The ACC Art Department hosted a bowl-painting party on October 27 in the Ceramics Studio for faculty and staff to decorate bowls to be glazed, fired, and donated to the 27th Annual Austin Empty Bowl Project.
The Austin Empty Bowl Project is an effort by area potters to fight hunger in partnership with the Central Texas Food Bank and Meals on Wheels Central Texas. Every year tens of thousands of dollars are raised by an annual event where guests can choose their favorite bowl, enjoy hot soup, bread, and listen to live music all for just $30.
Learn more about the Austin Empty Bowl Project.
Empty Bowls History
In an effort to help out with the local food drive they threw, decorated and fired 120 bowls. The school’s staff was invited to the cafeteria to select a bowl and enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread. John and his wife, Lisa Blackburn, talked to the staff about hunger in their community, thanked them for their cash donations and then asked them to take their bowls home with them as a reminder of those with empty bowls. There are now “Empty Bowls” projects all over the world.
The Austin Empty Bowl Project (AEBP) was the first of its kind in Texas, founded in 1997 by Kit Adams, the owner of ClayWays Pottery Studio & Gallery. Each year, AEBP has grown in participation by both donors and attendees and, with the help of our generous community, we have raised more than $1,300,000.
