quinta-feira, 13 de novembro de 2014

The ART and OLFACTION AWARDS 2015


by: Elena Knezhevich

The Institute for Art and Olfaction in New York invites perfumers and perfume brands owners to take part in The Art and Olfaction Awards 2015!

First year (for perfumes launched in 2013) perfumes were nominated in two categories: Independent and Artisan. This time the organizers have added the third category, named Sadakichi Award for Experimental Scent.
"Intended to celebrate experimentation and boundary pushing in creative scent-making, 2015’s Art and Olfaction Sadakichi Award for Experimental Scent will be presented to one outstanding experimental scent project out of five finalists.
Sadakichi Hartmann was a writer, philosopher and artist. In the beginning of the 19th century, he staged a scent concert that went spectacularly wrong. In naming the Experimental Award after him, we hope to honor his legacy of curiosity and risk-taking in scent." (more details here)
 



WINNERS 2014 in the INDEPENDENT CATEGORY:
König by Yosh (USA)

WINNERS in the ARTISAN CATEGORY:
HOW PARTICIPATE?
AOA encourages independent or artisan perfumers to submit their perfumes from 2014. Submissions must be postmarked by December 19, 2014. Submission costs only $45.
NB: "We allow two weeks for submissions to arrive, after the postmark date. Please be prompt: We cannot accept submissions that arrive after January 5, 2014."
There are now THREE CATEGORIES:  
INDEPENDENT AWARD
Intended to celebrate excellence and vision in independent perfumery, 2015’s Art and Olfaction Independent Award will be presented to twooutstanding independent perfumes out of five finalists.
ARTISAN AWARD
Intended to celebrate excellence and vision in artisanal perfumery, 2015’s  Art and Olfaction Artisan Award will be presented to twooutstanding artisanal perfumes out of five finalists.

SADAKICHI AWARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL SCENT
This award honors the work of people who engage with scent outside of the realm of commercial perfumery. 2015’s Experimental Award will be presented to one outstanding experimental scent project out of fivefinalists.

(see the difference)
The finalists in each category will be notified in an email and announced publicly in late March, 2015 at Esxence in Milan. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at The Goethe Institut, in Los Angeles on April 17, 2015.
RULES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Submissions in two categories: Artisan and Independent (definition here).
     
  • Submissions for consideration from all countries.
     
  • Entries for the 2015 award must have been made available for sale to the public between the dates of Jan 1, 2014 and Dec 31, 2014.
     
  • There is a maximum amount of 2 (two) entries per perfume house or artisan perfumer that can be submitted for the award.
     
  • The entry fee is $45.00 per submission. This entry fee covers administration costs, storage costs, and transportation costs.
     
  • We accept submissions in generic vials with a minimum quantity of 1 dram (or an equivalent amount, if you reside outside of the United States and do not use drams). We require four of them for each scent submitted.
     
  • We do not accept submissions in their original perfume bottles. This is to ensure blind judging.

JUDGES
Although the judges represent diverse modes of practice, all share three common attributes: A love of perfumery, a deep sense of engagement with independent and artisan scent creation, and extensive knowledge of their particular field of interest in scent. Anyone serving as a judge will agree to being disqualified as a competitor from that year’s competition.
Please note: The judges will be reviewing the submissions blindly.
JUDGES: PRELIMINARIES:
The preliminary round judges will select the ten finalists in each category from the pool of submissions, over the course of several weeks. These finalists will move on to the final stage of judging.

  • Ashley Eden Kessler: IAO Perfumer in Residence. Learn more
     
  • Brent Leonesio: Perfumer. Learn more
     
  • Daniel Krasofski: Educator. Learn more
     
  • Hank Jenkins: Plant Provocateur. Learn more
     
  • James McHugh: Historian. Learn more
     
  • Laura Johnson: Artist. Learn more
     
  • Neal Harris: founder and President of Harris Fragrances, LLC, and Scentevents®. Learn more
     
  • Persephenie Lea: Aromatherapist. Learn more
     
  • Steven Gontarski: Manager Scent Bar, Artist. Learn more
     
  • Sherri Sebastian: Perfumer. Learn more
     
  • Yvettra Grantham: Perfumer. Learn more

JUDGES: FINALS:
The finals judges will select the two winners in each category out of the pool of twenty finalists selected by the judges in the preliminary round.


SADAKICHI AWARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL SCENT
The Experimental Category jury will select the five finalists from the pool of submissions, as well as the winner. The winner will be the top scoring project, as decided by the jury listed below.


JUDGING PARAMETERS
The judges for the independent and artisan categories will be reviewing the submissions blindly. Your submission will be tracked by a number, and nothing else.  All they will see to contextualize what they are smelling is your small text describing your intention for the scent.
The judges for the experimental award category will not be reviewing the projects blindly. This is because the judges will require supporting material in order to effectively assess the project, and that material will most likely contain identifying information. However, in order to maintain fairness and impartiality, any judges with personal connections to submitted projects will not be able to score those projects.
If you have any questions, feel free to email at hello@artandolfaction.com

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