Announcements
Lauren Fournier is Pleasure Dome’s New Executive Director
The Board of Directors is happy to announce that Lauren Fournier (she/her) is the new Executive Director of Pleasure Dome. Lauren stepped into this role earlier this month, after a months-long search overseen by PD Board members Sylvia Nowak and Lee Wilkins. Lauren is a white settler curator and writer from a low-income, working-class background who has been contributing to artist-run culture in a variety of ways for over a decade. She has a practice as a filmmaker and video artist, most recently screening her work in the 2022 8 Fest and in her debut solo exhibition “Auto” Theory at Vtape in the spring. She curates media art and film programmes, organizing exhibitions and screenings for such venues as LOMAA and the Horse Hospital in London, UK. A widely-published writer, she holds a PhD in Literature and published her first book through The MIT Press. An active member of Toronto’s arts and literary communities, she has been invited to lead projects as creative director for major programming initiatives by such spaces and publications as C Magazine.
You will be learning more about her and her vision for PD in the coming months. One question that Lauren is passionate about, and which came out in conversations during the interview process, is how Pleasure Dome might reimagine, collectively and as a community, what we mean when we say “experimental”? Who has this term historically included and who does it exclude? What might “experimental” mean, today? Looking ahead, what kinds of practices might guide Pleasure Dome and its stated commitment to experimental media in all its moving-image-based forms? Responding to these questions is one way that Lauren sees PD leading when it comes to cultivating a culture of accessibility, transparency, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and pleasure for all in media arts and film in Canada. The Board is looking forward to working with Lauren as she carries on partnerships developed by former ED Theresa Slater and imagines new projects and initiatives.
Executive Director Search
Pleasure Dome is seeking a self-initiated, ambitious, and passionate candidate to contribute to PD’s future! Reporting directly to the consensus-based artist-run Board of Directors, the ideal candidate will be a single staff person dedicated to fostering the best of experimental media. Is this role right for you?
Crit Night!
Pleasure Dome experimental media share/crit night hosted by Pleasure Dome Board of Directors. You can expect to become motivated and increase your accountability by sharing with other working artists in experimental media.
May 18, 7 pm – 9 pm with Sylvia Nowak
June 8, 7 pm – 9 pm with Jennifer Laiwint
Win a book! Participate in our community audience survey.
Complete this 2-4 minute survey to be entered to win 1 of 15 Sculpting Cinema (2019) or your pick from our current catalog.
Open Call for Submissions 2022-2023
Pleasure Dome welcomes submissions of experimental, time-based media work by Canadian and international artists for our 2022-2023 programming year. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 18, 2022.
Pleasure Dome presents artists who expand, fracture, and scrutinize the traditional cinematic spectacle, including those who use moving image technologies that are digital, interactive, or performative.
Truth and Reconciliation at Pleasure Dome
Content warning: residential schools, genocide. Indian Residential School Survivors Society CRISIS SUPPORT 24/7 call 1-800-721-0066
2021 AGM
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of PLEASURE DOME is called for and will be held ONLINE on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 at 6:00 pm via Zoom. Your vote and presence at this meeting is vital to the health of our organization, and we hope you’ll join us.
Call for Writers
We are looking to expand our roster of writers. Pleasure Dome needs writers interested in critique, reviews, collaborative interviews, and long-form essays about experimental media, microcinemas, short filmmaking, hybrid exhibition, video/film mixes, and pandemic production.
Open Call for Submissions
Pleasure Dome welcomes submissions of experimental, time-based media work by Canadian and international artists for our 2021-22 programming year. The deadline for submissions is April 9, 2021.
Call for Board Members
Pleasure Dome (PD) is seeking Board Members who are practicing media artists or cultural workers to collaboratively lead our organization. Do you have qualifications in curation/programming, community engagement, marketing, publishing, fundraising, HR, or financial expertise? This is a great opportunity for media artists and cultural workers in the early stages of their career looking to gain experience or for someone wanting to offer existing expertise to support an arts organization.
Public Statement Against Encampment Evictions From Pleasure Dome
We are concerned about the well-being of our neighbours living in park encampments. We demand that the city of Toronto stop spending taxpayers’ money on clearing encampments. Instead, these funds ought to be diverted to include the provision of fire safety equipment, tents, sleeping bags, and access to water and bathroom facilities. Displacing people from their homes during a pandemic is immoral, and a serious public health concern. We implore a moratorium on encampment clearings and urge the city to repeal the by-laws that make it illegal to camp. The city must stop criminalizing people living in encampments.
CALL FOR BOARD MEMBER – TREASURER
We are seeking a Treasurer to join our Board of Directors. This volunteer role helps create financially sustainable strategies for the organization.
2020 AGM ANNOUNCEMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of PLEASURE DOME is called for and will be held online on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 6:30pm via Zoom.
Black Lives Matter
Pleasure Dome stands in solidarity with Black folks protesting against white supremacy, systemic racism, and police violence.
COVID19 Response
The Covid-19 pandemic has precluded the possibility of traditional in-person screening events. So, we are initiating a swift website upgrade to an issues-based online magazine platform—streaming experimental video from our open call, with curatorial essays and remarks, as well as artist interviews. Importantly, we will be scheduling Zoom meetings with community members and artists to connect in the near future.
Call for Submissions: 25th 2020 NEW TORONTO WORKS
Call for Submissions: 25th NEW TORONTO WORKS
DEADLINE: Oct. 1, 2019.
To waive the entry fees, please use code PD2020.
Statement of Apology Re: CineCycle
Pleasure Dome stopped screening at Cinecycle following Taja Nicholle’s account because we oppose racism without conditions. Pleasure Dome recognizes that an act of racism occurred and we were publicly silent. We were dismayed, powerless, and perplexed at how to intervene, and this limited our ability to act in solidarity. Here and now, we apologize for all harm this silence perpetuated – we are sorry.
Annual General Meeting Notice 2019
Thursday, May 30, 2019
7:00pm
TMAC, 32 Lisgar St., Toronto, ON
Call for Submissions 2020-21
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Pleasure Dome welcomes submissions of experimental, time-based media work by Canadian and international artists for our 2020-21 programming year. The deadline for submissions is April 24, 2020. NOW EXTENDED. Submit here: https://filmfreeway.com/PleasureDome Pleasure Dome is an artist-run presentation organization and publisher dedicated to experimental moving images in film, video, and media. Our […]
March 11, 2018 Community Meeting
Community Meeting Notice Pleasure Dome Community Meeting March 11, 2-4pm The Commons 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West To all Pleasure Dome members, community members and artists – please join the Pleasure Dome Board of Directors in an open discussion about recent staffing and administrative changes at Pleasure Dome. This meeting will occur separately, and […]
AGM NOTICE, Sunday March 18, 2018
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE
Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at 2pm – 4pm
The Commons, 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West, Toronto
Call For Submissions; New Toronto Works 2018 Deadline: October 15, 2017
Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works, expanded cinema performances and media art installations by Toronto-based artists for the annual New Toronto Works show to be presented in the winter season 2018. Works must be produced after January 2016 and be no longer than 20 minutes. To submit please send a weblink of the […]
Seeking Nominations/Candidates for the 2017-2018 Programming Collective
Seeking Nominations/Candidates for the 2017-2018 Programming Collective Since the fall of 1989, Pleasure Dome has presented diverse experimental media arts, as such we strive to nurture an appreciation for artists’ moving images in ways which are accessible, engaging and challenging, and balance our exhibition priorities to include: current practices, historical traditions, and works which are […]
Call For Submissions; New Toronto Works 2018 > Deadline: October 15, 2017
Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works, expanded cinema performances and media art installations by Toronto-based artists for the annual New Toronto Works show to be presented in the winter season 2018. Works must be produced after January 2016 and be no longer than 20 minutes. To submit please send a weblink of the […]
PLEASURE DOME’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Sunday April 23, 2017 at 2pm @ CineCycle, 129 Spadina Ave. Toronto
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Note: Re-scheduled to Sunday April 23, 2017 at 2pm @ CineCycle, 129 Spadina Ave. Toronto This is your opportunity to have a say in Pleasure Dome’s future. We urge you as a Pleasure Dome member in good standing, to join the Board of Directors/Programming Collective in an open discussion about the […]
Please join Pleasure Dome’s Board of Directors for a community meeting on Sunday January 15th 2:30 pm @ 519 Church St. Rm. #106
Please join us for a community meeting hosted and moderated by members of Pleasure Dome’s Board of Directors on Sunday, January 15th at 2:30pm at the 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. Rm. #106. What’s your pleasure? Have you ever sat in thrall while mysterious media artifacts grazed across a movie screen or monitor? Maybe […]
Pleasure Dome’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING August 6th @ 2 PM
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday, August 6, 2016 @ 2 PM @ Cinecycle, 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto This is your opportunity to have a say in Pleasure Dome’s future. We urge you as a Pleasure Dome member in good standing, to join the Board of Directors/Programming Collective in an open discussion about the current status and […]
Call For Submissions; New Toronto Works 2016
Call For Submissions; New Toronto Works 2016 Deadline: June 1st, 2016 Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works, expanded cinema performances and media art installations by Toronto-based artists for the annual New Toronto Works show to be presented in the fall 2016. Works must be produced after January 2015 and be no longer than […]
