Gloria Furness is a seasoned cultural manager with more than a decade’s experience serving Hong Kong’s arts and culture sector, giving her a wealth of insight into festival management. She has formerly served as Director of the Hong Kong International Photo Festival, overseeing the inaugural programmes of the rural community resource centre, Koon Man Space. In addition to prior roles at Hong Kong Arts Festival, M+, CUHK, and Hong Kong Fringe Club, Furness has collaborated as an independent practitioner with WestK, French May Arts Festival, Hong Kong Phil, RTHK4, HKPAX, Tang Shu Wing Theatre Company, and MCCM Creations, among many others. She also regularly translates plays and essays from vernacular Cantonese into English. 

Since 2023, she has been deeply involved in island community projects, including volunteer animal care on Peng Chau and a farming apprenticeship in Mui Wo. 

Furness previously joined the second Inter-island Festival in 2023 as Volunteer Coordinator. 

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