History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay Across the arts sector, there is growing pressure to understand what artificial intelligence means for creative work and for the organizations that support it. I attended the National Summit on AI and Culture, hosted by the Banff Centre in partnership with the federal government, including Canadian Heritage and the office of the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, where the conversation began to take shape at a national level, bringing t

by Lisa Mackay Interest in social prescribing continues to grow as health systems look for ways to address issues such as loneliness and isolation, and other mental health challenges through community connection rather than clinical treatment alone. Within the arts sector, this growing conversation has prompted new thinking about how creative participation might contribute to broader approaches to wellbeing. The Rozsa Foundation has been exploring this idea over the past sev

The Rozsa Foundation is currently exploring how arts experiences could become part of social prescribing program in our region. Working with partners such as CARYA and Healthy Aging Alberta, we are looking at how older adults experiencing loneliness or isolation might be referred into arts and cultural activities that support connection, creativity, and wellbeing. As part of this work, we are mapping existing arts programs for seniors in Treaty 7 territory. We want to underst

The Rozsa Foundation has always had an interest in exploring and advocating for the broader benefits of the arts in society. Early funding projects such as Dancing with Parkinsons with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and Anne Flynn at the University of Calgary showed us the profound impact that art can make in physical and medical challenges. We are also always interested in exploring ideas that may help strengthen the arts sector by identifying and accessing other streams of reven

The Importance of Arts Day on the Hill Earlier this month, the Rozsa Foundation participated in Arts Day on the Hill , the Canadian Arts Coalition’s flagship federal advocacy event in Ottawa. As a steering committee member, the Rozsa Foundation is committed to federal arts advocacy through the Canadian Arts Coalition, a collaborative non-partisan movement of national associations, arts organizations, and artists. Twenty years after the very first Arts Day, arts leaders from a

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

This interview was originally published by Metcalf Foundation HERE as part of a series by David Maggs that builds on the work of his...

by Lisa Mackay Access to reliable and up-to-date data has long been a challenge in Canada’s arts and culture sector. For those working in...

by Mathew Stone, Co-Founder of Stone-Olafson Market research is often seen as a dry, tedious process filled with endless charts, data,...

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....

By Ciza Zoya A recent article posted on Arts Managed and compelling statistics from Hill Strategies shedding light on the state of the...

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 David Maggs,the Metcalf Fellow on Arts & Society The Dilemma Cultural production from cultural non-profit sectors—how arts...

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

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

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