Bowls & Spoons Harvest Feast

A celebration of community through food and art

Saturday, October 3rd
3700 block of Chicago Ave

The Bowls & Spoons project is a deeply rooted collaboration that brings together art, food, storytelling, theater, music, and healing in the heart of George Floyd Square. Led by Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC), Mudluk Pottery, Pillsbury House + Theatre, City Food Studio, Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO), and a growing network of community partners, this initiative is about creating spaces where people can connect, create, and be nourished together.

At its core, this collaboration is nurturing relationships—between artists, organizers, businesses, chefs, farmers, writers, sound healers, and community members. Through a series of hands-on workshops leading up to the Harvest Feast on October 3rd, we are weaving together existing programs, skills, and traditions to craft something deeply meaningful. From forging, carving, and shaping bowls and spoons to writing, preparing nourishing meals, curating music, and creating collective art installations, each step is an opportunity for creative expression, reflection, and shared experience.

The Harvest Feast will be a sacred celebration—a community meal served at tables stretching down Chicago Avenue between 37th & 38th in George Floyd Square, where attendees will share a meal in handmade bowls with hand-forged spoons. The evening will also feature live DJing and potential broadcasting by KRSM Radio.

Main Event

Bowls and Spoons Harvest Feast
Join us for this community meal and celebration on Saturday, October 3rd. Handmade bowls and spoons will be available for purchase. The proceeds will go towards next years Bowls and Spoons Harvest Feast. This is a free event and it is not a requirement to purchase a set to be fed - come as you are, bring your open heart, and be part of this joyful celebration of community and care.

Please submit accommodation requests, including ASL interpretation, via email to Becca.Cerra@cafac.org.

Bowls & Spoons Community Workshops

As part of the lead-up to the Harvest Feast event on October 3rd, Bowls & Spoons partners are hosting a huge range of workshops and events! Join in art-making, seed sorting, cooking, fermenting, creative writing, storytelling, and more with Mudluk Pottery, CANDO/Plant-Grow-Share, City Food Studio, Pillsbury House + Theater, CAFAC, and Agape Movement.

chicago avenue fire arts center

Community Spoon Making Workshops

• Dates and Registration:

  • July 17th, 4-7pm - FULL!

  • August 1st, 1:30-4:30pm - FULL!

  • August 21st, 4-7pm - FULL!

• Location: Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, 3749 Chicago Avenue

• Details: Free community events to help us work our way towards our 150 spoon goal for the event.

Make One Take One Spoon-Forging

• Date/Time:

  • July 12th, 12-4pm - FULL!

  • September 25th, 3-7pm - Register here!

• Location: Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, 3749 Chicago Avenue

• Details: Paid blacksmithing workshops where participants make two spoons - one to keep, and one to contribute to Bowls & Spoons!