MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host its spring art sale this week in conjunction with its Empty Cups event.

According to a press release, the two-day Empty Cups event each winter and spring invites the Northwest community to purchase a handmade ceramic cup and fill it for free with tea or lemonade.

A portion of the proceeds from Empty Cups are donated to the Maryville Ministry Center and Northwest’s Bearcat Food Pantry.

Empty Cups will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday on the second floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union.

The art sale is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Student Union’s Meeting Room D, located on the top floor of the building. Patrons will find a variety of pottery, cups, bowls and lidded jars as well as small edition prints.

Proceeds from the art sale help students pay for materials and provide funding for special projects that support the art program at Northwest.