Empty Bowls - Chicago Style

This December, Lillstreet Art Center is hosting their 2nd annual Empty Bowls event. Last year we had a great turnout, but the plan is to really scale it up this year. Tons of bowls, a big community of people and soup galore will all come together to raise money and awareness to help fight hunger.

The request that I'm sending out is for potters, glass blowers, wood turners, and metal smiths of all levels to make a bowl (or 2 or 20) and donate it to Chicago's Empty Bowls event at Lillstreet Art Center. We'd also like for you to come a share a meal, if you're in the area on December 7, 2007 from 6pm - 9pm. For $20, guests are invited to choose a bowl and are served a generous serving of soup and bread made by First Slice Café. Guests keep the bowl as a reminder that there are always “empty bowls in the world.

Lillstreet has a very unique restaurant in it's building (sharing space with the gallery), the First Slice Café. Proceeds from the cafe go to feed Chicago's hungry. They help fight hunger in a very direct way: the food they make for various organizations is the same amazing food that is served in their café. In addition to First Slice making the food for the event, they will also be the recipient of the event's proceeds so they can continue to create healthy meals for these local organizations: Heartland Alliance, The Night Ministry, American Indian Center Youth Program, and Howard Area Alternative High School.

If you would like to participate in this event by donating a bowl, please deliver or mail your bowl(s) by November 18, 2007 to:

Lillstreet Art Center

4401 North Ravenswood

Chicago, IL 60640

Attn: Empty Bowls

If you'd like to join us for a bowl of soup, come to Lillstreet on December 7, 2007 from 6pm - 9pm.

If you have any questions about this event, you can contact the event organizer, Joanna Kramer.
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The bowls that are in the photo above are by Gary Jackson, Fire When Ready Pottery.