The University of Southern Indiana Ceramics Department will host the “Filling Empty Bowls for Veterans†event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11 at Barker Brewhouse, located at 96 N Barker Ave. With a $20 donation, attendees will receive a USI ceramic made bowl (while supplies last) plus soup and bread from Shortstacks Kitchen food truck. The event is open to the public.
Alisa Holen (AL), Associate Professor of Ceramics, has been creating bowls for the event alongside community members and students. “My favorite part of this event is having the veterans in and having my students teach them how to throw bowls,†Holen says. “I like to see the tables turn on my students and see them teach and the thrill in the veterans’ eyes. Then, they see their bowl go from a lump of mud to a functional bowl—it is a beautiful thing.â€
The bowls will be used by Empty Bowls Evansville to raise funds to assist with food relief for Evansville’s undernourished population. Empty Bowls is a national non-profit which lends its name to organizations who raise money to feed the hungry by making and selling ceramic bowls. Recently, the group raised $13,000, splitting the proceeds between United Caring Shelters, Echo Housing, Aurora Inc. and House of Bread and Peace.
