Leading up to the 9th Annual Art and Olfaction Awards set to be hosted on May 11, the Institute of Art and Olfaction is hosting Scent Week in Los Angeles from May 4-12. Scent Week hosts workshops, panel discussions, gatherings and film screenings. Below are some of the highlighted events, to view the full schedule visit scentweek.com/schedule.
Thursday, May 4
SCENT WEEK KICKOFF PARTY: ROOFTOP AT THE ASTER The Scent Week kickoff party is a multi-sensorial soiree on the rooftop of the Aster. Listen to music, mingle with new friends and watch a rooftop screening of Blade Runner (1982) followed by a specially commissioned video produced by Alex The Brown featuring the world's most iconic perfume influencers.
Friday, May 5
CANDLE WORKSHOP WITH P.F. CANDLE CO.
P.F. Candle Co. founder Kristen Pumphrey teaches container candle-making, walking participants through how to create a custom scent blend using premium fragrance oil, hand pouring techniques, and more.
PERFUMERY WORKSHOP WITH THE IAO The Institute for Art and Olfaction presents a workshop for beginners. Learn the basics of perfumery, the language, taxonomy and important aromatics before blending a small vial of your own scent.
Sunday, May 7
INCENSE CONE WORKSHOP WITH P.F. CANDLE CO.
Join P.F. Candle Co. founder Kristen Pumphrey and learn how to make hand-rolled incense cones – a meditative and aromatic project straight from her book At Home with Fragrance.
PERFUMERY WORKSHOP WITH THE IAO The Institute for Art and Olfaction presents a workshop for beginners. Learn the basics of perfumery, the language, taxonomy and important aromatics before blending a small vial of your own scent.
Scent Week hosts the exhibition Olfactory Peregrinations of Romanian artist Cristian Marianciuc’s delicately folded paper works are inspired by or respond to important and beloved perfumes.courtesy of The Institute of Art and Olfaction
Monday, May 8
CONVERSATION: AROMATIC RECKONING AND RADICAL PERFUME PRACTICE A Conversation between Dana El Masri & Tanaïs As diasporic perfumers of South Asian, North African, Arab and Muslim descent, Tanaïs (In Sensorium: Notes for My People, Studio Tanaïs) and Dana El Masri (Jazmin Saraï) use their perfume lines to honor their olfactory cultures and to challenge the insidious colonizing forces of neo-orientalism. In this way, their practices serve as a collection of small, creative acts of aromatic reckoning. Join us for a lively conversation between these two remarkable artists, exploring the perfumes How You Love by Jazmin Saraï and Mala by Tanaïs as an opening to deeper connection.
Tuesday, May 9
TRAVERTINE STUDIO VISIT, MARKETPLACE AND PANEL Join Terry Carter, chief perfumer of Travertine at his new Orange County studio for an afternoon of perfumery featuring a panel discussion on Entrepreneurship and Ethics with panelists Christophe Laudamiel (DreamAir), Ethan Turner (Moi Fragrances), Chavalia Mwamba (Pink MahogHany), and moderated by Terry Carter (Travertine).
Wednesday, May 10
EXPERIENCE THE FINALISTS AT SCENT BAR Scent Bar at the Row in Downtown Los Angeles presents the finalists in the artisan and independent categories.
THURSDAY MAY 11
THE 9TH ART AND OLFACTION AWARDS The Institute of Art and Olfaction announces the winners of this year's installment of the Art & Olfaction Awards.
