Southern Illinois University Carbondale ceramics students and faculty will show their handiwork as the community comes together on Saturday, Nov. 8, to help those in need.
Empty Bowls, an event where art meets hunger, compassion and advocacy, returns to the Neighborhood Co-op Grocery in the Murdale Shopping Center, 1815 W. Main St. The event is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or as long as the bowls last.
Talented students and faculty are creating 175 to 200 handcrafted ceramic bowls, which can be purchased for $15 to $25 each and then filled with a ladle of warm soup donated by Neighborhood Co-op. Proceeds from the event will go to local charities, said Pattie Chalmers, a professor and head of the ceramics program in the School of Art and Design.
The event is an opportunity for the community to come together, support the those in need and meet the talented artists who made the bowls, Chalmers said.
Chalmers started the Empty Bowls program, an international initiative, at SIU Carbondale in 2014.
