Georgia Southern Art Students to Showcase Works at Exhibition ‘Main Attractions on Main Street’ April 15 – 29

Georgia Southern University art students will be showcasing their artwork at “Main Attractions on Main Street” April 15 – 29. The exhibition is hosted by GSU’s Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art.

It was not too long ago when Maddie Grace Maierhofer was a freshman in high school and beginning her journey toward her painting career. In just a few years, she’d find herself regularly selling her paintings and seeing her pieces in downtown storefronts.

“It’s awesome to see people want to buy your art,” Maierhofer said. “I’m still telling people, ‘Oh, I’m going to be an artist,’ but I don’t know if I believe it myself. But it’s happening in front of my eyes, so I guess I need to believe it.”

Maierhofer is now a studio art senior at Georgia Southern University.

“Whether you’re a Statesboro native or a student who moved here for college, Statesboro is part of the roadmap that leads you to the next part of your life,” said Lou McCall, another studio art senior. “Having our audience physically move through Statesboro allows the audience to appreciate the role Statesboro has on their lives.”

For the exhibition, Maierhofer will be flexing new muscles she developed at Georgia Southern. After years of selling paintings, she has found a way to coalesce those skills with a newly-found passion for ceramics.

“Ceramics is something that has a hold on me,” said Maierhofer. “I thought, ‘Maybe I can intertwine the two.’ So, I started playing around and a few things started working.”

The opening reception will be held on April 15 from 5 p.m. through 7:30 p.m., and the exhibition will be open to the public until April 29 at the Rosengart Gallery on West Main Street in Statesboro. It will feature animation viewings, sculptures, 3D works and an assortment of savory foods.

From the reception, visitors can stroll over to the building that houses the University’s Business Innovation Group on East Main Street. That will feature 2D art installations, a beautiful outdoor walkway with music and offer an assortment of sweet foods.

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