History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay After two years and six waves of findings, the Spotlight on Arts Audiences research project concluded on November 24 with a day-long symposium at cSPACE Marda Loop. We chose to bring people together for a larger gathering to share the Wave 6 results because it felt like the right moment to do something more substantial than our earlier presentations. After tracking shifts in behaviour, attitudes, and expectations for two years, we saw a rare opportunity to ste

As part of the Future Focus program guidelines, we talk about organizations being “curious about how to anticipate or encounter challenges they face.” Truthfully, anticipating and encountering are somewhat gentler terms than many organizations use to share the circumstances they are facing. In conversations I have with arts managers, we often speak of urgency or a need to respond to a new or persistent challenge that demands their time and attention. Curiosity in these circ

by Lisa Mackay After a year of research, interviews, and community consultation, the Rozsa Foundation recently launched our latest professional development training program: Rozsa Horizons of Arts Leadership . This program is new to the community, so I asked Rozsa's Director of Training, Samantha MacDonald, to describe it in detail for our readers. Below is a short interview to explore the program and its underlying philosophy. Understanding Rozsa Horizons of Arts Leadership

by Lisa Mackay As a member of the Canadian Arts Coalition Steering Committee, the Rozsa Foundation has been working with colleagues across the country to develop a letter-writing campaign ahead of the Federal budget announcement. For context, the Liberal Party included in its election platform a commitment to support and nurture Canadian arts and culture, and the Coalition and other arts advocacy groups have been working towards a funding increase for the Canada Council of th