The Art and Olfaction VISIONARY AWARD

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Launched in 2019 at the sixth Art and Olfaction Awards, this discretionary award is given on an annual basis to one outstanding person who shows proof of exceptional vision in artisan, independent and experimental practices with scent.

No submissions are accepted for this discretionary award. The winner is ascertained by a pool of experts specific to this award. 

The Art and Olfaction Visionary Award is given on an annual basis to an outstanding person showing proof of exceptional vision with regards to how scent is used, developed, or imagined.

Award qualifications:

• The awardee will have initiated a project unlike others in the field, that relates to or incorporates scent. This project may be in any medium, including writing, art, perfume, technology, or other. 
• The awardee will have made a significant and unique impact on the perception of scent as a valid expression of culture.

The winner of the Art and Olfaction Visionary Award is decided at the sole discrection of the  board of directors of the Institute for Art and Olfaction, with input from the judges, award partners and colleagues in the industry. 

We also accept community nominations, which you may send in at hello@artandolfaction.com. Please note that nominations do not in any way imply that the person nominated will win. Further to that, the number of nominations will not impact the decision of who will win. 

The winner will be announced yearly, at the Art and Olfaction Awards.