Gallery: Vending Cool Instead of Coke at Wieden+Kennedy

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    *Insert Change Here* was an art show put on by ad agency Wieden+Kennedy. The goal of the show was to make the arts more accessible. Small pieces of artwork were placed inside of refurbished vending machines and sold to visitors to raise money for arts education programs.
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    Most pieces in the show were pretty simple, like these screen-printed maps that recontextualize a found object.
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    Pieces like this help show how an everyday object can become attractive with a little tweaking.
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    Same for *Arrested Development*.
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    If there is *Star Wars* artwork, you can be sure we'll show it...
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    The artwork took many forms. Books...
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    Prints...
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    More prints – the economics make the most sense...
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    Comic books...
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    Even cute stuffed animals.
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    The three curators of the show were surprised that even with all the support for the arts in Portland, the schools were still very under-funded.
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    The machines were nicely refinished to sport graphics Keith Haring would be proud of.
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    The Draw Bot never failed to draw a crowd.
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    Overall the show was a great success, raising thousands of dollars and helping hundreds of people rethink what is and can be.
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