Staff

Mary-Anne McAllister

She/her/hers | Head of Programs & Operations

Ask me about — CACV programs and operations, artist applications and support, partnerships and sponsorships, media and marketing inquiries, donations, financial processes (including artist payments and invoicing), and general organizational questions.

Mary-Anne McAllister

She/her/hers | Head of Programs & Operations

Mary-Anne McAllister is a creative and cultural producer from South Africa with over 8 years’ experience working in the arts sector. She now lives and works on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, also known as Vancouver. Her work is focussed on building collaborative networks to help cultivate a space of growth and opportunity for young creatives. Her practice includes creative producing, fine arts and curatorial work. She has an Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She has worked on many national and international collaborative community driven projects, programmes, and art exhibitions. She had also shown her own work as an exhibiting artist in South Africa. Her most recent collaborative work was as the co-producer of POWER TALKS Durban (2022) - supported by the Goethe Institut, curated and co-hosted by African Centre for Cities, and produced by Contemporary Archive Project, across three cities in South Africa.

Phone:604-682-0010
Email:maryanne[@]cacv.ca

Angelina Safarik

She/her/hers | Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Ask me about — Media and marketing inquiries

Angelina Safarik

She/her/hers | Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Angelina Safarik brings a lifelong passion for the arts, exploring her creativity through music, photography, writing, film, digital designs and collages, and crafts. She has a great appreciation for art of all kinds and the people who make it possible. Also driven by her enthusiasm for creating positive change, Angelina has been involved with community organizations from an early age. Angelina is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of British Columbia with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her program’s focus of Intersections of Media and Society combines her love for creativity with her interest in community and social issues. While at UBC, Angelina has been involved with the AMS Food Bank, the Centre for Community Engaged Learning, the Makers Market, and most recently, is a Senior Orientation Leader for the Faculty of Arts. Angelina is excited to bridge her passions and skills to help create meaningful experiences at CACV.

Phone:604-682-0010

Kaila Bhullar

She/her/hers, They/them/theirs | Stage Manager

Ask me about - VOAF performing arts, technical requirements.

Kaila Bhullar

She/her/hers, They/them/theirs | Stage Manager

Kaila Bhullar (She/They) is a queer Indo-Chilean multimedia artist, audiovisual performer, and technician based in so-called “Vancouver.” Working across video, sound, performance, and installation, Bhullar’s practice is rooted in a distinct audiovisual language that merges noise, glitch, analogue textures, and fragmentation to evoke a sense of wonder. Grounded in experimental manipulation, Bhullar's sonic and visual explorations focus on creating immersive, speculative environments that explore memory, embodiment, and spatial perception. Their work approaches listening and seeing as a visceral experience, using both live and static audiovisual mediums to construct portals into alternative realities that challenge linear structures. Bhullar's practice deeply considers how physical constraints and technological mediation inform how we occupy space and sound. Their work has been featured in collaborative and solo contexts across various platforms, including New Forms Festival, The Music Gallery of Toronto, Active/Passive, Lobe Studio, The Polygon Gallery, Centre A, Queer Arts Festival, and The Small File Media Festival. Bhullar is currently an MFA candidate at UBC and holds a BFA from SFU. Kaila is very excited to step into the role of Stage Manager for Outsiders Art Festival/CACV. With a strong background in live performance and multidisciplinary production, Kaila thrives on keeping complex, fast-paced shows running seamlessly behind the scenes so the magic can happen on stage. They look forward to supporting this year's incredible programming and creative team to bring the 2026 festival to life!

Phone:604-682-0010

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