Workshop “Sacred Silks: The Essence of Đồng Dương” at DACC 2026

Date &amp; Time: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 14:00–16:30
Venue: Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, 02 September 2 Street, Da Nang
Artist: Phạm Ngọc Trâm
Guest Expert: Nguyễn Hoàng Hương Duyên

Sacred Silks: The Essence of Đồng Dương

The workshop begins in the Dong Duong Gallery, where museum specialists will introduce participants to the Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery and the distinctive artistic language of Champa through ancient sculptural artifacts.

Inspired by the faces, eyes, patterns, and gestures carved in stone, participants will translate their observations through silk, cotton, botanical dyes, stencilling, hand embroidery, and scents derived from local plants. No prior experience is required — only curiosity and a willingness to create.

Following the workshop, the works of participants will be brought together by Pham Ngoc Tram into an installation presented in the Dong Duong Gallery.

About the artist: Pham Ngoc Tram

Pham Ngoc Tram is an embroidery artist and researcher who studied at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi and École Lesage in Paris. She has lived and worked in Hội An since 2014. Working with silk, naturally dyed threads, and traditional Vietnamese embroidery techniques, she explores material textures and the capacity of handwork to convey spirit and meaning. For Trâm, creating from heritage is an open dialogue with history, ancestral knowledge, and contemporary narratives.

Academic advisor introduction: Nguyễn Hoàng Hương Duyên

Nguyễn Hoàng Hương Duyên is Deputy Head of the Curatorial Department at the Đà Nẵng Museum of Cham Sculpture, where she oversees the Research, Conservation and Exhibition Section. She holds an MA in Museum Studies from New York University, and an MA and PhD in Art History and Archaeology from SOAS, University of London. Her research focuses on Champa and Southeast Asian art, the curation of religious objects, and cultural heritage restitution.