Clare Gormley is a curator and organizational leader based in Northern Ireland. Her work focuses on the relationship between culture, community, and civic space, with a particular emphasis on how organizations create access, relevance, and public value. She has held senior roles including Director of Programmes & Partnerships at Belfast Photo Festival, where she led the delivery of a large-scale, multi-site program engaging over 100,000 visitors annually, and contributed to significant organizational growth and development. She has worked extensively across complex stakeholder environments, building partnerships with government bodies, cultural institutions, universities and community organisations to deliver ambitious public programs.
She is the Founder and Director of the Northern Irish Art Network, an international platform connecting over 70 institutional partners across the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US, and advocating for the visual arts sector in Northern Ireland. She previously held roles at the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) Belfast, TULCA Festival of Visual Arts Galway, Tate Britain, and Pangolin London. Her work is characterized by a commitment to collaboration, public engagement, and the development of programs that connect diverse audiences with place, history, and contemporary practice.
