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Rozsa Awards 2019 Recipients Announced

Rozsa Foundation

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Rozsa Awards 2019 Recipients Announced

The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to announce Sara Leishman, Executive Director of Calgary Folk Festival Society, as the recipient of the 2019 Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management. Tara Owen of Alberta Craft Council was also awarded as the inaugural recipient of the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Board Leadership. The Rozsa Awards are unique in Canada because of the value and variety of benefits it provides. Through the provision of a monetary prize, public profile, and

Nominations Now Open for 2020 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards

Rozsa Foundation

Oct 21, 2019
1 min

Nominations Now Open for 2020 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards

Just Announced: Nominations are now open for the 2020 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards Established by the Rozsa Foundation and Calgary 2012, we are proud to present together with Calgary Arts Development the Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Administrator Award. The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Administrator Award is a $5,000 cash award intended to recognize and encourage the role of professional arts managers and administrators who are dedicating their careers to promoti

Nominations Now Open for 2019 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards

Rozsa Foundation

Nov 5, 2018
1 min

Nominations Now Open for 2019 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards

Just Announced: Nominations are now open for the 2019 Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards Established by the Rozsa Foundation and Calgary 2012, we are proud to present together with Calgary Arts Development the Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Administrator Award. The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Administrator Award is a $5,000 cash award intended to recognize and encourage the role of professional arts managers and administrators who are dedicating their careers to promoti

Wordfest's CEO Shelley Youngblut receieves Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management.

Rozsa Foundation

Oct 15, 2018
1 min

Wordfest's CEO Shelley Youngblut receieves Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management.

The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to announce Shelley Youngblut, CEO and Creative Ringleader of Wordfest, as the recipient of the 2018 Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management. Shelley Youngblut connects smart, funny people with life-changing ideas as the CEO and Creative Ringleader of Wordfest. In partnership with the Calgary Public Library, she is transforming Alberta’s oldest library in Central Memorial Park into a vibrant arts and culture hub. Youngblut has breathed ne

2018 Rozsa Award Shortlist Announced

Rozsa Foundation

Aug 17, 2018
2 min

2018 Rozsa Award Shortlist Announced

The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to announce our shortlist for the 15th Annual Rozsa Award. Congratulations to JP Thibodeau, Artistic Producer of Storybook Theatre, Keri Mitchell, Executive Director of Theatre Alberta, and Shelley Youngblut, CEO and Creative Ring Leader of Wordfest. Selected by the Rozsa Award Jury out of several exemplary nominations from across the province, these candidates are distinct in their transformational leadership, moving their organizations forwar

Gaining Organization and Structure Through RAMP with Cowtown Opera Company ED, Bethany Yon

Rozsa Foundation

Jun 8, 2018
3 min

Gaining Organization and Structure Through RAMP with Cowtown Opera Company ED, Bethany Yon

Bethany Yon is the Executive Director of Cowtown Opera Company. A passionate leader and manager, Bethany has led in a wide array of administrative and business-centered capacities. With a love for the Cowtown Opera Company community and message at the center of her endeavors as Executive Director, Bethany strives to lead Cowtown to and through new and excited stages of advancement, growth, development and recognition. RF: How does being an artist as well as an administrative

Rozsa Award Nomination Deadline Extended to May 18th, 2018!

Rozsa Foundation

May 11, 2018
1 min

Rozsa Award Nomination Deadline Extended to May 18th, 2018!

The annual Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management is unique in Canada because of the value and variety of benefits it provides. Through provision of public profile, a monetary prize, educational and professional development opportunities thanks to our valued partnerships, the award has always combined recognition of individual excellence and support for the recipient’s arts organization. Started as a regional prize, the Award is now provincial in scope. Eligible arts o

2018 Rozsa Award Call for Nominations Now Open

Rozsa Foundation

Mar 26, 2018
1 min

2018 Rozsa Award Call for Nominations Now Open

Nominations are now open for the 2018 annual Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management. Deadline for nominations is May 18th, 2018 at 4 PM. Eligibility criteria and nomination forms are available from the Rozsa Foundation website at www.rozsafoundation.org. Unique in Canada, the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management celebrates outstanding arts administrators and provides additional professional development benefits to the recipient and his or her organization. Pas

An Action Learning Project Put Into Action

Rozsa Foundation

Mar 1, 2018
2 min

An Action Learning Project Put Into Action

SSS Members enjoy a recent Secret Sounds event at the Masters Gallery, featuring The Torchettes The Calgary Folk Music Festival’s donor outreach program, Secret Sounds Society, was born as an Action Learning Project (ALP) during my time as a student in the third cohort of the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). Secret Sounds is a membership-based social club; members are told the dates and times of the four events in the season, but we keep the location and the concept of e

REAL: A Program for Experienced Arts Managers
and Senior Arts Administrators

Rozsa Foundation

Nov 6, 2017
2 min

REAL: A Program for Experienced Arts Managers and Senior Arts Administrators

Introducing Wilma Slenders, facilitator of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership (REAL) program. Our first year of the program was such a great success that we are launching it again this January. In 2017, the Rozsa Foundation started a brand new Arts Leadership program in conjunction with Transcend Management Advisors. The REAL (Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership) program was designed in collaboration with senior arts leaders to address challenges and topics that are facing the a

Space = Sustainability

Rozsa Foundation

Nov 3, 2017
3 min

Space = Sustainability

Following her time with the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP), Barbara Thorson presented her Action Learning Project at the University of Calgary on March 14, 2017. My Action Learning Project started out as a proposal to create a Policy and Procedure Manual for Cowtown Opera. However, immediate concerns for lack of space in my home and garage (where Cowtown Opera had resided for the past six years), led me to begin the search for a new location. The challenge would be to

Introducing our new Arts Leadership Manager, Derek Stevenson

Rozsa Foundation

Oct 10, 2017
2 min

Introducing our new Arts Leadership Manager, Derek Stevenson

The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to welcome our newest staff member, Derek Stevenson. Derek joins us as Arts Leadership Manager, and will be keeping our arts leadership programs running robustly while our Arts Leadership Director, Geraldine Ysselstein, takes time to welcome her own new addition during her maternity leave. Originally from Lethbridge, AB, Derek began his career in the arts as a performer, appearing in over twenty-five theatre productions across Southern Alberta.

iHuman Wellness

Rozsa Foundation

Aug 2, 2017
4 min

iHuman Wellness

From September 2015-April 2016 I participated in the inaugural hosting of the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP) held in Edmonton. RAMP is the Rozsa Foundation’s unique certificate program designed for mid to senior level arts professionals and has been offered in Calgary for 6 years and in Edmonton for 1 year. Along with 20 colleagues from 16 Edmonton and area arts organizations, we heard from leading professionals on various topics including human resources, financial man

A Word from our New Executive Director

Rozsa Foundation

Apr 28, 2017
2 min

A Word from our New Executive Director

Greetings! My name is Simon Mallett, and I’m delighted to be the new Executive Director at the Rozsa Foundation. I’ve come to the Foundation from Downstage, a theatre company I founded back in 2004, for which I’ve been the Artistic Director for the past 13 years. I’m an artist – a theatre director specifically – by trade, but my experience has given me a deep appreciation and understanding of the many complex elements that exist throughout the provincial arts landscape. I’m j

Emerging Themes in the Arts

Rozsa Foundation

Jun 26, 2016
4 min

Emerging Themes in the Arts

The Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP) in 2015-2016 offered me the opportunity to connect with other arts administrators, raise common issues, and allow for new ideas to emerge. While others in my cohort focused on a challenge in their organization for their Action Learning Project (ALP), I focused on the non-profit arts sector as a whole. “Emerging Themes in the Arts” Theme #1: LEADERSHIP For over 10 years there has been research and discussion about the baby boomer genera

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