17th annual Empty Bowls Houston benefitting Houston Food Bank

Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit the Houston Food Bank. The 17th annual Empty Bowls Houston takes place on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

One of Houston’s best-loved grassroots fundraising events, Empty Bowls Houston, will return for the 17th Annual event on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. *Soup served til they run out!

Empty Bowls is an international effort to fight hunger, implemented in Houston to benefit the Houston Food Bank. The unique lunch fundraiser is a collaboration between Houston area ceramists, woodturners and artists working in all media and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Since the inception of the event, Empty Bowls Houston has raised $991,293 for the Houston Food Bank!  (This equates to more than 2.97 million meals for the hungry!)  

Attendees enjoy perusing the 1,500-plus one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted bowls made and donated by Houston area ceramists and craft artists, which are available for a donation to the Houston Food Bank of $25 per bowl (100% goes to Houston Food Bank).  There are also larger bowls available at higher prices.  Note: for each $1 donated to Houston Food Bank, THREE meals are provided to the hungry, so, each $25 bowl purchased provides 75 meals!

The event will be held at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in both the indoor gallery spaces and outdoor garden. There will be live artist demonstrations outdoors throughout the event, and live music in the garden.  All attendees who purchase bowls will enjoy a simple soup lunch.