History of the Awards

Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Mayor Jyoti Gondek, 2023 Rozsa Emerging Arts Manager Award recipient Kadra Yusuf, and Rozsa Foundation Executive...

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

By Guest Contributor Mathew Stone It has been four years since the world paused for the COVID-19 pandemic and arts leaders across Alberta...

By Lisa Mackay Last fall marked ten years since DJD’s Dancing Parkinson's YYC started as a pilot project. It has now become a regular...

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...

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!

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 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,...

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

By Lisa Mackay When Toyin Oladele took RAMP (Rozsa Arts Management Program) and began to work on her Capstone Project, few would have...

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