A Little Help from Our Friends

Skeff Thomas helped out by showing some Girl Scouts how to throw a bowl on the pottery wheel. The girls also lent a hand by glazing some of the bowls that were made at the March YAM show. This project has brought together people from many different communities, to lend a hand, and help us help hungry people in our community.

Event on the 25th of February

The Empty Bowl event will take place on Friday, February 25th from 6 to 8 PM at the Woodstown Friends Meeting House, in Woodstown NJ. Come join us to lend a helping hand to those people who are in need of food. Your donation of $10.00 will buy a beautiful handmade bowl, some delicious soup, and bread. It is our hope that every time you use your bowl, you will be reminded of those less fortunate.

Empty Bowls at YAM Show

March 7th AENJ South held the first Empty Bowls event. It took place during the YAM show held this year at Appel Farm in Elmer NJ. Students who attended the YAM show participated in activities such as painting bisque ware and making bowls from clay slabs. Thanks to Janice Chassier and Diane Driessen for providing the bisque bowls, and to Skeff Thomas for donating the clay. Everyone who participated was really excited about the project and is eager to attend the event which will be held on March 18th 2011.

Empty Bowl at YAM Show

AENJSouth is happy to announce our first Empty Bowl event. The event will coincide with the annual Youth Art Month show for students in Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland County, held at Appel Farm in Elmer NJ. Students and teachers who attend the show on Sunday March 7th, from 12:00 to 3:00, will be able able to create or decorate a clay bowl that will be sold at the Empty Bowl dinner to take place next year. Keep checking here for the date for the dinner event!

Teachers in other counties can contribute to Empty Bowls by creating bowls with their students and donating them to AENJSouth for sale next year. Teachers are also welcome to create a special bowl for auction as well. All money raised will benefit local South Jersey food banks.

Interested teachers can leave a comment here or e-mail me at gail.scuderi@gmail.com

How can art teachers get involved?

Art teachers can get involved by first joining this blog. We welcome anyone who has been involved with an Empty Bowl Project in the past as well as teachers and artists who want to get involved for the upcoming event.AENJSouth is targeting the fall of 2010 to hold the event. If you have any questions, please leave a comment on this blog. We are looking to have 200 bowls for our fundraiser. All money raised will go to local South Jersey food banks. Please check here again for updates and more information.

What is an Empty Bowl event?

Empty Bowls is a grassroots fundraising non profit organization dedicated to bring awareness to hunger and its related issues. It was started in 1990 by an art teacher, John Harton, who wanted a way to make a difference in the community. It is now grown to be international project that is personalized by artists and art organizations at a community level.

Art groups and individual artists get together and create ceramic bowls that are donated to be sold at a Empty Bowl event. People who attend the event, buy a handmade bowl and recieve a meal of soup and bread with their purchase. The purchased bowl serves as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.

All of the money raised at the event will go directly to local South Jersey food banks.