Plein Air Beverley 2025, is filling up fast, with close to 40 painters on our registrations list. If you are no longer intending to join in, please let us know by return email and we will take you off our list for this year.
Here is the initial information for Plein Air Beverley 2025, with a draft of the weekends program and some general information. We have updated last years info, with a few changes as follows:

•          The Hotel Beverley (the Art Deco one) is currently closed and is for sale – no accommodation at this time, and unlikely by April.
•          New accommodation option at the former Greenhills Inn – see Accommodation Options.
•          Information about dogs and restrictions.
•          Live show by Beverley Amateur Dramatics Friday 04, Saturday 05 at Beverley Platform Theatre. Three comedies as ONE ACT PLAYS, go to the the tickets section in performing arts for more information.
•          York-Williams Road between Westdale Road and Waterhatch Road is currently closed (bridge repair).

1. Participants and Registrations - We have about 40 painters who have registered or enquired. Closer to the weekend we will ask you to confirm your attendance by reply email so we can keep a track of approximate numbers for the logistics.  No action is needed now.
2. Accommodation – if you are staying over, we hope you have found and booked your accommodation. Accommodation options are included again in this document. Some people are attending as a day trip.
3. Trading Hours in Beverley – please note that Beverley is a small country town and is quiet over the weekends. Great for painting, but the IGA general store, butcher, newsagent etc close at noon Saturday, and the bakery soon after. If you are self-catering, please complete any unmet shopping needs by this time. The businesses trading on Sunday are the Freemasons Tavern (hotel), the Red Vault Cafe, and The Dome Service Station all in the main street. The Freemasons Tavern offers good choices for lunch and dinner. For the Sunday paint out at Avondale Farm please bring or shop for your light lunch on Saturday, or bring food items with you.
4. Information – last year we created a Facebook page for posting information and we will continue with that approach in 2025. The page is “Plein Air Beverley WA” and it will have information on the program, sites and painting scene options at the Station which we will use as the hub. You can use this page for conversations and posting your work. 
5. Friday Meet and Greet (Optional) – Beverley Station Arts will provide some nibbles and drinks will be available on Friday at 6pm, at the Station grounds before you go to your dinner at Freemasons Tavern or your own arrangements.
6. Costs – for this years weekend we will ask you to pay $20 to offset the nibbles for the meet and greet, and the entry to Avondale (National Trust charges). We’ll advise a trybooking link at confirmation time in late March. 
7. Saturday painting in Beverley town – once again we would like to focus a number of painters on the main street on Saturday morning to draw attention to Plein Air painting, and so Saturday arrivals can find us easily. Being visible and painting in the main street is a novelty for the locals, and helps Beverley Station Arts reinforce their presence in the local community.
8. Sunday painting at Avondale Farm – our access to Avondale is being arranged for Sunday 06. Once you have arrived at Avondale Farm, please park your car near the first set of sheds (tractor museum) and picnic area, so that artists views are not obstructed. There is a scenic drive loop that is worth checking out.
9. Friday / Saturday Evening Local Entertainment Options – after the Friday meet and greet and the Saturday show and tell, your options include: 1. Friday – pub dinner at Freemasons Tavern. 2. Saturday night - A pub dinner will be booked at the Freemasons Tavern, similar to last year. A large table will be booked and we may ask you to add your name to a list on Friday evening or Saturday morning, so we can ring numbers through. Service may be slow, but this will give the chance to meet others and have a cold drink. 3. Friday and Saturday night show - The Beverley Amateur Dramatics Group (BAD) presents “SEASON OF ONE ACT PLAYS” at the Platform Theatre behind the Station, starting at 7pm on 4th and 5th. Three Comedies are being performed. Bar & Beverages available - no BYO drinks. Seating will be provided. For more information go to Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Beverleyamateurdramatics or https://www.taztix.com.au/event/bad/ Tickets are $25 Full, $20 Senior Concession or available at Beverley CRC 9646 1600.
10. Art Sales Saturday evening – we are looking at the possibility for artists to display their art for sale on the Saturday night? This will be in or near the station. You may need a basic label. 
11. Art Supplies – To be confirmed, since Leon and Sara Holmes may be travelling interstate.
12. Weather – being April, there is a chance of seasonal rain. Unless the weather is severe the event will go ahead. Beverley town has a number of vintage shops with awnings that will allow cover, and good viewing vantage points. There is also cover at Avondale for the Sunday. If a storm is forecast, we will make a call on this several days before, however we trust you will appreciate that the weather is beyond our control.
13. Managing Risks – this art weekend is self-directed. Which means you also need to manage yourselves and the public regarding accidents, damages, falls etc. Whilst the likelihood and consequences are both low, we ask that painters take care when setting up their easels generally. Please also take care driving, parking and walking near country roads if stopping for viewing, taking photos, or painting. You should consider vehicles and farm equipment which still use the roads on weekends. Beverley has a hospital located on the north side in Sewell Street, off John Street.
14. Dogs – Please be aware that bringing your dog will limit your involvement in the program. Dogs are allowed at the station provided they are on-leash and are attended at all times (not be taken on the artificial turf at the rear). Dogs can be taken into the beer garden at the Freemasons Tavern (on-leash as well), but not inside. Dogs are not permitted at Avondale Farm (Sunday), as it is a working farm and there are baits around.
15. Travelling to Beverley – google maps has good details, however:
    1.        if travelling via Kelmscott or Armadale, drive along Brookton Highway for approx. 66km and turn left into Westdale Road, then 44 km to Beverley. The turn off is well signed.
    2.        If travelling via Midland, drive along Great Eastern Highway and turn right at the Lakes (large BP service station 31km from Midland) and drive via York.
    3.        Please note: the York-Williams Rd between Waterhatch Rd and Westdale Rd is closed until June or July for bridge construction work. This may affect driving on the Sunday.

DRAFT PROGRAM
Friday 04 April

1. Arrive and check in at your chosen and self-booked accommodation.
2. From 6pm, you may choose to visit the Beverley Station grounds and gallery for introductions, a casual meet and greet, nibbles and drinks with the Beverley Station Arts team and your fellow painters.
3. Dinner 6.45pm / 7pm at Freemasons Tavern Menu (typical country pub menu).
4. Attend a Friday night live performance by Beverley Amateur Dramatics 7pm.

 
Day 1 – Saturday 05 April “BEVERLEY TOWN”

1. Optional 8:30 am muster at the Beverley Station grounds, our hub for the weekend. Information on program and town painting locations nearby.
2. Painting in the main street and other town scenes (we encourage painting in the main street for the Saturday morning, to make the event visible, and so day trip painters can find us easily).
3. End of day muster at Beverley Station grounds and gallery from 5pm.

• Casual and optional showing of works. Potential basic sale of artworks.
• Information for Sunday’s location, if required.
• THEN - Dinner 6pm at Freemasons Tavern (typical country pub menu) OR
• Attend a Saturday night live performance by Beverley Amateur Dramatics 7pm.
• You may choose an early pub dinner, and still attend the live performance.

 
Day 2 – Sunday 06 April “AVONDALE FARM”

1. Drive 6km west on Waterhatch Road to Avondale, a historic farm. The original land allotment and heritage listed homestead of Governor James Stirling, recently a research farm and now a museum farm. Two cottages are listed on AirBNB.
2. Day trip painters can travel by the York-Williams road which intersects Waterhatch 2km west of Avondale (so turn east off York-Williams road).
3. 4pm Optional End of day muster at Beverley Station garden. Showing of works. Event feedback.
4. Depart Sunday 5pm for home, or stay over if you have arranged.

Contacts
Email                               [email protected] (prior to the weekend).
Alan Pickering                0419 926 393
Marylou Hutchinson     0427 085 511
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