This was such an interesting read! I've never heard of the Art-o-Mat or seen one in real life—at least I don't think I have. I'm so so interested by this. I also love coin operated machines and would love to find an Art-o-Mat in person and get something from it. I really hope I find one some time. I'm going to have to take a look at that map and see if any might be located in my area.
Thanks for sharing this Stefene! I can always count on you to share the most fascinating things!
Thanks, Summer! Yep, I feel like there are Art-o-Mats all over the place, and every one of them is different, so it'd be worth a visit even with a bit of a drive. I'm going to report back after I pay the two near me a visit. I'm really curious about how they stock them and what they have inside. More anon!
As an artist for Art-o-Mat, I can let you know that inventory in the machines changes frequently. So if there is a machine near you, it won't always have work from the same artists, which I really love. It always something new. We have 2 machines near me and we try to visit machines when we travel. (Plus, I love looking to see if my own work is in a machine we visit.)
Malarkey just closed - it was our favorite place to look at/acquire art - so it looks like an Art-O-Mat visit needs to be put on the books. (Not that I need my arm twisted. It's such a brilliant idea.)
This was such an interesting read! I've never heard of the Art-o-Mat or seen one in real life—at least I don't think I have. I'm so so interested by this. I also love coin operated machines and would love to find an Art-o-Mat in person and get something from it. I really hope I find one some time. I'm going to have to take a look at that map and see if any might be located in my area.
Thanks for sharing this Stefene! I can always count on you to share the most fascinating things!
Thanks, Summer! Yep, I feel like there are Art-o-Mats all over the place, and every one of them is different, so it'd be worth a visit even with a bit of a drive. I'm going to report back after I pay the two near me a visit. I'm really curious about how they stock them and what they have inside. More anon!
As an artist for Art-o-Mat, I can let you know that inventory in the machines changes frequently. So if there is a machine near you, it won't always have work from the same artists, which I really love. It always something new. We have 2 machines near me and we try to visit machines when we travel. (Plus, I love looking to see if my own work is in a machine we visit.)
Malarkey just closed - it was our favorite place to look at/acquire art - so it looks like an Art-O-Mat visit needs to be put on the books. (Not that I need my arm twisted. It's such a brilliant idea.)