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? We're here to help with an online overview of the practice.
$35.00
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Perfumery Intensive with Spyros Drosopoulos (in person) – sold out
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIn the latest perfumery intensive, Spyros Drosopoulos offers a comprehensive introduction to perfumery: the materials, formulating, and – of course – all the materials and tips an independent perfumer could ask for.
SCENT FAIR LA: Applications open!
Calling all perfumers! Scent Fair LA returns for its fourth edition, taking place between May 30 – June 1, 2025, at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles, CA. We’re thrilled to open the call to perfumers and scent practitioners from around the world.
Free
Perfume Intensive: Expansion Course (online)
On ZoomSpyros Drosopoulos returns to the IAO community with a two-session expansion course, for previous attendees of his intensives. Meets over Zoom, on 01/07 and 01/21.
$425.00
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
Open Session: First timers only (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!
$60.54
Perfume Accords: Leather (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a soft, dark, polished leather accord. Materials required.
$75.00
Open Session for first-timers (in person) – SOLD OUT
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!
$60.54
Perfume Accords: Pipe Tobacco (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a pipe tobacco accord.
$75.00
Perfume 101: Perfumery for Beginners (in person) – SOLD OUT
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWant to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in a hands- and noses-on introductory workshop!
$55.00
“What’s That Smell?” An Olfactory Game of Nose Training (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Julianne Lee and the IAO team for an engaging olfactory game! Train your noses as you experience aromatic materials in a way you’ve never smelled before.
$25.00
IAO Library Smelling Session: More Perfume Box Sets (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesIAO Library curator Charles Rosenberg presents a smelling session, exploring perfume box sets This session benefits the IAO Library and related programs. (in person)
$33.85
Perfume Blending: Olfactory Good Luck Charms (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSaskia Wilson-Brown draws from her research to present a special perfume blending session focusing on the scents of good fortune and luck.
$65.00
Open Session: First timers only (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!
$60.54
Opening: Stringer’s Ridge
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for the opening reception for Stringer's Ridge, in which artist Andrew O'Brien explores the honeysuckle plant which overwhelms countless wooded areas across the United States.
Free
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