SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION & THE ARTS

The Basil H. Alkazzi Foundation was established in 1986 at the 
eminent Royal Collage of Art, London, with an endowment set in
Trust and Perpetuity.  The Foundation gives an annual full 
Scholarship Study Award including maintenance, for a two year
Master's Degree Course in the Department of Painting. The 
Foundation also gives and annual travel award, a studio award, 
and a self perpetuating award to students in the Department of 
Painting, and the department of Printmaking on alternate years.

The Foundation awards are granted to students from any part of
the world, but ONLY AFTER the student has been accepted at
the collage.

The Basil H. Alkazzi Award [USA] was established in 1987 and
two years later in commemoration The Sheldon Bergh Award [USA]
was added as the best runner up to the Basil H. Alkazzi Award
[USA]. These awards were given to support young painters from
beginner to emerging. The monetary award was in essence to
give the recipients time to withdraw and produce a new body of
work without the constraints of outside pressure. The last and
final awards were given in 2000.

The Basil H. Alkazzi Award for Curatorial Research Abroad was
established in 1999 with an endowment, to be given annually
and The Sheldon Bergh Award for Curatorial Research Abroad,
also with an endowment, also annually, commenced in 2001.

Sponsorship was given to Sandow Birk*'s exhibition at 
The Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California;
as well as Sandow Birk*'s exhibition catalogue: 
INCARCERATED: CALIFORNIA IN THE 21st CENTURY 
at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, California.

Other catalogues sponsored were for Thomas Connolly**, Oscar Romp
Nana Shiomi, amongst others. 

*recipient of The Basil H. Alkazzi Award [USA]
** recipient of The Sheldon Bergh Award [USA]