Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit Houston Food Bank. The unique lunch fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 4 and is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Guest enjoy perusing 1,500-plus one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls made and donated by Houston area ceramists and craft artists, available for a donation of $25 per bowl, which goes 100% to Houston Food Bank. For each bowl purchased, receive a lunch of soup provided by Sweet Tomatoes and bread from Slow Dough Bread Co. The empty bowls purchased serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community and the world. Larger bowls available at a higher price (lunch also included.) Note: for each $1 donated to Houston Food Bank, THREE meals are provided to the hungry. So, each $25 bowl purchase provides 75 meals! Live music and artist demonstrations throughout the day. In its first 15 years, Empty Bowls Houston has raised $908,000 for the Houston Food Bank! (This equals approximately 2.7 million meals to the hungry!) There is also a Preview Party on Friday, April 3. This ticketed event is $50 and includes light bites, beer and wine, and the first opportunity to purchase an Empty Bowl! The event benefits Empty Bowls Houston and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Event co-chairs are Ashley and Tyler Horne. SPONSORS (to date): Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Patterson & Murphy Public Relations, SYSCO Nourishing Neighbors, Ceramic Store, Archway Gallery, Sweet Tomatoes, Virginia and Andre Bally, LD Systems, Slow Dough Bread Co., Sofer Entertainment, Third Coast Clay, Saint Arnold Brewing Company, and Susan Young For more information on the 16th annual Empty Bowls Houston, visit www.emptybowlshouston.org.
