Saturday October 10th
Lincoln Square Mall

Empty Bowls
2026 Contributing Artists

We couldn’t do this without the generosity of local ceramic artists who create and donate the bowls you purchase: 

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In addition to beautiful bowls, there will be wheel throwing demos organized by the CU Potters Club, paint your own pottery organized by Laura Billimack of the Pottery Place in Champaign, and in response to frequent requests, a Bowl Boutique, with larger bowls and bowl sets!

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
Feeding the hungry of Champaign-Urbana

New Location for 2026

Lincoln Square Mall - Hallway outside Common Ground Food Co-Op

We have sincerely enjoyed and appreciated the support and sponsorship of Silvercreek Restaurant hosting our event over the years, but to better accommodate the overwhelming support from the community we have made a few changes to the event, specifically, the location.