MEDIA ROOM
2024
We’re excited to bring the tenth edition of the Art and Olfaction Awards to the beautiful city of Lisbon.
In celebration of ten years of the community’s exceptional work with scent, we'll be programming several exciting programs around the awards: the Experimental Scent Summit, parties and more.
The finalist announcement will take place in April, 2024, in Los Angeles.
More information to come.
Our Instagram handle is: @artandolfaction
Our hashtag is: #AOAwards, #AOAwards2024
For media inquiries, please email hello@artandolfaction.com
MISSION
The Art and Olfaction Award is a highly competitive and selective international award that is designed to raise interest and awareness for active independent, artisan and experimental perfumers from all countries.
Our hope is that by shining a spotlight on perfumery’s most outstanding creators, we will help generate support for independent practices with scent, as a whole.
The Art and Olfaction Awards are a program of The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO), a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA.
AWARDS AND CATEGORIES
Art and Olfaction Award for Independent Perfume
Judged blindly, there are ten finalists and two winners in this category
Art and Olfaction Award for Artisan Perfume
Judged blindly, there are ten finalists and two winners in this category
Art and Olfaction Sadakichi Award for Experimental Work with Scent
There are five finalists and one winner in this category
Art and Olfaction Aftel Award for Handmade Perfume
Judged blindly, there is one winner in this category
Art and Olfaction Newcomers Award
Judged blindly, there is one winner in this category
Art and Olfaction Contribution to Scent Culture Award
This is a discretionary award. There is one winner in this category.
Art and Olfaction Septimus Piesse Award for Exceptional Vision
This is a discretionary award. There is one winner in this category.
QUICK FACTS
+ The yearly event is called 'The Art and Olfaction Awards'
+ The award statuette is called 'The Golden Pear'
+ We announce the finalists in a special event that takes place in March or April of each year.
+ We announce the winners in a public award ceremony in May or June of each year.
+ The award ceremony changes locations on a yearly basis. Past locations have included Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam, Berlin and (during the Covid years) online.
