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SUMMARY:Orange Blossom: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/orange-blossom-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963637243856?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nFor newcomers to the Institute for Art and Olfaction or beginners to the art of blending\, this class is recommended as an entry point into our Perfume Accords series. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a delectable\, fresh orange blossom perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $95.00\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \nTakeaways: \n– Technical knowledge about the molecular components of the material being reconstructed through the perfume accord\n– A greater familiarity with aromatic components and combinations\n– The capacity to reconstruct the material through its components \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/orange-blossom-perfume-accords-online-2/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Perfume 101\, 202\, 303 Course (Online: Live + Video)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfume-101-202-303-course-online-live-video-tickets-1984403191364 \n– \n\n\nThis class meets online on Thursday April 2\, 2026 from10am to 12pm PDT for Perfume 101 and April 16\, 2026 from 10 to 11:30am PDT for Live Q&A for Perfume 202 and 303. The prerecorded lectures for Perfume 202 and 303 will be shared with all registrants on April 6\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\nPerfume is an art\, a science and a craft. This set of classes serves as an orientation session for newcomers to the field\, olfactive adventurers\, curious minds\, and budding scent enthusiasts who need a little boost. \nPerfume 101\nIn this lecture-based introduction to perfumery\, participants will learn about perfume basics such as fragrance families and classifications\, get an introduction to perfume-making in a lab\, and get an introduction to the different kinds of aromatic materials. Participants will leave with the basic knowledge they need to start a journey down the rabbit hole of appreciating and even making scent\, as well as a more considered understanding of what they encounter at the fragrance counter. \nTopics covered:\nIntroduction to scent literacy\nIntroduction to aromatic materials\nIntroduction to perfume creation\nIntroduction to learning resources provided by The Institute for Art and Olfaction \nThis is an online class that will occur live on Zoom. The video for this session will be available to replay on Zoom for one week after the session ends. \n  \nPerfume 202 + Perfume 303\nThoughtful creative preparations and revisions can provide the structure for a thriving artistic output in perfumery. Join Ashley Eden Kessler in two pre-recorded lectures and one live Q&A as she guides you through the important first steps of setting up your own perfume laboratory and working on perfume blends. \nPerfume 202: Lab Strategies \nGood lab practices can provide the backbone for a thriving creative practice and – for that reason – perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler leads a class that is designed to provide you with the important next steps in your practice. Providing crucial information for setting up a professional perfume lab\, and helping you ensure that your practice is built on a solid foundation\, Perfume 202 covers the important technical minutiae of your perfume practice\, from how to use a scale to how to make a lab solution\, an overview of lab hygiene and organization\, and how to set up and maintain a working scent organ. This class will allow you to orient yourself as an aspiring perfumer\, and help you set up a thriving independent perfume laboratory of your own. \nTopics covered:\nPipette techniques (basic and advanced)\nHow to use a scale with confidence\nOverview of lab hygiene and organization\nSetting up your work station\nOverview of perfume organ set-up and maintenance\nMaking dilutions from pure\, for safe use in perfume-blending \nPerfume 303: Perfume Composition Techniques \nDesigned to provide important next steps for budding perfumers\, Perfume 303 will teach you the crucial information for setting up a professional perfume organ\, conceptualizing and creating perfume formulas\, and helping you ensure that your practice is built on a good artistic habits. \nThis recurring online class will cover the important creative minutiae. We will review how to organize your library of aromatic materials\, talk about how to select your palette for composition\, discuss how to best track your formulas\, and learn strategies for how to evaluate your trials. \nThis class\, in short\, will allow you to ground yourself as an aspiring independent perfumer\, and help you develop a methodological approach that will support your long-term practice and give structure upon which your creativity can thrive. \nTopics Covered:\nHow to choose a material palette for perfume composition\nOverview of perfume formula writing and maintenance\nIntroduction to organizing perfume formula writing\nHow to evaluate perfume trials and revise formulae\nTechniques for saving perfume trials \nThis class is a hybrid video and live online Q+A session. We will send the link to the video portions before the live Q+A. All participants must watch the prerecorded videos for Perfume 202 and 303 before attending the live Q&A session. \nFor the live event\, Ashley Eden Kessler will join for a 1.5 hour Q+A session to cover questions and more. \n\n\n\n\nSchedule of Classes\nThursday April 2\, 2026 from10am to 12pm PDT\nPerfume 101 – live on Zoom\, with video replay until April 30\, 2026. \nApril 6\, 2026\nAccess to pre-recorded lectures for Perfume 202 and 303 – video replay until April 30\, 2026. \nApril 16\, 2026 from 10 to 11:30am PDT\nLive Q&A for Perfume 202 and 303 – live on Zoom\, with video replay until April 30\, 2026. \nA ticket allows for access to the live classes\, prerecorded lectures\, and videos of the classes after they’ve taken place. All videos are will be viewable until April 30\, 2026; these videos are not available for download. \n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/perfume-101-202-303-course-online-live-video-2/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Olfactory Research Notes: Queens and Perfumes in Ancient Egypt with Dora Goldsmith (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olfactory-research-notes-queens-and-perfumes-in-ancient-egypt-online-tickets-1983574389395?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\n\nQueens and Perfumes in Ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut and Cleopatra: Egyptologist Dora Goldsmith joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for the latest talk in the IAO’s Olfactory Research Notes series\, sharing her research on royal perfumes in Ancient Egypt. \nAncient Egyptians queens have always captured our imagination and interest. They were smart and just rulers who had an outstanding appreciation for perfumes. However\, there are two queens who were more than just perfume aficionados. Hatshepsut and Cleopatra were visionaries of perfumery\, whose perfume inventions shaped the olfactory history of ancient Egypt and the entire Mediterranean in antiquity. In this\, class Egyptologist Dora Goldsmith will teach you everything to know about ancient Egyptian queens and perfumes. As an added bonus\, she will walk you through the reconstruction of Cleopatra’s famous perfume\, the Mendesian\, and teach you how to make it yourself. \nThis presentation will be followed by a question and answer session with attendees. \n\n\n\n\nTakeaways and Learning Points: \n\nQueens: Which queens stand out in ancient Egyptian history as related to perfumes?\nGoddesses: How did goddesses influence queens in their olfactory practices? Which goddesses did queens try to emulate through scents and why?\nPerfumers: Who were the perfumers of queens and what do we know about them?\nInventions: How did Hatshepsut and Cleopatra reinvent Egyptian perfumery? What were their innovations precisely and what prompted their new visions?\nPolitics: How did Hatshepsut and Cleopatra use scents to establish their social status and strengthen their political career?\nExperimental archaeology: How can we replicate the Mendesian perfume in the modern age? Dora Goldsmith will explain what we know about the Mendesian based on written evidence and show you the perfume-making process step-by-step.\n\n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/olfactory-research-notes-queens-and-perfumes-in-ancient-egypt-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Rose: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rose-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963624830728?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nFor newcomers to the Institute for Art and Olfaction or beginners to the art of blending\, this class is recommended as an entry point into our Perfume Accords series. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a deep\, floral\, spicy\, rose perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $77\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \n  \nTakeaways: \n– Technical knowledge about the molecular components of the material being reconstructed through the perfume accord\n– A greater familiarity with aromatic components and combinations\n– The capacity to reconstruct the material through its components \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/rose-perfume-accords-online-2/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260324T190000
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SUMMARY:Tinctures and Tincturing for Perfumers\, with Lakenda Wallace (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tinctures-and-tincturing-for-perfumers-with-lakenda-wallace-online-tickets-1982233121627?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\nPerfumer Lakenda Wallace explores the technicalities of creating tinctures and absolutes for perfumery\, in an online class.\n\n\n\nIn this online session\, Lakenda covers the how-tos and what not-to-dos of tincturing\, systematically guiding you through every step of converting enchanting aromatics into lovely tinctures for use in perfume-making. \nIn addition to a deep dive into the technical aspects of the process\, Lakenda will also discuss need-to-know topics for those making tinctures at home. These will include foraging and sustainability\, choosing plants for skin safety\, equipment set-up and recommendations\, and how to work safely. Lakenda will also briefly discuss the creation of absolutes. The online class will end with a list of resources for hands-on tincturing\, with ample time for questions and discussion. \nClass takeaways: \n+ Step by step instructions on how to create tinctures and absolutes \n+ Review of plants for use in tincturing\, with notes on safety and plants to avoid \n+ A review of common mistakes made throughout the production process \n+ Recommendations on material suppliers and equipment \n+ Resources for further research \n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/tinctures-and-tincturing-for-perfumers-with-lakenda-wallace-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260312T120000
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SUMMARY:Jasmine: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jasmine-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963616955172?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nFor newcomers to the Institute for Art and Olfaction or beginners to the art of blending\, this class is recommended as an entry point into our Perfume Accords series. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into jasmine through two perfume accords: a jasmine absolute and a simplified jasmine DNA perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $86\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \nTakeaways: \n– Technical knowledge about the molecular components of the material being reconstructed through the perfume accord\n– A greater familiarity with aromatic components and combinations\n– The capacity to reconstruct the material through its components \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/jasmine-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260305T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260305T210000
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SUMMARY:Olfactory Research Notes: Smelly Books with Sergej Rickenbacher (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olfactory-research-notes-smelly-books-with-sergej-rickenbacher-online-tickets-1980725238508?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\n\nAachen-based Professor Sergej Rickenbacher joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for the latest talk in the IAO’s Olfactory Research Notes series\, sharing his research on aroma in literature. \nDuring this talk\, Professor Rickenbacher will discuss the role of odor in literature\, with a focus on German and French texts from the 19th century to modern day. With a focus both on literature and the physical book\, he’ll discuss important texts that highlight the sense of smell\, as well as the various odors associated with books\, and the material processes that produced those smells. His presentation will be followed by a question and answer session with attendees. \n\n\n\n\nDr. Sergej Rickenbacher is the Chair of German and General Literary Studies with a focus on Forms of Knowledge at RWTH Aachen University. His research focus includes literature and knowledge\, smell and sensory history\, and literary mediology. \n  \n\nABOUT OLFACTORY RESEARCH NOTES \nOlfactory Research Notes is a lecture series presented by the Institute for Art and Olfaction that highlights important research done in the field of olfaction\, directly from the scientists\, researchers\, academics\, and artists who do it. \n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/olfactory-research-notes-smelly-books-with-sergej-rickenbacher-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064510
CREATED:20251112T030741Z
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SUMMARY:Ambergris: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ambergris-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963613088607?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a complex\, rich ambergris  perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $160\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \n– \nPhoto by IAO \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/ambergris-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260216T190000
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SUMMARY:Olfactory Provocation: On Scent and Currency (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/olfactory-provocation-on-scent-and-currency-online-tickets-1980740579393?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nMaxwell Williams joins us in the first talk in our new Olfactory Provocation series\, which aims to present new\, original\, and provocative ideas in a series of short format talks. \nEvery day\, large quantities of money are illegally moved across borders. The American government is developing devices to decode scent–but its signatures remain intentionally unknown to the public. In this talk\, perfumer Maxwell Williams explores how the government’s nose might impact our personal lives\, while also sharing observations about the scent of currency across borders. Do we love the smell of money primarily as a metaphor for capitalistic “success\,” or is it something deeper? And why do some people seem to smell like cold\, hard cash? \n\n\n  \n\nABOUT OLFACTORY PROVOCATIONS \nThe Olfactory Provocations series from the Institute for Art and Olfaction aims to present new\, original\, and thought-provoking perspectives in a series of short format lectures. In each talk\, you can expect to discover an unexpected idea presented by a thinker and practitioner in the scent community. We offer this series with the belief that being exposed to and discussing new ideas is important\, whether you agree with them or not. With that said\, the views and opinions presented in the Olfactory Provocations series do not reflect the opinions or the IAO or its employees. \n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/olfactory-provocation-on-scent-and-currency-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064510
CREATED:20251112T025828Z
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SUMMARY:Amber: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amber-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963609016427?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into amber through two perfume accords: a traditional amber and a simplified amber DNA perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nOur accords series helps students of perfumery understand the molecular components of the various facets and types of the most important notes in perfumery. By attending this class\, an emerging perfumer or scent artist will expand their capabilities and training\, gain the materials knowledge to add a new accord to their arsenal\, and leave with a deeper understanding of the artistry and science behind perfumery. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework: We will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $118\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \n  \n– \nPhoto by Safwan Thottoli on Unsplash \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/amber-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064510
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SUMMARY:Perfume 101\, 202\, 303 Course (Online: Live + Video)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfume-101-202-303-course-online-live-video-tickets-1976994332267?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\n\nThis class meets online on February 5\, 2026 from10am to 12pm PDT for Perfume 101 and February 19\, 2026 from 10 to 11:30am PDT for Live Q&A for Perfume 202 and 303\, with the prerecorded lectures for Perfume 202 and 303 released on February 12\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\nPerfume is an art\, a science and a craft. This set of classes serves as an orientation session for newcomers to the field\, olfactive adventurers\, curious minds\, and budding scent enthusiasts who need a little boost. \nPerfume 101\nIn this lecture-based introduction to perfumery\, participants will learn about perfume basics such as fragrance families and classifications\, get an introduction to perfume-making in a lab\, and get an introduction to the different kinds of aromatic materials. Participants will leave with the basic knowledge they need to start a journey down the rabbit hole of appreciating and even making scent\, as well as a more considered understanding of what they encounter at the fragrance counter. \nTopics covered:\nIntroduction to scent literacy\nIntroduction to aromatic materials\nIntroduction to perfume creation\nIntroduction to learning resources provided by The Institute for Art and Olfaction \nThis is an online class that will occur live on Zoom. The video for this session will be available to replay on Zoom for one week after the session ends. \n  \nPerfume 202 + Perfume 303\nThoughtful creative preparations and revisions can provide the structure for a thriving artistic output in perfumery. Join Ashley Eden Kessler in two pre-recorded lectures and one live Q&A as she guides you through the important first steps of setting up your own perfume laboratory and working on perfume blends. \nPerfume 202: Lab Strategies \nGood lab practices can provide the backbone for a thriving creative practice and – for that reason – perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler leads a class that is designed to provide you with the important next steps in your practice. Providing crucial information for setting up a professional perfume lab\, and helping you ensure that your practice is built on a solid foundation\, Perfume 202 covers the important technical minutiae of your perfume practice\, from how to use a scale to how to make a lab solution\, an overview of lab hygiene and organization\, and how to set up and maintain a working scent organ. This class will allow you to orient yourself as an aspiring perfumer\, and help you set up a thriving independent perfume laboratory of your own. \nTopics covered:\nPipette techniques (basic and advanced)\nHow to use a scale with confidence\nOverview of lab hygiene and organization\nSetting up your work station\nOverview of perfume organ set-up and maintenance\nMaking dilutions from pure\, for safe use in perfume-blending \nPerfume 303: Perfume Composition Techniques \nDesigned to provide important next steps for budding perfumers\, Perfume 303 will teach you the crucial information for setting up a professional perfume organ\, conceptualizing and creating perfume formulas\, and helping you ensure that your practice is built on a good artistic habits. \nThis recurring online class will cover the important creative minutiae. We will review how to organize your library of aromatic materials\, talk about how to select your palette for composition\, discuss how to best track your formulas\, and learn strategies for how to evaluate your trials. \nThis class\, in short\, will allow you to ground yourself as an aspiring independent perfumer\, and help you develop a methodological approach that will support your long-term practice and give structure upon which your creativity can thrive. \nTopics Covered:\nHow to choose a material palette for perfume composition\nOverview of perfume formula writing and maintenance\nIntroduction to organizing perfume formula writing\nHow to evaluate perfume trials and revise formulae\nTechniques for saving perfume trials \nThis class is a hybrid video and live online Q+A session. We will send the link to the video portions before the live Q+A. All participants must watch the prerecorded videos for Perfume 202 and 303 before attending the live Q&A session. \nFor the live event\, Ashley Eden Kessler will join for a 1.5 hour Q+A session to cover questions and more. \n\n\n\n\nSchedule of Classes\nFebruary 5\, 2026 -10am-12pm PDT\nPerfume 101 – live on Zoom\, with 1 week video replay. \nFebruary 12\, 2026\nAccess to pre-recorded lectures for Perfume 202 and 303 – video replay. \nFebruary 19\, 2026 10-11:30am PDT\nLive Q&A for Perfume 202 and 303 –  live on Zoom\, with 1 week video replay. \nA ticket allows for access to the live classes\, prerecorded lectures\, and videos of the classes after they’ve taken place. Videos are available for 7 days after each session. \n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/perfume-101-202-303-course-online-live-video/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Pipe Tobacco: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pipe-tobacco-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963605799806?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills. \nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a dry\, rich\, woody pipe tobacco perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework:\nWe will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $91\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \n– \nPhoto by Mehdi Imani on Unsplash \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/pipe-tobacco-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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SUMMARY:Tracing Perfume: A Genealogy of Green Woods & Resins (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-perfume-a-genealogy-of-green-woods-resins-online-tickets-1977675046301?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\n\nDana El Masri explores the history of fine fragrance through a series of classes that cover the genealogy of scent. How did aromatic materials influence perfumery? How did perfumers draw from the same source to produce such diverse expressions? Each class in this series explores the most important perfumes in 20th and 21st perfumery from the perspective of the materials that inform them. \nIn this class\, Dana covers perfumes highlighting all green materials\, focusing on green woods and resins\, with special attention to cypress\, pine\, fir balsam\, galbanum\, cassis\, and more. She will explore the material provenance\, aromatic aspects\, and notable perfumes that make use of these green notes in various ways. Then\, as a group\, the class will discuss a series of notes and perfumes that elucidate the category. \n\n\n\n\nTopics covered:\n– History and cultural impact of perfume materials\n– Technical information about perfume materials\n– Overview of these materials in classic\, contemporary\, mass market\, and niche perfumes \n– \n\nImage credit: Photo by Bart on Unsplash  \n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/tracing-perfume-a-genealogy-of-green-woods-resins-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260126T120000
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SUMMARY:Eleven Week Perfume Materials Course - Module 3 (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eleven-week-perfume-materials-course-module-3-tickets-1963479904249?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\nAshley Eden Kessler leads an eleven week session exploring crucial materials in the perfumers’ organ. Online.\n\n\n\nPerfumer Ashley Eden Kessler leads an online eleven week course exploring the crucial materials in the perfumers’ organ—an indispensable first step in learning perfumery\, and an opportunity to grow a technical familiarity with the materials. \nRegistration includes a Materials Kit (55 materials\, scent strips) \n  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THIS MATERIALS COURSE \nThis is Module 3 of a total of three modules. These modules are not consecutive: any student can start at any module (though modules one and two cover more commonly used materials). This module is appropriate for beginners and intermediate perfumers alike. \nIn each 2-hour online session\, Ashley will lead attendees in smelling and discussing five crucial perfume materials of natural and synthetic origin. Over the eleven total sessions offered in this course\, the group will systematically go through the course material\, category by category. We thoughtfully explore the function\, aesthetics and technicalities of each material in the context of other aromatics from its fragrance family. \nEach session focuses on our unique experience with the materials. By sharing these experiences\, we work towards developing a language\, both personal and communal\, for our experience of scent. Through this course\, participants will gain fluency in the most important molecules of modern perfumery. Growing a familiarity with the materials is\, after all\, a crucial first step in practicing perfumery. \nThere is a lot to gain from this slow-paced work. For newcomers to fragrance\, this intimate knowledge of the materials is indispensable\, offering a grounding and deeply enriching practice that brings us into the present and connects us more deeply to our lived experience—and our creativity. For more experienced perfumers\, the class presents an opportunity to enrich the process and technical knowledge necessary to mastery. \n  \n\n\n\n\nSESSION BREAKDOWN: MODULE 3 (Mondays\, 10 am – 12 pm) \nMon. Jan 26: Meet and Greet\, Course Review \nMon. Feb 2: Week 1 Powdery Synthetic \nMon. Feb 9: Week 2 Powdery\, Balsamic\, Misc. Natural \nMon. Feb 16: Week 3 Musk Synthetic \nMon. Feb 23: Week 4 Animalic Natural\, Animalic Synthetic \nMon. Mar 2: Week 5 Anisic Synthetic \nMon. Mar 9: Week 6 Anisic Natural \nMon. Mar 16: Week 7 Vanilla Synthetic\, Balsamic Synthetic \nMon. Mar 23: Week 8 Balsamic Natural \nMon. Mar 30: Week 9 Minty Synthetic\, Minty Natural \nMon. Apr 6: Week 10 Aromatic Synthetic\, Aromatic Natural \nMon. Apr 13: Week 11 Aromatic Natural \n\n\nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/eleven-week-perfume-materials-course-module-3-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260123T110000
DTSTAMP:20260423T064510
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SUMMARY:'Demo Accords': Author Reading and Chat with Pia Long (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demo-accords-author-reading-and-chat-with-pia-long-online-tickets-1761739362859?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \nJoin us as we welcome perfumer and writer Pia Long for a discussion about her new book\, DEMO ACCORDS. Attendance for this online event is by donation through Eventbrite. \nDEMO ACCORDS is an interdisciplinary art project combining nine essays\, one short story and ten fully published perfume formulas with original illustrations into a multlayered narratve. A “demo accord” is fragrance industry speak for an open formula shown at trade shows in order to demonstrate a new perfumery ingredient or technique. A demonstration in political context is a protest. \nIn this work perfumer and author Pia Long explores the intersection between her two lifelong loves: writing and perfumery. Part manifesto\, part polemic\, part protest\, part autobiography\, the common thread is radical vulnerability of the perfumer’s art\, practice and personal views. \nInterrogating some fundamental questions about who perfumery belongs to and creating a parallel platform without a brand or a commercial consumer product\, Demo Accords aims to exist for its own sake as a project that uses perfumery as an artistic storytelling device. \nIf the book is a script\, then the formulas are sheet music\, and the actual resulting liquid is therefore the orchestra playing. It is not necessary or compulsory to buy the liquid perfume sample kit to go with the book but it will help everyone hear the music. \nThe book has significant contributions from Nick Gilbert who wrote the scent descriptions and notes lists\, as though for a protest perfume brand. Featuring original illustrations from multiple artists and a full colour cover by a Brighton street artist\, Demo Accords is more than the sum of its parts. \nLearn more about DEMO ACCORDS and order. \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/demo-accords-author-reading-and-chat-with-pia-long-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260122T120000
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CREATED:20251112T013831Z
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SUMMARY:Leather: Perfume Accords (online)
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leather-perfume-accords-online-tickets-1963597174006?aff=oddtdtcreator \n– \n\nExplore fragrance categories through specific classes designed by The Institute for Art and Olfaction to help new perfumers gain sensory understanding and technical perfumery skills.\n\n\n\nIn the latest of her accords classes\, Ashley leads an investigation into a soft\, dark\, polished leather perfume accord. Learning how to assemble perfume accords leads to a greater adeptness at blending\, and well-trained noses. Learn how to construct accords as you explore the individual aromatic components of these perfume accords. \n\n\nMaterials Needed/Pre-Class Homework:\nWe will send you a master document containing the materials list and formulation exercises upon signup via the confirmation email from Eventbrite. Please purchase these materials before attending class. The estimated cost of the perfume materials is $102\, not including any labware you may need to purchase. The formulation exercises must be accomplished before the class meets. \n– \nPhoto by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash \nOn Zoom
URL:https://artandolfaction.com/events/leather-perfume-accords-online/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Online Event
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