Empty Bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. The Spiritual Enrichment Center is proud to be a participant in this national project to help alleviate hunger. Throughout this year, we will be holding events for members and friends to create bowls for the project.

Download a community participation flyer here.

History of the Project

In 1990 a high school art teacher in Michigan helped his students solve a problem. They were searching for a way to raise funds to support a food drive. What evolved was a class project to make ceramic bowls for a fund raising meal. Guests were served a simple meal of soup and bread, and were invited to keep the bowl as a reminder of hunger in the world.

By the following year the originators had developed this concept into Empty Bowls, a project to provide support for food banks, soup kitchens, and other organizations that fight hunger. Since then Empty Bowls events have been held throughout the world, and millions of dollars have been raised to combat hunger.

Your Help is Needed!

The Empty Bowls event is over for 2008, but it's not too soon to start planning for next year's event. We will need people to help with many aspects of this project, from creating bowls, to making soup, to simple administrative tasks. Contact the office at 221-4849 or office@reddingsec.org.

Donate a Bowl!

Call For Bowls…Donate Pieces for Empty Bowls 2009

Bring us your bowls, and help feed the hungry! The artwork you contribute will be purchased, and all proceeds will be used by local hunger organizations.

Any bowls and objects will be accepted, but the individual sized bowl is the most useful. Think in terms of a soup bowl: height from 2"-4", diameter from 4"-6", volume 1.5 - 3 cups. Bowls do not need to be functional (however, if they are not food-safe be sure to indicate that on your creation). They can be created by potters, woodturners, glassblowers, fiber artists, metalsmiths, painters, sculptors, and artists and craftspeople of all kinds!

Donations of bowls will be accepted at the Spiritual Enrichment Center.

Sponsors

Would your company like to be a sponsor of the Empty Bowls Project? If so, please contact us.
 

Empty Bowls Official Website