Tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m MCC ceramics students and members of the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois will create pottery for the Ryan Long Fund and handcrafted bowls for the Empty Bowls project.
The Ryan Long Memorial Scholarship Award fund was established in 1994 for art students in memory of Ryan Long who was 12 when he died in 1993. His mother, Clayworkers’ Guild member Joann Long, established the award in his name as he was interested in ceramics.
Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger and was created by The Imagine Render Group. Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others who work with the community to create handcrafted bowls.
The bowls made at MCC will be transported to Oakton Community College (OCC) where they will be used at an annual Empty Bowls event later in the year. The public is invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.
The money raised is donated to local food charities. According to OCC’s website, more than 1,200 bowls were sold at last year’s event, which raised approximately $20,000 to fight hunger.
For more information, contact Tom Vician at (815) 455-8786 or visit the clayworkers’ guild website at www.clayworkersguild.com. Information on Empty Bowls can be found at www.emptybowls.net.
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