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Houston Food Bank partners with local artists on a hunger-fighting mission

By Whitney Radley

05.18.13 | 9:30 am

Each year, the Houston Food Bank finds supportive sponsors in Whole Foods Market, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the arts community for an important annual event — Empty Bowls ...

Empty Bowls Houston Silent Auction

05.04.13 - 05.18.13

Archway Gallery hosts a special exhibition and silent auction featuring works by more than 20 Archway Gallery member artists in support of Empty Bowls Houston, which benefits the Houston Food

Empty Bowls Houston Bowl-a-Thon at Fired Gems Studios

04.06.13

Ceramists in Kingwood and surrounding areas – professional and amateur – are invited to join in a Bowl-a-Thon to make clay bowls to be donated to the Houston Food Bank's annual Empt

Ninth Annual Empty Bowls Houston

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

05.18.13

Empty Bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. Empty Bowls Houston is presented by Whole Food Market

Empty Bowls Houston Bowl-a-Thon at San Jacinto College Central

03.02.13

Ceramists – professional and amateur – are invited to join in a Bowl-a-Thon at San Jacinto College Central to make clay bowls to be donated to the Houston Food Bank's annual Empty B

Empty Bowls Houston Bowl-a-Thon at University of Houston

University of Houston

02.21.13

Ceramists – professional and amateur – are invited to join in a Bowl-a-Thon at the University of Houston to make clay bowls to be donated to the Houston Food Bank's annual Empty Bow

Empty Bowls Houston Bowl-a-Thon at Lee College

02.16.13

Ceramists in Baytown and surrounding areas – professional and amateur – are invited to join in a Bowl-a-Thon at Lee College to make clay bowls to be donated to the Houston Food Bank'

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A gift from the hands: 100 bowls project turns art into food for those who need it

By Joel Luks

04.16.12 | 5:18 am

While a handcrafted bowl is a beautiful object in and of itself, an empty vessel serves as a reminder of the 900,000 people — 53,000 everyday — that routinely go hungry in Southeast Tex ...

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When art feeds: Small Steps' at-risk kids benefit from Empty Bowls, give creative thanks

By Joel Luks

03.15.11 | 6:04 am

It's no secret that I love creative pursuits, especially when they are used for the greater good. Capturing that spirit, a hop and a skip from CultureMap's offices is the First Ward cam ...

Community Giving Day Benefitting Empty Bowls Houston

Whole Foods Market-Kirby

02.23.11

This Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day benefits Houston Food Bank’s Empty Bowls, an event that brings together local artists and craftspeople to help fight community hunger. On Com