Launched in 2019 at the sixth Art and Olfaction Awards, this discretionary award is given on an annual basis to one outstanding person or collective who shows proof of exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, presented, or imagined.
No submissions are accepted for this discretionary award. The winner is ascertained by a pool of experts specific to this award.
This award is given on an annual basis to an outstanding person or collective showing proof of exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.
Award qualifications:
The winner of the Art and Olfaction Septimus Piesse Visionary Award is decided at the sole discretion of the Institute for Art and Olfaction team, with input from the judges, award partners and colleagues in the industry.
The winner will be announced yearly, at the Art and Olfaction Awards.
The Art and Olfaction Awards and the Golden Pears™ are a program of The Institute for Art and Olfaction. All rights reserved.
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