Empty Bowls 2008 

Empty Bowls was Sunday November 2, 2008.

  Pictures from this year's event 

Empty Bowls is located at Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center
620 Greenup, Covington, Kentucky 

Empty Bowls is an international movement to involve the pottery community in helping feed the hungry. The Clay Alliance, in conjunction with Kids Cafe, a division of the FreestoreFoodbank and the Baker-Hunt Foundation, serve up bowls of food donated by various local restaurants. 100% of the event's proceeds go directly to children who turn to local Kids Cafe for nourishment. We have been their biggest not-for-profit fund raiser for the past 9 years and have raised over $122,000 enabling many children in the Greater Cincinnati Area to eat a healthy meal. More information about the national campaign can be viewed at emptybowls.net.

Here's how it works: Local potters make and donate bowls and restaurants donate food. Participants (and their tickets) show up at their chosen seating time.

There are three seatings: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm,  and 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.

Tickets are $20. Patrons are entitled to pick out a bowl from the many hundreds of fine handmade bowls and are then served food in that bowl. After the meal, the bowls go home with their new owners. Kids Tickets return again this year and are only $5.00. Each kid's ticket is good for food only. Of course, you may purchase a regular ticket for your child if you want them to pick out and take home a bowl.

Contact Anne Courtney
859-384-1112
for tickets.

Tickets are $20.

 
Baker Hunt's Web Site

Not just bowls: 
Visit the "seconds" or silent auction tables.

Complete Sponsor and Donor List

We are proud to have WNKU as our media sponsor. 

Bowl decorating for kids of all ages ($5)

Valet parking ($3)

Pictures From 
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

Entertainment

 Katie Prichard – Guitar
Doug Daegele – Hammer Dulcimer
Norman Conquest – Mandolin Quintet
Cincinnati Contradance Open Band
Woodnote - Roots and Acoustic Music
Garret Sprague – Juggler
Ben Clark - Jump Rope

Silent auction of special work donated by Clay Alliance members and a "seconds" table for bargain hunters

Hand-building and wheel-thrown pottery demonstrations

 

Thanks to Baker-Hunt for allowing us to host this wonderful event on a wonderful site.