History of the Awards

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,...

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

On June 15, the Rozsa Foundation hosted a community conversation around the topic of monetizing online arts content. While a...

by Geraldine Ysselstein, Arts Leadership Director It may be challenging to remember a time prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we believe...

by Geraldine Ysselstein, Arts Leadership Director Being a leader of an arts organization can be lonely. Yes, there is the board to report...

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

by Ayla Stephen Arts administrators, board members and artists from Edmonton, St. Paul, Calgary, and Banff gathered together at the ATB...

by Lisa Mackay The most recent session of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership program (REAL) inadvertently aligned with the mysterious...

Written by Geraldine Ysselstein, Arts Leadership Director The first part of this article can be found here which focused on Pregnancy and...

by Lisa Mackay The third session of the 2020 REAL (Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership) program was held at the National Music Centre. Led by...

by Lisa Mackay Being the administrative leader of an arts organization can be a lonely job, as you wrestle with the organization’s...

by Ayla Stephen by Ayla Stephen When Geraldine offered me a spot in this year’s Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP), I immediately said,...

by Lisa Mackay January 15 marked the beginning of the 2020 Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership (REAL) program, an annual training program for...

Fund Development is a hot topic among arts administrators these days, as Alberta continues to weather the on-going economic downturn.

Erin MacLean-Berko is the Managing Director for the Calgary Boys’ Choir Society and Manager for Spiritus Chamber Choir. She also does...

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

As a part of our third cohort of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership (REAL) program we challenged our participants to work in pairs to...

The inspiration for designing and developing the Rozsa Admin Fundamentals Training (RAFT) program, a program for early arts...

By Geraldine Ysselstein A lot of what we learn in the arts is through mentorship; whether formally or informally, from our board,...