Almost three years ago Phillip Calkins helped start Benton County Empty Bowls in an effort to fight hunger in Northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri.
BELLA VISTA When the local chapter of Empty Bowls started in the fall of 2019, storing a few handmade bowls in the new Clay Studio at Wishing Springs Gallery wasn't a problem. By 2020, the organization was growing, but because of covid-19, the Clay Studio was closed to the public, making it easy to store bowls there.