Turning clay into compassion, Middle Georgia State University students created hundreds of ceramic bowls that are now set to help fight hunger across the region.
As part of a service-learning project led by Kimberly Riner, assistant professor of arts-ceramics 3D, a dozen or so Middle Georgia State (MGA) students on the Cochran and Macon campuses created about 300 ceramic bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowls luncheon to take place at the School of Arts & Letters on the Macon Campus. The luncheon, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, is a fundraiser for the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank.
“We want students to see early in their college careers that the skills they’re developing can serve others,” Riner said. “Empty Bowls gives our class real‑world purpose, which is learning to design and craft bowls, then sharing them to support neighbors facing food insecurity.”
