History of the Awards

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.

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...

Working for the Rozsa Foundation has been an absolute dream, and I can’t say enough positive things about the organization, the people, and the work that has...

The inspiration for designing and developing the Rozsa Admin Fundamentals Training (RAFT) program, a program for early arts administrators evolved out of man...

By Derek Stevenson I started teaching the Rozsa Admin Fundamentals Training (RAFT) program for the Rozsa Foundation in 2018. The program was originally desig...

Arts Administration/Management as a field of study is still relatively young. In the past, knowledge about an arts discipline combined with hands-on administ...

As a part of our third cohort of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership program we challenged our participants to tackle a complex problem.

The Rozsa Foundation has been lucky to connect with the team at ATB Arts and Culture in several ways, but most importantly by sharing values. Most recently w...

Presented to Bethany Yon, Executive Director of Cowtown Opera as part of the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions event in March 13, 2019, the Rozsa Foundation E...

The Rozsa Foundation has been offering professional development in Alberta since 2012 beginning with the Rozsa Arts Management Program (RAMP). As the landsca...

Here at the Rozsa Foundation, we work hard to identify and address gaps within the arts management sector, and the arts community overall. Our arts leadershi...

Bethany Yon is the Executive Director of Cowtown Opera Company. A passionate leader and manager, Bethany has led in a wide array of administrative and busine...

I am the artistic director of Corps Bara Dance Theatre, a contemporary dance company that has been around for about 18 years but has gone through a huge shif...

Nominations are now open for the 2018 annual Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management. Deadline for nominations is May 18th, 2018 at 4 PM. Eligibility c...

SSS Members enjoy a recent Secret Sounds event at the Masters Gallery, featuring The Torchettes The Calgary Folk Music Festival’s donor outreach program, Sec...

Introducing Wilma Slenders, facilitator of the Rozsa Executive Arts Leadership (REAL) program. Our first year of the program was such a great success that we...