We are proud to host an Art-o-mat machine!
What is Art-o-mat?
Art-O-Mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to dispense artwork for $5 each.
Winston-Salem artist Clark Whittington created the first machine as part of a solo show in 1997. The owner of the venue loved it, and asked for it to be a permanent installation. He quickly realized he would need more artists to help supply artwork for the machines.
There are now 400+ artists supplying artwork for 200+ machines across the US and internationally.
How does it work?
Purchase a token for $, then pull the knob for the artist you would like. Our machine has 9 slots for 9 different artists.
Each piece of original artwork is one-of-a-kind!
Want to have your artwork in an Art-o-mat machine?
Art-O-Mat is always looking for artists for the machines!
We would love to have some local artwork in our machine, so visit www.artomat.org for guidelines and more information on submitting artwork.