History of the Awards

by Simon Mallett I recently attended an event packed with people who care deeply about this province and this country to listen to a panel about national perspectives on Alberta separation. A call to action that emerged was for those in leadership roles to speak out in support of national unity, noting that now was not the time to hedge bets. I left feeling both challenged and inspired, and so my response to that call is this unapologetic declaration: I believe fully and pro

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 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