Date & Time
Friday, May 13, 2016 6:00 pm
to 8:00 pm
Venue
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Address
4848 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002

Event Chairs: Paula Arnold & Theo Pinson + Sara & Bill Morgan

If you have ever been to Houston’s Empty Bowls event at HCCC, you know what an inspiring event it is–2,000 beautiful handmade bowls created by students and artists from our Houston community; demonstrations in pottery, woodturning, felting, and polymer clay; entertaining music; delicious soups and breads from presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market; and a frenzy of people sorting and selecting their bowls to gift others and themselves.

Paula Arnold and Theo Pinson, along with Sara and Bill Morgan, invite you to the Empty Bowls Preview Party on Friday, May 13, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Be among the first to pick out the best of bowls from $25 and up, and enjoy some light bites from Whole Foods, beer from Silver Eagle Distributing, wine and water, and craft camaraderie. Casual attire, space is limited.

  • Preview Party Tickets are $50
  • Individual bowls start at $25

Click here to purchase  tickets!

Proceeds from ticket sales benefit both the Houston Food Bank and the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Proceeds from all bowl sales benefit the Houston Food Bank, which can turn a $25 soup bowl into 75 nutritious meals. We hope you can join us in helping us fill the empty bowls of those in our community in need. If you cannot attend the Preview Party, remember the event is the next day, on Saturday, May 14, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

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4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM

4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is located in the Houston Museum District, two blocks south of Highway 59, near Rosedale St. Visitors should park in the free parking lot located directly behind the building, off Rosedale and Travis Streets, and enter through the back entrance. 

Free Admission

OPEN TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 10 AM – 5 PM