10th Annual Empty Bowls Houston (benefiting Houston Food Bank)

The 10th Annual Empty Bowls Houston is Saturday, May 17, 2014, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. Presented by Whole Foods Market.

Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit the Houston Food Bank.  The unique lunch fundraiser is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Lawndale Art Center. In its first eight years, Empty Bowls Houston has raised $342,250 for the Houston Food Bank!

For a minimum $25 donation, attendees receive a simple lunch of soup and bread provided by Whole Foods Market, and then select a bowl from 1,000-plus one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls donated by Houston area ceramists and craft artists.

The empty bowls serve as a reminder of all the empty bowls in our community and the world.  There are also larger bowls available at a higher price (lunch also included.)

Live music and artist demonstrations throughout the day.

SPONSORS (to date):  Whole Foods Market, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Ceramic Store, GoodPops, Archway Gallery, The Mad Potter.

EMPTY BOWLS COMMITTEE:  Co-Chairs – Tom Perry and Renee LeBlanc; Andre Bally, Virginia Bally, Anna Deans, Miriam Mendoza, Clark Kellogg, Samantha Oldham, Carrie Grzelak, Brooke Curtis, Paula Murphy