The Art-O-Mat Art Vending Machine Comes to Denver

Access Gallery in the Santa Fe arts district has installed an Art-O-Mat machine that dispenses cellophane-wrapped artworks for $5. The machine is converted from a cigarette vending machine. The Art-O-Mat is stocked half with work from professional artists and half with pieces created by teens with disabilities who participate in the workshops and programs at Access Gallery. A craze that started in 1997, there are now more than 100 Art-O-Mat machines across the country — with 400 artists from 10 countries participating nationally.

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