Perfume Education and Experimentation
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.
Train your nose by smelling important fragrance materials in different scent families in this in person introduction to perfume materials.
Neuroscientist Anna D'Errico lectures on scent and the performing arts in an online lecture.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches technical perfume composition with an exploration of a beautiful orange blossom accord.
Over three online sessions, perfumer Ethan Turner lectures on the intersection of artificial intelligence, olfaction, and fragrance.
We are proud to announce the finalists for the 10th Art and Olfaction Awards in the way we know best: with a party!
Perfumer Julianne Lee leads a four week course exploring crucial woody and citrus materials in the perfumers' organ. In person at IAO.
An electro-acoustic scented sound bath that transports you to Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. With Shane Aspegren, Alex the Brown, Saskia Wilson-Brown, and Halston Bruce.
Come join your fellow enthusiasts and blend in community with plenty of new aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
In this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches technical perfume composition with an exploration of a beautiful muguet / lily of the valley 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 Christophe Laudamiel leads a comprehensive introduction to GC reading. The class takes place over two live online sessions on Friday April 26th and on Monday May 13th.
Join us for the opening reception, as we welcome artist Carrie Paterson in her solo exhibition: Beneath the Earth, the Sky.
Jeffrey Paul shares the history, making, and tasting of candied flowers, in this first class in a new series. In person, at IAO.
Join us to see Carrie Paterson's Beneath the Earth the Sky, on view at IAO Gallery between April 26 - May 26, 2024.
Join us to see Carrie Paterson's Beneath the Earth the Sky, on view at IAO Gallery between April 26 - May 26, 2024.
Perfumer Julianne Lee leads a four week course exploring crucial woody and citrus materials in the perfumers' organ. In person at IAO.
Join us to see Carrie Paterson's Beneath the Earth the Sky, on view at IAO Gallery between April 26 - May 26, 2024.
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
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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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