Saturday
October 14, 2023
2-6 pm
Lincoln Sanderson Pavilion
Empty Bowls Project
For two decades, members and friends of the Sonoran Arts League have been creating ceramic and glass bowls in support of the Foothills Food Bank Empty Bowls Project held in awareness of World Hunger Day. The art auction and bowl sale will be held on the Sonoran Arts League’s website. Individuals can bid on the art and purchase bowls donated by members and friends of the Sonoran Arts League.
The 2023 event will be held on Saturday, October 14th from 2 to 6 pm at the Lincoln Sanderson Pavilion in the Carefree gardens. This year’s event will feature a chef’s competition, arts demonstrations, a wine garden, music, and food. All proceeds will benefit the Foothills Food Bank and its dedication to assisting those people in need.
A Community Wide Project
The Sonoran Arts League is offering free classes on Fridays in July and the first part of August to make ceramic bowls and help the community’s food bank efforts for the annual 2023 Empty Bowls big fundraising event on Saturday, October 14th. Register for a free class on the Sonoran Arts League website. This event is organized by Foothills Food Bank in partnership with the Sonoran Arts League.
Our Partners
Foothills Food Bank
Foothills Food Bank provides emergency food, financial assistance and other life necessities and resources to individuals and families in the desert foothills, which encompasses a 180-square mile area that includes Black Canyon City, Cave Creek, Carefree, Anthem, Desert Hills, New River, north Scottsdale, Rio Verde and north Phoenix.
The Sonoran Arts League is committed to advancing art and art education, with a special focus on mentoring youth with the belief that arts education helps develop the ability to focus and strengthens cognitive skills in young people. It offers a number of Youth Art programs for students K-12.
Arizona Woodturners Association
The mission of the Arizona Woodturners Association (AWA is to provide education and information to those who are interested in woodturning. Woodturning is defined as the shaping of wood using a lathe. This includes everything from decorative and/or functional bowls, to sculptural objects. The AWA works to; promote an interest in woodturning for persons of all levels of competence, provides up-to-date information, education and guidance for all members, and works to stimulate creativity, and explore new methods and techniques for advancing woodturning as both a creative craft and as a unique art form. It also has chosen to support several community-based charitable organizations.
We would like to celebrate the Arizona Woodturners Association for supporting the event this with 108 exquisite masterpieces all carved from wood and generously donated from their members!
Ceramics Studio – School of Art
David Bradley and the students from the Ceramics Studio in the Department of Art at Paradise Valley Community College have been so generous with their time and support of this project year-over-year. This year they are providing 200 ceramic bowls to support the event in 2023.
