Writing About Scent (online)
On ZoomJohn Biebel presents a three-part online series that covers all aspects of writing about scent: creativity, form, and the all-important editing. All you need to bring is you!
$145.00
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Open Session for 9-5ers (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA 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!
$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
Osmocosm @ MIT (in person)
Join a host of speakers - including IAO's Saskia Wilson-Brown - at Osmocosm conference at MIT in Cambridge, MA.
Free for students and researchers
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.
$185.00
Fragrance Symposium @ QAIC (in person)
IAO visits Washington DC for a weekend fragrance symposium at Qatar America Institute for Culture.
Various
The Sensuality of Séance (online)
On ZoomDr. Kate Cherrell discusses the séance and modern spiritualism, its sensorial elements, and its transformative effects. Part of the Scent and Society series, online.
$29.00
Perfume 101 (in person)
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 workshop for newcomers to the practice.
$75.00
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
Sandalwood: Perfume Accords (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of a sandalwood accord.
$75.00
Blending Workshop: Trick of Treat (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA special blending session celebrating the sweet and scary scents of the season, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume. Tickets go live October 1.
$75.00
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.
$185.00
Odophonics (in person)
Craft Contemporary 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for a scent concert with Brian Goeltzenleuchter and Sean Francis Conway inspired by Septimus Piesse's Odophone at Craft Contemporary. Two performances available.
$30 – $35
Odophonics (in person)
Craft Contemporary 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us for a scent concert with Brian Goeltzenleuchter and Sean Francis Conway inspired by Septimus Piesse's Odophone at Craft Contemporary. Two performances available.
$30 – $35
Perfume Design Challenge: Nosferatu (returning students, in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesGet spooky on Halloween as IAO invites our returning students to explore, experiment, and create scents inspired by Nosferatu. Costumes encouraged!
$55.00
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