October 27, 2025
The 91社区 Ceramics Department will host the Filling Empty Bowls for Veterans event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 15 at Barker Brewhouse, located at 96 N Barker Ave. With a $20 donation, attendees will receive a 91社区 ceramic made bowl (while supplies last) plus soup and bread from Mother Truckers food truck. The event is open to the public.听
Alisa Holen (AL), Professor of Ceramics, has been creating bowls for the event alongside community members and students. 鈥淢y favorite part of this event is having the faculty and staff come in and having my students teach them how to throw bowls,鈥� Holen says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun to see the tables turn when my students teach and the thrill in their eyes when it all works! Then, when people come to the event and see their bowl (formerly a lump of mud) trimmed, glazed, beautiful and functional, it is a beautiful thing.鈥�听
The bowls will be used by Empty Bowls Evansville to raise funds to assist with food relief for Evansville's undernourished veterans. Empty Bowls is a national non-profit that lends its name to organizations that raise money to feed the hungry by making and selling ceramic bowls. Recently, the group raised $8,000 for the Evansville Veterans. Proceeds from this year鈥檚 fundraiser will go to the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP).听
Come early to ensure you get a bowl. The last time the event was hosted, the bowls sold out in 45 minutes.听
For more information, contact Holen at aiholen@usi.edu or 812-464-1917.听