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April 27, 2016 - Comments Off on A fresh challenge, some decisions



A fresh challenge, some decisions



Dear friends,

It’s no big mystery that running the Art and Olfaction Awards is not an easy task. We’re a very small non-profit, with an unpaid 'staff' of one person (me!) supported by a tiny but powerful board of directors, as well as our team of judges, our friends-slash-volunteers, our past participants, and our partners. 

The awards themselves were only founded a few short years ago in 2014. As far as these things go, we’re still a tiny baby. And, like tiny babies you have known and loved, we’re learning as we go along.

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April 12, 2016 - Comments Off on Perfumed Plume Award Winners Announced

Perfumed Plume Award Winners Announced

Our friends at the Perfumed Plume Awards held their first ever awards ceremony last week in New York. We wish to extend our heartiest congratulations to co-founders Lyn Leigh,  Mary Ellen Lapsansky - and to all the winners.

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April 1, 2016 - Comments Off on Announcing the finalists

Announcing the finalists

Today at 1pm, Central European time, members of the Art and Olfaction Awards judging panel joined founder Saskia Wilson-Brown to announce the finalists of the third annual awards.

judgedLuca Turin gave a small talk about the meaning of awards, in general
Mark Behnke introduced the judging methods, and the judges
Antonio Gardoni introduced the artisan finalists
Sherri Sebastian introduced the independent finalists
Ashraf Osman introduced the experimental finalists
Saskia Wilson-Brown thanked the partners of the Art and Olfaction Awards, and the members of the judging panel that were on hand.

Click here to read about the 2016 Art and Olfaction Award finalists.

February 15, 2015 - Comments Off on A Submissions Update

A Submissions Update

We have tallied the preliminary scores, and we now know who the finalists are. It is a secret that is painful to keep. However, we cannot share this information publicly just yet!

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February 14, 2015 - Comments Off on A New Judge

A New Judge

We are thrilled to announce that Sebastian Fischenich has agreed to come on as a finalist judge for the 2015 Art and Olfaction Awards. He will join Luca Turin, Mandy Aftel, Sarah Horowitz-Thran and Miriam Vareldzis in assessing the finalists in the Artisan and Independent categories - and establishing the winners.

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January 12, 2015 - Comments Off on The first day of judging is upon us.

The first day of judging is upon us.

We are so pleased to announce that after several months of processing submissions, we've finally started the judging process.

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December 24, 2014 - Comments Off on What happens when your vials arrive

What happens when your vials arrive

All perfumers who submit to the Art and Olfaction Awards are asked to send us four small samples of the scent submitted. We thought we would give a little process update about what happens next!

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December 20, 2014 - Comments Off on Submissions Close: Here Are Numbers!

Submissions Close: Here Are Numbers!

Last night at midnight the submissions for the second annual Art and Olfaction Awards came to a close.

Although the packages are still pouring in - will, indeed, be pouring for a few weeks still - we have accounted for every submission, and are ready to publish some quick preliminary stats!

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