PVAC scholarship awarded

Arts council awards Gabe Springsteen Memorial Scholarship to Micaiah Pantle

Since 1993, the Platte Valley Arts Council has had the goal of enriching the quality of life in the area and expanding educational opportunities for all forms of the arts, whether it is music, literature, dance, visual arts or theater. Its mission is “to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities.”

In the year 2000, the arts council began awarding scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrated that art currently is, and will continue to be, an important part of their life. Later, the arts council added two more scholarships.

The very first scholarship of $500 went to Gabe Springsteen, who was a very talented musician and acoustic guitar player. He went to school to become a luthier, or stringed instrument maker. Just a few years after his graduation, Gabe died in a tragic auto accident, so future scholarships were appropriately named after him.

The Platte Valley Arts Council’s Gabe Springsteen Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Encampment graduate Micaiah Pantle during her graduation ceremony.

Micaiah’s application shared the reason she felt that the arts would continue to be integral to her future and wrote: “I enjoy sharing my love of art with others and I have fostered that by volunteering to help with summer art workshops and with something as simple as teaching my two year old niece to draw & color. I believe that art is a way for people to find their creative side, express themselves and find joy and passion.”

For more information about this scholarship and the Platte Valley Arts Council, please visit www.plattevalleyarts.com or follow them on Facebook.

 

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