SCHOOL

Eliza Swann integrates art and mysticism into a unified practice and, since 2014, has organized various iterations of an alternative school called Golden Dome dedicated to the arts and the sacred. Eliza’s pedagogy honors spiritual inquiry, creative experimentation, and collective care.

Golden Dome operates as a curatorial and educational platform offering immersive courses, public rituals, artist residencies, exhibitions, performances, and publications across the United States. Golden Dome has collaborated with numerous cultural institutions including Coaxial Arts, Feminist Center for Creative Work, The Hammer Museum, The Philosophical Research Society, and more.

In 2024, Eliza began to focus on teaching alchemy and related disciplines at Golden Dome under the title Emerald School of Alchemical Arts. Rooted in the belief that matter and spirit are inseparable, alchemy resists easy categorization and opens up space for imaginative, holistic inquiry. Through classes, exhibitions, and community programming, Eliza explores the interconnectedness of all life, engaging topics such as ecology, herbalism, divination, mysticism, magic, and cross-disciplinary artistic practice.