Handmade Bowls, Big Impact: 2025 Yummy Bowl Benefit Exceeds Fundraising Goal
On Wednesday, May 7, a crowd gathered outside Broad Art Center to choose from hundreds of handmade bowls and enjoy a delicious meal.
This was the 2025 Yummy Bowl Benefit, hosted by the UCLA Department of Art and its Ceramics Area.
The Yummy Bowl Benefit was created by professors Candice Lin and Anna Sew Hoy. In 2021, the two artists launched the inaugural fundraiser after learning that over 40% of UC students reported experiencing food insecurity. One hundred percent of the profits go directly to UCLA’s Community Programs Office (CPO) Food Closet.
With a donation, Yummy Bowl attendees could select any bowl, which was then filled with a lunch provided by Michelin-starred Chef Minh Phan.
The benefit requires months of preparation. This past March, the UCLA Arts community gathered for a bowl-making marathon in the Ceramics Area. Participants—including alumni, students, staff, and faculty—used throwing wheels, slab and coil-building techniques, and a selection of glazes to create the one-of-a-kind bowls.
All the hard work paid off, as this year’s benefit raised $15,531, both exceeding its goal and surpassing previous Yummy Bowl totals.
All photos by Lucza Brewer.
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