Tennessee Craft South, a local regional chapter of Tennessee Craft, welcomes artists and craftspeople to join in the effort to feed our neighbors. The initiative, Empty Tables, encourages artists to contribute works that celebrate growing, serving, and eating food. These items will be sold during the Tennessee Craft South Studio Tour in the American Legion Hall in Sewanee during the first weekend of December. All proceeds from the sale of the items will be used to combat hunger in the region.

To achieve the goals of the Empty Tables project, in addition to soliciting the help of area artists, Tennessee Craft South is partnering with Sewanee Locally Grown, a local gardeners’ market group in Sewanee, Sewanee’s Community Action Committee, and Monteagle’s Morton Memorial Church. These groups regularly work to address food insecurity in Grundy, Marion, and Franklin counties.

All area artists are encouraged to participate in this project. Artists who would like to contribute to the Empty Tables project or who would like more information should contact Tennessee Craft South vice-president, Claire Reishman <creishman@gmail.com>.