The Yadkin Arts Council has awarded both Savannah Mabe and Elijah Golden the 2020 Willingham Scholarship in the Arts grant. This scholarship is awarded to a Yadkin County graduating high school senior who has demonstrated an interest and involvement in the arts during their high school career and whose ambition is to continue with training and education in the arts as they progress to an institution of higher learning.
About the 2020 Willingham Scholarship Winners:
Savannah Mabe: The arts have been a passion of Savannah’s since she was a small child and this passion has only gotten stronger through the years. With dreams of becoming a dance teacher and working for the Arts Council in the future, Savannah plans to attend Salem College where she will double major in Arts Administration and Dance. She hopes this scholarship will jump start her dreams so she can return the favor later in life by giving back to the arts as much as she possibly can.
Elijah Golden: Performing has been a huge part of Elijah’s life for the last several years. In fact, he has performed in many shows on the Willingham Theater stage under direction of the Arts Council’s own Jessie Grant. As his next phase of life begins, he is thrilled to pursue a degree in theater from Appalachian State University in the Fall. After college, he hopes to have a career onstage and this scholarship means the world to him because it will encourage him to tackle his dream with less stress.