Oud Accords (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of an oud accord.
$75.00
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On View: The Water and the Wind (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesArtist Ariana Petrich joins IAO Gallery for a solo exhibition of her photographic work documenting Incense Craft in Awaji, Japan. On view through October 25.
Free
Introduction to MoCRA (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPerfumer Sarah Horowitz-Thran discusses how MoCRA guidelines and other regulations may affect your creative perfumery practice, in this in-person introduction.
$75.00
Perfume 101 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWant to understand, appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? Minetta Rogers teaches the basics, in this introduction to perfumery.
$60.54
Trick or Treat Smells: Perfume-Making Workshop, session 1 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA special session celebrating Halloween, for enthusiasts of the art and craft of making perfume.
$85.00
Trick or Treat Smells: Perfume-Making Workshop, session 2 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA special session celebrating Halloween, for enthusiasts of the art and craft of making perfume.
$85.00
Olfactory Research Notes: The Role of Scent in Brain Health (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDr. Leslie M. Kay joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for an in person lecture about her research into scent and brain health.
$12.43
Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Dark Woods, part 2 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDana El Masri leads an exploration of dark woods in fine fragrance and perfumery: smell your way through the genealogy of perfume.
$49.87
Opening: Death Tastes Plastic, by Sarana Mehra (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesArtist Sarana Mehra returns to the IAO Gallery for her exhibition: Death Tastes Plastic. Join us for the opening reception.
Free
Perfume 101: Perfume Literacy for Beginners (online)
On ZoomHave you wanted to understand and appreciate perfume, without knowing what it is, where to start, or how to learn? Minetta Rogers is here to help, in an online introduction to the practice.
$35.00
Open Session: First Timers Only, November (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFor first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time! Two sessions added for November.
$60.54
Perfume Accords: Musk (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a musk accord.
$75.00
Open Hours: Death Tastes Plastic
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOpen hours for 'Death Tastes Plastic' by Sarana Mehra. In this exhibition, Mehra explores the tensions between the mythic & extant realities of death, dying and survival at the end of the Anthropocene.
Free
Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Gourmands (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDana El Masri leads an exploration of desserts in fine fragrance and perfumery: smell your way through the genealogy of perfume.
$49.87
Creative Development for Perfumery: The Brief (online)
On ZoomPerfumer Michael Nordstrand covers creative development for perfumery with a deep dive into the creative brief, over three online sessions, with homework in between.
$200.00
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