Art Vending Machines
Fall 2023
Partners: Albertine Press, Bow Market, Cambridgeside Mall
Location: On temporary display at Bow Market, Somerville, MA & Cambridgeside Mall, Cambridge, MA
Teen Artists: Alisha Darilus, Aryana Almeida-Alves, Ethan Hsu, Taina Dascelin, Jarehl O'Bannon, Ayani Preston-Foster, Bontu Diriba, Carla Michel, Ethan Tejeda Rodriguez, Kayli Charles, Lucy Sylvain, Ny’Jaeya Roc, Preceous Gomez, Rhyan, Montes Wells, Harrison Narcisse, Sun Naisha Narcisse
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In the fall of 2023, CAC purchased two vintage flat vending machines that could be redesigned by teens to sell artwork by teens. Youth in our program worked on digital renderings to redesign the machines, proposing their ideas to the larger group. After designs were discussed and voted on, the program manager guided them through the process of fabricating their designs. The designs chosen were by Rhyan Montes Wells (robot design) and Preceous Gomez (dog design).
Vending Machines
Vending Machine Designs
In addition to redesigning the machines, teens created artwork that would be sold in the machines. First, they learned the art of relief printmaking and stocked the robot machine with prints that they made, each one numbered and signed by the artist. CAC partnered with Albertine Press to help guide youth through the printing process. Then they designed and printed stickers for the dog machine.
linocut relief prints