It is our goal to engage in activities which, through Nuido™, serve to raise Japanese embroidery to a higher level and to reach a wider audience. Activities undertaken by the Center include the following:
- Designing new works Developing curriculum
- Recruiting teachers Holding classes
- Training teachers Providing teaching materials
- Publishing books and journals Organizing/staging exhibitions
- Supporting teachers
- Organizing/staging educational tours and lectures
In Pursuit of Nuido – Linking Past and Present
| 1970 | Established Kurenai-kai in Japan |
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| 1976 | First National Exhibition in Japan by Kurenai-kai at Mikimoto Hall: held annually in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, Japan |
| 1981 | First overseas class taught at Embroideries Guild of America Seminar in Michigan, USA |
| 1982 | First National Exhibition of Master Workshop in Japan: held annually in Tokyo, Chiba, Nagoya, and Osaka |
| 1984 | First class in Sydney, Australia |
| 1985 | First of annual lectures at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC |
| 1986 | First of annual classes at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC |
| 1989 | Established Japanese Embroidery Center (JEC) in Atlanta, GA, as a Nonprofit Educational Organization |
| 1993 | Exhibition and lecture at Embassy of Japan in Washingoton, DC |
| 1994 | Mr. and Mrs. Tamura granted audience by Emperor and Empress of Japan for cultural contribution in Atlanta, GA |
| 1999 | First class in the United Kingdom |
| 2000 | First Nuido World Exhibition in New Zealand |
| 2003 | Second Nuido World Exhibition in New York, NY |
| 2005 | Exhibition in Embassy of Japan in London, United Kingdom Exhibition in Expo, Aichi, Japan |
| 2005 | Exhibition at the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta, GA |
| 2006 | Exhibition at University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI |
| 2007 | Third Nuido World Exhibition in Cambridge, United Kingdom supported by the Embassy of Japan in London, UK |
| 2008 | Exhibition at Needle Festival L’aiguille en Fete LE JAPON in Paris, France |
| 2009 | Exhibition at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA |
| 2011 | Fourth Nuido World Exhibition at the University of Kentucky, Museum, Lexington, KY – supported by the Consulate General of Japan, Nashville Fourth Nuido World Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, Australia – supported by the Consulate General of Japan, Melbourne |