News & Events
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Alcorso Foundation Annual Dinner
The Alcorso Foundation's 2011 annual fundraising dinner booked out weeks in advance. Don't miss out on this culinary and cultural treat...
Monday, 23 July 2012
Winter 2012 newsletter
Tickets are now available for the Alcorso Foundation's annual dinner to be held at MONA on Saturday 06 October, 2012. This year, Chef favourite, Danny Russo will return as the Foundation's guest chef with an exclusively prepared modern Italian feast for guests.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Autumn 2012 newsletter
Our new vision. In its commitment to expand opportunity for Tasmanian individuals and organisations the Alcorso Foundation will deliver its new program model from 1 July 2012 consisting of...
Thursday, 15 December 2011
December 2011 newsletter
Friends of the Foundation generously opened their wonderful gardens during the month of October. We extend a sincere thank you to all proud garden owners and to those who visited the gardens helping us raise almost $9,000 towards the Foundation's Humanitarian Entrant Education program.
Saturday, 10 December 2011
2012 Italian Arts Residency
The Alcorso Foundation's 2012 Italian Arts Residency was been awarded to Tasmanian curator and arts practitioner Sarah Jones on Saturday evening at Contemporary Art Services Tasmania's 18th birthday celebration.
Friday, 9 December 2011
Education awards to humanitarian entrants
The Minister for Human Services and Community Development, Cassy O'Connor, presented the Alcorso Foundation's Humanitarian Entrant Education Awards for 2012 at a ceremony held at Parliament House on Friday 9 December 2011.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Alcorso Foundation Honours Environment Research Awards
Research into salmon farming and wastewater re-use wins awards. The University's Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter Rathjen, presented two recipients with their awards today at the University of Tasmania's Sandy Bay campus.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
AuSSI Wins Tasmanian Environment Award
Tasmanian Government school teachers Jenny Dudgeon and Jayne Lewis have been awarded for their outstanding work on the Australian Sustainable Schools (AuSSi) Initiative. The AuSSI-Tas program took out the Education Award at the Tasmanian Awards for Environmental Excellence 2011.
Thursday, 27 October 2011
October 2011 newsletter
On Saturday 8 October the Foundation welcomed over 180 guests to MONA to celebrate our ten years of philanthropic work in Tasmania.