The Art and Olfaction Awards are designed to raise interest and awareness for independent perfumers, artisan perfumers, and experimental practitioners with scent on an international scale.
With the prestigious Golden Pear awards handed out annually at convivial ceremonies in cities around the world, and with multiple-phase blind judging, The Art and Olfaction Awards provide an important marker for excellence in independent, artisan and experimental perfumery.
The Art and Olfaction Awards are a non-for-profit endeavor, designed to support the global perfume community. By shining a spotlight on perfumery’s most outstanding creators, we hope to help generate support for independent practices in perfumery as a whole.
The Art and Olfaction Awards and the Golden Pears™ are a program of The Institute for Art and Olfaction, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with its base in Los Angeles, California.

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