Clara Gari is an artist, a researcher, art curator and cultural manager. She is the co-founder and director of the Contemporary Art Center Nau Côclea, and of the walking program 'Grand Tour'. Her biography joins cultural management and art practice with a lot of freedom beyond professional boundaries. She has curated many exhibitions, even if she does not believe in exhibitions anymore, and directed interdisciplinary performing arts programs. Clara has served as Associate Lecturer of the Master’s Degree in Cultural Management, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. For 15 years, she has also co-directed the educational project Shantidhara Pillalu in Chimallapali, Andhra Pradesh, India. She regularly collaborates with several international journals on issues of art and community, art and education and new artistic behaviors.