Crest Arts is proud to announce the 2nd annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! The event will take place on October 22nd from 7 to 11 pm in the garden here at Crest. The store will be closed so everyone must enter through the driveway at 536 Metropolitan Ave. ADMISSION IS FREE!!! But its $5.00 a pumpkin to enter the contest. See you on the 22nd!
For the official rules of the contest click HERE
Montana tall boy 600 ml cans now in stock! Black, white, silver chrome and gold chrome. Come and get em!
Michael Pearce took these great photos of The Grassy Lot Show!! To view more photos visit his Flickr page HERE!!!
After poking fun at the Timeshare Backyard the L Magazine eates it words as the Crest Arts Grassy Lot Show is unveiled.
Read the article HERE!!!
Brooklyn Independent Television did this awesome story on the 2011 Crest Hardware Art Show!! Check out the video by clicking HERE!!!!!
It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of a great friend, photograph…er, veteran and beloved employee, Joe Kaminski. He was most often found at the back counter of Crest. Joe served his fellow Brooklynites with knowledge, pride and a smile for 10 years. We’ll miss him dearly. For wake and funeral info, please email CrestHardware@gmail.com.
Crest Arts is proud to announce the “Grassy Lot Show” coming this Thursday at the Timeshare Backyard. It’s been a little whirlwind of activity with 15 artists putting up brand new work on the walls of this oasis on the Lower East Side for you to come visit. With Keith Schwietzer of the MaNY Project and Brooklyn Street Art helping Crest out here and there, and of course with Franklin doing lawn roomba duties, it is a bit of a community event. All it is missing is you! What are you doing Thursday?
FACEBOOK INVITE WITH FULL DETAILS CAN BE SEEN HERE!
Much thanks goes to Keith Schweitzer of MaNY Project for his support of this Crest Arts event. Check out MaNYproject.com for more info!
Click HERE to see the video!
This is Franklin, the famous Crest pig, giving a hand in the most recent Crest Arts project, The Grassy Lot Show. Photos were captured by Miss. Heather from NewYorkShitty.com.
Click HERE to see the full post on New York Shitty.
MORE INFO ON THE GRASSY LOT SHOW COMING SOON!!!!
Join us this Saturday in celebrating the end of the 10th Crest Hardware Art Show! Enjoy some good old Bomb Lager in the garden and view the art for the last time. Also last chance to purchase art. Following the closing party will the the check presentation at the City Reliquary Museum. That will be from 7-10pm.After the closing party at Crest Hardware please walk down the block and join us at the City Reliquary Museum. Crest Fest was a benefit for this great civic organization so please come have a drink, enjoy some music and stick around for a special check presentation with Reliquary President Bill Scanga. Address is 370 Metropolitan Avenue. (Next to The Commodore) Party is from 7:30 pm-10 pm. We can’t wait to see you there!
Here is Aakash Nihalani, another artists we love here at Crest, with some good ol’ gif magic for you. Enjoy. Click HERE for link.
Aakash will be installing an outdoor piece in the Crest Hardware Art Show this year. Can’t wait to see what he comes up with!
We just came across these videos of Crest Fest 2010 on Vimeo. Check out this one by Obsessed Artist —- HERE —-. And check out another one by 3rd Ward —-HERE—-.
They both have some great clips of the event.
Crest Hardware is honored to be selected by EWVIDCO as Community Leader of the Year. After 49 years in business, we pride ourselves on being an institution that our neighbors can rely on. Thanks for your support!
In anticipation of Crest Fest ’11, C.H.A.S. is proud to collaborate with Mixtape Club in presenting, “Hello, I Like You”. Give it a watch and expect more great work like this come June 18th!
Crest Hardware Art Show Presents: “Hello, I Like You” from Crest Hardware Art Show on Vimeo.
To everyone out there who is just too cool to have safety reflectors on their bike… Check out Project Aura. Jonathan Ota (jonathanota.com) and Ethan Frier (ethanfrier.com) are designing a new, and quite amazing, bicycle safety system. They are embedding LED’s into the rim of a bicycle to increase the visual presence of the rider from the side, to prevent being hit from the side; the most common bicycle accident. The entire safety system is self-powered, meaning a constant always on safety system that requires little rider input.
As always the work is clean, bold and well crafted as only Haze himself can create. To read the full article posted on 12oz Prophet click HERE.
Sure why not! We found this spray paint can cocktail shaker on Fred Flare’s (one of our favorite local shops) online store. This would make a great gift or conversation piece at your next house party. We give it two thumbs up!
Our friend Ephameron, from Belgium, was in New York recently and did a great new mural down in Coney Island. The mural was made possible by the New York organization No Longer Empty. Crest Hardware was proud to supply her with the Montana spray paint needed to get the job done!
Just a friendly reminder that Crest Hardware is open 7 days a week (April-June only) for GARDENING SEASON! Head down to the shop to get everything you need to turn your back yard, roof deck, balcony, fire escape or sunny corner into an urban paradise. Crest also carries a large variety of indoor plants and trees year round!
Monday-Saturday 8am to 7pm
Sundays 11am to 4pm
Have you viewed the CALL TO ARTISTS? The Crest Hardware Art Show is now accepting submissions for the 2011 show. As always, submitted work must be about, made with or inspired by hardware. Entries that do no pertain to the theme will not be accepted into the show!
Visit our Flicker page to view works of art from previous years to get a grasp on the theme and to get inspired!
To all of our C.H.A.S. artists who are busy working on their pieces for the art show…. REMEMBER!!! Crest Hardware is a proud supplier of Montana spray paint. We carry a wide variety of colors in Montana Gold and Montana Black, as well as Montana Caps.
We love these “BBQ Tools”. They are sure to complete any handyman’s backyard throw down. Click HERE to get your kit! 
Crest Fest named one of the best free events to check out this summer by Time Out NY! Click HERE to see the article.
Exciting news!!!! The date for Crest Fest 2011 will be
Saturday, June 18th!!!!!
We are very excited for the 3rd annual Crest Fest, which plans to be the best one yet! We are proud to say this year’s proceeds will support THE CITY RELIQUARY MUSEUM located on Metropolitan Ave here in Williamsburg. To find out more about this great organization please visit their website at www.cityreliquary.org
Check out the mixed stomp motion live action short film by Keap Hope for Crest Fest!
Steps Home from Keap Hope on Vimeo.
Please become a friend of C.H.A.S on Facebook and get the latest information and updates on the art show and Crest Fest!
Hello everyone! We are very proud and excited to announce this year’s Crest Fest vendors. This is an amazing collection of people who will be selling their goods from 12:00pm – 7:00pm.
Food Vendors
Calexico will be out with the cart serving up the best burritos you have ever had. Congrats on getting Time Out New York’s Reader’s Choice Award for the Best New Mexican Restaurant.
The Meat Hook will be manning the grill, giving their take on American BBQ. Word on the street is they are bringing a 10ft smoker. Mmmmmm!
Bullfrog Eats will have their amazing organic baked goods.
Brooklyn Onigiri Company serves delicious Japanese rice balls in an array of flavors.
Empanadas ¡dpm! will be there with the tastiest Argentinian empanadas in NYC.
Arts/Craft/Gift Vendors
Florence Gidez
Llama Llama
My Needle Habit
Fantasy Clocks
It’s A Stitch
Allison Corrie
Jen McCleary
Fred Flare
Nouveaux Designs
Jewelry Vendors
Hecho en Brooklyn
Old Hollywood
Good Wood
Erika Dray Designs
Doll Up Jewerly
Clothing Vendors
1Aeon
Dishonest T
PLUS there will be a community/kids activity table provided by North Brooklyn Vineyard
We have extended the date for art entries to Friday, June 4th. So if you would like to have art in the show please hurry up and bring your piece by Crest Hardware with the entry from, or e mail the entry form with a photo of it to Joe@CrestHardwareArtShow.com. Please put “ART SUBMISSION” in the subject line of the e-mail. To download the entry from visit the CALL TO ARTISTS page on this website.
Great NewsMike Graves will be painting limited edition Belvedere bottles live at Crest Fest. Here’s one example of a bag he did from last year… Please check out his website for more of his work http://roaneclothing.com/art.php
The official date for Crest Fest 2010 and opening day of Crest Hardware Art Show will be June 19th! Stay tuned for more updated..
Crest Hardware Art Show is now calling on artists to submit art for the 2010 show!
Please see the “Call To Artists” page on this website for a complete list of rules, regulations, dates, and the official entry form.
Thank you! And we look forward to seeing your work!
