"Then there are the low-tech, high-concept Art-o-mats—refurbished old, mechanical cigarette machines selling small pieces of artwork for $5."

Congrats to Scott Blake for bringing our project to Omaha!

To see the article by Emily Maltby - click here

To learn more about Scott Blake's art - click here

As always, the broken record statement. ;) We are interested in hearing from artists who want to be a part of Art-o-mat®. We need art made by humans. If you know someone who may be a good fit, please give them a prod.......

Artist Guidelines. click here

Spring is here. We are sneezing, Art-o-mat® machines are ker-plunking, all is good....

Here is an update on what is happening.

VSA Access gallery in Denver is getting some serious attention.

To see the KDVR FOX 31 coverage - click here

To see the Denver Post article - click here

Also, in February, we installed a machine in St. Petersburg. It is nice to have a machine host on the west coast of Florida.

Museum of Fine Arts - St Petersburg- click here

Also, also, in February, we installed our first Art-o-mat® in West Virginia.

Buckhannon is the first West Virginia town to host an Art-o-mat - click here

Also, also, also, our first Art-o-mat® in Kansas just plopped down at the Mulvane Art Museum in Topeka.

Mulvane Art-o-mat - click here

We are so happy that these venues have taken Art-o-mat® under their wing.

Last...one of the best Arto hosts of all time (BKB - closed in Dec) personally returned their machine to our studio today. Corky and Tori decided to drive from Tacoma to NC and soak in Americana along the way. No worries though...they will soon have a machine in a city that is fresh/new to our project. Anyway, if you have never driven across the country....put it on your "to-do" list. Here is their blog documenting their journey. Be sure to click through the older posts.....

Our Epic Art*o*mat® Road Trip Blog - click here

As always, we are interested in hearing from artists who want to be a part of Art-o-mat®. We need art. If you know someone who may be a good fit, please give them a prod.......

Artist Guidelines. click here

In 2011, we installed 16 Art-o-mat® machines.

The Ritz Carlton - Charlotte, NC.
Multiplicity - Katy, Tx
The Mulvane Art Museum - Topeka, Ks (official opening this spring)
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, Md (opened last week)
The Esquire Tavern - San Antonio, Tx
Pearl Dive - Washington, Dc
VSA, Access Gallery - Denver, Co
The Emerson Center for Arts and Culture - Bozeman, Mt
The Corner House Gallery ℅ Stamats Marketing - Cedar Rapids, Ia
Point Park and Eats - San Antonio, Tx
Whole Foods Market Montrose - Houston, Tx
The Whitney Museum of American Art - NYC (machine swap/upgrade)
Cary Fine Arts Center, Cary, Nc (machine swap/upgrade)
Salem Fine Arts Center - Winston-Salem, Nc
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nv (added 2 more machines to their programming).

We would like to thank our new hosts for taking Art-o-mat® under their wing!

Sincerely,

AIC