Each Saturday, a new guest artist or perfumer will activate the IAO Olfactory Storylab, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of scent and storytelling in this interactive, hands-on lab. This week: L’lia ‘Tizzle’ Thomas (Aromakaura) L’lia (Eye-Lee-Uh), also known as TIZZLE, is a Multipassionate Artist, Intuitive Perfumer, Astrology Oracle, and former Arts Educator whose work…

Each Saturday, a new guest artist or perfumer will activate the IAO Olfactory Storylab, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of scent and storytelling in this interactive, hands-on lab. This week: Saskia Wilson-Brown (The Institute for Art and Olfaction) Saskia Wilson-Brown is an artist who works across media to explore ideas that are interesting to…

Carve your own designs onto soft rubber blocks and create repeatable surface patterns on paper and fabric! Participants will learn how to print in various networks of pattern making and textile printing on handmade papers and organic muslin. This workshop is part of the Surface Design series co-presented with Textile Arts LA. 

Join Light Gauge electrifier Solarpunks and other co-conspirators from the LA arts landscape for a conversation about their varied practices and shared orientation toward resource collection and distribution, self-determination, and the making of a collective present and future. This program is presented in partnership with Materials and Applications.  For our mid-day summer programs under Light Gauge,…

Join Kate Zankowicz, Craft Contemporary’s Director of Education, for an up-close and personal tour of smell-based works in Ether: Aromatic Mythologies, curated by Saskia Wilson-Brown of the Institute for Art and Olfaction. You’ll also take part in multisensory play inspired by the artists works featured in the air we share. Smells Like Art will take…

Each Saturday, a new guest artist or perfumer will activate the IAO Olfactory Storylab, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of scent and storytelling in this interactive, hands-on lab. This week: Terry Carter (Travertine Spa Atelier) Terry is the Chief Perfumer and Founder of Travertine Spa Atelier. Terry brings more than 20 years of experience…

Ether guest curator Saskia Wilson-Brown leads participants through a smelling session in the gallery, discussing and explaining 13 of the 31 scents that are disseminated or showcased in the exhibition. Prepare your nose and learn about the different themes and ideas explored in this unique exhibition!  

Visit our galleries after hours, connect with local educators and get an inside scoop on curriculum development and creating multisensory, accessible gallery tools. Enjoy open-ended art-making activities with our education team and meet new friends. Refreshments and snacks are provided. Free for all educators.  

Each Saturday, a new guest artist or perfumer will activate the IAO Olfactory Storylab, inviting visitors to explore the intersection of scent and storytelling in this interactive, hands-on lab. This week: Persephenie (Persephenie Botanicals) Persphenie is a creative with interests in art, design, and the olfactory. Her expertise is in perfumery and incense, and she…

Join us for a gallery conversation with artists from the 2024–2025 California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists. Moderated by Álvaro Daniel Márquez, the talk features artists Raymundo Reynoso, Bumdog Torres, and Felix Quintana as they discuss how Los Angeles and its rapidly changing nature serve as inspiration for their artistic practice.