Art-O-Mat

Art-O-Mat
What is an Art-o-mat?
Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country.

What do you get from an Art-o-mat?
The experience of pulling the knob alone is quite a thrill, but you also walk away with an original work of art. What an easy way to become an art collector. 
 
 Toy Camera Image on Black Block

 Art-O-Mat machine at the Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL

Look for ToyCameraPlay when you see an Art-O-Mat machine. 
Also, let me know where you purchased your piece so I can list it below 
so everyone know where the little works have been known to pop up ... or should we say Kur-Plunk!
 
Want to be an Artomat artist?
There are around 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries currently involved in the Art*o*mat project. We are always searching for fresh work.

http://artomat.org

NEWS PIECES THAT MENTIONED TOYCAMERAPLAY
POST FROM ART-O-MAT -- Matt Larson [ toycameraplay.com ] gets "art-o-vended" in Key West. NOTE: check the 2:00 min mark. Sarah Wildman from the NY Times - 36 hours in Key West http://video.nytimes.com/video

Interview with Matt Larson on the Art-O-Matt Project http://artandseek.net/2010/09/

TOY CAMERA PLAY BLOCKS
SOLD AND/OR SPOTTED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

Arts Center, OK
COCA, MO
Chambers Hotel, MN
Detroit Machines, MI
Faces of the Earth, MA
Kilpatrick Oil, OK
Miami University, FL
MOCA, CA
My Addiction Gallery, AZ
Polk Museum of Art, FL
Studios of Key West, FL
Tennessee Performing Arts, TN
Venue Ballard, WA
Vision Gallery, AZ
Whole Foods, TX