The Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts applauds Aleks, who is one of our eight Liberace Scholars at UNLV. The Liberace Foundation funds a string and a jazz quartet at UNLV.

Liberace created his foundation in 1976 to support the arts and encourage young artists because he had received a scholarship for 17 years early in his career.

The Liberace Foundation has funded scholars at UNLV since its inception and has provided over $300,000 to aspiring musicians at the University. Nationwide, the Liberace Foundation has provided over $5 million in scholarships to almost 2,500 students.

We are certainly pleased to be associated with Aleks and with Andy Smith, who recently perfromed in a Chamber Music concert at the Liberace Museum with other UNLV faculty.