For 14 years the art o mat in the college of charleston s school of the arts has been drawing curious stares and delighting patrons with tiny one of a kind art collectibles.
Art o mat cigarette vending machine c.
You choose your art insert money and pull the knob that matches your tiny artwork treasure.
Art o mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.
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.
They were invented by artist clark whittington.
Until recently the college had the only art o.
There are over 100 art o mat locations around the world mainly in the united states.
Each machine is beautifully customized often in a retro design and carries art from one of their many contributing artists.
For just 5 this particular machine will spit out a work of art.
The art o mat company takes old cigarette vending machines and repurposes them to dispense original works of.
They are so pretty and stylish.
The inspiration for art o mat came to whittington while observing a friend who had a pavlovian reaction to the crinkle of cellophane.
Art o mat sells art from old converted cigarette vending machines.
Tiny little works of art sold in refurbished vintage cigarette vending machines.
They have a map where you can find them here.
They recycled old cigarette machines into art vending machines that can be found all over the country.
The college s machine located in the lobby of the halsey institute of contemporary art is one of about 120 machines in the u s.
247 manhattan beach ca.
They are all original works of art.
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There are around 400 contributing artists from all over the world.
Art o mat is a retrofitted cigarette vending machine that dispenses limited edition artwork made by artists around the world.
Please message me if you purchased one of my art o mat boxes.
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I love to find out where my little art boxes have traveled and found a new home.