History of the Awards

by Lisa Mackay The most recent session of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership program (REAL) inadvertently aligned with the mysterious workings of the Univer...

Written by Geraldine Ysselstein, Arts Leadership Director The first part of this article can be found here which focused on Pregnancy and Maternity Leave. Th...

Difficult times such as the one unfolding around us call for innovative solutions, and we in the arts are especially equipped to find opportunities in a chal...

Nominations for both the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management and the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Board Leadership are now open.

Greetings friends and colleagues, Here we are in unprecedented times. Like everyone else, we at the Rozsa Foundation are doing our best to keep up with and r...

By Simon Mallett When the Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management was introduced in 2003, it paved the way for significant additional work by the Rozsa...

by Geraldine Ysselstein I’ve been back to work at the Rozsa Foundation for just over a year now after a maternity leave with my second son. In the past year,...

by Lisa Mackay The third session of the 2020 REAL (Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership) program was held at the National Music Centre. Led by Terry Rock, Preside...

by Lisa Mackay Being the administrative leader of an arts organization can be a lonely job, as you wrestle with the organization’s challenges and decisions o...

by Ayla Stephen by Ayla Stephen When Geraldine offered me a spot in this year’s Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP), I immediately said, “YES!”. It was the ...

by Lisa Mackay January 15 marked the beginning of the 2020 Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership (REAL) program, an annual training program for established leaders...

Fund Development is a hot topic among arts administrators these days, as Alberta continues to weather the on-going economic downturn.

As we approach the first deadline for the Rozsa Foundation Granting Program (Friday, Feb 20) we wanted to pass along some key changes.

Image Credits: Mike Tan - https://dianeandmike.ca/ & HootBooth https://hootbooth.com Like Lola Rozsa, having grown up as an expatriate kid, I believed I woul...

At the conclusion of every calendar year, I look back on all the completed projects and initiatives arts organizations took on with the support of the Rozsa ...

Erin MacLean-Berko is the Managing Director for the Calgary Boys’ Choir Society and Manager for Spiritus Chamber Choir. She also does consulting as a grant w...

The Rozsa Foundation is excited to share the news that our Board Chair, Mary Rozsa de Coquet, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Alberta Fou...

When Toyin Oladele arrived in Calgary in 2017, an unfortunate experience with an agency left Toyin, an already seasoned arts administrator, with a discourage...

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Monday, November 18, 2019 TO APPLY: Please send expression of interest and resume to simon@rozsafoundation.org Start Date: On or around W...

The Rozsa Foundation is pleased to announce Sara Leishman, Executive Director of Calgary Folk Festival Society, as the recipient of the 2019 Rozsa Award for ...