Want to be an Art-O-Mat Artist?
Erie, PA, February 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- During a visit to the Erie Art Museum, did you notice the retired cigarette vending machine near the reception desk? It’s an Art-o-Mat, one of only 82 active machines in various locations across the country that have been converted to vend art.
For many Erie Art Museum visitors, the experience of pulling the knob alone is quite a thrill, but walking away with an original piece of art makes it an easy, affordable way to become an art collector.
Artists in Cellophane, the sponsoring organization of Art-O-Mat, is offering Erie, Pa. regional artists (those within 250 miles of Erie) the opportunity to submit work for consideration to be sold in the Erie Art Museum’s Art-o-Mat.
Artists interested in learning more about becoming an Art-O-Mat artist, should first visit www.artomat.org to learn about the guidelines for artists. Once that’s done, and artists feel that they have a submission for consideration, contact Tammy Roche at (814) 459-5477 or tammy@erieartmuseum.org. A workshop session with Art-O-Mat founder Clark Whittington will be scheduled with interested artists.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, and public art as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which presents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org or call (814) 459-5477.
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For many Erie Art Museum visitors, the experience of pulling the knob alone is quite a thrill, but walking away with an original piece of art makes it an easy, affordable way to become an art collector.
Artists in Cellophane, the sponsoring organization of Art-O-Mat, is offering Erie, Pa. regional artists (those within 250 miles of Erie) the opportunity to submit work for consideration to be sold in the Erie Art Museum’s Art-o-Mat.
Artists interested in learning more about becoming an Art-O-Mat artist, should first visit www.artomat.org to learn about the guidelines for artists. Once that’s done, and artists feel that they have a submission for consideration, contact Tammy Roche at (814) 459-5477 or tammy@erieartmuseum.org. A workshop session with Art-O-Mat founder Clark Whittington will be scheduled with interested artists.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, and public art as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which presents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org or call (814) 459-5477.
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