Award Eligibility

·         A person, not an organization must be nominated.

·         The Rozsa Award is open to any Alberta full-time, salaried CEO, Managing Director or General Manager (or equivalent) of an Alberta not-for-profit arts organization. The size or discipline of the affiliated organization is not a limiting criterion.

·         Nominees may not be employed by Arts Councils or other such organizations that are directly affiliated with and funded by any order of government.

·         Individuals employed by post-secondary educational institutions may not be nominated for their work with students and/or faculties that offer Arts performances or exhibitions

·         The nominee will have been employed full-time by the organization for at least three years.

·         Nominees must be available for an interview by the Rozsa Award Jury.

·         The Award recipient must be available to become a member of the Jury and attend the presentation in the year following their selection. In addition, the recipient must be willing to address public sessions on key management practices during that year, and announce their selection in their season’s brochure.

·         Previous recipients are not eligible for three years following their award.

·    The affiliated organization must:

          have been in business for at least three years

have a well defined cycle of activities, the content of which must have an arts focus

be an individual company, offering presentations of work by artists or creators of art; to the public, either to participate or to experience: that is, have exhibitions, staged performances or publications of works 

          be deemed to make a contribution to the total artistic life of their community

          employ business processes and  practices that reflect ethical principles and values