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Young artist’s passion puts her in the running for national recognition
 Staff photo by Tanner Spendley Pleasant Grove High School student Shana Hoehn works with acrylic on wood during Nicole Briscoe’s advanced art class Tuesday. Shana was recently selected as a 2009 youngARTS finalist. She will be traveling to Miami early next year for a week of arts, auditions and interviews to determine cash awards and a possible nomination as a 2009 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. It was obvious in every brush stroke she made Tuesday as she prepared artwork for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts’ youngARTS Week. Shana is one of 20 visual artists selected for an expense-paid trip to youngARTS Week in Miami. Only 2 percent of applicants were accepted. “She was one of about 6,000 who applied,” said Nicole Briscoe, PGHS art teacher. “In the art world, it is quite an honor.” Being chosen as a youngARTS finalist puts 17-year-old Shana in th...
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