After a 2 year hiatus…Art-o-mat® has returned to the NYC metro area. It is nice to be back! Interboro NYC is now hosting a vintage 1950’s National 22 column Art-o-mat machine retrofitted to accept $5.00 bills. We chose to maintain the history of this machine by sealing the original patina in a protective layer of […]

Here is a nice PBS segment about our new host in Dayton, OH. http://www.pbs.org/video/2365750852/ http://www.daytonvisualarts.org/ Please give them a visit the next time you are in the area. Artists, we always need your work. https://www.artomat.org/guidelines/

hi all hope your 2015 is going well. we have been very active this year. installs have happened in boston, fargo, charlotte, new orleans and los gatos. while out west, we took the time to rewire and tune up our 3 san francisco art-o-mat® machines. https://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkwhittington/albums/72157658137243342 art is being shipped almost daily to venues in […]

Hi all. Just sharing some recent press about Art-o-mat® http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/made-in-the-carolinas/2015/03/6/old-cigarette-vending-machines-now-dispense-artwork.html Created in 1997, the mission of Art-o-mat® is to encourage art consumption by combining the worlds of art and commerce in an innovative form. We believe that art should be progressive, yet personal and approachable. What better way to do this, than with a heavy, cold, steel machine? […]

Hope everyone is experiencing a nice transition into 2015. Good stuff happening. We have installed several new machines since fall…. Whole Foods Market, Ink Block. Boston, MA. Whole Foods Market, Post Oak. Houston, TX Standard Diner. Santa Fe, NM Range Cafe. Bernalillo, NM Old Nicks Pub. Lewsiville, NC San Carlos Library. San Carlos, CA Stanford University. Stanford, […]

Hi everyone. Things have been busy here at A.I.C. We recently shipped 4 new machines to the west. There is now an Art-o-mat® in the new Whole Foods Market at Post Oak in Houston. Our first machine in Utah is with the Utah Division of Arts and Museums in Salt Lake. Also, we now have 4 machines in the […]

Hi all This is a reminder that the Mid-Atlantic Regional Art-o-mat® Swap Meet will happen on Saturday, July 26, from 1:00-4:30 p.m. Luce Foundation Center, Third Floor – Washington, D.C. There will be 20 artists displaying their work and greeting patrons. This is the perfect opportunity to meet some of the artists who supply art […]

Hi All 2013 is soon coming to a close. Our new venue installations this past year came in at 23 machines total. Here is the rundown: Iredell Museums (Statesville, NC) The Exploratorium (San Francisco, Ca) The American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco, Ca) Victoria Brown and El Centro (Santa Fe, NM) Mildura Arts Centre (Mildura, AU) […]

Hi All We have a new machine heading to St. Louis. It will be hosted by Serendipity Gallery at 6161 Delmar. The opening will be Wed, Nov 20th from 6:00-8:00pm. Please RSVP to the gallery http://serendipity-gallery.com St. Louis Public Radio – CityScape http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/new-art-distributor-arrives-st-louis-repurposed-vintage-cigarette-dispenser As always, we are interested in hearing from artists who want to be involved. If […]

Hi All This post title may sound like a “Wall of Voodoo” album. It is appropriate though. Basically, this spring has been very active for the Art-o-mat® project…with most of our new machine installs landing in the western part of the continental U.S. Here are some of our new venues…..   Our first stop west is at […]