Espirit Fundraiser
Espirit is an ongoing coffee fundraiser to support the start-up cost of The New Church, an initiative to provide an all inclusive space for people of color in order to facilitate the circulation of resources surrounding the community, holistic health, wealth and self-advancement while also providing more alternative understandings of the historical black presence. The New Church aims to position itself as the first permanently placed non-profit (predominantly LGBTQ and BIPOC affirming) community space in Louisiana to be formed with the specific mission of applying alternative healing practices, while also solving political and social problems with contemporary art as a primary vehicle.
4oz Jamaican Blue Mountain Rum Coffee
$20.00
Cultivated on farms owned by small farmers in Jamaica.
More About Us
The New Church was founded and initiated by Dorthy Ray, a Louisiana native curator, photographer, and mixed media artist— who seeks to challenge viewers to explore the ambiguities of identity, gender, and sexuality as they relate to the Black body. She has participated in the development of programming for Saint Heron, Baton Rouge Gallery and Antenna and assisted in project productions for The New York Times and National Geographic. With a passion for arts education, she has supported the educational efforts of New Orleans Museum of Art by way of Souls Grown Deep Foundation and is a visual arts instructor for both Broadmoor High School and Futures Fund, a program offering training to middle and high school students to prepare them for jobs in the creative workforce. The New Church's initial development has been supported by sculptor and photographer, Ronni Bourgeois and Graphic Designer + Illustrator, Tyronecia Moore.
How to support
Donate to our start up cost or simply spread the word using one of the links below :)
