History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay Arts attenders have been declining for many years, and as we know too well by now, the pandemic exacerbated that decline....

by Simon Mallett Given the nature of the Rozsa Foundation’s multifaceted support for the arts community, it’s important for us to stay...

by Lisa Mackay Working through a career in marketing and sales at various performing arts organizations, I became increasingly proficient...

by David Maggs,the Metcalf Fellow on Arts & Society The Dilemma Cultural production from cultural non-profit sectors—how arts...

By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director A couple of newsletters ago, I shared a couple of my key takeaways from my time in...

The Rozsa Foundation 2023 annual report is now available on our website. 2023 was the first year of our new Strategic Framework, and the...

By Lisa Mackay As a part of our strategic planning process in 2022, the Rozsa Foundation invited feedback from our community to help...

by Lisa Mackay Ali DeRegt is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist in Calgary focused on “devising, puppetry, and clown.” She is currently...

by Lisa Mackay The Future Focus Granting Program is a pilot program developed as a funding collaboration between three partners: Calgary...

by Simon Mallett Every fall, we review the Rozsa Foundation’s Granting Program, looking back at the granting we’ve done, the applications...

by Simon Mallett The negative impact of COVID-19 on charities across the country has left many organizations in dire need of support....

by Lisa Mackay Almost exactly a year ago, the Rozsa Foundation introduced the Online Programming Grant in response to the sudden shut...

by Lisa Mackay It has been a year since the Rozsa Foundation introduced the Online Programming Grant in response to the sudden shut down...

by Lisa Mackay Granting programs are at the very core of the Rozsa Foundation. The foundation has been awarding grants to Calgary arts...

by Simon Mallett The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May has re-ignited conversations around the need for equity and...

Calgary Arts Development joins the Rozsa Foundation and Calgary Foundation in this key partnership to help the arts to find new ways to...

The Rozsa Foundation is hosting a free webinar for the Alberta Arts Community on Wednesday, May 6th at 3:30pm MST to provide information...

On April 9, the Rozsa Foundation introduced two COVID-19-related granting programs, providing an investment of $400,000 into the arts...