The Chinese European Art Center (CEAC) in Xiamen, China has been organizing large-scaled group exhibitions outside of Xiamen and even outside China since 2010. A total of six of them have been realized in collaboration with local cultural organizations in cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Quanzhou in China and in Djupivogur, Iceland. These group exhibitions brought together international artists from the full spectrum of disciplines including drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, video and performance. They serve as the perfect occasion for establishing partnerships, cultural exchange and creating exposure.<\/p>\n

The two Rolling Snowball exhibitions that were organized in cooperation with the municipality of Djupivogur in 2014 and 2015 were a great success. The event forms a highlight in the village over the summertime and attracts over 3500 international and national visitors during one month. This year we invited the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, to join the project. The Rijksademie residency is an institute for emerging professional artists from all over the world. It offers selected artists a platform for further development of their work during a two years’ work period. We are very proud to work with Rijksakademie on this event.<\/p>\n

The exhibition Rolling Snowball 7, Djupivogur in the old fish factory Brathslan, is liberated from a theme or one single curatorial perspective. Rather is strives and succeeds to show outstanding international and national artists together in the grand old fish factory, exchanging ideas and working together. Twenty-two renowned Icelandic artists from different generationsa are invited to present works together with ten young artists of the Rijksakademie. They show existing works within the exhibition or install a site specific work. Encounters with Icelandic artists and villagers, exchange of practices, work and life are a crucial part of the event. At the same time the show promotes emerging Icelandic and Dutch art.<\/p>\n

We thank the municipality of Djupivogur and the villagers for their hospitality, and Alfa Freysdottir, Thor Vigfusson and Erla Dora Vogler for helping us achieve yet another successful event. We thank the Rijksakademie and our sponsors the Mondriaan Fund and Uppbyggingarsjothur Austurlands for making this event possible. Last but not least we thank the artists for sharing their work with us, and the public in Iceland. We are looking forward to a wonderful experience with all of you in the summer of 2016.<\/p>\n

May Lee, director CEAC
\nIneke Gudmundsson, Senior director CEAC
\nAnnelie Musters, CEAC Platform Amsterdam<\/p>\n

The exhibition will be opened by Mrs. Katr\u00edn Jakobsd\u00f3ttir, Iceland’s Minister of Education, Science and Culture and Mr. Gauti Johannesson, Major of Djupivogur.<\/p>\n

Participating artists
\nArna \u00d3ttarsd\u00f3ttir, \u00c1rni P\u00e1ll J\u00f3hannsson, Christine Moldrickx, Dagr\u00fan A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir, Egill Sn\u00e6bj\u00f6rnsson, El\u00edn Hansd\u00f3ttir, Eva Spierenburg , Finnbogi P\u00e9tursson, Geir\u00fer\u00fa\u00f0ur Finnbogad\u00f3ttir Hj\u00f6rvar, Hekla D\u00f6gg, Hrafnkell Sigur\u00f0sson, Hreinn Fri\u00f0\ufb01nnsson, Jose\ufb01n Arnell, Juliaan Andeweg, Kristj\u00e1n Gu\u00f0mundsson, Magn\u00fas P\u00e1lsson, Margr\u00e9t Bl\u00f6ndal, Marije Gertenbach, Matthijs Munnik , Mercedes Azpilicueta, Olga Bergmann, \u00d3l\u00f6f Nordal, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Ragna R\u00f3bertsd\u00f3ttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, Robbert Weide , Berglind \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir, R\u00fana \u00deorkelsd\u00f3ttir, R\u00far\u00ed, Sigur\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0mundsson, Tamar Harpaz, \u00de\u00f3r Vigf\u00fasson.<\/p>\n