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Creative Calgary is Back in Business
by Lisa Mackay It is the beginning of February and already the year has been full of politics. We can’t expect much of a break from this,...
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Feb 54 min read
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An Invitation for 2025: Start HERE
In 2022, the Rozsa Foundation, Calgary Arts Development, and the Calgary Foundation jointly developed the Future Focus funding program to...
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Jan 244 min read
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Developing an Audience
by Lisa Mackay Arts attenders have been declining for many years, and as we know too well by now, the pandemic exacerbated that decline....
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Oct 30, 20247 min read
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Getting Some Global Perspective on the Arts
by Simon Mallett Given the nature of the Rozsa Foundation’s multifaceted support for the arts community, it’s important for us to stay...
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Sep 6, 20245 min read
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The Necessity of Data Analytics in the Arts
by Lisa Mackay Working through a career in marketing and sales at various performing arts organizations, I became increasingly proficient...
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Aug 30, 20244 min read
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Cultural Non-Profits: Sustain or Transform?
by David Maggs,the Metcalf Fellow on Arts & Society The Dilemma Cultural production from cultural non-profit sectors—how arts...
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Aug 7, 20244 min read
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Reflections on the Canadian Arts Summit
By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director A couple of newsletters ago, I shared a couple of my key takeaways from my time in...
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Jul 17, 20246 min read
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Rozsa Foundation Annual Report for 2023
The Rozsa Foundation 2023 annual report is now available on our website. 2023 was the first year of our new Strategic Framework, and the...
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May 27, 20241 min read
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Rozsa Foundation Advocacy Update
By Lisa Mackay As a part of our strategic planning process in 2022, the Rozsa Foundation invited feedback from our community to help...
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Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Ali DeRegt, Quest Theatre, and the Arts Leadership Residency Program
by Lisa Mackay Ali DeRegt is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist in Calgary focused on “devising, puppetry, and clown.” She is currently...
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Jan 20, 20234 min read
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Three Heads are Better than One: The Evolution of the Joint Future Focus Grant Program
by Lisa Mackay The Future Focus Granting Program is a pilot program developed as a funding collaboration between three partners: Calgary...
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Oct 25, 20225 min read
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Rozsa Foundation Grants in 2022
by Simon Mallett Every fall, we review the Rozsa Foundation’s Granting Program, looking back at the granting we’ve done, the applications...
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Feb 2, 20224 min read
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The Disbursement Quota and an Opportunity for Change
by Simon Mallett The negative impact of COVID-19 on charities across the country has left many organizations in dire need of support....
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Sep 28, 20215 min read
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PANDEMIC PROGRAMMING ONLINE PART TWO
by Lisa Mackay Almost exactly a year ago, the Rozsa Foundation introduced the Online Programming Grant in response to the sudden shut...
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May 7, 20217 min read
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A LOOK AT THE CALGARY ARTS SECTOR'S ONLINE PANDEMIC PROGRAMMING
by Lisa Mackay It has been a year since the Rozsa Foundation introduced the Online Programming Grant in response to the sudden shut down...
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Apr 21, 20216 min read
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ROZSA FOUNDATION GRANTS: TRICKSTER THEATRE'S STORY
by Lisa Mackay Granting programs are at the very core of the Rozsa Foundation. The foundation has been awarding grants to Calgary arts...
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Nov 25, 20205 min read
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IBPOC Arts Leaders Residency Grant
by Simon Mallett The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May has re-ignited conversations around the need for equity and...
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Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Calgary Arts Development Adds Additional Support to Rozsa Foundation's COVID-19 programs
Calgary Arts Development joins the Rozsa Foundation and Calgary Foundation in this key partnership to help the arts to find new ways to...
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May 7, 20202 min read
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Free Webinar on COVID-19 Funding Opportunities for the Arts
The Rozsa Foundation is hosting a free webinar for the Alberta Arts Community on Wednesday, May 6th at 3:30pm MST to provide information...
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May 4, 20201 min read
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ROZSA FOUNDATION & CALGARY FOUNDATION PARTNER TO SUPPORT THE ARTS SECTOR
On April 9, the Rozsa Foundation introduced two COVID-19-related granting programs, providing an investment of $400,000 into the arts...
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Apr 24, 20203 min read
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