History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay Arts attenders have been declining for many years, and as we know too well by now, the pandemic exacerbated that decline....

2024 Recipient of the Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award recognizes an...

The Rozsa Foundation is very happy to announce that Samantha MacDonald has joined our team as the new Director of Training. Samantha has...

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 Lisa Mackay Working through a career in marketing and sales at various performing arts organizations, I became increasingly proficient...

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...

Applications for the 2024 retreat are now closed. The Alberta Arts Leaders Retreat provides an opportunity for leaders tasked with the...

By Simon Mallett, Rozsa Foundation Executive Director In late March, I was honoured to be invited to Banff to participate in two critical...

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...

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

by Lisa Mackay For the past few months, the Rozsa Foundation has been sharing research and analysis from Hill Strategies as part of a...