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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260527T173000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Perfume Blending: Structured (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-perfume-blending-structured-in-person-tickets-1990057764344?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nJoin us for a structured approacg to perfume blending. This class is designed for newcomers and beginners of the craft as an onboarding to working with scent at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. \nIn this class\, Minetta Rogers will introduce you to the foundational terminology and techniques of perfumery as we guide you through the steps of working with aromatic materials in our labspace. The class will begin with a guided smelling session that introduces you to the world of aromatic materials. You’ll smell a selection of materials from our organ that shine light on the difference between naturals\, synthetics\, and bases; top\, middle\, and base notes; and different dilutions and odor intensities. As a group\, you’ll take part in several group blending exercises to demonstrate proper technique in writing perfume formula iterations and blending scent trials.The second portion of the class is dedicated to individual blending time\, with a selection of 5 materials chosen and decanted into blending vials by you. \nMinetta Rogers is here to assist with material selection\, formula tweaking\, and basic perfume arithmetic as you experiment\, explore\, and learn. At the end of class\, you’ll take home 5 aromatic materials\, a final spray vial of your own formulated blend\, and perfume-making knowledge!
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/introduction-to-perfume-blending-structured-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260523T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260523T160000
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SUMMARY:Open Purchasing Hours
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-purchasing-hours-tickets-1989276328047?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nThe public is invited to peruse our Student Organ and purchase small vials of aromamaterials. Our offerings also include a curated selection of books\, magazines\, and fragrance wheels. \nFor ease\, please check out our online Inventory to see what will be on offer; you can assemble your shopping lists ahead of time!* This is a convenient time to purchase materials for classes that have Materials Lists\, as well expand your personal collection of scents for your own creative endeavors. \nOur pricing is as follows: \n• 5/8 Dram Vials for $4.00 (Refills for $2.00) \n• 1 Dram Vials for $6.00 (Refills for $3.00) \nThe library will be open for enjoyment as well. Staff will be present to assist with the sales but cannot provide consultation or education. RSVP is appreciated\, but walk-ins are welcome! \n*Our inventory can be seen at the following spreadsheet\, under the tab “Student Organ”: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E6RW6AYBrwL20Rd4FKbtdg-LrNvN07KS5wFP1L1oR_8/edit?gid=1862841218#gid=1862841218
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-purchasing-hours-5/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T143710Z
CREATED:20260512T143710Z
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SUMMARY:Open Purchasing Hours
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-purchasing-hours-tickets-1989252467680?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nThe public is invited to peruse our Student Organ and purchase small vials of aromamaterials. Our offerings also include a curated selection of books\, magazines\, and fragrance wheels. \nFor ease\, please check out our online Inventory to see what will be on offer; you can assemble your shopping lists ahead of time!* This is a convenient time to purchase materials for classes that have Materials Lists\, as well expand your personal collection of scents for your own creative endeavors. \nOur pricing is as follows: \n• 5/8 Dram Vials for $4.00 (Refills for $2.00) \n• 1 Dram Vials for $6.00 (Refills for $3.00) \nThe library will be open for enjoyment as well. Staff will be present to assist with the sales but cannot provide consultation or education. RSVP is appreciated\, but walk-ins are welcome! \n*Our inventory can be seen at the following spreadsheet\, under the tab “Student Organ”: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E6RW6AYBrwL20Rd4FKbtdg-LrNvN07KS5wFP1L1oR_8/edit?gid=1862841218#gid=1862841218
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-purchasing-hours-4/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260505T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260505T193000
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SUMMARY:Open Session for Returning Students (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-sessions-returning-students-only-tickets-1987609284876?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \nAromatic materials are not included. Bring your own materials or purchase small quantities from us. \nOur open sessions for returning students only are designed as an informal\, convivial space in which to co-work with other perfumers. Relaxed and self-directed (don’t worry\, we’re here to help)\, these sessions are a great chance to refine a formula\, work out an idea or just hang out with like-minded colleagues. Let’s learn from each other\, and make new friends. \nRelaxed and self-directed\, these informal sessions are a great chance to refine your blending techniques in the presence of other scent enthusiasts and #friendswithpipettes. Open Sessions are the IAO’s longest running program. These Open Sessions for Returning Students Only are designed precisely for newcomers who have already attended one Open Session for First Timers\, intermediate perfumers who want to explore new materials\, or advanced perfumers who want to co-work with a diverse and creative community. \nAs a returning student\, you will be able to independently tinker with materials of your choice in a casual\, social setting.We have everything you need: aromatic materials (natural\, synthetic\, and some accords)\, beakers and droppers\, scent strips and bottles… All you need to bring is a notebook\, and and open mind. Down the rabbit hole you go!
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-session-for-returning-students-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260502T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260502T160000
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SUMMARY:Open Purchasing Hours
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-purchasing-hours-tickets-1986039077343?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nThe public is invited to peruse our Student Organ and purchase small vials of aromamaterials. Our offerings also include a curated selection of books\, magazines\, and fragrance wheels. \nFor ease\, please check out our online Inventory to see what will be on offer; you can assemble your shopping lists ahead of time!* This is a convenient time to purchase materials for classes that have Materials Lists\, as well expand your personal collection of scents for your own creative endeavors. \nOur pricing is as follows: \n• 5/8 Dram Vials for $4.00 (Refills for $2.00) \n• 1 Dram Vials for $6.00 (Refills for $3.00) \nThe library will be open for enjoyment as well. Staff will be present to assist with the sales but cannot provide consultation or education. RSVP is appreciated\, but walk-ins are welcome! \n*Our inventory can be seen at the following spreadsheet\, under the tab “Student Organ”: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E6RW6AYBrwL20Rd4FKbtdg-LrNvN07KS5wFP1L1oR_8/edit?gid=1862841218#gid=1862841218
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-purchasing-hours-3/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260501T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213445Z
CREATED:20260402T235125Z
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UID:10001051-1777660200-1777671000@artandolfaction.com
SUMMARY:The Art and Olfaction Awards: Finalist Announcement
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-art-and-olfaction-awards-finalist-announcement-tickets-1986595848661?lid=0znjf98q23mm \n– \n\n\nWe welcome our fragrant community as we announce the finalists for the 12th Art and Olfaction Awards. \nJoin us in Los Angeles (at a venue to be announced soon!)\, as we announce and celebrate the finalists in the independent\, artisan and experimental categories for the 12th Art and Olfaction Awards. \nWe will be unveiling our pop-up scent installation of the announced finalists\, and attendees will have the chance to smell the perfumes that made their way multiple rounds of judging process. \nWe can’t wait to kick off awards season\, and celebrate excellence in independent\, artisan\, and experimental perfumery—with you! \nFor our friends around the world: The announcement will be live-streamed on our Instagram channel starting at 7:30pm PT.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/the-art-and-olfaction-awards-finalist-announcement/
LOCATION:CRE8\, 1500 South Los Angeles Street\, Los Angeles\, 90015\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art and Olfaction Awards,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260413T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260413T213000
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SUMMARY:Getty College Night (in person)
DESCRIPTION:More info: https://www.getty.edu/calendar/college-night-2026/\nand https://artandolfaction.com/collaborations/the-getty-center-college-night/ \n– \nThe IAO has teamed up with The Getty to present four scent interpretations of the museum’s extensive collection. \nCollege Night returns to the Getty Center. Join us for our annual after-hours celebration exclusively for college students—featuring art\, food\, music\, behind-the-scenes experiences\, artmaking\, and more. All for free! \n\n  \n 
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/getty-college-night/
LOCATION:The Getty Center\, 1200 Getty Center Dr\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90049\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260412T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260318T024219Z
CREATED:20260318T024219Z
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UID:10001035-1776006000-1776013200@artandolfaction.com
SUMMARY:IAO Library Smelling Session: Perfume Box Sets (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iao-library-smelling-session-perfume-box-sets-in-person-tickets-1984730815296 \n– \n\n\nThe library at the Institute for Art and Olfaction contains half a dozen perfume box sets: collections of compounded scents organized around a theme. Examples include “A World Tour Through Scent”\, a combination book/perfume set that features the work of 12 perfumers of different nationalities; “The Art of Scent\, 1889-2012”\, a catalogue and perfume kit that documented an exhibition on scent curated by Chandler Burr at the Museum of Art and Design in New York; “Nose Music”\, a kit that combines scents with music that was a collaboration between the Institute for Art and Olfaction\, bighouse\, and Dublab; and Visionaire #42 Scent\, the cutting edge fashion periodical that devotes each issue to a special theme\, in this case combining avant garde fashion imagery with 21 experimental perfumes by some of the most innovative perfumers working today. \nParticipants will get to smell as many of the box sets as time allows\, in a group setting. Our discussion will focus on the impressions of the perfumes and their concordance with their accompanying images and texts. This smelling session will be a special opportunity to smell scent box sets from our library that we otherwise do not allow everyday access to. Please note that we will be smelling new scents from the box sets rather than repeating previous scents from earlier sessions.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/iao-library-smelling-session-perfume-box-sets-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260331T154943Z
CREATED:20260330T043505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T154943Z
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SUMMARY:Open Purchasing Hours
DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-purchasing-hours-tickets-1986038940935?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nThe public is invited to peruse our Student Organ and purchase small vials of aromamaterials. Our offerings also include a curated selection of books\, magazines\, and fragrance wheels. \nFor ease\, please check out our online Inventory to see what will be on offer; you can assemble your shopping lists ahead of time!* This is a convenient time to purchase materials for classes that have Materials Lists\, as well expand your personal collection of scents for your own creative endeavors. \nOur pricing is as follows: \n• 5/8 Dram Vials for $4.00 (Refills for $2.00) \n• 1 Dram Vials for $6.00 (Refills for $3.00) \nThe library will be open for enjoyment as well. Staff will be present to assist with the sales but cannot provide consultation or education. RSVP is appreciated\, but walk-ins are welcome! \n*Our inventory can be seen at the following spreadsheet\, under the tab “Student Organ”: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E6RW6AYBrwL20Rd4FKbtdg-LrNvN07KS5wFP1L1oR_8/edit?gid=1862841218#gid=1862841218
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/open-purchasing-hours-2/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260404T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260404T200000
DTSTAMP:20260117T154825Z
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SUMMARY:Scent in Culture: Power @ PRS Library (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scent-in-culture-a-3-part-lecture-series-with-saskia-wilson-brown-tickets-1980281597566?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios \n– \nThis is an external event managed and produced by Philosophical Research Society. \nSaskia Wilson-Brown presents a three part lecture series at the Philosophical Research Society Library\, demonstrating the impact of perfumery on human creative and cultural expression\, and drawing from her research into global historical scent practices as well as from esoteric teachings\, metaphysical texts\, and occult traditions represented in the PRS collections. The series reflects ongoing inquiries within the library’s holdings into ritual\, embodiment\, desire\, symbolism\, and the unseen forces that shape human experience. This research forms the basis of her upcoming book The Cultures of Perfume (D.A.P.\, Autumn 2026). \nPresenting richly textured anecdotes interwoven with historical research\, these talks will further root the topic in both contemporary and historic olfactory culture through direct experience of aromatic materials and perfumes. The lectures will last approximately 45 minutes and will be followed by ample time for questions\, discussion\, smelling\, and story sharing. \nImage: Réception du Grand Condé à Versailles\, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1878)
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/scent-in-culture-power-prs-library-in-person/
LOCATION:Philosophical Research Society\, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd\, Los Angeles\, 90027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260401T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260324T221805Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Perfume Blending: Freestyle (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-perfume-blending-freestyle-in-person-tickets-1985029766467 \n– \nJoin us for Introduction to Blending\, a class for beginners to perfumery that is focused on learning how to blend with aromatic materials\, and how to create (and balance) a formula. Perfume-lovers and burgeoning olfactory artists have the opportunity to jump right into making their scent dreams a reality\, with access to the hundreds of aromatic materials in the IAO lab space. \nThe class will begin with a quick primer to the world of aromatic materials: synthetics vs. naturals\, top/middle/base notes\, and dilutions. Participants will be guided through the process of setting up a workstation and how to write a perfume formula\, with proportions and balance in mind. \nThe second portion of the class will be the open exploration of the IAO Organ by all participants. After making individual selections\, we will get to blending! With Julianne Lee guiding the class\, each participant will learn to make bold changes\, subtle refinements\, and expand their final formula into a small spray vial to take home.
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/introduction-to-perfume-blending-freestyle-in-person-3/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,In Person Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260227T084435Z
CREATED:20260221T183855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T084435Z
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SUMMARY:Opening: Praying to the Gods
DESCRIPTION:Learn more: https://artandolfaction.com/exhibitions/praying-to-the-gods/\nRSVP to opening: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-praying-to-the-gods-by-persephenie-tickets-1983323417732?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true \n– \nThe Institute for Art and Olfaction is pleased to welcome Los Angeles-based artist and perfumer Persephenie\, in her second solo exhibition at IAO Gallery. \nIn Praying to the Gods\, artist Persephenie brings together plants\, scent\, incense\, and self-portraiture to explore reverence through the body. The work treats plants and lived experience as something alive\, encountered through smell\, awareness\, and closeness. \nWith elements placed low to the ground and along the walls\, viewers must lower themselves to engage. Kneeling\, looking\, and smelling become acts of attention and vulnerability\, making reverence something embodied rather than abstract. \nOpening: Saturday March 28\, 2026\nOn View: March 28 – April 24\, 2026
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/opening-praying-to-the-gods/
LOCATION:The Institute for Art and Olfaction\, 932 Chung King Rd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,IAO Gallery,In Person Event
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