The Chinese European Art Center (CEAC) was founded by Mrs. Ineke Gudmundsson ( Netherlands ) and Xiamen University Art College in 1999. CEAC is a non-profit cultural institution operating in the field of visual arts, design, architecture, literature and music. CEAC is part of Xiamen University but operates independently. The exhibition space is 150 square meters . In the past seven years CEAC made more than 70 exhibitions of both Chinese and European artists, and organized art events such as performances, contemporary films, contemporary music concerts, architecture exhibitions, and meanwhile published many artist books.

CEAC started the artist-in-residency program in 2001 with six apartments/studios.