Empty Bowls

Monday November 24, 2025 at 5:30 pm
Ticket holders can line up starting at 4:30 pm

Join us for our annual fundraiser event, Empty Bowls, in support of Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF), a registered Indigenous charity that works with generous donors to help improve the health and wellness of Toronto’s Indigenous community.

Choose a handcrafted ceramic bowl donated by a local potter and sample a selection of delicious soups prepared by top local chefs, as well as cornbread made by Chef Bianca Azupardo of Clay Restaurant. Take your bowl home at the end of the evening as a keepsake.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone whose contributions make this event possible, including the chefs, potters, volunteers, and attendees.

Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF)

Thanks to donor support, AHF helps create an environment where the urban Indigenous community can heal spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. They do this by enhancing capital and program funding for Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT), and by supporting the reclamation, preservation, research, and sharing of traditional healing methods with all people.

Important Information

Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket holders can line up starting at 4:30 pm. The ticket holder line will begin in the lobby of the Museum and continue outside onto the Plaza. Please dress appropriately for the weather. The line will start entering at 5:30 pm.

The Gardiner Museum does not issue tax receipts for tickets purchased for Empty Bowls. All proceeds are donated directly to Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF). Additional donations to Anishnawbe Health Foundation (AHF) can be made through their website.

Participating Chefs and Restaurants

Adam Lafleur, Constantine Restaurant
Bianca Azupardo, Clay Restaurant
Dacyion Reid, Dacy’s Gourmet Kitchen
Donna Dooher, MILDRED’S Temple Kitchen
Guy Rahme, Louf Toronto
Hardeep Singh, Cabin Restaurant
Joseph Shawana, DDCX Indigenous Kitchen and Catering
Keith Hoare, Thistletown Collegiate Institute
Lorenzo Loseto, GEORGE Restaurant
Michael Hunter, Antler Kitchen
Tulio Lessa, Centennial College

Thank you to the following potters for donating bowls:

Andrea Liao, Annika Hoefs, Arlene Kushnir, Asa Meyer, Atsuko Kobaigawa, Audrey Mah, Bhavna Bhatnager, Carolynn Bloomer, Daphna Lewinshtein, Darryl Barnes, Dominique Nanoff, Gwen Friedman, Hana Balaban-Pommier, Jamie Bennett, Juana Berinstein, Karen Franzen, Katie Argyle, Kelsey Gamble, Lisa Liu, Marla Benton, Mary McKenzie, Melissa Chan, Minda Davis, Margaret Forbes, Natalie Fisher, Natasha Martin, Noel Yardley, Sandi Dunkelman, Sequoia Miller, Setareh Shamdani, Susan Card, Talia Silva, Taylor Hogan, Teresa Dunlop, Thomas Bollman, Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde, Veronika von Nostitz-Tait

Special thanks to:
The Potter’s Studio Inc
Toronto Potters
Mississauga Potters’ Guild
Sheridan College Craft and Design, Ceramics
FUSION Clay and Glass Association
Hill Potters’ Guild

In Partnership With:
Anishnawbe Health Foundation

Cornbread Donated By:
Clay Restaurant