photography, painting, video, and mixed media, will be on view at MAD from November 1, 2011 through February 19, 2012. The Museum of Arts and Design, working in collaboration with Parallel Contemporary Art (founded by David and Serenella Ciclitira), is pleased to be the inaugural venue for the exhibition, which will tour internationally after its premiere. A previous iteration of Korean Eye: Energy and Matter, presented by Standard Chartered, was shown at the Saatchi Gallery, London and in Seoul and Singapore.