The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in conjunction with Whole Foods is holding a benefit this Saturday called Empty Bowls in which artist created bowls are sold and proceeds will be given to the Houston Food Bank. Empty Bowls was created as a grass-roots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hungry in their communities.

For a minimum donation of $25 dollars you gain admittance along with a simple meal of soup, bread, and water. Afterward you get to choose a bowl to take home from one of hundreds that were created by Houston area artists. The empty bowls serve as a symbolic reminder of all the people doing without in our area – and the world at large.

Local artists will be on had demonstrating some of the many crafts represented along with various live music performances. Examples of some of the crafts represented are ceramists, woodturners and woodworkers, glass artists, fiber artists, mosaicists, clay artists, metalsmiths, painters and sculptors. The event takes place on Saturday, May 22nd from 11am to 4pm – and you can pre-order your tickets or buy them at the door.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street – Houston, Tx 77002 ph. 713.529.4848

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