Upcoming Workshops Scroll for all our upcoming workshops! Please call in to the Station to meet our Artist in Residence, Thursdays to Sundays, 11.00am - 3.00pm, or when you see the sign out at the Station Gallery!
Past Events
Make your own Tea Cosy Our artist-in-residence from the 12th to the 28th of March, Roslyn Newick, is running a workshop on the 27th of March.
2:30pm - 5:30pm, 27th of March 2022 at the Beverley Station Gallery. $50 for the three hours with an all inclusive high tea.
All materials provided for you to create your own conversation piece. All you need bring along is your own tea pot (or buy one at the workshop on the day for $10). Followed with an Afternoon High Tea, lovely china, cosies and food to celebrate your Cosy Creation together.
Please note that any interested participants are not required to knit in the workshop (but wool, needles etc will be available for those who wish to knit). Instead loads of various coloured Cosies are all provided with lots of flowers, leaves, buttons, lace, doilies, and quirky decorations for each participant to create their own cosy.
Maximum of 14 participants Bookings close 24th of March 2022 Register your interest below or contact Roslyn directly on 0407 992 549
Expressive Painting Workshops
Our Artist in Residence from the 10th to the 28th of April is award winning artist David Giles.
David will be hosting a number of workshops during this period that explore expressive approaches to painting with a strong focus on letting go and becoming authentic and honest in our expression.
WORKSHOPS: A Sense of Place- Painting our feelings about a place that means something to us. Running Monday 11th April and Monday 18th April. The Inner Child- Letting go and painting from our inner child. Running Tuesday 12th April and Tuesday 19th April. Self Reflection- Painting intuitively to discover how we feel. Running Wednesday 13th April and Wednesday 20th April.
In these workshops David will do a main demonstration at the start and work on the paintings during the day. Each workshop will have a show and tell review before lunch and at the end of the workshop.
Workshop Details:
Maximum group size of 6 for each workshop
Workshop runs 10am – 5pm (1 hour lunch break)
BYO snacks and lunch
BYO art materials, acrylic paints and canvases
$100 for each workshop.
Attend 3 consecutive workshops for only $250.
Suitable for all levels of experience from complete beginner to professional experienced!
Full payment of fees is required to book your place. Fees are not refundable unless cancelled by David Giles.
To book your place contact David Giles at [email protected] or 0416 079 204
Plein Air Art Camp in Beverley! WASA in conjunction with Beverley Station Arts are running an Art Camp for Plein Air Painting on the 23rd and 24th of April 2022. For those unsure Plein Air painting is the act of painting outdoors and what better place to do so then in the countryside in a time-capsule town with many scenes to paint.
Program
Arrive Friday April 22nd, check in at the Beverley Station Gallery and your self-booked accommodation. Introductions, meet and greet, dinner at one of the hotels (typical country pub menu).
Day 1 - Saturday April 23rd, painting in the main street and other town scenes.
Day 2 - Sunday April 24th, paint at Avondale, a historic farm 6km west of town. The original land allotment and homestead of Governor James Stirling, recently a research farm and now a museum farm. Visit website at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/avondale-farm/
End of day muster for both days at Beverley Station gallery. Showing of works.
Dinner at one of the hotels (typical country pub menu).
Depart Sunday 5pm for home.
For accommodation options visit http://www.beverleywa.com/stay.html. Make sure to check out the freshly built cabins at the caravan park! This is intended to a be a low fuss, casual, participation pilot event.
For any that are interested in an introduction to Plein Air painting, Alan Pickering (artist of the above images) is willing to do a short workshop on Friday the 22nd. He can also provide some outdoor painting boxes for you to trial. Call Alan on 0419 926 393 or email [email protected]
Contact Alan for any questions on the Plein Air Art Camp. WASA is seeking expressions of interest from possible attendees by the 1st of April. If you are interested in attending email Pippin Margaria at [email protected].