Perfume Education and Experimentation
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a rich, deep oud accord.
Saskia Wilson-Brown explores experimental practices with scent, with a class that shares technical foundations for new olfactory artists.
Have you wanted to understand and appreciate perfume, without knowing what it is, where to start, or how to learn? We're here to help!
Indulge in a bit of armchair travel as Perfume on the Radio visits Doha, in Qatar. This episode explores the culture and smells that a group of people encountered while on a trip to the country with the Qatar America Institute for Culture. There's incense, there's art, and, yes, there are cats.
A monthly open session for people with a 9-5 work schedule, that starts later and runs later. Join us for a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a soft, dark, polished leather accord.
Perfumer Sarah Horowitz-Thran draws from decades of experience to teach basics business skills for emerging brands in an online class designed to set you - and your business - on the right foot.
Academic Dr. Anya King lectures about the sense of smell and the role of perfumery in health in the Classical Islamic World. Part of the Scent and Society series.
A special blending session celebrating scents for the sweet-toothed, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Perfumer Dana El Masri introduces an exploration of amber, resinous, and balsamic scents through important materials and perfumes in her Genealogy of Scent series. This class is in person at The Institute for Art and Olfaction.
Mark your calendars! Online submissions are open from Dec. 1 - 31, for the 10th Art and Olfaction Awards.
Nuri McBride lectures on myrrh, its aroma, and its cultural importance throughout history, in the latest talk from the Scent and Society series.
When you sign up for a class or event at the IAO, you will receive an Eventbrite confirmation email which contains important information, such as materials lists or preparation instructions. Please be sure to scroll down in the email, so you see those instructions.
For online classes, you will receive the Zoom log-in information approximately 12 – 24 hours before each session begins. To avoid this going to spam, add hello@artandolfaction.com to your address book. Our online classes are recorded, and the video is available to registered attendees for 7 days after the class takes place. Because the class is recorded and can be viewed later, we do not provide refunds or transfers for online classes.
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