Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
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Open Session: Returning students only
Open Session: Returning students only
An open lab for advanced beginner and intermediate perfumers. Bring your own materials or use ours, and blend with new friends.
$35.00
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Ambergris Accords (online)
Ambergris Accords (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of ambergris.
$75.00
Open Sessions: First Timers Only (in person)
Open Sessions: First Timers Only (in person)
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
$55.00
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Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
SOLD OUT
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Perfume 202: Lab Strategies (online)
Perfume 202: Lab Strategies (online)
Get your practice started on the right foot, as perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches the basics of setting up and working in your independent perfume laboratory.
$45.00
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Nerikoh: Incense Class with Persephenie (in person)
Nerikoh: Incense Class with Persephenie (in person)
Perfumer and incense-maker Persephenie introduces nerikoh and its history and use, in a hands-on incense-making workshop at the IAO.
$125.00
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Perfume Accords: Jasmine (online)
Perfume Accords: Jasmine (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of two jasmine accords.
$75.00
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Opening – Talisman: Meditations, by Persephenie
Opening – Talisman: Meditations, by Persephenie
Talisman: Meditations is an exhibition that consists of paintings, a video, and a sculptural altar that includes perfume, incense, and talismans made from herbs. At IAO Gallery.
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Experimental Perfumery with Atlas Obscura (March, online)
Experimental Perfumery with Atlas Obscura (March, online)
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.
$215.00
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Springtime Smells: Perfume-Making for Beginners (in person)
Springtime Smells: Perfume-Making for Beginners (in person)
A special perfume-making session celebrating the start of spring, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
$55.00
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Springtime Smells: Perfume-Making for Beginners (in person)
Springtime Smells: Perfume-Making for Beginners (in person)
A special perfume-making session celebrating the start of spring, for beginners new to the art and craft of making perfume.
$55.00
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Call It by Its Scent: Smell and Language (online)
Call It by Its Scent: Smell and Language (online)
Neuroscientist Anna D'Errico lectures on the neuroscience behind scent and language in an online lecture.
$35.00
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Perfume Accords: Rose (online)
Perfume Accords: Rose (online)
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches technical perfume composition with an exploration of a rose accord.
$75.00
Olfactory Research Notes: Sandeepa Dey
Olfactory Research Notes: Sandeepa Dey
Dr. Sandeepa Dey explains her research into the biology of taste and smell perception in a new series we're calling Olfactory Research Notes.
$20.00
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The Rhythm of Three: Guided Scent Immersion with Persephenie + Kendra Adler (in person)
The Rhythm of Three: Guided Scent Immersion with Persephenie + Kendra Adler (in person)
Perfumer and incense-maker Persephenie and Somatic Movement Educator Kendra Adler present a guided scent immersion at The Institute for Art and Olfaction.
$85.00
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Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Open Session: First-timers only (in person)
Our longest-running program, open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
SOLD OUT
0 events,
1 event,
Open Sessions: Returning Students Only
Open Sessions: Returning Students Only
Come join your fellow enthusiasts and blend in community with plenty of new aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
$35.00
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Genealogy of Scent: Jasmine (in person)
Genealogy of Scent: Jasmine (in person)
Perfumer Dana El Masri shares an exploration of jasmine in perfumery, exploring various types of jasmine, and important historic jasmine perfumes.
$45.00
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Perfume 101: Perfume Literacy for Beginners (online)
Perfume 101: Perfume Literacy for Beginners (online)
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!
$35.00
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Artificial Intelligence and Olfaction Course (online)
Artificial Intelligence and Olfaction Course (online)
Over three online sessions, perfumer Ethan Turner lectures on the intersection of artificial intelligence, olfaction, and fragrance.
$95.00
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