What is The Golden Dome?

The Golden Dome is an educational and curatorial platform dedicated to studying the relationships between mysticism and the arts. We produce exhibitions, performances, classes, publications, and artist residencies year round and nationwide.

The Golden Dome was founded by Eliza Swann in 2014, as they contemplated the disastrous effects of capitalism and climate change on the Earth and its inhabitants, and wondered what art and spiritual practice could do to help.

The Golden Dome honors ideals of responsiveness, communal learning, and evolving artistic disciplines. We believe that magic has a large role to play in restoring health to people and planet, and that animism is an antidote to capitalism. We encourage a questioning attitude and support intellectual, spiritual, and creative freedom in our work.

The Golden Dome is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Please consider donating any amount so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programming to our community.

Who Is The Golden Dome?

Here are some of the roles we are currently playing:

Director: Eliza Swann

Associate Director: Grace Kredell

Board of Directors: Star Feliz, Edgar Fabián Frías, Tiffany Hopkins, Patrick Mansfield, Merkel, Louise Mittleman, Maria Molteni, Lolo Nosanchuk, Samantha Rehark, Lavender Suarez, Grace Woodard

Designers: Samantha Rehark, Lucky Benson

Visiting Faculty: Susan Aberth, Chiron Armand, Liz Armstrong, Haylin Belay, Genevieve Belleveau, Lucky Benson, Mandana Boushee, Brian Cotnoir, Maja D’Aoust, Jovencio De La Paz, Òscar Moisés Díaz, Diva Dompe, Star Feliz, Edgar Fabián Frías, Amanda Yates Garcia, Dr. Neal Goldsmith, Amy Hale, JM Hamade, Asher Hartman, Frank Haines, Johanna Hedva, Ryan Hill, Madre Jaguar, Sarah Johnson, Grace Kredell, Marcella Kroll, Kwonyin, Natalie Labriola, Brendan Landis, Mireya Lucio, Guadalupe Maravilla, Matthewdavid’s Mindflight, Machine, Patrick Mansfield, Sarah Manuwal, Mollie McKinley, Zeljko Mcmullen, Linda Montano, Jasmine Moorhead, Cory Nakasue, Saewon Oh, Rachel Pollack, Ron Regé Jr., Yunuen Rhi, Yumi Sakugawa, Stacy Jo Scott, Penny Slinger, Laura Berlin Stinger, Lavender Suarez, Eliza Swann, Michelle Tea, Christian Toscano, Laurie Weeks, Jonah Welch, Laura Zuspan

Artists In Residence: Grace Amber, Joana Ayala, Adolfo Ibanez Ayerve, Lucky Benson, Mackenzie Budd, Richmond Burton, Mae Chesney, Annie Connole, Dominique Dawson, Anais Delsol, Von DeWitt, Nick Dinnerstein, Stephanie Dowda, Bekah Fly, Agnieszka Forfa, Angel Garcia, Gabriella Garcia, Wade Gasque, Julie Gemuend, Sarah Gottesdiener, Allison Halter, Jay Hamade, Lacey Hedtke, Lenora Jayne, Candace Kita, Kathryn Knowlton, Grace Kredell, Melissa Krodman, Kwonyin, Molly Larkey, Gracelee Lawrence, Alison Beth Levy, Merkel, Mireya Lucio, Kat Hunt, Jillayne Hunter, Sarah Manuwal, Patrick Mansfield, Catherine Menard, Lindsay Minnich, Na Mira, Natalia Molina, Maria Molteni, Kendall Riley Morgan, Claire Morton, Cory Nakasue, Nire, Samantha Noseworthy, Loren Nosen, Diana Paez, Joshua Patterson, Adrian Pijoan, Samantha Rehark, Philip Rodin, Glenda Romualdo, Este Sanchez, Lauren Stroh, Corkey Sinks, Kb Thomason, Emilia Turner, Monica Uszerowicz, Tracy Van Oosten, Brooke Underwood, Amber Wallin, Sophie White, Yejin Yoo, Lauryn Youden, Jennifer Zackin, Ava Zelkowitz, JC Zepeda

Press: Momus, Shoutout LA, Interior Beauty Salon, LA Weekly, Vice, Hyperallergic, Voyage LA, Curate LA, Perfect Wave

Programming Partners: Coaxial, The Edgar Cayce A.R.E., The Feminist Center for Creative Work, Flower Head, Foundation For Contemporary Art, The Hammer, Honey’s, Krowswork Gallery, The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Philosophical Research Society, Tulsa Artist Fellowship