History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay If you work in the arts, you already know: the value of our sector is undeniable. We see it every day in our...

by Lisa Mackay Photo from Olio (the first Relaxed performance show) by Laura Kleiner For Heather Close, a participant in the 2021-2022...

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,...

In 2022, the Rozsa Foundation, Calgary Arts Development, and the Calgary Foundation jointly developed the Future Focus funding program to...

by Ciza Zoya Earlier this November, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in New Mexico. This...

by Lisa Mackay In the last blog post, I included the first part of an article on developing audiences. In it, I suggested that adjusting...

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

2024 Recipient of the Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award recognizes an...

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 Clayton Smith My Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP) Capstone Project focused on developing a new stream of accessible audio and...

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

Applications for the 2024 retreat are now closed. The Alberta Arts Leaders Retreat provides an opportunity for leaders tasked with the...

By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director In late March, I was honoured to be invited to Banff to participate in two critical...

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

The current operating context for arts organizations has brought about considerable questions and challenges for arts leaders, from...

Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Mayor Jyoti Gondek, 2023 Rozsa Emerging Arts Manager Award recipient Kadra Yusuf, and Rozsa Foundation Executive...

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

By Guest Contributor Mathew Stone It has been four years since the world paused for the COVID-19 pandemic and arts leaders across Alberta...