The CCC Vending Machine Project aims to provide festival goers with an interactive art experience. It involves designing an art vending machine in the shape of a three-eyed mechanical head that displays artworks in its eyes. The art pieces will be dispensed from its mouth when purchased. Initial sketches and a 3D model were created to illustrate the concept. Progress has been made in refining the design and building the frame, with plans to cover it in painted foam to resemble aged metal and potentially collaborate with another artist for the interactive eyes.

1. CCC Vending Machine Project Concept, Design and Progress Report

2. Project Goals Provide festival goers with a unique and immersive art experience. Integrate the concept of an art vending machine with the established carnival theme Exhibit and sell local art and art merchandise in an exciting way.

3. Driving Idea A machine for displaying and selling art that is more of a theatrical production than a machine and more of an experience than a simple transaction.

4. THE CONCEPT A Three Eyed Mechanical Head that displays art in its eyes that is dispensed from its mouth once purchased.

5. Initial Sketch and Key Elements A B D C Original rough sketch of concept.

6. How It Will Work A B D C Original rough sketch of concept.

7. Concept Sketch and 3D model

8. 3D Animation

9. Design Refinement Mouth function simplified and animated

10. Building Progress

11. Additional Notes Frame and support will be wood. Foam adhered to chicken wire will be applied to wooden frame and then painted to look like aged, rusty metal. CCC will likely be collaborating with ‘Cloudhaus’ on the eyes of the machine. Look and concept of art machine inspired by Easter Island Monoliths and ‘The Wizard’ from Wizard of OZ.