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Fragrance Symposium @ QAIC (in person)
October 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am - October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 pm PDT
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Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfumery-symposium-tickets-704562805317
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As part of our ongoing collaboration with QAIC, the Institute for Art and Olfaction is co-presenting a fragrance symposium. Closing out QAIC’s week long Impart Summit, the symposium will draw from the learnings gained during a delegation to Qatar in March 2023.
The symposium will showcase findings about scent culture in Qatar, and include talks, workshops and more from six presenters, including:
Jawad Khawaja (Oudimentary)
Micah Anderson (Oudimentary)
Razwan Ul-Haq (Calligrapher)
Regina Mamou (Artist)
Rubia Chaudri (Perfumer)
Saskia Wilson-Brown (IAO founder/director)
Schedule of Events
Saturday October 21
10:00 – 11:30 am – Experiencing oud, with Micah Anderson and Jawad Khawaja (Oudimentary)
12:30 – 2:00 pm – Interactive Workshops
Qur’anic Garden Perfume workshop, with Rubia Chaudri
Arabic Calligraphy workshop, with Razwan Ul-Haq
Tincturing for Artists workshop, with Regina Mamou
2:30 – 3:30 pm – Five Smells That Shaped Us, with Saskia Wilson-Brown
Sunday October 22
11:00 am – 12:00 pm- Journeys to Qatar panel, with Micah Anderson, Rubia Chaudri, Jawad Khawaja, Regina Mamou, Razwan Ul-Haq, and Saskia Wilson-Brown
12:30 – 2:00 pm – Interactive Workshops
Qur’anic Garden Perfume workshop, with Rubia Chaudri
Arabic Calligraphy workshop, with Razwan Ul-Haq
Tincturing for Artists workshop, with Regina Mamou
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