The Greater Denton Arts Council wants to bring a vending machine to Denton to offer local artists exposure.
The Art-o-mat, a retired cigarette vending machine converted to sell a cigarette pack-sized piece of art for only $5, would be one of only a couple of hundred in the United States. Artists’ creations are either on a wooden block or inside a cardboard box, with selections ranging from paintings and photos to trinkets, tiny sculptures and beaded work.
Local Art-o-mat collector Mandy Metts shows off a wooden block with art by Kelsey Livingston. Metts and her husband once traveled around the country in search of Art-o-mat machines where they could buy $5 works of art.
Denton resident Mandy Metts shows off a mini painting by Debbie B. Lewis, purchased from an Art-o-mat vending machine. Metts and other Art-o-mat fans are hoping to bring one to the Greater Denton Arts Council.