November 24, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday November 24, 2025
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.
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Tickets : $100
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, Brenda Nieves, Carolynn Bloomer, Daphna Lewinshtein, Darryl Barnes, Dominique Nanoff, Florence Ngan, Gary Sullivan, Gwen Friedman, Hana Balaban-Pommier, Jamie Bennett, Juana Berinstein, Kapri Rabin, 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, Scott Barnim, Sequoia Miller, Setareh Shamdani, Susan Card, Susan Collett & Workshop, Talia Silva, Taylor Hogan, Teresa Dunlop, Thomas Bollman, Thomas Aitken & Kate Hyde, Veronika von Nostitz-Tait, Wayne Cardinalli
Special thanks to:
The Potter’s Studio Inc
Toronto Potters
Mississauga Potters’ Guild
Sheridan College Ceramics Program
FUSION Clay and Glass Association
Hill Potters’ Guild
Creative Clay Studio
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