About Empty Bowl

For more than a decade, the Empty Bowl fundraiser has been a favorite event in our community. Not only do we get to showcase the talent and generosity of our local artisans, but the people from all over the area get to come together for food, fellowship, and in support of a great cause!
Local potters and artisans donate their beautiful work to this event, and patrons pay $30 to come and enjoy fabulous home-cooked soups, and receive a handmade bowl.
The event also features a raffle of locally donated goods, from gift certificates to crafts and art and books! Donations toward this event are welcome all year long. We so appreciate the support of our community and local artists.
Come join us for an evening of food & fun!
- Date: April 11, 2025
- Time: 4pm-8pm
- Location: The Community Table, 23 Central St, Sylva, NC 28779
- Cost: $30.00
- Raffle Tickets: If you’re planning on buying LOTS of tickets, please bring stickers with your name and phone number on them, or be prepared to write A LOT! (Grin)
– 1 for $5.00
– 3 for $10.00
– 5 for $12.00
– 10 for $15.00
– 25 for $25.00
Empty Bowl 2025 Soup List and Potters

- Anthony Stoneware (Burnsville, NC)
- Blue Gill Pottery (Gastonia, NC)
- Holman Pottery (Plano, TX)
- Terry Acker Pottery (Fort Collins, CO)
- Stegall Stoneware (Erwin, TN)
- Susan Philips of Flying Cat Studio (Maggie Valley, NC)
- Velda Davis Pottery (Maggie Valley, NC)
- WCU Mudcats (Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC)
- Riverwood Pottery (Dillsboro, NC)
- Mud Dabbers Pottery (Wayneville, NC)
- Stonehouse Pottery (Balsam, NC)
- Mud Dabbers Pottery (Balsam, NC)
- One Acre Ceramics (Milan, MI)
- Blue Gill Pottery (Gastonia, NC)
2025 Sponsors


