New Art-o-matŪ machine in NYC!

Hi All:

Next weekend, we will be swapping out our current NYC Community Machine with an updated model that will accept the newly designed $5.00 bill.

The custom "Heart Mine" faceplate for this machine was created by artist Jessica Guptill. This machine will reside at Utrecht Art Supply, 111 Fourth Avenue (Between 11th and 12th Streets). However, it may periodically move around. Or, maybe not. Utrecht likes the machine and it weighs quite a bit. End of day, we prefer you walk in and visit this machine vs. us moving it via a dolly to visit you. ;)

The original NYC Community Machine was created as an invitation to NYC artists to become involved in our project. The machine was intended to move around the city for events. But, it eventually found a comfortable home at Utrecht. The invitation to NYC artists still stands. However, this machine is open to all Art-o-matŪ artists (past, present and future). So, if you know an artist who may be interested in making art for our machines, please spread the word.

To see pictures of our new NYC Community Machine, click here!

To see more art by Jessica Guptill, click here!

To find out more about the Utrecht Art Supply, click here!

Sincerely,

AIC

Chambers wins "Best Of" in City Pages

"Breathtaking works of art are displayed on the lobby walls, but the most eye-catching object may be the old cigarette machine just outside the hotel's small but exclusive gift shop."

To see the full blurb, click here!

To see the full article, click here!

To find out more about the Chambers Art Hotel, click here!

Sincerely,

AIC

UNL Community Arts Scholarship

Hi All.

Last November, we installed our first Art-o-matŪ machine in Nebraska. The machine is located in the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center located on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

With the proceeds from this machine, our host Sandra Williams and the UNL Department of Art and Art History established a scholarship fund to assist students working within the parameters of community art. For her work in ceramics and serigraphy in local schools, the first recipient of this award is Mollie Magnusen (pictured holding one of her custom designed squirrel totes). She received $500 to use at her discretion and the Ross received $150 from this fund to assist with their general programming.

To know more about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Art, click here!

To know more about the Mary Riepma Ross media Arts Center, click here!



Sincerely,

AIC