Art O Mat Cigarette Vending Machine C

Started in 1997 by clark whittington of artists in cellophane in north carolina art o mat machines sell small works of art from retired and converted cigarette vending machines.

Art o mat cigarette vending machine c. Art o mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines converted to vend art. You choose your art insert money and pull the knob that matches your tiny artwork treasure. What an easy way to become an art collector. The experience of pulling the knob alone is quite a thrill but you also walk away with an original work of art.

Each machine is beautifully customized often in a retro design and carries art from one of their many contributing artists there are over 100 art o mat locations around the world mainly in the united states. Art o mat sells art from old converted cigarette vending machines. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. They are all original works of art.

Art o mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are over 90 active machines throughout the u s. Hallie cotnam cbc an old cigarette. The art o mat company takes old cigarette vending machines and repurposes them to dispense original works of art.

The art o mat vending machine which formerly dispensed cigarettes sits in a treehouse near lac la blanche about an hour s drive northeast of ottawa. There are around 400 contributing artists from all over the world. Art o mat machines are vintage cigarette machines that have been repurposed to dispense pieces of art such as miniature watercolors burned woodblocks and fabric flowers. Art o mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.

Clark whittington inventor of the art o mat in 1997 as a way to repurpose old cigarette vending machines spoke at a small brunch for contributing artists and friends at secca on tuesday. They were invented by artist clark whittington.