A Simple Meal with a Powerful Purpose

Date - 9th August

First session: 1pm to 2.3pm

Second session: 3.30pm to 5pm

Auction close: 5pm

Collection of silent auction items: 6pm to 6.30pm

Location - Junction 142 Katoomba

Experience the warmth of community and the beauty of handmade bowls at Empty Bowls 2025,
a unique fundraising event to combat food insecurity in our local area.

You select a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted bowl made by talented local potters.
We fill it with a delicious soup, made with care by the amazing soup chefs
symbolizing the nourishment your contribution provides to our community in need.

Take the bowl home as a reminder of the meal you’ve shared and the difference you’ve made.

Every bowl is empty until we fill it - with food, compassion, and hope.

All proceeds directly support hunger relief efforts in our community.

Ticket includes:

One handmade bowl to keep, soup & bread

Live entertainment

Raffles & Silent Auction.

Empty Bowls - Fundraising Event

Join us for a delicious meal of soup & bread

served in a ceramic bowl of your choice made by a local artisan

while enjoying live performances by local musicians.

Blue Mountains Clay Collective Inc.

Is proud to host our second Empty Bowls event to raise
funds for Junction 142, to help alleviate

hunger and need in our local community

The hope is that each time the empty bowl is taken from your cupboard,
it will serve as a reminder that someone else’s bowl was empty and that on this occasion, you helped Junction 142 alleviate hunger in our community.

About…

The Blue Mountains Clay Collective Inc.

is a non-profit community group of potters,
based in the Greater Blue Mountains.

Our vision is to bring together a diverse range of people
with different levels of ceramic skills and experience
to create and connect through clay.

About…

Empty Bowls Blue Mountains
A Community-Driven Initiative Fighting Food Insecurity

The Empty Bowls Blue Mountains initiative is a
grassroots community project spearheaded by
the Blue Mountains Clay Collective Inc.
a group of passionate local potters dedicated to using their craft
for social good. Rooted in the international Empty Bowls movement, which began in the early 1990s, this local iteration brings together artists, businesses, and community members to support food security programs in the Blue Mountains region.

At its heart, Empty Bowls is a fundraising event centered around handmade ceramic bowls, symbolizing both nourishment and the collective effort to combat hunger. Participating potters and ceramic artists donate a selection of beautifully crafted bowls, which are offered at fundraising events for guests to choose and receive a serving of delicious soup. Attendees take their chosen bowls home as a tangible reminder of the ongoing issue of food insecurity
and their contribution to alleviating it.

Funds raised from Empty Bowls Blue Mountains go directly to
local food relief organizations,

With each handmade bowl and each shared meal,
Empty Bowls Blue Mountains reinforces the belief that art can be a powerful tool for change, transforming both communities and lives.