What's Happening
The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to share news and highlights from the Alberta Arts Scene!
VOTE FOR AN ALBERTA ARTS ORGANIZATION
APX Alarm is awarding $250,000 (in total gifts) to charities across North America - the recipients will be determined based on voting through FACEBOOK. You can vote until August 21, 2010. There are ALBERTA Arts Organizations up for a $100,000 prize so PLEASE VOTE!
Login (or sign up for) www.facebook.com/apxalarm Click “Like" Click Start Voting Now Go to the CANADA section Vote for an ALBERTA Arts Organization!
ALBERTA ARTS DAYS 2010
Alberta Arts Days will be held September 17 - 19, 2010 and there is Something for Everyone! Click below to get more information, and be sure you add your event to the Alberta Culture Calendar!
CALGARY OPERA ANNOUNCEMENT
Calgary Opera is pleased to announce notification from The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, that the company's Emerging Artist Development Program has been successful in its application for funding from the Canada Arts Training Fund at $125,000 per year for three years.
Click here to read the entire press release
CONGRATULATIONS STAMPEDE SHOWBAND
Accolades from U.S. for Stampede Showband
Click to view Calgary Herald article!
CKUA ArtsBeat Interviews
CKUA featured interviews will all 2009 Rozsa Award Nominees. You can click on the link below to hear the interviews in full:
- Mary Phillips Rickey - November 2009
- Ann Lewis Luppino - December 2009
- Penny Ritco - January 2010
- Suzanne Mott - February 2010
- Todd Janes - March 2010
- Gerard Gibbs - April 2010
- Shelley Switzer - May 2010
- Lindsay Dann - June 2010
Congratulations to Connie Mills who won our ArtsBeat contest!
THE CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL APPROACHES!
And you can donate your old speakers to sound artist Alexis O'Hara's sound installation (click for details) ...
CALGARY MULTICULTURAL CENTRE - ART EXHIBITION
ROZSA FOUNDATION ARTICLE IN STEPHEN
Pick up the Summer issue of Stephen Magazine to read the article by Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Rozsa Foundation President. Mary takes us through the creation and performance of Two Bit Oper-eh? Shun, a collaboration between Land's End Chamber Ensemble, High Performance Rodeo, and the Calgary Drop in Centre.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW GALLERY
TNG is pleased to report the successful rezoning of John Snow House!
Click here for more details
SAVE OUR FINE ARTS
Click to view this article from the Calgary Herald:
Students at Central Memorial High take to stage to save arts program
ROZSA AWARD ARTIST TYLER ROCK
Congratulations to Tyler Rock who has created all the Rozsa Award glass sculptures. On October 17, he received the Award for Excellence that honours an established craftsperson and recognizes him as an artist of international repute who has underpinned the development of contemporary glass in Canada through his role as an artist and teacher.
VIDEO CLIPS on YouTube
Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Arts Management
Rozsa Awards Alberta Legislature Introduction - 2009 (Introduction Text)
PRESS RELEASES
Rozsa Awards to Launch 2009 Alberta Arts Days
Rozsa Award for Innovation 2007