Bowls Due in May
The Empty Bowls Houston Steering Committee invites all artists–ceramists, woodturners and woodworkers, hot and warm and cold glass artists, fiber artists, mosaicists, polymer clay artists, metalsmiths, painters and sculptors–to help celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary by creating and donating handmade bowls for Empty Bowls Houston 2014, to be held May 17 at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.
Last year, artists from colleges, K-12 schools, group studios, and individuals donated 1800 bowls in clay, wood, fiber, glass, metal, and other media! With bowl sales, plus cash donations from sponsors like Whole Foods Market, S&K E&C, and Ceramic Store, Empty Bowls Houston netted more than $71,000 for the Houston Food Bank. Leveraging its charities and distribution networks, the Food Bank was able to utilize these funds to provide three nutritious meals for 71,000 people in Houston, Harris County, and surrounding counties whose food bowls would otherwise be empty.
Bowls may be dropped off beginning the first week of May at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street (Tuesday through Sunday), or the Ceramic Store, 1002 W. 11th Street (Monday through Saturday). Keep up with news and events at www.emptybowlshouston.org and on Facebook at Empty Bowls Houston or Twitter at @EmptyBowlsHOU.
For further information, please contact:
Renee LeBlanc (Co-Chair) 512-487-4658; arleblanccon@yahoo.com
Thomas Perry (Co-Chair) 713-660-9488; tomperry56@aol.com
Samantha Oldham (Volunteers) 832-971-4816; sam.l.oldham@gmail.com
Above: Bowls of all sizes and media. Photo courtesy Empty Bowls Houston.
