History of the Awards

by Jennifer DeDominicis 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 is demanding of their time and a

by Jennifer DeDominicis, Organizational Strategy Advisor Core to the Future Focus Program’s ethos is supporting learning to facilitate a shift or change that organizations hope to undertake. When you apply, there’s an entire section of the application about learning and outcomes. But here’s the rub – learning, especially learning as it relates to change, doesn’t necessarily happen in straight or predictably sequential lines. In this way, learning towards a desired outcome in

by Ayla Stephen Introduction to Future-Focused Work Over the past year, Jennifer DeDominicis and I have engaged in numerous insightful...

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

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

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...

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...

By Aurora Sol, editor at Afros In The City Andrea Este on managing black film festivals across Canada If you have been in Calgary for...

By Lia Pereira From epic novels to blockbuster movies, there are always those special characters who guide the heroes on their journey:...

By Lisa Mackay Calgary, a city that is increasingly known for its diverse cultural landscape, has seen remarkable growth in its Black...

It's time for the Alberta government to invest in the arts!

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 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 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...