Art o mat

Art-O-Mat machines have become a fixture at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Made from antique cigarette machines, art aficionados can now own small versions of real art for the very inexpensive price of five dollars. Some of the history behind the Art-O-Mat machine, and the stories behind three of the artists whose creations are featured in Art-O-Mat machines.

A New York exhibit transforms an old cigarette vending machine into an art dispenser.

Democratizing art around the world is the Art-o-mat, founded in Winston-Salem, NC. Upcycled cigarette machines are each unique.

Remember I told you about Cindy Ingram’s Art Class Curator workshops? She’s hosting the Curated Connections Workshop a FREE online training, starting August 8th. She’s sharing some of her favorite tips and techniques. This reminded me of the National Art Ed Conference this year, when Cindy, Phyl, Misty Bear and I went to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts one afternoon. I have been meaning to write all kinds of blog posts in our break from school, but wow, this … Read more... →

Art-o-mat has repurposed cigarette vending machines into one-of-a-kind art galleries and has given a creative outlet to arts and art lovers of all kinds.

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I was accepted as an Artist in Cellophane artist. My mini mixed media pieces will now be available in Art-O-Mat vending machines! I posted earlier about this cool project which started out of Winston Salem, NC. I've been busy this morning! I have my first 25 pieces finished! Look for them in a Art-O-Mat machine near you in the near future. There are over 400 of these machines across the country. Lots of them are in museums and coffee shops.

Annie Riker Annie Riker involves the viewer by inviting them to take a photo in a frame she hung from the ceiling. Photograph by Meg Biram. Bob Aldrich Looking at this abstract landscape by Bob Aldrich, it’s hard to believe this is his first time showing his work in public. Photograph by Meg Biram. Cory

If you are not familiar with the term Art-o-mat...allow me to fill you in. Art-o-mat machines are old cigarette vending machines that have been jazzed up and converted to vend art...YES- art!

Did you know that you can buy art from a vending machine? We were watching an episode of American Pickers {my boys love this show} and they stopped at a building full of old cigarette machines. I sooo want one! I first wrote about them a couple years ago…they’re super creative and cool. My family… [read more]