01/12/2025
🥹 An absolute honour to support this inspirational Woman! A big Congrats on achieving this awesome opportunity Abi, you're going to do such amazing things 🙌🎨✨️ and thank you so much Foundation Barossa for your ongoing support for our community 🥰
We are thrilled to welcome Abi Hall as our inaugural Fran Clancy Memorial Scholarship recipient.
Foundation Barossa officially established the scholarship in July, in memory of Fran Clancy, who had sadly passed away from cancer.
Fran’s husband, Paul, wanted to create a lasting legacy that reflected her passion for the arts and her belief in giving young people opportunities.
The scholarship supports young people who face barriers to study and want to pursue education in the arts.
As the inaugural recipient of the Fran Clancy Memorial Scholarship, Abi is now closer to turning her love of art and teaching into a career that will benefit young people in local schools.
Abi said she first heard about the scholarship through her art therapist, Tara Kate, who works in the Barossa.
Abi plans to use the scholarship to complete a TAFE course in visual arts, which will allow her to add specialist art teaching to her qualifications. Abi’s interest in teaching began at school. “My language teacher at school was really good,” she said. “It made me really want to be a teacher like that for other students.”
The photo was taken at the Barossa Bushgardens, a physical place of remembrance for Fran, where a tree has also been planted with a memorial plaque recognising the bequest in her name.
Fran’s legacy will continue to support local young people through the scholarship.
A huge congratulations Abi for being our inaugural recipient.
As Fran’s husband Paul said “I am so pleased Abi has been awarded the first scholarship in Fran’s name. I’m sure Fran would be delighted that such a deserving recipient as Abi will be helped in her studies in the arts. Abi is a worthy recipient, and I warmly congratulate her.”
Photo credit to Matt Webster, The Leader Newspaper - Barossa Valley
