Creative Community Vend

03/06/2026

Participants enjoying taking a spin for some free art at the Chautauqua Art Gallery. We are seeking artists/crafters who would like to contribute handmade items to this fun project! Reach out if you’re interested.

02/28/2026

Some of the mini monsters you can currently find in the vend. My middle school students helped me name them and come up with the other "about" info.

02/27/2026

If you’re in the Jamestown area make a stop by the Chautauqua Art Gallery and visit the vend!

01/06/2026

Lots of excitement at the NYSATA Conference by all who took a spin at the Creative Community Vend. We filled it 3 times over 2 days, which means we distributed around 700 pieces of student and community art! Teachers were so excited to learn about & bring this project to their schools. Some of our session participants caught up with us later and told us they had already purchased machines!

10/15/2025

The vend is back! After our summer break, stop in and visit Creative Community Vend at Fredonia Village Hall, located on the first floor.

05/31/2025

Come and see the vend at the Fredonia Farmers Market today! We are sharing space with the Literacy Volunteers. Get some free art & purchase a blind date with a book!

03/11/2025

Come check out the vend at its newest location, Ahira Hall Memorial Library, in Brocton!

03/10/2025

These critters the students have been working on are so cute I can hardly stand it! They’ll be making their way to the vend soon! The even come with their own adoption certificate!

02/28/2025

The students have been working on some new art buttons for the vend!

02/12/2025

Look at this lovely crochet bookmark a FHS faculty member made for our project! Are you a fiber artist who is willing to make & donate small pieces for our vending machine? If so, please reach out! We would love to have you participate.

02/11/2025

Creator Spotlight

Cindy Wystup is a local artist who creates beach glass pendants. She works at Fredonia Central School District in the Print Shop. She is also a staunch supported of the Ride for Roswell and has signed up for her 18th ride this year!

Stop in to Darwin R. Barker Library and you might just spin for one of her pieces. Thank you Cindy for supporting this project!

02/11/2025

Check out the article from today’s paper!

Fredonia has a unique vending machine that dispenses art instead of food or drink. The Creative Community Vend moved to the Darwin R. Barker Library in January, across Barker Common from its previous home at the Next Chapter Bookstore. Plans are to move the machine periodically to different host sit...