Empty Bowls

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The Empty Bowls Project is a grassroots organization created to raise money and awareness while working towards ending hunger. The Social Science and Creative Arts Division presents this event as a fundraising initiative designed to offer our students a meaningful service-learning experience. Through artistic engagement, participants will cultivate a sense of community service, foster awareness, and empower one another to drive positive change. The event raises money for Skyline College SparkPoint Center Food Pantry, helping to serve those in need.

At our Empty Bowls fundraising event, attendees can select from a collection of colorful and unique ceramic bowls. Bowls are made and donated by:

• Capuchino High School ceramics students
• College of San Mateo ceramics class students and faculty
• Skyline College ceramics students and club members
• Skyline College Flex Day bowl workshop participants (faculty, staff, and administrators)

They can enjoy a warm bowl of soup served by student volunteers while experiencing an evening filled with performances from the Skyline College Dance students, the Skyline College Jazz Band, and Soundscape Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Artwork will also be displayed by our Digital Photography class students. A corresponding photography art show will be held in the Skyline College Library.

The SparkPoint Center and Psychology Program also partner with the creative arts groups to make this event successful: the SparkPoint team shares information about their work and resources available to our students and community, and Psychology faculty and students will table at the event and share information with attendees about how food affects our brains. They will give out brain-healthy recipes that use ingredients commonly distributed at Skyline College’s Food Pantry.

The event’s food is funded by the Rosemary Barker Fund, which supports interdisciplinary projects in the social sciences.