Candles: The Science of Wax and Fire (online)
On ZoomHumans love a flame and neuroscientist Anna D'Errico loves to explore science. This week, flame and science collide in a talk about candles.
$35.00
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Introduction to perfumery: small group blending (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSmell important aromatics, learn to make your first blends, and get a primer on labwork in an intimate session led by Saskia Wilson-Brown.
$85.00
Winter Smells: Blending Session (earlier, in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for special blending session celebrating the scents of the season, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
$50.00
Winter Smells: Blending Session (later, in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for special blending session celebrating the scents of the season, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
$50.00
Open Session (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesOur longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
$20.00 – $50.00
Art and Olfaction Awards: Submissions Close
Mark your calendars! Online submissions are open from Dec. 1 - 31, for the 10th Art and Olfaction Awards.
Perfume-Making Intensive, with Spyros Drosopoulos (online)
On ZoomOur online intensive returns, over six sessions in January 2024. Starting with an introduction to lab work, the intensive covers the most important information and materials for a new perfumer hoping to start their practice - or for an experienced perfumer who needs to level up their technical skills.
SOLD OUT
The Genealogy of Scent: Ambery and Balsamic, 2 (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSmell important materials and perfumes as Dana El Masri shares the history and genealogy of the amber, resinous, and balsamic categories, in person at the IAO.
$45.00
Perfume-Making Intensive, with Spyros Drosopoulos (online)
On ZoomOur online intensive returns, over six sessions in January 2024. Starting with an introduction to lab work, the intensive covers the most important information and materials for a new perfumer hoping to start their practice - or for an experienced perfumer who needs to level up their technical skills.
SOLD OUT
Scents and Sensitivity: histories of odorants, perfume, and medicine (online)
On ZoomNeuroscientist Anna D'Errico lectures on the divergent histories of odorants, perfume, and medicine in an online talk.
$35.00
Open Session: Returning students only
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesAn open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
$35.00
Perfume-Making Intensive, with Spyros Drosopoulos (online)
On ZoomOur online intensive returns, over six sessions in January 2024. Starting with an introduction to lab work, the intensive covers the most important information and materials for a new perfumer hoping to start their practice - or for an experienced perfumer who needs to level up their technical skills.
SOLD OUT
Eleven Week Materials Course, Module 3 (online)
On ZoomAshley Eden Kessler leads an eleven-week session exploring crucial materials in the perfumers' organ: an indispensable first step in practicing perfumery and an opportunity to grow a technical familiarity with the materials.
$250 – $300
Making Perfume for Candles and Room Diffusers (online)
On ZoomPerfumer Ashley Eden Kessler lectures on formulating perfume for candles and room diffusers in a two-part online course.
$165.00
Artist Talk: Scents and Sonics of The Ocean
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for an artist talk with Yosh Han, Malte Leander, Julia Kubanek, in support of their exhibition 'Scents and Sonics of The Ocean', on view at IAO Gallery through Feb. 2.
Free
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