Posts Tagged ‘beacon’

vday art card show

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

vdayThat time of year is once again upon us. Happy for some, lonely for others… Whether you are celebrating your love this Valentine’s day, stalking someone new, or frowning upon the holiday altogether – we invite you to participate in our vday art card show. Spill your guts on a Valentine, send it to us, and we will hang it up in our store! We will choose a winner to win a $50 Dream in Plastic gift certificate in addition to having their card emailed out as a Valentine to entire email list.

Mail or drop off your creations:

Dream in Plastic
177 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508

If you want your work returned to you, please provide return postage.

OR email your digital art (hi-res please) to info@dreaminplastic.com.
(We will print it out and hang it up for you)

The show will begin Saturday, February 13th but we will begin hanging cards up February 6th – so please get your artwork in with that in mind.

We love you! Happy Valentine’s Day!

Ron English @ Dream in Plastic

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Ron English

Ron English is a well-known painter, whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the globe. While his agit-pop paintings hang in galleries around the globe, English has been “liberating” billboards as an outlet for his work and to protest corporate America’s paid self-expression. He has pirated over a thousand billboards over the last twenty years, replacing existing advertisements with his own hand-painted subvertisements.

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We are some lucky gals at Dream in Plastic and had the pleasure of meeting the artist himself when he moved to the area! We are also grateful that we were able to hold ourselves together. Managing to not faint in his legendary and super-cool presence, we now bring you a few select items for sale from the personal stock of English himself! A lot of these items are hard to find these days, as they were made in limited amounts and quickly snatched up by Ron fans worldwide.

Check out some of Ron’s creations in person in Beacon, or in the website.

Photos from the Eric Talbot Exhibit

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Can’t get to Dream in Plastic to see the illustrations of Eric Talbot firsthand?

Here are some pics of what you’re missing!

Clay, Wood & Cotton

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

cwacWe have lovely new neighbors!

Kristy, Kristen and Kelly have opened Clay, Wood & Cotton at 149 Main Street in Beacon, NY. The store sells charming, sophisticated, handmade designs for the home.

We will definitely be shopping there often!

For more info check out their website at or give them a call at (845) 481-0149.

Better yet, stop by their cute shop and visit us as well!

October Ink: The Illustrations of Eric Talbot

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

OINK

Eric Talbot is a comic book artist known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. His intense characters and amazing sketches will be gracing the walls at Dream in Plastic from October 11th until Novermber 10th.

Visit his BLARGH! at erictalbot.blogspot.com and stop by to see his work in person!

Dunny Series 2009

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

dunny series 2009

Dunny is back in 3-inch form and morphed into pop art masterpieces in ways you’ve never seen him morphed before.

Get ready for Dunny editions of Devilrobots’ To-Fu Head Son and Mori Chack’s Gloomy Bear, plus a new bunch of wild figures equipped with the accessories necessary to wreak havoc on your collection.

Keep an eye out for 2 chases that slipped into the line-up, plus Golden Tickets redeemable for an elusive 3-inch Dunny by the NYC-based artist Pon. Not available for sale anywhere!

Each Dunny sold with a collectible insert card starting September 10!

Artists in this series include Amanda Visell, Andrew Bell, Amy Ruppel, Brandt Peters, Dalek, Devilrobots, Gary Taxali, Mori Chack, Huck Gee, Jeremyville, Kozik, Kronk, Luke Chueh, Mad, Pon, Shane Jessup, Shawnimal, SupaKitch, Travis Cain, and Thomas Han.

Dream in Plastic will have dunnys available ONLINE at  12am on Thursday, September 10th.

Don’t miss our Dunny Trading Party in store on Thursday from 5-7pm.
Come hang out and meet fellow collectors, trade the new dunnys you get for others that you want and enjoy some refreshments on us!

One Week!

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

grand openingIt is crazy to believe that in exactly ONE WEEK our storefront will be open!

I think this is still a bit surreal to us. Our merch is in, the paint is drying and gallery submissions for the first gallery exhibit are still pouring in. We just wanted to say thank you to all our friends, family and customers who have shared in the chaos and excitement with us.

Please join us next Saturday from 4–9pm at 177 Main Street in Beacon to eat cake and drink champagne to toast the upcoming years of dreaming in plastic!

Last Minute Call for Entries – Plastic Camera Photo Exhibit

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

While we are celebrating our grand opening, Saturday August 8th, we will also be hosting our very first gallery exhibit: Analog.

Of course, this is all very last minute but we are still accepting submissions for the show.

If you are a plastic camera photographer, contact us and tell us a bit about your photos!

Submission guidelines:
- No larger than 24″ in either direction.
- Ready to hang, with proper framing. No alligator clips please.
- Multiple submissions accepted.
- Photographs will be available for sale.
- Photograph MUST have been taken with a plastic or toy camera!
- Any subject matter accepted.
- You are not required to attend the show to have your work included.

Don’t have a plastic camera?
You should! Check out some of the cameras available through Dream in Plastic.

Dream in Plastic Grand Opening!

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Join us in celebrating the opening of our very first storefront in Beacon, NY!

Saturday, August 8th 4-9pm at 177 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508.

Check out our beautiful new store in person, have some refreshments and enjoy our first gallery exhibit.

Beacon is a great little city that is a haven for art. Although we will miss Brooklyn, we are extremely proud to call it our new home!

August 8th is also Beacon’s monthly “Second Saturday” celebration and the first day of the “Windows on Main Street” art project. There will be tons to explore if you are making the trip! Beacon is an 1:15 train ride from Manhattan, home to numerous galleries, incredible restaurants, the modern art museum Dia:Beacon, and great shops.

For all our NYC friends making the trip, you can take Metro North from Grand Central Station. Call (800) METRO-INFO (1-800-638-7646) for details. Upon arriving in Beacon you can contact West Side Taxi @ 845.831.7373 for a 3 minute cab ride to the store.

Click here for driving directions from anywhere.

RSVP on Facebook and invite all your friends!