History of the Awards

This story was written by Ado Nkemka, Co-Deputy Editor of Afros in Tha City. Ado is a musician and writer who explores topics on music,...

This story was written by Chris Butler, Co-Deputy Editor of Afros in Tha City. Butler is a poet and essayist who often writes on the...

by Lisa Mackay In 2021, the Rozsa Foundation Arts Leadership programs underwent a substantial evaluation and shift in content, the roots...

by Lisa Mackay 2021 has been a long, exhausting year for many in the arts community. Riding the many Covid-19 waves has taken an awful...

by Lisa Mackay Many arts venues and companies are re-opening and have performances and exhibitions on sale to their audience. The Rozsa...

by Lisa Mackay In Alberta, the COVID-19 restrictions have lifted, and life seems to be heading towards a new version of normal. As arts...

Both the arts and education sectors benefit from school programs offered by Alberta arts organizations, but what more can be done to...

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 Lisa Mackay If you ever speak with Wunmi Idowu, you will immediately be struck by her passionate belief in the power of community,...

By Lisa Mackay Stephen Schroeder received the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management in 2006. At the time he was Executive...

Guest Post by Tasha Komery, Communications Strategist, Arts Commons If you work in the arts sector, whether as an artist or an arts...

by Lisa Mackay In 2002, Ted Rozsa was awarded the Edmund C Bovey Award, which honours individuals from the business community for their...

by Lisa Mackay The Rozsa Foundation and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra have enjoyed a special relationship that goes back well before...

By Lisa Mackay 2020 is a strange year, no question. The early anxiety and bewilderment of March and April has transitioned into a summer...

This autumn, two of the Rozsa Foundation’s Arts Leadership Programs will launch new cohorts in an online format, with additional sessions...

After a great deal of deliberation, the Rozsa Foundation has made the difficult decision not to hold the Rozsa Awards in the fall of...

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

When Toyin Oladele arrived in Calgary in 2017, an unfortunate experience with an agency left Toyin, an already seasoned arts...

Rozsa Foundation Experimentation Grant supports high-learning processes that address a clearly identified challenge facing the organization.