Art-o-mat

Art-o-mat

Art-o-mat

Vending machine dispensing small artwork


Art-o-mat machines are repurposed cigarette vending machines that dispense cigarette pack-sized artwork.[1]

An Art-o-mat machine in the Yellowstone Art Museum.

Clark Whittington installed the first Art-o-mat at an art show in June 1997 that dispensed black & white photographs for $1.00 each.[citation needed]

There are over 200 machines worldwide and 400 contributing artists.[2] In 2010, six machines were installed at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.[3]


References

  1. "About | Art-o-mat®". www.artomat.org. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. "Locations | Art-o-mat®". Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. Peterson, Kristen (2010-12-16). "Cosmo's Art-O-Mat machines offer up $5 works of art". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2017-11-02.

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