Pictured in a bowl painting session at the Arts Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, are members of the Colquitt County government and Food Bank board members. Starting at the left side and going around the table: Janet Sheldon, Andrew Christensen, Laura Keith, Chas Cannon, Al Whittington, Marc Demott, Johnny Hardin, Rod Howell and Maureen Price.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Colquitt County Arts Center is joining an international project called Empty Bowls to fight hunger.

The Colquitt County Arts Center will host Empty Bowl painting events for community members to come and paint a bowl to be donated to the fundraiser. One was held Wednesday; other painting events are scheduled 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 14, and 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 11. Or you can call the Arts Center at 985-1922 to schedule a bowl painting time for you, your family, co-workers or Sunday school class.

Ticket holders will select the bowl of their choice at the Empty Bowl Soup Supper at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Arts Center, sponsored by Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Guests will keep their bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.  One hundred percent of each meal’s proceeds will go directly to the Colquitt County Food Bank, according to a press release about the event from the Colquitt County Arts Center.

Immediately following the Empty Bowl Supper, the Arts Center Theater will present a one-act version of the popular “Christmas Carol” on stage. This production is sponsored by United Way of Colquitt County and is free to the public.

The expressed objectives of “Empty Bowls” are:

• Raise as much money as possible to feed the world’s hungry people. Lives are in the balance.

• Increase awareness of hunger and related issues. Through education, awareness, and action, concerned individuals can change human attitudes that allow hunger to exist.

• Advocate for arts education. Nurturing the creative process through the arts enhances the possibility of finding new solutions to old problems.