Perfume Education and Experimentation
A special perfume-making session celebrating the start of spring, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
Neuroscientist Anna D'Errico lectures on the neuroscience behind scent and language in an online lecture.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches technical perfume composition with an exploration of a rose accord.
Dr. Sandeepa Dey explains her research into the biology of taste and smell perception in a new series we're calling Olfactory Research Notes.
Perfumer and incense-maker Persephenie and Somatic Movement Educator Kendra Adler present a guided scent immersion at The Institute for Art and Olfaction.
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
Come join your fellow enthusiasts and blend in community with plenty of new aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
Perfumer Dana El Masri shares an exploration of jasmine in perfumery, exploring various types of jasmine, and important historic jasmine perfumes.
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!
Over three online sessions, perfumer Ethan Turner lectures on the intersection of artificial intelligence, olfaction, and fragrance.
Train your nose by smelling important fragrance materials that evoke body odor, animalics and other funky smells in this in-person introduction to perfume notes.
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
This online class covers organizing perfume materials, selecting palettes for composition, tracking formulas, evaluating blends, and more.
Over three online sessions, perfumer Ethan Turner lectures on the intersection of artificial intelligence, olfaction, and fragrance.
Atlas Obscura and the IAO return for an updated collaboration in 2024, teaching about the magical, lovely world of experimental perfumery. An information-rich, humor-laced crash course in the practice, over three online classes in April.
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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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