Innovative Design and Educational Practice of Shu Embroidery Fans in Higher Art Education

Abstract

Against the backdrop of global cultural inheritance and modern art education reform, Shu embroidery, a representative intangible cultural heritage of Sichuan, faces dilemmas including insufficient creative transformation, disjointed talent training, and limited interdisciplinary integration in university art teaching. This study adopts a standardized mixed quantitative and qualitative research methodology, combining literature analysis, field investigation, project-based teaching practice and empirical data statistics, to explore systematic innovative design strategies and sustainable educational application modes of Shu embroidery fan works in higher art courses. It sorts out traditional artistic features, pattern semantics and craft procedures of Shu embroidery fans, and constructs a multi-stage progressive teaching system integrating traditional inheritance, digital design and independent creation. Practical effects are verified through student work evaluation, ability assessment and classroom feedback. The results prove that cross-border innovation and project-driven practice can effectively promote the living inheritance of Shu embroidery, optimize art curriculum structure, and enhance students’ traditional cultural literacy and modern design innovation ability.