The Empty Bowls Project is a national project helping individual communities. The idea is that each empty bowl represents an empty belly, and when the bowl is full, so is the belly. At Moscow Wild at Art, people can purchase a bowl and paint it. Moscow Wild at Art will glaze and fire it, and then donate it to the project. Each bowl costs $9, plus tax.
liam donohoe | rawr
Wild at Art, located adjacent to One World Cafe, provides a way to paint custom pottery. Located on Main Street in downtown Moscow, appointments can be made and walk-ins are welcome Wednesday through Sunday.
“The bowl will be displayed at Moscow Wild at Art leading up to the event. It will then be turned over to the Empty Bowls event at the 1912 Building in Moscow,” Rodney Wolverton, from Wild at Art said.
The Empty Bowls event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 13 in the 1912 center. The Moscow Heart of the Arts is donating the use of the center and the Moscow Food Co-op is donating the soup and bread that will be served.
The donated bowls will be sold at the event with the soup and the bread. All proceeds will go to local community organizations helping the hungry. As a souvenir, people get to keep the bowl they bought to remind them of the cause they supported.
“Folks choose a bowl and the cost covers the bowl, soup and bread,” Ryan Law, president of the Palouse Potters Guild, said.
Each Empty Bowls project is different across the U.S. Anyone can start one, the creators of the event just ask for the name to stay the same to continue the message. Every project is designed to help each community individually and the proceeds affect a more local area. But together as a nation, the idea is consistent.
The Palouse Studio Potters Guild began participating in the Empty Bowls Project 10 years ago. Proceeds from this project have been used to help support local food banks across the Palouse.
Moscow Wild at Art is a small studio on Sixth Street in Moscow. On the first of the year, it opened as “Moscow Wild at Art” due to a change in ownership. Before the studio was known as “Wild at Art” and the new owners wanted to keep the same idea and reach the same audience. They offer a variety of ceramics people can paint and they will glaze and fire them. Right now, Moscow Wild at Art is taking reservations for the University of Idaho Moms Weekend.
Moscow Wild at Art is always open for party reservations and special events. It is possible to open the studio on days they are closed to the public for such events.
Kaitlyn Martin can be reached at [email protected]