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The Best in Show Adult winner for art was Marija Doric of Westfield, IN, for Pressure and Tension, the release continues. Doric will receive a $1,000 cash award for her work. For the first time in EOD's history, two artists were selected to receive Best in Show Student awards, the release notes. Nina Edelsbacher, a student at the NewGate School in Sarasota, won for Everything is Equal, and Elise Raimon, a student at Carlos E. Haile Middle School in Bradenton, won for wePhones. Each school will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize to be used in its art program, the release adds. Among the winning quotes in the 2014 exhi- bition were "If you judge people by how far they have to go, you'll never know how far they've come" (Aliyah Cunningham, a student at Sarasota Middle School); and "The hardest part of standing up for something is believing you can" (Alexa Capo, Sarasota), the release says. The award for Best in Show inspirational quote went to Zachary Lasebny, a student at Louise R. Johnson Middle School in Bradenton for "It shouldn't take your reading this quote to know that you should accept people for who they are." Lasebny's school will receive $1,000 for its art department, the release notes. Area residents, especially students, fared well in the competition, the release points Pressure and Tension by Marija Doric took the top adult prize this year. Contributed image Sarasota News Leader March 28, 2014 Page 107