Art O Mat Locations Winston Salem

Mary s diner has the original art o mat at 723 trade st nw.

Art o mat locations winston salem. No tobacco is to be found in them these days. He created the first art o mat in winston salem in 1997 when the art it dispensed to customers cost them 1 a piece. According to the art o mat website the idea to create these art vending machines came to artist clark whittington in 1997. He was set to have a solo art show at a cafe in winston salem north.

In 2018 alone 93 000 pieces were sold. Twenty plus years later clark does this full time. When whittington s friend heard someone opening a snack he had the uncontrollable urge to have one too. Art o mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.

Visit the art o mat website for all vending machine locations and help support local artists. Smoking commercial curiosities art. Learn how to create your own. Check here to see if there is an art o mat near you.

Artists potential hosts please inquire via our primary website. And europe including a dozen or so here in winston salem. Brewery tour at foothills brewery. Art o mat don t go round artless winston salem nc.

This map was created by a user. Today there are more 130 art o mat machines in parts of the u s. It set his unique take on dumpster art and graphic design apart from typical joe s that love and make art as he put it. They were invented by artist clark whittington.

Machines take exact change. The inspiration for art o mat came to whittington while observing a friend who had a pavlovian reaction to the crinkle of cellophane. There are now over 100 art o mat machines around the usa with even one in austria and one in australia.