{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-spirit-house","title":"In Search Of The Spirit House","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Search of the Spirit House \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Adama Delphine Fawundu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Search of the Spirit House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals the spiritual unfolding of Fawundu’s artistic practice in Newark, shaped by decades of dialogue, collaboration, and cultural stewardship. Deeply inspired by the enduring energy and legacy of Amiri and Amina Baraka’s Spirit House, the book reflects on how artistic work emerges through place and community. Founded in 1966 at 33 Stirling Street, the Spirit House was a revolutionary convening space and sanctuary for Black theatre, music, poetry, and political discourse. Active through 1980, it became a vital site for cultural transformation and remains a touchstone in Newark’s artistic history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing from this lineage, Fawundu’s publication explores her evolving relationship with Newark: artist to artist, artist to community, and artist to institution. The book weaves together personal reflection with collective memory, examining how sustained engagement with a city generates creative momentum and responsibility across generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume features interviews and conversations with Amina Baraka, Anthony Alvarez, Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams, fayemi shakur, Henone Girma, Marco Hall, and Rebecca Pauline Jampol. These exchanges illuminate the layered networks of collaboration that have shaped Fawundu’s practice and continue to energize Newark’s contemporary creative ecosystem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside these dialogues, the book presents images from artist projects and exhibitions developed during her time at non-profit arts organization Project for Empty Space, as well as documentation of public art commissions, group exhibitions, bookmaking initiatives, talks, workshops, and performances. It reflects on work she began in Newark in the 1980s and traces the evolution of her relationships with Project for Empty Space, Audible’s Newark Artist Collaboration, SHINE Portrait Studio at Express Newark, and The Newark Museum of Art—institutions that have served as platforms for experimentation, partnership, and community engagement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth archive and offering, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Search of the Spirit House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e honors the generative power of Newark as a site of artistic inquiry and collective imagination. The limited-edition publication stands as a testament to the ways creative practice is nurtured through shared space, shared struggle, and shared vision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Museum of the African Diaspora Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50274867511489,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/2201\/5312\/files\/2026ADF-ShopThumbnails-01_1.jpg?v=1780088080","url":"https:\/\/store.moadsf.org\/products\/in-search-of-the-spirit-house","provider":"Museum of the African Diaspora Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}