History of the Awards

By Afros In Tha City Perpetual Atife (also known as Perpie) is a musician, composer, performer, and arts administrator. In 2019, she...

From left to right Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Kadra Yusuf, Simon Mallett. The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award...

by Katrina Ingram, Ethically Aligned AI and Lisa Mackay, Rozsa Foundation The arrival of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies has...

By Lisa Mackay Jacquelyn and Hunter Cardinal, the brother and sister team that formed Naheyawin, have been involved with our Rozsa Arts...

Hello friends and colleagues, We need your participation! The Rozsa Foundation, in partnership with other Alberta arts funders, is...

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...

Kadra Yusuf is a mixed media artist with a heavy focus on film based in Calgary/ Moh’kinsis and is the inaugural Artistic Director for EMMED

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

Ciza Zoya joined the Rozsa Foundation staff in March of 2023 as Storytelling Associate. With a first degree in architecture, and a second...

By Aurora Sol Afros In Tha City (AITC) is a media collective rooted in Calgary, Alberta. They focus on uplifting the voices of the Black...

BY MARY ROZSA DE COQUET After twenty years of leading the Rozsa Foundation as President and subsequently as Board Chair since 2017, I was...

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 The concept of storytelling in marketing is not new. Most marketers instinctively understand the power of a well-told...

by Lisa Mackay The Future Focus Granting Program is a pilot program developed as a funding collaboration between three partners: Calgary...

This story was written by Ado Nkemka, Co-Deputy Editor of Afros in Tha City. Ado is a musician and writer who explores topics on music,...

by Lisa Mackay In its first 25 years, Dancers’ Studio West (DSW) served primarily as a dance presenter for Calgary audiences, but as the...

by Lisa Mackay Working in the arts can often mean a lot of learning on the job. There are so many times that it seems easier and less...

This story was written by Aurora, Music Editor at Afros in Tha City. Aurora is a musician, producer and DJ with a background in...